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Secretary of Energy (Philippines)

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{{Infobox official post

|post = Secretary of Energy

|native_name = Kalihim ng Enerhiya

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|insignia = Seal of the Department of Energy (Philippines).svg

|insigniasize = 150px

|insigniacaption = Official seal of the
Department of Energy

|image = Raphael Lotilla (2).jpg

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|incumbent = Raphael P. M. Lotilla

|incumbentsince = July 11, 2022

|style = The Honorable

|appointer = The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments

|appointerpost =

|termlength = No fixed term

|formation = 1978

|inaugural = Geronimo Z. Velasco

|website = [http://www.doe.gov.ph http://www.doe.gov.ph]

}}

The secretary of energy (Filipino: Kalihim ng Enerhiya) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Energy.

Functions

According to the Department of Energy Act of 1992, the secretary of energy has the following functions:{{Cite web |title=REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7638 - AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, RATIONALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO ENERGY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/1668 |website=Supreme Court E-Library}}{{source-attribution}}

  • Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient, and economical operation of the department in accordance with the programs of the government;
  • Exercise direct supervision and control over all functions and activities of the department, as well as all its officers and personnel;
  • Devise a program of international information on the geological and contractual conditions obtaining in the Philippines for oil and gas exploration in order to advance the industry;
  • Create regional offices and such other service units and divisions as may be necessary;
  • Create regional or separate grids as may be necessary or beneficial; and
  • Perform such other functions as may be necessary or proper to attain the objectives of the Department of Energy Act of 1992.

List of secretaries of energy

= 1977–1986 =

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| rowspan="2" |Geronimo Velasco

|Secretary of Energy{{Cite web |title=Presidential Decree No, 1206, s. 1977 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1977/10/06/presidential-decree-no-1206-s-1977/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}

|October 6,
1977

|June 2,
1978

| rowspan="2" |Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Energy{{Cite web |title=Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1978/06/02/presidential-decree-no-1397-s-1978/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}

|June 2,
1978

|February 25,
1986

= 1992–present =

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2

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|Delfin Lazaro

| rowspan="14" |Secretary of Energy

|January 12,
1993

|September 19,
1994

| rowspan="2" |Fidel V. Ramos

3

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|Francisco Viray

|September 20,
1994

|June 30,
1998

4

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|Mario Tiaoqui

|June 30,
1998

|January 20,
2001

|Joseph Estrada

5

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|Jose Isidro Camacho
(born 1955)

|March 2,
2001

|June 7,
2001

| rowspan="5" |Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

6

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|Vincent S. Perez
(born 1958)

|June 8,
2001

|March 21,
2005

7

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|Raphael Lotilla
(born 1958)

|March 22,
2005

|July 31,
2007

8

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|Angelo Reyes
(1945−2011)

|August 1,
2007

|March 25,
2010

–{{Efn|name=actingsecretary|Acting secretary.}}

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|Jose Ibazeta

|March 31,
2010

|June 30,
2010

9

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|Rene Almendras
(born 1960)
{{cite web |title=Benigno S. Aquino III |url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/benigno-aquino-iii/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706080719/http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/benigno-aquino-iii/#efs-tabpane-1-1 |archive-date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=Presidential Museum and Library}}

|June 30,
2010

|November 4,
2012

| rowspan="4" |Benigno Aquino III

10

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|Jericho Petilla
(born 1963)

|November 5,
2012

|April 30,
2015

–{{Efn|name=actingsecretary|Acting secretary.}}

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| rowspan="2" |Zenaida Monsada
{{cite web|last1=Elchico|first1=Alvin|title=Monsada now DOE OIC Secretary|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/07/03/15/monsada-now-doe-oic-secretary|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=3 July 2015}}

|May 1,
2015

|July 1,
2015

11

|July 2,
2015

|June 30,
2016

12

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|Alfonso Cusi
(born 1949)
{{cite news |last1=Viray |first1=Patricia Lourdes |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/30/1598175/dutertes-cabinet-takes-oath-holds-first-meeting |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701152211/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/30/1598175/dutertes-cabinet-takes-oath-holds-first-meeting |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |work=The Philippine Star}}

|June 30,
2016

|June 30,
2022

|Rodrigo Duterte

(7)

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|Raphael Lotilla
(born 1958)

|July 11,
2022

|Incumbent

|Bongbong Marcos

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.doe.gov.ph DOE website]

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