Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Kalihim ng Ugnayang Panlabas
Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent Enrique Manalo since July 1, 2022
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.dfa.gov.ph

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

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

1899

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	President
1		Apolinario Mabini (1864–1903)	Secretary of Foreign Relations	January 21, 1899	May 7, 1899	Emilio Aguinaldo
2		Felipe Buencamino (1848–1929)		May 7, 1899	November 13, 1899

1943–1945

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	President
3		Claro M. Recto (1890–1960) [7]	Minister of Foreign Affairs	October 19, 1943	1945	Jose P. Laurel

1946–present

#	Image	Name	Position	Tenure started	Tenure ended	President
4 [a]		Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)	Secretary of Foreign Affairs	July 5, 1946	January 6, 1950	Manuel Roxas
						Elpidio Quirino
5		Felino Neri		January 6, 1950	May 11, 1950
6		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]		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]	June 2, 1978	January 14, 1984
– [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]	February 11, 1987	October 15, 1987
17		Raul Manglapus (1918–1999)		October 15, 1987	June 30, 1992
18		Roberto Romulo (1938–2022)		June 30, 1992	April 30, 1995	Fidel V. Ramos
19		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]		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		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]		Rene Almendras (born 1960)		March 8, 2016	June 30, 2016
– [f]		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		Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948) [20]		October 17, 2018	June 30, 2022
27		Enrique Manalo (born 1952) [2]		July 1, 2022	Incumbent	Bongbong Marcos

Notes

1. In concurrent capacity as Vice President until April 17, 1948 and as President from April 17, 1948.
2. In concurrent capacity as Vice President until March 18, 1957 and as President from March 18, 1957.
3. In concurrent capacity as Vice President.
4. Acting secretary.
5. Acting secretary. In concurrent capacity as President.
6. Interim secretary.

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Commonwealth Act No. 732 - Establishment of Foreign Affairs Department". Jur. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
4. "Republic Act No. 708" (PDF).
5. "Republic Act No. 7157 - Foreign Service Act of 1991". Jur. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
6. Department of Foreign Affairs
7. Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 29.
8. External Affairs Review, Volume XIV, Number 1, January 1964. Wellington: Department of External Affairs. 1964. p. 45.
9. Official Gazette, Vol. 64, No. 50. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1968. pp. ccxv.
10. "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .
11. "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines .
12. "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
13. Hegina, Aries Joseph (February 8, 2016). "Aquino accepts DFA chief Del Rosario's resignation". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
14. 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.
15. Ager, Maila (March 8, 2017). "CA rejects appointment of Yasay". Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
16. "Duterte appoints Enrique Manalo as DFA Acting Secretary". CNN Philippines. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
17. Santos, Eimor P. (May 10, 2017). "Duterte appoints Cayetano as DFA chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.

External links

• DFA website