Secretary of Information and Communications Technology

Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon
Official seal of the Department of Information and Communications Technology
Incumbent Paul Joseph V. Mercado (OIC) since March 10, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Appointer	President of the Philippines
Term length	At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Rodolfo Salalima
Formation	June 9, 2016
Website	www.dict.gov.ph

The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology (Filipino: Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon) is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

Functions

The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology has the following functions: ^[1]

• Provide executive direction and supervision over the entire operations of the department and its attached agencies;
• Establish policies and standards for the effective. efficient and economical operation of the department, in accordance with the programs of government;
• Review and approve requests for financial and manpower resources of all operating offices of the department;
• Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors, in accordance with the civil service laws, rules and regulations;
• Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
• Coordinate with local government units, other agencies and public and private interest groups, including non-government organizations and people’s organizations on department policies and initiatives;
• Prepare and submit to the president through the Department of Budget and Management an estimate of the necessary expenditures of the department during the next fiscal year, on the basis of the reports and estimates submitted by bureaus and offices under him/her;
• Serve as a member of the Government Procurement Policy Board;
• Advise the president on the promulgation of executive and administrative orders and formulation of regulatory and. legislative proposals on matters pertaining to ICT development;
• Formulate such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers as may be required to implement the objectives of the Department of Information And Communications Technology Act of 2015; and
• Perform such other tasks as may be provided by law or assigned by the president.

List of secretaries of Information and Communications Technology

No.	Portrait	Secretary	Took office	Left office	President
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology [1]
1		Rodolfo Salalima [2]	June 30, 2016	September 22, 2017	Rodrigo Duterte
– [a]		Eliseo Rio Jr. (born 1944) [3]	October 12, 2017	July 1, 2019
2		Gregorio Honasan (born 1948) [4]	July 1, 2019	October 8, 2021
– [a]		Jose Arturo de Castro [5]	October 8, 2021	December 20, 2021
– [b]		Emmanuel Rey Caintic [6]	December 20, 2021	June 30, 2022
3		Ivan John Uy [7]	June 30, 2022	March 6, 2025	Bongbong Marcos
– [b]		Paul Joseph Mercado [8]	March 10, 2025	Incumbent

Notes

1. Officer in charge.
2. Acting secretary.

References

1. "Republic Act No. 10844". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "Former Globe Chief Legal Counsel Becomes First DICT Chief - www.unbox.ph". www.unbox.ph. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
3. Esmaquel, Paterno II (October 12, 2017). "Duterte names OICs to DOH, DICT". Rappler. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
4. Corrales, Nestor (July 1, 2019). "Honasan takes oath as new DICT chief, attends Cabinet meeting". Inquirer. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
5. Ronda, Rainier Allan (October 12, 2021). "Lawyer takes over DICT post". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
6. Ronda, Rainier Allan (December 20, 2021). "Caintic takes over as DICT acting secretary". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
7. Domingo, Katrina (May 30, 2022). "Marcos picks PNoy's ex-Cabinet member Ivan Uy as next DICT chief". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
8. "Paul Mercado named new OIC of DICT". Rappler. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

External links

• DICT website