Secretary of Agrarian Reform explained
| Post: | Secretary of Agrarian Reform |
| Native Name: | Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan |
| Insignia: | File:Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 140px |
| Incumbent: | Conrado Estrella III |
| Incumbentsince: | June 30, 2022 |
| Style: | The Honorable |
| Appointer: | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Precursor: | Governor of the Land Authority |
| Formation: | September 10, 1971 |
| Inaugural: | Conrado F. Estrella |
| Website: | http://www.dar.gov.ph |
The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.
Powers and functions
According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:[1]
- Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department;
- Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government;
- Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects;
- Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
- Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under the secretary in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
- Appoint all officers and employees of the department except those whose appointments are vested in the president or in some other appointing authority;
- Exercise jurisdiction over all bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations under the department;
- Delegate authority to officers and employees under the secretary’s direction;
- Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.
List
| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform |
|---|
| 1 | | Conrado Estrella Sr.
(1917–2011)
[2] | September 10,
1971 | June 2,
1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Agrarian Reform[3] |
|---|
| (1) | | Conrado Estrella Sr.
(1917–2011) | June 2,
1978 | April 30,
1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Corazon Aquino |
| 2 | | Heherson Alvarez
(1939–2020) | May 1,
1986 | February 11,
1987 |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform[4] |
|---|
| (2) | | Heherson Alvarez
(1939–2020) | February 11,
1987 | March 7,
1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| 3 | | Philip Juico | July 23,
1987 | July 1,
1989 |
| 4 | | Miriam Defensor Santiago
(1945–2016) | July 20,
1989 | January 4,
1990 |
| 5 | | Florencio Abad
(born 1954) | January 4,
1990 | April 5,
1990 |
| 6 | | Benjamin Leong | April 6,
1990 | June 30,
1992 |
| 7 | | Ernesto Garilao | June 30,
1992 | June 30,
1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 8 | | Horacio Morales
(1943–2012) | June 30,
1998 | February 11,
2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 9 | | Hernani Braganza | February 12,
2001 | January 15,
2003 |
| 10 | | Roberto Pagdanganan
(born 1946) | January 20,
2003 | January 20,
2004 |
| – | | Jose Mari Ponce | February 20,
2004 | August 24,
2004 |
| 11 | | Rene Villa | August 26,
2004 | September 27,
2004 |
| Secretary of Land Reform[5] |
|---|
| (11) | | Rene Villa | September 27,
2004 | July 9,
2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 12 | | Nasser Pangandaman | July 9,
2005 | August 23,
2005 |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform[6] |
|---|
| (12) | | Nasser Pangandaman | August 23,
2005 | June 30,
2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 13 | | Virgilio de los Reyes
[7] | June 30,
2010 | June 30,
2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| – | | Rafael V. Mariano
(born 1956)
[8] [9] | June 30,
2016 | September 6,
2017 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | | Rosalina Bistoyong
[10] | September 12,
2017 | November 30,
2017 |
| – | | John Castriciones
(born 1962)
[11] [12] [13] | December 1,
2017 | March 22,
2018 |
| 14 | March 22,
2018 | October 14,
2021 |
| – | | Bernie Cruz
[14] | October 28,
2021 | June 22,
2022 |
| – | | David Erro
[15] | June 22,
2022 | June 30,
2022 |
| 15 | | Conrado Estrella III
(born 1960) | June 30,
2022 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK IV/Chapter 2-Secretaries, Undersecretaries, and Assistant Secretaries] ]. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Book: Official Gazette Vol. 68, No. 21 . Bureau of Printing . 1972 . Manila . 4102-28.
- Web site: Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Web site: Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Web site: Executive Order No. 364, s. 2004 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Web site: Executive Order No. 456, s. 2005 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Web site: Appointments: June 30, 2010 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- News: Viray . Patricia Lourdes . June 30, 2016 . Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701152211/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/30/1598175/dutertes-cabinet-takes-oath-holds-first-meeting . July 1, 2016 . The Philippine Star.
- News: Geronimo . Jee Y. . September 6, 2017 . CA rejects Rafael Mariano as agrarian reform secretary . September 6, 2017 . Rappler.
- News: Corrales . Nestor . September 11, 2017 . Duterte names DAR officer in charge . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222193525/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/929519/duterte-names-dar-officer-in-charge . February 22, 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- News: Ranada . Pia . December 1, 2017 . Duterte appoints John Castriciones acting DAR secretary . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201152721/https://www.rappler.com/nation/190117-duterte-appoints-john-castriciones-acting-dar-secretary/ . December 1, 2017 . Rappler.
- News: Musico . Jelly . April 11, 2018 . PRRD names Castriciones as new DAR chief . https://web.archive.org/web/20220607220932/https://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/1031630 . June 7, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . en.
- News: Pedrajas . Joseph . October 14, 2021 . DAR Sec. Castriciones steps down for 2022 polls . https://web.archive.org/web/20211014040318/https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/14/dar-sec-castriciones-steps-down-for-2022-polls/ . October 14, 2021 . Manila Bulletin.
- News: Gita-Carlos . Ruth Abbey . October 30, 2021 . Bernie Cruz named DAR acting chief . https://web.archive.org/web/20220222200823/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1158313 . February 22, 2022 . Philippine News Agency.
- News: Parrocha . Azer . June 23, 2022 . Duterte names new DAR, DENR OICs . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625181746/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1177433 . June 25, 2022 . Philippine News Agency . en.
