Secretary of Agrarian Reform

Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan

Incumbent
Conrado Estrella III

since June 30, 2022[1]

Style| The Honorable
Appointer| The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length| No fixed term
Precursor| Governor of the Land Authority
Inaugural holder| Conrado F. Estrella
Formation| September 10, 1971
Website| http://www.dar.gov.ph

The secretary of agrarian reform (Filipino: Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan) in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

## Powers and functions

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According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:[2]

* Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department;
* Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government;
* Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects;
* Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
* Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under the secretary in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
* Appoint all officers and employees of the department except those whose appointments are vested in the president or in some other appointing authority;
* Exercise jurisdiction over all bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations under the department;
* Delegate authority to officers and employees under the secretary's direction;
* Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

## List

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#  | Image  | Name  | Position  | Tenure started  | Tenure ended  | President

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1 |  | Conrado Estrella Sr.
(1917–2011)
[3] | Secretary of Agrarian Reform  | September 10,
1971  | June 2,
1978  | Ferdinand Marcos
Minister of Agrarian Reform[4] | June 2,
1978  | April 30,
1986
Corazon Aquino
2 |  | Heherson Alvarez
(1939–2020) | May 1,
1986  | February 11,
1987
Secretary of Agrarian Reform[5] | February 11,
1987  | March 7,
1987
3 |  | Philip Juico | July 23,
1987  | July 1,
1989
4 |  | Miriam Defensor Santiago
(1945–2016) | July 20,
1989  | January 4,
1990
5 |  | Florencio Abad
(born 1954) | January 4,
1990  | April 5,
1990
6 |  | Benjamin Leong | April 6,
1990  | June 30,
1992
7 |  | Ernesto Garilao | June 30,
1992  | June 30,
1998  | Fidel V. Ramos
8 |  | Horacio Morales
(1943–2012) | June 30,
1998  | February 11,
2001  | Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
9 |  | Hernani Braganza | February 12,
2001  | January 15,
2003
10 |  | Roberto Pagdanganan
(born 1946) | January 20,
2003  | January 20,
2004
–[a] |  | Jose Mari Ponce | February 20,
2004  | August 24,
2004
11 |  | Rene Villa | August 26,
2004  | September 27,
2004
Secretary of Land Reform[6] | September 27,
2004  | July 9,
2005
12 |  | Nasser Pangandaman | July 9,
2005  | August 23,
2005
(12) |  | Nasser Pangandaman | Secretary of Agrarian Reform[7] | August 23,
2005  | June 30,
2010
13 |  | Virgilio de los Reyes
[8] | June 30,
2010  | June 30,
2016  | Benigno Aquino III
–[b] |  | Rafael V. Mariano
(born 1956)
[9][10] | June 30,
2016  | September 6,
2017  | Rodrigo Duterte
–[c] |  | Rosalina Bistoyong
[11] | September 12,
2017  | November 30,
2017
–[a] |  | John Castriciones
(born 1962)
[12][13][14] | December 1,
2017  | March 22,
2018
14 | March 22,
2018  | October 14,
2021
–[a] |  | Bernie Cruz
[15] | October 28,
2021  | June 22,
2022
–[c] |  | David Erro
[16] | June 22,
2022  | June 30,
2022
15 |  | Conrado Estrella III
(born 1960) | June 30,
2022  | Incumbent  | Bongbong Marcos

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Acting secretary.
2. ^ Interim secretary.
3. ^ a b Officer in charge.

## References

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1. ^ Domingo, Katrina (June 8, 2022). "ABONO Party-list solon follows grandfather's footsteps as Marcos Jr's agrarian reform chief". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
2. ^ "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK IV/Chapter 2-Secretaries, Undersecretaries, and Assistant Secretaries]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. ^ Official Gazette Vol. 68, No. 21. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1972. pp. 4102–28.
4. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1397, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
5. ^ "Administrative Order No. 15, s. 1987". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
6. ^ "Executive Order No. 364, s. 2004". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
7. ^ "Executive Order No. 456, s. 2005". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
8. ^ "Appointments: June 30, 2010". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
9. ^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (June 30, 2016). "Duterte's Cabinet takes oath, holds first meeting". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
10. ^ Geronimo, Jee Y. (September 6, 2017). "CA rejects Rafael Mariano as agrarian reform secretary". Rappler. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
11. ^ Corrales, Nestor (September 11, 2017). "Duterte names DAR officer in charge". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
12. ^ Ranada, Pia (December 1, 2017). "Duterte appoints John Castriciones acting DAR secretary". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
13. ^ Musico, Jelly (April 11, 2018). "PRRD names Castriciones as new DAR chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022.
14. ^ Pedrajas, Joseph (October 14, 2021). "DAR Sec. Castriciones steps down for 2022 polls". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021.
15. ^ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (October 30, 2021). "Bernie Cruz named DAR acting chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
16. ^ Parrocha, Azer (June 23, 2022). "Duterte names new DAR, DENR OICs". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022.

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