Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development

Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran
Official seal of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Incumbent Jose Ramon Aliling since May 23, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Appointer	The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	At the president's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Eduardo del Rosario
Formation	January 1, 2020
Website	www.dhsud.gov.ph

The secretary of human settlements and urban development (Filipino : Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

The current secretary is Jose Ramon Aliling.

Functions

The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development has the following functions: ^[1]

• Advise the president on housing, human settlements, and rural and urban development;
• Establish policies and standards for the department's operations;
• Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances;
• Exercise control, supervision, and disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department and the attached agencies;
• Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors;
• Coordinate with other agencies and instrumentalities of the government for the implementation of housing and urban development programs;
• Formulate rules and regulations and exercise other powers for the implementation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Act; and
• Perform other functions provided by law or assigned by the president.

The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development is also a voting member of the National Economic and Development Authority and the governing boards of the Climate Change Commission, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the National Land Use Committee. ^[1]

List of secretaries

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	President
1		Eduardo del Rosario (born 1956) [2]	January 2, 2020	June 30, 2022	Rodrigo Duterte
– [a]		Melissa Ardanas	June 30, 2022	July 29, 2022	Bongbong Marcos
2		Jose Acuzar (born 1955) [3]	July 29, 2022	May 22, 2025
3		Jose Ramon Aliling	May 23, 2025	Incumbent

Notes

1. Officer in charge.

References

1. "Republic Act No. 11201". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "Duterte names heads of Housing Department, PHL Space Agency". GMA News. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
3. "Businessman Jose Acuzar named new Housing secretary". CNN Philippines. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

• DHSUD website