Secretary of Budget and Management

Secretary of Budget and Management
Kalihim ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala
Official seal of the Department of Budget and Management
Incumbent Amenah Pangandaman since June 30, 2022
Style	The Honorable
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	No fixed term
Precursor	Commissioner of Budget
Inaugural holder	Jaime C. Laya
Formation	June 11, 1978
Website	http://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 current secretary is Amenah Pangandaman. ^[1]

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: ^[2]

• Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department;
• Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government;
• Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects;
• Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
• Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under the secretary in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
• Appoint all officers and employees of the department except those whose appointments are vested in the president or in some other appointing authority;
• Exercise jurisdiction over all bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations under the department;
• Delegate authority to officers and employees under the secretary's direction;
• Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

List

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	President
1		Jaime C. Laya (born 1939)	Minister of Budget and Management	June 12, 1978	January 12, 1981	Ferdinand Marcos
2		Manuel Alba		January 25, 1981	February 25, 1986
3		Alberto Romulo (born 1933)		February 25, 1986	February 11, 1987	Corazon Aquino
			Secretary of Budget and Management [3]	February 11, 1987	March 13, 1987
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) [4]		July 19, 2005	February 5, 2006
9		Rolando Andaya Jr. (1969–2022)		February 5, 2006	February 24, 2010
– [a]		Joaquin Lagonera [5]		March 8, 2010	June 30, 2010
10		Florencio Abad (born 1954) [6]		June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Benigno Aquino III
(6)		Benjamin Diokno (born 1948) [7]		June 30, 2016	March 4, 2019	Rodrigo Duterte
– [b]		Janet Abuel (born 1971) [8]		March 5, 2019	August 5, 2019
11		Wendel Avisado (born 1953) [9]		August 5, 2019	August 13, 2021
– [b]		Tina Rose Marie Canda [10]		August 13, 2021	June 30, 2022
12		Amenah Pangandaman (born 1977) [1]		June 30, 2022	Incumbent	Bongbong Marcos

Notes

1. Acting secretary.
2. Officer in charge.

References

1. "BSP Assistant Governor Amenah Pangandaman tapped as next Budget Secretary". ABS-CBN News. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
2. "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK IV/Chapter 2-Secretaries, Undersecretaries, and Assistant Secretaries]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .
4. Romulo Neri – Executive Profile
5. "Palace assures continuity as PGMA swears in new Cabinet members". Balita.ph. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
6. "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
7. 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.
8. Corrales, Nestor (March 5, 2019). "Budget USec Janet Abuel is DBM OIC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019.
9. Parrocha, Azer (August 5, 2019). "Wendel Avisado is new DBM chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
10. 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.

External links

• DBM History