Toni Yulo-Loyzaga | |
Office: | 33rd Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources |
Term Start: | July 19, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Ernesto Adobo Jr. |
President: | Bongbong Marcos |
Birth Name: | Maria Antonia Jugo Yulo |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Spouse: | Chito Loyzaga |
Father: | Luis Yulo |
Mother: | Teresa Jugo Yulo |
Alma Mater: | Ateneo de Manila University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Maria Antonia "Toni" Jugo Yulo-Loyzaga is a Filipina government official who serves as the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.[1]
She attended the Ateneo de Manila University and gained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science then went to Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where she obtained a master's degree in government, international relations.[2]
Yulo-Loyzaga served the chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Manila Observatory from 2007 until 2016. She was also a technical advisor for the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation and a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Command and General Staff College[3] chairperson where she worked to advance more scientific research on climate and disaster resilience.
Yulo-Loyzaga was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. She took oath as environment secretary on July 19, 2022.[4]
She is married to former professional basketball player Chito Loyzaga, with whom she has three children.[5]