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.
Functions The following are the functions of a secretary:
Advise the president on matters under a department's jurisdiction; Establish the policies and standards for a department's operation; Promulgate rules and regulations; Promulgate administrative issuances; Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under a secretary; Appoint officers and employees in a department; Exercise jurisdiction over a department's bureaus, offices, agencies, and corporations; Delegate authority to officers and employees; Perform other functions provided by law.
List Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1917–1933) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-GeneralGalicano Apacible(1864–1949)January 11,1917October 31,1921Francis Burton HarrisonCharles YeaterLeonard WoodRafael Corpus(1880–1960)November 2,1921July 17,1923Silverio ApostolActingJuly 18,1923September 6,1928Eugene Allen GilmoreHenry L. StimsonRafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)September 6,1928January 1,1933Eugene Allen GilmoreDwight F. DavisGeorge C. ButteTheodore Roosevelt Jr.
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1947–1974) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentMariano Garchitorena(1898–1961)July 1,1947September 1,1948Manuel RoxasElpidio QuirinoPlacido MapaSeptember 21,1948September 14,1950Fernando Lopez(1904–1993)September 14,1950May 26,1953Placido MapaActingMay 26,1953December 29,1953Salvador Araneta(1902–1982)March 10,1954August 13,1955Ramon MagsaysayJuan RodriguezAugust 18,1955March 3,1960Carlos P. GarciaCesar FortichMarch 3,1960September 15,1961Jose Locsin(1891–1977)ActingSeptember 15,1961December 30,1961Benjamin Gozon19621963Diosdado MacapagalJose FelicianoSeptember 16, 19631965Fernando Lopez(1904–1993)December 30,1965January 15,1971Ferdinand MarcosArturo Tanco Jr.January 15,1971May 17,1974
Secretary of Natural Resources (1974–1978) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 461 on May 17, 1974, creating the Department of Natural Resources from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose Leido Jr.May 17,1974June 2,1978Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Natural Resources (1978–1987) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose Leido Jr.June 2,1978July 26,1981Ferdinand MarcosTeodoro PeñaJuly 27,1981June 30,1984Rodolfo del RosarioJuly 18,1984February 25,1986Ernesto Maceda(1935–2016)February 25,1986December 1,1986Corazon AquinoCarlos Dominguez III(born 1945)December 2,1986January 30,1987
Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 131 on January 30, 1987, renaming the Ministry of Natural Resources as the Ministry of Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentCarlos Dominguez III(born 1945)January 30,1987February 11,1987Corazon Aquino
Secretary of Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources (1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentCarlos Dominguez III(born 1945)February 11,1987March 9,1987Corazon AquinoJun Factoran(1943–2020)March 10,1987June 10,1987
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (from 1987) President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 192 on June 10, 1987, renaming the Department of Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJun Factoran(1943–2020)June 10,1987June 30,1992Corazon AquinoRicardo UmaliActingJuly 1,1992August 31,1992Fidel V. RamosAngel Alcala(1929–2023)September 8,1992June 30,1995Victor RamosJuly 1,1995June 30,1998Antonio Cerilles(born 1948)June 30,1998January 25,2001Joseph EstradaGloria Macapagal ArroyoJoemari GerochiActingJanuary 25,2001March 28,2001Heherson Alvarez(1939–2020)March 29,2001December 13,2002Elisea GozunDecember 13,2002August 31,2004 Mike Defensor(born 1969)August 31,2004February 15,2006Angelo Reyes(1945–2011)February 15,2006July 31,2007 Lito Atienza(born 1941)July 31,2007December 28,2009Eleazar QuintoActingJanuary 4,2010February 12,2010Horacio RamosActingFebruary 12,2010June 30,2010Ramón Paje(born 1960)June 30,2010June 30,2016Benigno Aquino IIIGina Lopez(1953–2019)InterimJune 30,2016May 3,2017Rodrigo DuterteRoy Cimatu(born 1946)May 8,2017February 18,2022Jim SampulnaActingFebruary 18,2022June 22,2022Joselin Marcus FragadaOfficer in ChargeJune 22,2022June 30,2022Ernesto D. Adobo Jr., CESO IOfficer in ChargeJune 30,2022July 12,2022Bongbong MarcosToni Yulo-LoyzagaJuly 12,2022May 22, 2025Raphael Lotilla(born 1958)InterimMay 23,2025February 27,2026Juan Miguel T. Cuna, CESO IActingFebruary 27,2026Incumbent
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