| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas | |
 Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
 | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency[1] (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the Philippines |
| Seat | Pasay |
| Appointer | President of the Philippines with Commission on Appointments advice and consent |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Apolinario Mabini |
| Formation | January 21, 1899 |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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
[edit]1899
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Foreign Relations | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Apolinario Mabini (1864–1903) |
January 21, 1899 |
May 7, 1899 |
Emilio Aguinaldo |
| 2 | 
|
Felipe Buencamino (1848–1929) |
May 7, 1899 |
November 13, 1899 |
Emilio Aguinaldo |
1943–1945
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 3 | 
|
Claro M. Recto (1890–1960) [7] |
October 19, 1943 |
1945 | Jose P. Laurel |
1946–present
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| 4[a] | 
|
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956) |
July 5, 1946 |
January 6, 1950 |
Manuel Roxas |
| Elpidio Quirino | |||||
| 5 | Felino Neri | January 6, 1950 |
May 11, 1950 | ||
| 6 | .jpg)
|
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) |
May 11, 1950 |
January 1952 | |
| 7 | 
|
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896–1965) |
April 18, 1952 |
December 30, 1953 | |
| 8[b] | 
|
Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971) |
December 30, 1953 |
August 22, 1957 |
Ramon Magsaysay |
| Carlos P. Garcia | |||||
| 9 | 
|
Felixberto Serrano (1906–1990) |
August 22, 1957 |
December 30, 1961 | |
| 10[c] | .jpg)
|
Emmanuel Pelaez (1915–2003) |
December 30, 1961 |
July 1963 |
Diosdado Macapagal |
| 11 | Salvador P. Lopez (1911–1993) |
July 1963 |
May 9, 1964 | ||
| 12 | Mauro Mendez [8] |
May 9, 1964 |
December 30, 1965 | ||
| 13 | 
|
Narciso Ramos (1900–1986) |
December 30, 1965 |
November 30, 1968 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| (6) |
|
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) [9] |
November 30, 1968 |
June 2, 1978 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs[10] | |||||
| (6) |
|
Carlos P. Romulo (1899–1985) |
June 2, 1978 |
January 14, 1984 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
| –[d] | 
|
Manuel Collantes (1917–2009) |
January 14, 1984 |
June 30, 1984 | |
| 14 | 
|
Arturo Tolentino (1910–2004) |
June 30, 1984 |
March 4, 1985 | |
| –[d] | Pacifico Castro | March 4, 1985 |
February 25, 1986 | ||
| 15[c] | 
|
Salvador Laurel (1928–2004) |
February 25, 1986 |
February 2, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
| 16 | Manuel Yan (1920–2008) |
February 2, 1987 |
February 11, 1987 | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs[11] | |||||
| (16) | Manuel Yan (1920–2008) |
February 11, 1987 |
October 15, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino | |
| 17 | .png)
|
Raul Manglapus (1918–1999) |
October 15, 1987 |
June 30, 1992 | |
| 18 | .jpg)
|
Roberto Romulo (1938–2022) |
June 30, 1992 |
April 30, 1995 |
Fidel V. Ramos |
| 19 | .jpg)
|
Domingo Siazon Jr. (1939–2016) |
April 30, 1995 |
January 20, 2001 | |
| Joseph Estrada | |||||
| 20 | 
|
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928) |
February 9, 2001 |
July 15, 2002 |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| –[e] | .jpg)
|
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947) |
July 15, 2002 |
July 16, 2002 | |
| 21 | 
|
Blas Ople (1927–2003) |
July 16, 2002 |
December 14, 2003 | |
| –[d] | Franklin Ebdalin | December 14, 2003 |
December 22, 2003 | ||
| 22 | 
|
Delia Albert (born 1942) |
December 22, 2003 |
August 18, 2004 | |
| 23 | .jpg)
|
Alberto Romulo (born 1933) [12] |
August 18, 2004 |
February 23, 2011 | |
| Benigno Aquino III | |||||
| 24 | 
|
Albert del Rosario (1939–2023) [12][13] |
February 23, 2011 |
March 7, 2016 | |
| –[d] | .jpg)
|
Rene Almendras (born 1960) |
March 8, 2016 |
June 30, 2016 | |
| –[f] | _(cropped).jpg)
|
Perfecto Yasay Jr. (1947–2020) [14][15] |
June 30, 2016 |
March 9, 2017 |
Rodrigo Duterte |
| –[d] | 
|
Enrique Manalo (born 1952) [16] |
March 9, 2017 |
May 17, 2017 | |
| 25 | 
|
Alan Peter Cayetano (born 1970) [17][18][19] |
May 18, 2017 |
October 17, 2018 | |
| 26 | .jpg)
|
Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948) [20] |
October 17, 2018 |
June 30, 2022 | |
| 27 | .png)
|
Enrique Manalo (born 1952) [2] |
July 1, 2022 |
Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In concurrent capacity as Vice President until April 17, 1948 and as President from April 17, 1948.
- ^ In concurrent capacity as Vice President until March 18, 1957 and as President from March 18, 1957.
- ^ a b In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
- ^ a b c d e Acting secretary.
- ^ Acting secretary. In concurrent capacity as President.
- ^ Interim secretary.
References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 29.
- ^ External Affairs Review, Volume XIV, Number 1, January 1964. Wellington: Department of External Affairs. 1964. p. 45.
- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 64, No. 50. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1968. pp. ccxv.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
- ^ a b "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Hegina, Aries Joseph (February 8, 2016). "Aquino accepts DFA chief Del Rosario's resignation". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ager, Maila (March 8, 2017). "CA rejects appointment of Yasay". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Duterte appoints Enrique Manalo as DFA Acting Secretary". CNN Philippines. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
- ^ Santos, Eimor P. (May 10, 2017). "Duterte appoints Cayetano as DFA chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017.
- ^ Aurelio, Julie M. (October 17, 2018). "Evasco follows other Cabinet members who quit to run in 2019 polls". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018.
- ^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (October 17, 2018). "Alan, Lani Cayetano both gunning for House seats". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018.
- ^ Musico, Jelly (October 17, 2018). "Duterte signs appointment papers of new DFA, DSWD chiefs". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018.
