Secretary of Budget and Management

Secretary of Budget and Management
Kalihim ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala
since June 30, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
AppointerThe president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
PrecursorCommissioner of Budget
Inaugural holderJaime C. Laya
FormationJune 11, 1978
Websitehttp://www.dbm.gov.ph

The secretary of budget and management (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is the head of the Department of Budget and Management and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

The position is currently held by Amenah Pangandaman since June 30, 2022.

The department has four undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries.

Powers and functions

According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:[1]

  • 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

Minister of Budget and Management (1978–1987)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office President
1 Jaime C. Laya
(born 1939)
June 12,
1978
January 12,
1981
Ferdinand Marcos
2 Manuel Alba
(1939–2023)
January 25,
1981
February 25,
1986
3 Alberto Romulo
(born 1933)
February 25,
1986
February 11,
1987
Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Budget and Management (from 1987)

President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries.[2]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Took office Left office President
(3) Alberto Romulo
(born 1933)
February 11,
1987
March 13,
1987
Corazon Aquino
4 Guillermo Carague March 13,
1987
February 12,
1992
5 Salvador Enriquez Jr. February 12,
1992
February 1,
1998
Fidel V. Ramos
[a] Emilia Boncodin
(1954–2010)
February 1,
1998
June 30,
1998
6 Benjamin Diokno
(born 1948)
June 30,
1998
January 20,
2001
Joseph Estrada
7 Emilia Boncodin
(1954–2010)
January 23,
2001
July 8,
2005
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
[b] Mario Relampagos July 9,
2005
July 19,
2005
8 Romulo Neri
(born 1950)
[3]
July 19,
2005
February 5,
2006
9 Rolando Andaya Jr.
(1969–2022)
February 5,
2006
February 24,
2010
[a] Joaquin Lagonera
[4]
March 8,
2010
June 30,
2010
10 Florencio Abad
(born 1954)
[5]
June 30,
2010
June 30,
2016
Benigno Aquino III
11 Benjamin Diokno
(born 1948)
[6]
June 30,
2016
March 4,
2019
Rodrigo Duterte
[b] Janet Abuel
(born 1971)
[7]
March 5,
2019
August 5,
2019
12 Wendel Avisado
(born 1953)
[8]
August 5,
2019
August 13,
2021
[b] Tina Rose Marie Canda
[9]
August 13,
2021
June 30,
2022
13 Amenah Pangandaman
(born 1977)
[10]
June 30,
2022
Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  3. ^ Romulo Neri – Executive Profile
  4. ^ "Palace assures continuity as PGMA swears in new Cabinet members". Balita.ph. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. ^ "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Corrales, Nestor (March 5, 2019). "Budget USec Janet Abuel is DBM OIC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Parrocha, Azer (August 5, 2019). "Wendel Avisado is new DBM chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (August 13, 2021). "DBM chief resigns due to health reasons". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "BSP Assistant Governor Amenah Pangandaman tapped as next Budget Secretary". ABS-CBN News. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.