Secretary of Agrarian Reform

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Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).svg
HoR Official Portrait Conrado M. Estrella III.jpg
since June 30, 2022 [1]
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length No fixed term
PrecursorGovernor of the Land Authority
Inaugural holder Conrado F. Estrella
FormationSeptember 10, 1971
Website http://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.

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Powers and functions

According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary: [2]

List

Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1971–1978)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
1 Conrado Estrella Sr.jpg 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(1) Conrado Estrella Sr.jpg Conrado Estrella Sr.
(1917–2011)
June 2,
1978
April 30,
1986
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
2 Heherson Alvarez (cropped).jpg 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(2) Heherson Alvarez (cropped).jpg Heherson Alvarez
(1939–2020)
February 11,
1987
March 7,
1987
Corazon Aquino
3 PATAFA president Philip Ella Juico (cropped).jpg Philip Juico July 23,
1987
July 1,
1989
4 Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (cropped).jpg Miriam Defensor Santiago
(1945–2016)
July 20,
1989
January 4,
1990
5 Butch Abad (crop).png Florencio Abad
(born 1954)
January 4,
1990
April 5,
1990
6 3x4.svg Benjamin LeongApril 6,
1990
June 30,
1992
7 3x4.svg Ernesto GarilaoJune 30,
1992
June 30,
1998
Fidel V. Ramos
8 3x4.svg Horacio Morales
(1943–2012)
June 30,
1998
February 11,
2001
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
9 Hernani Braganza.jpg Hernani BraganzaFebruary 12,
2001
January 15,
2003
10 Roberto Pagdanganan.jpg Roberto Pagdanganan
(born 1946)
January 20,
2003
January 20,
2004
[a] 3x4.svg Jose Mari PonceFebruary 20,
2004
August 24,
2004
11 3x4.svg Rene VillaAugust 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(11) 3x4.svg Rene VillaSeptember 27,
2004
July 9,
2005
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
12 3x4.svg Nasser PangandamanJuly 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officePresident
(12) 3x4.svg Nasser PangandamanAugust 23,
2005
June 30,
2010
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
13 3x4.svg Gil de los Reyes
[8]
June 30,
2010
June 30,
2016
Benigno Aquino III
[b] Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael 'Ka Paeng' Mariano during a press briefing in Malacanan (cropped).jpg Rafael V. Mariano
(born 1956)
[9] [10]
June 30,
2016
September 6,
2017
Rodrigo Duterte
[c] 3x4.svg Rosalina Bistoyong
[11]
September 12,
2017
November 30,
2017
[a] John Castriciones 2018 (cropped).jpg John Castriciones
(born 1962)
[12] [13] [14]
December 1,
2017
March 22,
2018
14March 22,
2018
October 14,
2021
[a] 3x4.svg Bernie Cruz
[15]
October 28,
2021
June 22,
2022
[c] 3x4.svg David Erro
[16]
June 22,
2022
June 30,
2022
15 HoR Official Portrait Conrado M. Estrella III.jpg Conrado Estrella III
(born 1960)
June 30,
2022
Incumbent Bongbong Marcos

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Acting secretary.
  2. Interim secretary.
  3. 1 2 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 .PD-icon.svg 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.