Prince Cedie M. Decino Prof. Cristopher J.

Malanum

BPA 3 – 1 September 3, 2023

Local and Regional Governance

(Activity 1)
Cabinet Members of the Philippines – Secretaries and Officials in 2023:

- The following are the latest Cabinet Members of the Philippines, under the term of his
excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

➢ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) – Enrique A. Manalo

➢ Department of Finance (DOF) – Benjamin E. Diokno
➢ Department of Agriculture (DA) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
➢ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Manuel M. Bonoan
➢ Department of Education (DepEd) – Vice President Sara Duterte
➢ Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Bienvenido E. Laguesma
➢ Department of National Defense (DND) – Gen. Jose Faustino Jr.
➢ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – OIC Eduardo
Punay
➢ Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) – Conrado Estrella III
➢ Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Benjamin Abalos Jr.
➢ Department of Budget and Management (DBM) – Amenah F. Pangandaman
➢ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Alfredo E. Pascual
➢ Department of Health (DOH) – OIC Maria Rosario Vergeire
➢ Department of Justice (DOJ) – Jesus Crispin Remulla
➢ Department of Tourism (DOT) – Maria Esperanza Christina Frasco
➢ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Maria Antonia
Yulo-Loyzaga
➢ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) – Ivan
John Uy
➢ Department of Energy (DOE) – Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla
➢ Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr.
➢ Department of Transportation (DOTR) – Jaime J. Bautista
➢ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) – Maria Susana V. Ople
➢ Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) – Jose
Rizalino L. Acuzar
➢ Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor – Felipe Medalla
➢ Office of the Executive Secretary – Atty. Lucas P. Bersamin
➢ Office of the Special Assistant to the President (SAP) – Antonio Lagdameo
Jr.
➢ National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) – Arsenio M. Balisacan
➢ National Security Adviser – Dr. Clarita Carlos
➢ Presidential Management Staff (PMS) – Maria Zenaida Angping
➢ Presidential Communications Operations Office – OIC Usec. Cheloy Garafil
➢ Office of the Presidential Legal Counsel – Juan Ponce Enrile
➢ Office of the Solicitor General – Menardo Guevarra
➢ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner – Romeo Lumagui Jr.
➢ Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner – Yogi Filemon Ruiz
➢ National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) – Director General Ricardo
de Leon
➢ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director – Medardo de Lemos
➢ Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff – Lt. Gen. Bartolome
Vicente Bacarro
➢ Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief – Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr.
➢ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) – Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia
Officials with Cabinet-Level Rank

Secretary Department

Eduardo Año National Security Adviser

Olivia “Bong” Coo Philippine Sports Commission

Victorino Manalo National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Arthur Casanova Commission on the Filipino Language

Prospero de Vera III Commission on Higher Education

Technical Education and Skills Development

Danilo Cruz
Authority (TESDA)

Diorella Maria “LALA” G. Movie and Television Review and Classification

Sotto-Antonio Board

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Jose Faustino Jr.
Council

Robert E.A. Borje Climate Change Commission

Arleigh J. Adorable, Ceso III Forest Management Bureau

Robert Rayo Bioco National Food Authority

Demosthenes R. Escoto Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Catalino “Lito” Salandanan

Dangerous Drugs Board
Cuy

Francisco Paredes Acosta Commission on Filipinos Overseas

Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. Philippine Space Agency

Arsenio Molina Balisacan Philippine Competition Commission

Menardo Guevarra Office of the Solicitor General

Juan Ponce Enrile Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel

Secretary Department

Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace

Carlito Guancing Galvez Jr.
Process

Cheloy V. Garafil Press Secretary

Antonio Lagdameo Jr. Special Assistant to the President

Maria Zenaida B. Angping Presidential Management Staff

Paul Soriano Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications

Noel Kinazo Felongco National Anti-Poverty Commission

Guiling “Gene”
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
A. Mamondiong.

Romando Artes Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

Maria Belen S. Acosta Mindanao Development Authority

Jaime Roque Escano Cagayan Economic Zone Authority

Delfin Lorenzana Bases Conversion and Development Authority

Governance Commission for Government-owned or

Alex L. Quiroz
Controlled Corporations
Governance under Local and Regional

➢ Ilocos Region, officially designated as Region I, is an administrative region in

the Philippines occupying the northwestern section of Luzon. It covers 4
provinces, namely, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. The
regional center is the City of San Fernando.
➢ Cagayan Valley, officially designated as Region II, is an administrative region
in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Luzon. It covers 5
provinces, namely, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. The
regional center is the City of Tuguegarao.
➢ Central Luzon, officially designated as Region III, is an administrative region
in the Philippines occupying the central section of Luzon. It covers 7 provinces,
namely, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and
Zambales, as well as 2 highly urbanized cities. The regional center is the City of
San Fernando.
➢ CALABARZON, officially designated as Region IV-A, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the central section of Luzon. It covers 5
provinces, namely, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal, as well as 1
highly urbanized city. The regional center is the City of Calamba.
➢ MIMAROPA Region is an administrative region in the Philippines grouped under
the Luzon island group. It covers 5 provinces, namely, Marinduque, Occidental
Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, and Romblon, as well as 1 highly urbanized
city. The regional center is the City of Calapan.
➢ Bicol Region, officially designated as Region V, is an administrative region in
the Philippines grouped under the Luzon island group. It covers 6 provinces,
namely, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, and
Sorsogon. The regional center is the City of Legazpi.
➢ Western Visayas, officially designated as Region VI, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the western section of the Visayas. It covers
6 provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros
Occidental, as well as 2 highly urbanized cities. The regional center is the City of
Iloilo.
➢ Central Visayas, officially designated as Region VII, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the central section of the Visayas. It covers 4
provinces, namely, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, as well as 3
highly urbanized cities. The regional center is the City of Cebu.
➢ Eastern Visayas, officially designated as Region VIII, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the eastern section of the Visayas. It covers 6
provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and
Southern Leyte, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional center is the City
of Tacloban.
➢ Zamboanga Peninsula, officially designated as Region IX, is an
administrative region in the Philippines occupying the western section of
Mindanao. It covers 3 provinces, namely, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del
Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay, as well as 1 highly urbanized city (Zamboanga
City) and the component city of Isabela. The regional center is the City of
Pagadian.
➢ Northern Mindanao, officially designated as Region X, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the northern-central section of Mindanao. It
covers 5 provinces, namely, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis
Occidental, and Misamis Oriental, as well as 2 highly urbanized cities. The
regional center is the City of Cagayan de Oro.
➢ Davao Region, officially designated as Region XI, is an administrative region
in the Philippines occupying the southeastern section of Mindanao. It covers 5
provinces, namely, Davao de Oro (Compostela Valley), Davao del Norte, Davao
del Sur, Davao Occidental, and Davao Oriental, as well as 1 highly urbanized
city. The regional center is the City of Davao.
➢ SOCCSKSARGEN, officially designated as Region XII, is an administrative
region in the Philippines occupying the southern-central section of Mindanao. It
covers 4 provinces, namely, Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Sultan
Kudarat, as well as 1 highly urbanized city (General Santos) and the independent
component city of Cotabato. The regional center is the City of Koronadal.
➢ Caraga, officially designated as Region XIII, is an administrative region in the
Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. It covers 5
provinces, namely, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao
del Norte, and Surigao del Sur, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional
center is the City of Butuan.
➢ The National Capital Region, officially designated as NCR, is an
administrative region in the Philippines occupying the central section of Luzon. It
covers 1 municipality, as well as 16 highly urbanized cities. The regional center is
the City of Manila.
➢ Cordillera Administrative Region, officially designated as CAR, is an
administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northern-central section of
Luzon. It covers 6 provinces, namely, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga,
and Mountain Province, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional center is
the City of Baguio.
➢ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, officially
designated as BARMM, is an administrative region in the Philippines grouped
under the Mindanao island group. It covers 5 provinces, namely, Basilan, Lanao
del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. The regional center is the City of
Cotabato.
References:

https://filipinoguides.com/cabinet-members-of-the-philippines/

https://philpad.com/cabinet-members-of-the-philippines/

https://www.philatlas.com/regions.html