Secretary of Agrarian Reform

Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan
since June 30, 2022[1]
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerThe president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorGovernor of the Land Authority
Inaugural holderConrado F. Estrella
FormationSeptember 10, 1971
Websitehttp://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:[2]

  • Advise the president on matters under a department's jurisdiction;
  • Establish the policies and standards for a department's operation;
  • Promulgate rules and regulations;
  • Promulgate administrative issuances;
  • Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under a secretary;
  • Appoint officers and employees in a department;
  • Exercise jurisdiction over a department's bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations;
  • Delegate authority to officers and employees;
  • Perform other functions provided by law.

List

Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1971–1978)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
1 Conrado Estrella Sr.
(1917–2011)
[3] 		September 10,
1971 		June 2,
1978 		Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Agrarian Reform (1978–1987)

President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers.[4]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(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 (1987–2004)

President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries.[5]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(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
–[a] Jose Mari Ponce February 20,
2004 		August 24,
2004
11 Rene Villa August 26,
2004 		September 27,
2004

Secretary of Land Reform (2004–2005)

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 364 on September 27, 2004, renaming the Department of Agrarian Reform into the Department of Land Reform.[6]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(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 (from 2005)

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 456 on August 23, 2005, renaming the Department of Land Reform back to the Department of Agrarian Reform.[7]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office President
(12) Nasser Pangandaman August 23,
2005 		June 30,
2010 		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
13 Gil de los Reyes
[8] 		June 30,
2010 		June 30,
2016 		Benigno Aquino III
–[b] Rafael V. Mariano
(born 1956)
[9][10] 		June 30,
2016 		September 6,
2017 		Rodrigo Duterte
–[c] Rosalina Bistoyong
[11] 		September 12,
2017 		November 30,
2017
–[a] John Castriciones
(born 1962)
[12][13][14] 		December 1,
2017 		March 22,
2018
14 March 22,
2018 		October 14,
2021
–[a] Bernie Cruz
[15] 		October 28,
2021 		June 22,
2022
–[c] David Erro
[16] 		June 22,
2022 		June 30,
2022
15 Conrado Estrella III
(born 1960) 		June 30,
2022 		Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Acting secretary.
  2. ^ Interim secretary.
  3. ^ a b Officer in charge.

References

  1. ^ Domingo, Katrina (June 8, 2022). "ABONO Party-list solon follows grandfather's footsteps as Marcos Jr's agrarian reform chief". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK IV/Chapter 2-Secretaries, Undersecretaries, and Assistant Secretaries]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Official Gazette Vol. 68, No. 21. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1972. pp. 4102–28.
  4. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  5. ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  6. ^ "Executive Order No. 364, s. 2004". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  7. ^ "Executive Order No. 456, s. 2005". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  8. ^ "Appointments: June 30, 2010". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Geronimo, Jee Y. (September 6, 2017). "CA rejects Rafael Mariano as agrarian reform secretary". Rappler. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  11. ^ Corrales, Nestor (September 11, 2017). "Duterte names DAR officer in charge". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Ranada, Pia (December 1, 2017). "Duterte appoints John Castriciones acting DAR secretary". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  13. ^ Musico, Jelly (April 11, 2018). "PRRD names Castriciones as new DAR chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Pedrajas, Joseph (October 14, 2021). "DAR Sec. Castriciones steps down for 2022 polls". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021.
  15. ^ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (October 30, 2021). "Bernie Cruz named DAR acting chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
  16. ^ Parrocha, Azer (June 23, 2022). "Duterte names new DAR, DENR OICs". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022.
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