Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
The secretary of foreign affairs (Filipino : Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas ) is the Cabinet of the Philippines member in charge of implementing foreign policy for the government of the Philippines as the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs .
The current secretary is Enrique Manalo , who assumed office on July 1, 2022.[2]
Duties and Powers
Under the basis of Commonwealth Act No. 732,[3] Republic Act No. 708,[4] and Republic Act No. 7157,[5] the duties and powers of the Secretary is: "advises and assists the President in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, integrating, and evaluating the total national effort in the field of foreign affairs relations in pursuit of its Constitutional mandate".[6]
List of secretaries of foreign affairs
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Name
Term Began
Term Ended
President
Secretary of Foreign Relations
1
Apolinario Mabini
January 21, 1899
May 7, 1899
Emilio Aguinaldo
2
Felipe Buencamino
May 7, 1899
November 13, 1899
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
3
Elpidio Quirino
July 5, 1946[A]
April 15, 1948
Manuel Roxas
April 17, 1948
January 6, 1950
Elpidio Quirino
4
Felino Neri
January 6, 1950
May 11, 1950
5
Carlos P. Romulo
May 11, 1950
1951
6
Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
April 18, 1952
December 30, 1953
7
Carlos P. Garcia [A]
December 30, 1953
March 18, 1957
Ramon Magsaysay
March 18, 1957
August 22, 1957
Carlos P. Garcia
8
Felixberto M. Serrano
August 22, 1957
December 30, 1961
9
Emmanuel Pelaez [A]
December 30, 1961
July 1963
Diosdado Macapagal
10
Salvador P. Lopez
July 1963
1963
11
Carlos P. Romulo
1963
1964
12
Mauro Mendez
1964
1965
13
Narciso Ramos
December 30, 1965
1968
Ferdinand Marcos
14
Carlos P. Romulo
1968
1978
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(14)
Carlos P. Romulo
1978
January 1984
Ferdinand Marcos
Acting
Manuel Collantes
January 1984
June 1984
15
Arturo Tolentino
July 1984
1985
Acting
Pacifico A. Castro
1985
February 25, 1986
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
16
Salvador Laurel [A]
March 25, 1986
February 2, 1987
Corazon Aquino
17
Manuel Yan
February 2, 1987
October 15, 1987
18
Raul Manglapus
October 15, 1987
June 30, 1992
19
Roberto Romulo
June 30, 1992
April 30, 1995
Fidel V. Ramos
20
Domingo Siazon, Jr.
May 1, 1995
June 30, 1998
June 30, 1998
January 20, 2001
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
21
Teofisto Guingona Jr. [A]
February 9, 2001
July 15, 2002
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Acting
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [B]
July 15, 2002
July 16, 2002
22
Blas Ople
July 16, 2002
December 14, 2003
Acting
Franklin Ebdalin
December 14, 2003
December 22, 2003
23
Delia Albert
December 22, 2003
August 18, 2004
24
Alberto Romulo
August 23, 2004
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010
February 23, 2011
Benigno S. Aquino III
25
Albert del Rosario
February 23, 2011
March 7, 2016[7]
Acting
Jose Rene Almendras
March 8, 2016
June 30, 2016
Interim
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.
June 30, 2016
March 9, 2017[8]
Rodrigo Duterte
Acting
Enrique Manalo
March 9, 2017[9]
May 17, 2017
26
Alan Peter Cayetano
May 18, 2017
October 17, 2018
27
Teodoro Locsin Jr.
October 17, 2018
June 30, 2022
28
Enrique Manalo
July 1, 2022[2]
Incumbent
Bongbong Marcos
Notes:
A In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
B In concurrent capacity as President.
References
^ "UNITED NATIONS HEADS OF STATE, Protocol and Liaison Service" (PDF) . United Nations . January 29, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021 .
^ a b "Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign affairs chief" . CNN Philippines . July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
^ "Commonwealth Act No. 732 - Establishment of Foreign Affairs Department" . Jur . Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ "Republic Act No. 708" (PDF) .
^ "Republic Act No. 7157 - Foreign Service Act of 1991" . Jur . Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ Department of Foreign Affairs
^ Hegina, Aries Joseph (February 8, 2016). "Aquino accepts DFA chief Del Rosario's resignation" . Inquirer.net . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Ager, Maila (March 8, 2017). "CA rejects appointment of Yasay" . Inquirer.net . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Macas, Trisha; del Callar, Michaela (March 9, 2017). "Duterte appoints Enrique Manalo as acting DFA secretary" . GMA News Online . Retrieved May 17, 2017 .
External links
Independent cabinet-level agency