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The Philippine secretary of national defense (Filipino: Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa) is the head of the Philippine Department of National Defense and a member of the president's Cabinet. [1] The current secretary is former Philippine House representative of the Tarlac's 1st congressional district Gilbert Teodoro. He assumed office on June 5 ...
Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco Teodoro Jr. PLH (born June 14, 1964), nicknamed Gilbert or Gibo (Tagalog:), [1] is a Filipino lawyer, politician and business executive who is the incumbent Secretary of National Defense under the Marcos Jr. administration since 2023.
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 [3] of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935, [4] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
Agency/Department Date Replaced by Jose Faustino Jr. Secretary: Department of National Defense: January 9, 2023 Carlito Galvez Jr. Clarita Carlos: National Security Adviser National Security Council: January 14, 2023 Eduardo Año: Eduardo Punay (OIC) Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Development: January 31, 2023 Rex Gatchalian
Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in April 2022 Lorenzana with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in April 2022 After Rodrigo Duterte won the 2016 presidential election , Lorenzana was named as the incoming Secretary of National Defense . [ 7 ]
Pages in category "Secretaries of national defense of the Philippines" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines' external defense and progress on a proposed military intelligence ...
On January 9, 2023, Galvez accepted the appointment as senior undersecretary and officer-in-charge of Department of National Defense by President Bongbong Marcos. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] His time as officer-in-charge ended on June 5 upon the appointment of Gilbert Teodoro as Secretary of National Defense .