The Department of Trade and Industry is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the advancement,promotion,governance,regulation,management and growth of industry and trade.
The Presidential Communications Office,or simply the PCO,is the lead communications arm of the Office of the President of the Philippines and is tasked with communicating the Administration's messages and the executive branch of government. The office is headed by the Presidential Communications Secretary. The PCO,together with the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office,was previously under the Presidential Communications Group.
Agnes Vicenta Salayo Torres-Devanadera,also known as Agnes VST Devanadera,is a Filipina lawyer and politician who is currently the president and CEO of Clark Development Corporation since her appointment by Bongbong Marcos in 2022. She previously served as the chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) from 2017 to 2022 during the Duterte administration. During the Arroyo administration,she served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines,the first woman to hold the post. She was also the acting Secretary of Justice on two short stints.
Philippines–Romania relations are foreign relations between the Philippines and Romania.
Alfredo "Fred" Espinosa Pascual is a Filipino international development banker and finance expert who served as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos from June 30,2022 to August 1,2024. He also served as the 20th President of the University of the Philippines (U.P.) System,from 2011 to 2017. He was a member of the U.P. Board of Regents,the university's highest policy-making and governing body,representing the alumni,just before he was elected as U.P. President.
The order of precedence in the Philippines is the protocol used in ranking government officials and other personages in the Philippines. Purely ceremonial in nature,it has no legal standing,and does not reflect the presidential line of succession nor the equal status of the three branches of government established in the 1987 Constitution.
The secretary of trade and industry is the head of the Department of Trade and Industry and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.
MariaSusana "Toots" Vasquez Ople was a Filipina politician and Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFW) rights advocate who served as the first Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers.
Ramon Mangahas Lopez is a Filipino businessman who served as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022. After his term as Department of Trade and Industry Secretary,he was elected as Independent Director of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) on August 3,2022.
Enrique Austria Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Menardo Ilasco Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer serving as Solicitor General of the Philippines since 2022 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice under President Rodrigo Duterte and as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission under President Benigno Aquino III. Before joining the government,he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra &Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University,where he graduated in 1974.
John Rualo Castriciones,also known by the nickname Bro. John,is a Filipino lawyer and writer who served as the Secretary of Agrarian Reform under the Duterte administration from 2017 to 2021. He was formerly Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Philippine Military Academy "Maharlika" class of 1984,Castriciones also served in various capacities under two previous administrations and as a law school professor at his alma mater Arellano University. His appointment to the Agrarian Reform portfolio was approved by the Commission on Appointments on May 29,2018,after being bypassed earlier by the commission on March 14,2018,and reappointed by Duterte on March 22,2018. Castriciones founded the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas together with the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC).
Maria Rosario Clarissa Singh-Vergeire is a Filipino physician and public health official currently serving as the top undersecretary of the Department of Health. She also served as the officer in charge of the department from July 14,2022,to June 5,2023,following her appointment by President Bongbong Marcos. She was also the department's spokesperson beginning in 2015 under the Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte administrations,as well as the department's assistant secretary for public health services from 2015 to 2020.
Adrian Thaddeus Alexander Soriano Cristobal Jr.,known simply as Adrian Cristobal Jr. and also as Che,is a Filipino lawyer,politician administrator. He served as the secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry from December 2015 to June 2016 under President Benigno Aquino III. He joined the Aquino administration in 2010.
Bongbong Marcos assumed office as the President of the Republic of the Philippines on June 30,2022,and his term is expected to end on June 30,2028. As the President,he has the authority to appoint members of his Cabinet,subject to the approval of the Commission on Appointments. Only the Vice President is exempted from a confirmation hearing to any cabinet position.
Manuel Manligas Bonoan is a Filipino businessman and engineer who was the president and chief executive officer of SMC Tollways. He has served as the secretary of public works and highways since June 30,2022,and had previously served as secretary in an acting capacity in 2007.
Amenah "Mina" Flaminiano Pangandaman is a Filipina economist who is the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) of the Philippines since June 30,2022. She is the first Muslim budget secretary and the only Muslim in the cabinet of President Bongbong Marcos. Her appointment was approved by the Commission on Appointments on September 28,2022.
The APEC Peru 2024 was the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum of its leaders that was held from 15 to 16 November 2024. It was the third time Peru has hosted the summit,having previously hosted in 2016 and 2008.
Marilyn Barua-Yap is a Filipino lawyer,civil servant,and academic who currently serves as the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as ad interim chairperson on October 16,2024.
