Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources

The secretary of environment and natural resources (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman) is the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines.

Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
Kalihim ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman
Official seal of the cabinet department
Incumbent Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga since July 12, 2022
Style	Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	The Cabinet
Reports to	The President
Seat	Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Galicano Apacible
Formation	January 1, 1917
Website	www.denr.gov.ph

Functions

The following are the functions of the secretary of environment and natural resources:^[1]

• Advise the president on the promulgation of rules, regulations and other issuances relative to the conservation, management, development and proper use of the country’s natural resources;
• Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the department in accordance with the programs of the government;
• Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the department’s mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects;
• Exercise supervision over all functions and activities of the department;
• Delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or substantive function to subordinate officials of the department; and
• Perform other functions as may be provided by law or assigned appropriately by the president.

List

1917–1933

No.	Portrait	Secretary	Took office	Left office	Governor-General
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[2]
4		Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) [3][4]	January 11, 1917	October 31, 1921	Francis Burton Harrison
					Charles Yeater
					Leonard Wood
5		Rafael Corpus (1880–1960) [5][6]	November 2, 1921	July 17, 1923
–[a]		Silverio Apostol [7]	July 18, 1923	September 6, 1928
					Eugene Allen Gilmore
					Henry L. Stimson
6		Rafael Alunan [8]	September 6, 1928	January 1, 1933
					Eugene Allen Gilmore
					Dwight F. Davis
					George C. Butte
					Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

1947–present

No.	Portrait	Secretary	Took office	Left office	President
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[9]
7		Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961)	July 1, 1947	September 1, 1948	Manuel Roxas
					Elpidio Quirino
8		Placido Mapa [10]	September 21, 1948	September 14, 1950
9[b]		Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) [10][11][12]	September 14, 1950	May 26, 1953
–[a]		Placido Mapa [13]	May 26, 1953	December 29, 1953
10		Salvador Araneta (1902–1982) [14]	March 10, 1954	August 13, 1955	Ramon Magsaysay
11		Juan Rodriguez	August 18, 1954	March 3, 1960
					Carlos P. Garcia
12		Cesar Fortich	March 3, 1960	September 15, 1961
–[a]		Jose Locsin (1891–1977)	September 15, 1961	December 30, 1961
13		Benjamin Gozon	1962	1963	Diosdado Macapagal
14		Jose Feliciano	1963	1965
(9)[c]		Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) [15]	December 30, 1965	January 15, 1971	Ferdinand Marcos
15		Arturo Tanco Jr. [15]	January 15, 1971	May 17, 1974
Secretary of Natural Resources[16]
16		Jose Leido Jr.	May 17, 1974	June 2, 1978	Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Natural Resources[17]
(16)		Arturo Tanco Jr.	June 2, 1978	July 26, 1981	Ferdinand Marcos
17		Teodoro Peña	July 27, 1981	June 30, 1984
18		Rodolfo del Rosario	July 18, 1984	February 25, 1986
19		Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)	February 25, 1986	December 1, 1986	Corazon Aquino
20		Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945)	December 2, 1986	January 30, 1987
Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[18]
(20)		Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945)	January 30, 1987	February 11, 1987	Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[19]
(20)		Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945)	February 11, 1987	March 9, 1987	Corazon Aquino
21		Jun Factoran (1943–2020)	March 10, 1987	June 10, 1987
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources[1]
(21)		Jun Factoran (1943–2020)	June 10, 1987	June 30, 1992	Corazon Aquino
–[a]		Ricardo Umali [20]	July 1, 1992	August 31, 1992	Fidel V. Ramos
22		Angel Alcala (1929–2023)	September 8, 1992	June 30, 1995
23		Victor Ramos	July 1, 1995	June 30, 1998
24		Antonio Cerilles (born 1948)	June 30, 1998	January 25, 2001	Joseph Estrada
					Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
–[a]		Joemari Gerochi	January 25, 2001	March 28, 2001
25		Heherson Alvarez (1939–2020)	March 29, 2001	December 13, 2002
26		Elisea Gozun	December 13, 2002	August 31, 2004
27		Mike Defensor (born 1969)	August 31, 2004	February 15, 2006
28		Angelo Reyes (1945–2011)	February 15, 2006	July 31, 2007
29		Lito Atienza (born 1941)	July 31, 2007	December 28, 2009
–[a]		Eleazar Quinto	January 4, 2010	February 12, 2010
–[a]		Horacio Ramos	February 12, 2010	June 30, 2010
30		Ramón Paje (born 1960) [21]	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Benigno Aquino III
–[d]		Gina Lopez (1953–2019) [22][23]	June 30, 2016	May 3, 2017	Rodrigo Duterte
31		Roy Cimatu (born 1946) [24]	May 8, 2017	February 18, 2022
–[a]		Jim Sampula [25]	February 18, 2022	June 22, 2022
–[e]		Joselin Marcus Fragada [25]	June 22, 2022	June 30, 2022
–[e]		Ernesto Adobo Jr.	June 30, 2022	July 12, 2022	Bongbong Marcos
32		Toni Yulo-Loyzaga	July 12, 2022	Incumbent

Notes

1. Acting secretary.
2. In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
3. In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
4. Interim secretary.
5. Officer in charge.

References

1. "Executive Order No. 192, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Act No. 2666. - AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS". Supreme Court E-Library.
3. Official Gazette Vol. XV, No. 4. Reporter of the Supreme Court. 1917. p. 151.
4. Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, Together with Reports of the Heads of the Departments of the Philippine Government, for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1920. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1923. p. 163.
5. Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, Together with Reports of the Heads of the Departments of the Philippine Government, for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1920. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1923. p. 163.
6. Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 35.
7. Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands, 1923. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1925. p. 181.
8. Annual Report of the Governor General Philippine Islands 1928. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1930. p. 175.
9. "Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
10. Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1903, Part 3. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1904. p. 682.
11. "Appointments and Designations: December, 1950". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
12. Preston, Paul; Partride, Michael; Best, Anthony, eds. (2000). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956, Series E, Asia, 1954. Vol. 7. University Publications of America. p. 526.
13. Preston, Paul; Partride, Michael; Best, Anthony, eds. (2000). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956, Series E, Asia, 1954. Vol. 7. University Publications of America. pp. 526–527.
14. "Appointments and Designations: March, 1954". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
15. "Vice President Quits Manila Cabinet Post". The New York Times. January 15, 1971.
16. "Presidential Decree No. 461, s. 1974". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
17. "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
18. "Executive Order No. 131, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
19. "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
20. "Re-inventing the forestry agencies of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines: a case study". www.fao.org. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
21. "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
22. Viray, Patricia Lourdes (June 30, 2016). "Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
23. Santos, Eimor P. (May 3, 2017). "CA rejects Gina Lopez appointment as DENR chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017.
24. "Cimatu appointed DENR secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020.
25. Kabagani, Lade Jean (February 18, 2022). "Cimatu resigns as DENR chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022.

External links

• DENR - History
• History of the Department of Agriculture: 'DA Then and Now'