The secretary of education (Filipino: Kalihim ng Edukasyon) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Education (DepEd).
| Secretary of Education | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Edukasyon | |
 Official seal of the Department of Education | |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | coterminous with President |
| Inaugural holder | Bernard Moses |
| Formation | September 1, 1901 |
| Website | www |
The current secretary is Sonny Angara, who was sworn in on July 19, 2024.[1][2]
Powers, duties, and functions
editUnder the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Secretary exercises supervision and control over the entire department and performs the following functions:
- Advises the President on matters related to education.
- Establishes the policies and standards for the operation of the Department pursuant to the approved programs of the government.
- Promulgates rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects of the Department.
- Promulgates issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under him and proper implementations of laws relative to education.
- Exercises disciplinary powers over officials and employees in accordance with existing laws.
- Formulates and enforces a management control system to measure and evaluate performance of the Department and submits periodic reports to the President.
- Prepares and submits to the President through the Department of Budget and Management the budget of the Department.
- Appoints all officers and employees of the Department except those whose appointment is vested in the President.[3]
List
edit1901–1935
edit| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Instruction | |||||
| 1 | Bernard Moses (1846−1930) [4][5] |
September 1, 1901 |
December 31, 1902 |
William Howard Taft | |
| 2 | James Francis Smith (1859−1928) [5][6] |
January 1, 1902 |
September 20, 1906 | ||
| Luke Edward Wright | |||||
| Henry Clay Ide | |||||
| 3 | William Morgan Shuster (1877−1960) [6][7] |
September 28, 1906 |
March 1, 1909 |
James Francis Smith | |
| 4 | Newton W. Gilbert (1862−1939) [7][8] |
March 1, 1909 |
December 1, 1913 | ||
| William Cameron Forbes | |||||
| Newton W. Gilbert | |||||
| Francis Burton Harrison | |||||
| 5 | Henderson S. Martin [8][9] |
December 1, 1913 |
June 28, 1917 | ||
| 6 | Charles Yeater (1861−1943) [9] |
June 29, 1917 |
January 25, 1922 | ||
| Charles Yeater | |||||
| Leonard Wood | |||||
| 7 | Eugene Allen Gilmore (1871−1953) [10] |
January 26, 1922 |
June 20, 1930 | ||
| Eugene Allen Gilmore | |||||
| Henry L. Stimson | |||||
| Eugene Allen Gilmore | |||||
| Dwight F. Davis | |||||
| –[a] | Nicholas Roosevelt (1893−1982) [11] |
July 29, 1930 |
September 24, 1930 | ||
| 8 | George C. Butte (1877−1940) [12][13] |
December 31, 1930 |
June 30, 1932 | ||
| George C. Butte | |||||
| Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | |||||
| 9 | John H. Holliday [13][14] |
August 13, 1932 |
September 1, 1933 | ||
| Frank Murphy | |||||
| 10 | Joseph R. Hayden (1887−1945) [14] |
November 7, 1933 |
November 15, 1935 | ||
1935–present
edit| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Instruction | |||||
| 11[b] | Sergio Osmeña (1878−1961) [15] |
November 15, 1935 |
December 1, 1938 |
Manuel L. Quezon | |
| 12[c] | Manuel L. Quezon (1878−1944) [15] |
December 1, 1938 |
April 19, 1939 | ||
| 12 | Jorge Bocobo [15] |
April 19, 1939 |
December 24, 1941 | ||
| Secretary of Public Instruction, Health and Welfare[16] | |||||
| (11)[b] | Sergio Osmeña (1878−1961) [17] |
December 24, 1941 |
August 1, 1944 |
Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare | |||||
| 13 | Claro M. Recto (1890−1960) [18] |
January 26, 1942 |
October 14, 1943 |
Jorge B. Vargas[d] | |
| Minister of Education, Health and Public Welfare | |||||
| –[e] | Gabriel Mañalac [19] |
October 20, 1943 |
January 1, 1944 |
Jose P. Laurel | |
| Minister of Education[20] | |||||
| 14 | Camilo Osías (1889−1976) [21] |
May 18, 1944 |
February, 1945 |
Jose P. Laurel | |
| Secretary of Information and Public Relations[22] | |||||
| 15 | Carlos P. Romulo[f] (1899−1985) [23][24] |
October 1944 |
February 27, 1945 |
Sergio Osmeña | |
| Secretary of Instruction and Information[25] | |||||
| 16 | Maximo Kalaw (1891−1954) [26] |
March 8, 1945 |
May 4, 1945 |
Sergio Osmeña | |
| 17 | Jose Reyes | May 5, 1945 |
January 3, 1946 | ||
| 18 | Francisco Benitez | January 3, 1946 |
May 27, 1946 | ||
| 19 | Manuel Gallego | May 28, 1946 |
October 4, 1947 |
Manuel Roxas | |
| Secretary of Education[27] | |||||
| (19) | Manuel Gallego | October 4, 1947 |
September 20, 1948 |
Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 20 | Prudencio Langcauon [28] |
September 21, 1948 |
September 13, 1950 | ||
| 21 | Pablo Lorenzo | September 14, 1950 |
April 3, 1951 | ||
| 22 | Teodoro Evangelista | May 18, 1951 |
September 30, 1951 | ||
| 23 | Cecilio Putong (1891−1980) |
April 18, 1952 |
January 13, 1954 | ||
| Ramon Magsaysay | |||||
| 24 | Pastor Endencia | January 13, 1954 |
June 30, 1954 | ||
| 25 | Gregorio Hernandez Jr. | July 1, 1954 |
March 17, 1957 | ||
| 26 | Martin Aguilar Jr. | March 18, 1957 |
September 2, 1957 |
Carlos P. Garcia | |
| 27 | Manuel Lim | September 3, 1957 |
November 17, 1957 | ||
| 28 | Daniel Salcedo | November 18, 1957 |
May 31, 1959 | ||
| 29 | José E. Romero (1897−1978) |
June 1, 1959 |
September 4, 1962 | ||
| Diosdado Macapagal | |||||
| 30 | Jose Tuason | September 5, 1962 |
December 30, 1962 | ||
| 31 | Alejandro Roces (1924−2011) |
December 30, 1962 |
September 7, 1965 | ||
| 32 | Carlos P. Romulo (1899−1985) |
December 30, 1965 |
December 16, 1967 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| 33 | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) |
December 17, 1967 |
April 20, 1971 | ||
| 34 | Juan Manuel | April 21, 1971 |
September 23, 1972 | ||
| Secretary of Education and Culture | |||||
| (34) | Juan Manuel | September 24, 1972 |
June 2, 1978 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Minister of Education and Culture[29] | |||||
| (34) | Juan Manuel | June 2, 1978 |
June 1979 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| (33) | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) |
July 1979 |
September 10, 1982 | ||
| Minister of Education, Culture and Sports | |||||
| (33) | Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) |
September 11, 1982 |
January 18, 1984 |
Ferdinand Marcos | |
| 35 | Jaime C. Laya (born 1939) |
January 18, 1984 |
February 25, 1986 | ||
| 36 | Lourdes Quisumbing (1921−2017) |
February 25, 1986 |
February 11, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino | |
| Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports[30] | |||||
| (36) | Lourdes Quisumbing (1921−2017) |
February 11, 1987 |
December 1989 |
Corazon Aquino | |
| 37 | Isidro Cariño | January 3, 1990 |
June 30, 1992 | ||
| 38 | Armand Fabella (1930−2008) |
July 1, 1992 |
July 6, 1994 |
Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 39 | Ricardo Gloria | July 7, 1994 |
December 1997 | ||
| 40 | Erlinda Pefianco | February 2, 1998 |
June 30, 1998 | ||
| 41 | Andrew Gonzalez (1940−2006) |
July 1, 1998 |
January 22, 2001 |
Joseph Estrada | |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |||||
| 42 | Raul Roco (1941–2005) |
January 22, 2001 |
August 10, 2001 | ||
| Secretary of Education | |||||
| (42) | Raul Roco (1941–2005) |
August 11, 2001 |
August 2002 |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
| 43 | Edilberto de Jesus | September 2002 |
August 2004 | ||
| 44 | Florencio Abad (born 1954) |
September 23, 2004 |
July 8, 2005 | ||
| –[g] | Ramon Bacani | July 8, 2005 |
August 30, 2005 | ||
| –[g] | Fe Hidalgo | August 31, 2005 |
October 3, 2006 | ||
| 45 | Jesli Lapus (born 1949) |
October 4, 2006 |
March 15, 2010 | ||
| 46 | Mona Valisno | March 15, 2010 |
June 30, 2010 | ||
| 47 | Armin Luistro (born 1961) [31] |
June 30, 2010 |
June 30, 2016 |
Benigno Aquino III | |
| 48 | Leonor Briones (born 1940) [32] |
June 30, 2016 |
June 30, 2022 |
Rodrigo Duterte | |
| 49[b] | Sara Duterte (born 1978) [33][34][35] |
June 30, 2022 |
July 19, 2024 |
Bongbong Marcos | |
| 50 | Sonny Angara (born 1972) [36][37][35] |
July 19, 2024 |
Incumbent | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Interim secretary.
- ^ a b c In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
- ^ In concurrent capacity as President.
- ^ As Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission.
- ^ Acting secretary.
- ^ Secretary of Information and Public Relations from October 11, 1943. Took charge of public instruction in October 1944.
- ^ a b Officer in charge.
References
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- ^ Magsambol, Bonz (July 2, 2024). "Sonny Angara named as new education secretary". RAPPLER. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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- ^ Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the United States Philippine Commission. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1901. p. 737.
- ^ a b Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1903, Part 3. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1904. p. 682.
- ^ a b Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1907, Part 1. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1908. p. 36.
- ^ a b Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910. pp. 137–138.
- ^ a b Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1914. p. 797.
- ^ a b "Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs". War Departments Annual Reports, 1917, Vol. 3: 5.
- ^ Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, 1922. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 2.
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- ^ Annual Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, 1930. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1932. p. 65.
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands 1932. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1934. p. 99.
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs 1934. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1934. p. 6.
- ^ a b c Third Annual Report of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands to the President and Congress of the United States Covering the Calendar Year 1938 and the First Six Months of 1939. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1943. p. 33.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 396, s. 1941". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ The Sixth Annual Report of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands to the President and Congress of the United States Covering the Fiscal Year July 1, 1941 to June 30, 1942. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1943. p. 79.
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- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 2. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 131.
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- ^ Preston, Paul; Partride, Michael; Best, Anthony, eds. (2000). British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print. Part IV, From 1946 through 1950, Series E, Asia, 1950. Vol. 6. University Publications of America. p. 265.
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- ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
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- ^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (June 30, 2016). "Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
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- ^ Chi, Cristina. "Sara Duterte resigns as DepEd secretary". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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