Secretary of Tourism (Philippines)

Secretary of Tourism
Kalihim ng Turismo
Official seal of the Department of Tourism
Incumbent Christina Garcia-Frasco since June 30, 2022
Style	The Honorable
Member of	Cabinet
Appointer	President of the Philippines (with the consent of the Commission on Appointments)
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Jose D. Aspiras
Formation	May 11, 1973 (51 years ago) (1973-05-11)
Website	www.tourism.gov.ph

The Secretary of Tourism (Filipino: Kalihim ng Turismo) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Tourism and is a member of the president's Cabinet. ^[1]

The current secretary is Christina Frasco, who assumed office on June 30, 2022. ^{[2] [3]}

List of secretaries of tourism

#	Image	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President
1		Jose Aspiras	May 11, 1973	February 25, 1986	Ferdinand Marcos
2		Jose Antonio Gonzales	February 26, 1986	April 14, 1989	Corazon Aquino
3		Narzalina Lim	April 15, 1989	June 7, 1989
4		Peter Garrucho	June 8, 1989	January 8, 1991
5		Rafael Alunan III	January 9, 1991	February 16, 1992
6		Narzalina Lim	February 17, 1992	September 10, 1992	Fidel V. Ramos
7		Vicente Carlos	September 11, 1992	July 3, 1995
8		Eduardo Pilapil	July 4, 1995	March 28, 1996
Act		Evelyn B. Pantig	March 29, 1996	April 7, 1996
9		Mina Gabor	April 8, 1996	June 30, 1998
10		Gemma Cruz-Araneta	July 1, 1998	January 19, 2001	Joseph Ejercito Estrada
11		Richard J. Gordon	January 20, 2001	January 4, 2004	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
OIC		Robert Dean Barbers	January 5, 2004	February 25, 2004
12		Roberto Pagdanganan	February 26, 2004	August 31, 2004
OIC		Evelyn B. Pantig	September 1, 2004	November 29, 2004
13		Ace Durano	November 30, 2004	June 30, 2010
14		Alberto Lim	June 30, 2010	August 12, 2011	Benigno S. Aquino III
15		Ramon Jimenez Jr.	September 1, 2011	June 30, 2016
16		Wanda Tulfo Teo	June 30, 2016	May 8, 2018	Rodrigo Duterte
17		Bernadette Romulo-Puyat	May 11, 2018	June 30, 2022
18		Christina Garcia-Frasco [4] [a]	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	Bongbong Marcos

References

1. "Mission and Structure". tourism.gov.ph. DOT. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
2. Audrey Morallo (May 8, 2018). "Duterte appoints DA usec as new Tourism chief". Philippine Star. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
3. "CA confirms Bernadette Romulo Puyat as tourism secretary". Rappler. May 30, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
4. Mercado, Neil Arwin (May 30, 2022). "Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
5. Rivas, Ralf (July 11, 2023). "Frasco goes on leave; DOT says this was planned before rebranding mess". Rappler . Retrieved October 29, 2023.

Notes

1. Frasco took a leave of absence between July 13-21, 2023 amidst the rebranding controversy, with Undersecretary Elaine Bathan deputizing as OIC ^[5]

External links

• Department of Tourism Philippines website
• DFPC website