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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.

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)

Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1947–1974)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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