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

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	Governor-General
4		Galicano Apacible (1864–1949) [2][3]	Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[4]	January 11, 1917	October 31, 1921	Francis Burton Harrison
						Charles Yeater
						Leonard Wood
5		Rafael Corpus (1880–1960) [3][5]		November 2, 1921	July 17, 1923
–[a]		Silverio Apostol [6]		July 18, 1923	September 6, 1928
						Eugene Allen Gilmore
						Henry L. Stimson
6		Rafael Alunan Sr. [7]		September 6, 1928	January 1, 1933
						Eugene Allen Gilmore
						Dwight F. Davis
						George C. Butte
						Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

1947–present

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	President
7		Mariano Garchitorena (1898–1961)	Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources[8]	July 1, 1947	September 1, 1948	Manuel Roxas
						Elpidio Quirino
8		Placido Mapa [9]		September 21, 1948	September 14, 1950
9[b]		Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) [9][10][11]		September 14, 1950	May 26, 1953
–[a]		Placido Mapa [12]		May 26, 1953	December 29, 1953
10		Salvador Araneta (1902–1982) [13]		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) [14]		December 30, 1965	January 15, 1971	Ferdinand Marcos
15		Arturo Tanco Jr. [14]		January 15, 1971	May 17, 1974
16		Jose Leido Jr.	Secretary of Natural Resources[15]	May 17, 1974	June 2, 1978
(16)		Arturo Tanco Jr.	Minister of Natural Resources[16]	June 2, 1978	July 26, 1981
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[17]	January 30, 1987	February 11, 1987
			Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources[18]	February 11, 1987	March 9, 1987
21		Jun Factoran (1943–2020)		March 10, 1987	June 10, 1987
			Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources[1]	June 10, 1987	June 30, 1992
–[a]		Ricardo Umali [19]		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) [20]		June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Benigno Aquino III
–[d]		Gina Lopez (1953–2019) [21][22]		June 30, 2016	May 3, 2017	Rodrigo Duterte
31		Roy Cimatu (born 1946) [23]		May 8, 2017	February 18, 2022
–[a]		Jim Sampulna [24]		February 18, 2022	June 22, 2022
–[e]		Joselin Marcus Fragada [24]		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.