Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad | |
 Official seal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Gracio Gonzaga |
| Formation | January 21, 1899 |
| Website | www |
The secretary of social welfare and development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad) is the head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and is a member of the President's Cabinet.[1]
List of secretaries of social welfare and development
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
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Gracio Gonzaga | January 21, 1899 |
May 7, 1899 |
Emilio Aguinaldo |
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare (1941–1944)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961) |
December 24, 1941 |
August 1, 1944 |
Manuel L. Quezon |
Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare (1942–1943)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission |
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Claro M. Recto (1890–1960) [2] |
January 26, 1942 |
October 14, 1943 |
Jorge B. Vargas |
Minister of Education, Health and Welfare (1943–1944)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gabriel Mañalac Acting [3] |
October 20, 1943 |
January 1, 1944 |
Jose P. Laurel |
Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare (1944–1945)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Emiliano Tría Tirona (1883–1952) [4] |
January 4, 1944 |
1945 | Jose P. Laurel |
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare (1945–1947)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) |
February 27, 1945 |
April 1945 |
Sergio Osmeña |
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Jose Locsin (1891–1977) |
June 29, 1945 |
May 27, 1946 | |
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Antonio Villarama | May 28, 1946 |
October 4, 1947 |
Manuel Roxas |
Secretary of Social Welfare (1968–1976)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gregorio Feliciano | June 15, 1968 |
April 11, 1971 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1917–2006) |
April 11, 1971 |
September 8, 1976 |
Secretary of Social Services and Development (1976–1978)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
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Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1917–2006) |
September 8, 1976 |
November 30, 1977 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Nathaniel Tablante | December 1, 1977 |
March 28, 1978 | |
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Sylvia Montes | March 28, 1978 |
June 2, 1978 |
Minister of Social Services and Development (1976–1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sylvia Montes | June 2, 1978 |
February 25, 1986 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) |
February 25, 1986 |
January 30, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
Minister of Social Welfare and Development (1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) |
January 30, 1987 |
February 11, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (since 1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mita Pardo de Tavera (1919–2007) |
February 11, 1987 |
June 30, 1992 |
Corazon Aquino |
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Corazon Alma de Leon | June 30, 1992 |
June 30, 1995 |
Fidel V. Ramos |
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Lina Laigo | June 30, 1995 |
June 30, 1998 | |
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[a] (born 1947) |
June 30, 1998 |
October 12, 2000 |
Joseph Estrada |
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Dulce Saguisag (1943–2007) |
October 12, 2000 |
January 19, 2001 | |
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Dinky Soliman (1953–2021) |
January 20, 2001 |
July 8, 2005 |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
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Luwalhati Pablo Acting |
July 8, 2005 |
July 20, 2005 | |
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Esperanza Cabral | July 21, 2005 |
August 31, 2009 | |
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Celia Yangco | September 1, 2009 |
June 30, 2010 | |
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Dinky Soliman (1953–2021) |
June 30, 2010 |
June 30, 2016 |
Benigno Aquino III |
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Judy Taguiwalo (born 1950) Interim |
June 30, 2016 |
August 16, 2017 |
Rodrigo Duterte |
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Emmanuel Leyco Officer in Charge [5] |
August 19, 2017 |
May 9, 2018 | |
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Virginia Orogo Acting |
May 10, 2018 |
October 16, 2018 | |
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Rolando Joselito Bautista (born 1962) |
October 17, 2018 |
June 30, 2022 | |
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Erwin Tulfo (born 1962) [6] |
June 30, 2022 |
December 27, 2022 |
Bongbong Marcos |
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Eduardo Punay Officer in Charge |
December 27, 2022 |
January 31, 2023 | |
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Rex Gatchalian (born 1979) |
January 31, 2023 |
Incumbent |
External links
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ In concurrent capacity as the Vice President.
References
[edit]- ^ "DSWD Organizational Structure". dswd.gov.ph. DSWD. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Official Gazette Vol. 1, No. 1. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1942. p. 15.
- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 2. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1943. p. 131.
- ^ Official Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 4. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1944. p. 391.
- ^ Cepeda, Mara (August 19, 2017). "Usec Emmanuel Leyco is DSWD OIC – Malacañang". Rappler. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (August 19, 2017). "Erwin Tulfo to serve as DSWD secretary; 4 other Marcos Cabinet members named". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
