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Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro, FSC (born December 24, 1961 in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines) is a Filipino Lasallian Brother, who is the currentsecretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines. Luistro entered De La Salle Scholasticate (the center for academic training of De La Salle Brothers)[1] in Manila on April 1979 while he was studying in De La Salle University (DLSU).[2] He received the religious habit of thecongregation on October 1981 at the La Salle Novitiate in Lipa. He professed his first religious vows on October 1982, and his final vows on May 1988.[3] He started teaching as a religion teacher at De La Salle Lipa in 1983. He was made provincial of the De La Salle Brothers Philippine District on April 1997, a post he held until 2003.[3][4][5][6] On August 26, 2000, Luistro co-founded the De La Salle Catholic University of Manado, currently known asDe La Salle University, in Indonesia with Josef Suwatan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Manado.[4][7] On April 2004,[3] he succeeded Andrew Gonzalez as the president of De La Salle University System, consequently making him the president of eight De La Salle institutions. [8] He worked into establishing De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) which replaced the system.[9] The DLSP National Mission Council appointed him DLSP President and Chief Executive Officer on November 29, 2005.[10] He was appointed as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines since June 30, 2010, [11][12] becoming the second De La Salle brother to hold the postthe other was Gonzalez who was in office from 1998 to 2001.[6][13] Luistro has the least net worth among Aquino's cabinet. He had 89,000 (US$2,060).[14] In contrast, the richestCesar Purisima who is Secretary of Financehad 252 million (US$5.84 million).[14][15] The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have expressed skepticism over Luistro's stand on sex education citing his religious background.[16]Nevertheless, the Department of Education has included sex education in its curriculum for grade 5 to fourth year high school. Roman Catholicgroups have criticized it for allegedly not covering the emotional, psychological and spiritual dimensions of sexuality. [17] Luistro is a major proponent of the K+12 Basic Education Program in the Philippines. The program seeks to add two years to the current 10-yearbasic education curriculum.[18][19] Numerous parties have opposed the plan including Ateneo de Manila University President Bienvenido Nebres andprogressive groups of students, teachers and parents.[20]
Benigno Aquino III Dr. Fred Atkinson January 21, 1901 http://www.deped.gov.ph
The Secretary of Education (Filipino: Kalihim ng Edukasyon) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Education. The current Secretary is Armin Luistro.
Under Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo, supervision on schools and basic education was put under the Department of the Interior.
First Republic
The Department of Public Instruction was established in January 1901 upon the recommendation of the Taft Commission, with Dr. Fred Atkinson as the first General Superintendent. In 1916, the post was renamed as the Secretary of Public Instruction. The position was held by Americans until the proclamation of the Philippine Commonwealth.
Insular Government
(American occupation)
1 Sergio Osmea
[A]
Manuel Quezon
[1]
Commonwealth
2 Jorge Bocobo
3 Sergio Osmea
[A]
Secretary of Public Instruction and Information Sergio Osmea 4 Carlos P. Romulo October 1944 February 1945
[2]
Commissioner of Education, Health and Public Welfare N/A Claro M. Recto 1942 October 1943 Japanese occupation
Minister of Education Jos P. Laurel Camilo Osas October 1943 February 1945
[3]
Second Republic
Secretaries of Instruction
5 Maximo Kalaw
7 Francisco Benitez
January 3, 1946
July 4, 1946
Secretaries of Education
April 17, 1948 Third Republic September 20, 1948 Elpidio Quirino
[5]
9 Prudencio Langcauon
September 1948
10 Pablo Lorenzo
April 3, 1951
11 Teodoro Evangelista
13 Pastor Endencia
Ramon Magsaysay
[6]
July 1, 1954
September 2, 1957
16 Manuel Lim
September 3, 1957
17 Daniel Salcedo
1959
September 4, 1962
19 Jose Tuason
September 5, 1962
Diosdado Macapagal
[8]
20 Alejandro Roces
September 7, 1965
21 Carlos P. Romulo
22 Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel
June 1978
Juan Manuel
June 1978
June 1979
February 1981
Ministers of Education, Culture and Sports Fourth Republic * Onofre Corpuz September 11, 1982 January 1984
24 Jaime Laya
January 1984
February 1986
25 Lourdes Quisumbing
February 1986
December 1989
Corazon Aquino
[10]
26 Isidro Cario
January 3, 1990
27 Armand Fabella
July 1, 1992
28 Ricardo Gloria
July 7, 1994
December 1997
Fidel V. Ramos
[11]
29 Erlinda Pefianco
30
[12]
31 Raul Roco
Gloria Macapagal
[13]
Raul Roco
August 2002
32 Edilberto de Jesus
July 8, 2005
July 8, 2005
Fe Hidalgo (OIC)
October 3, 2006
33 Jesli Lapus
October 4, 2006
34 Mona Valisno
Present
Onofre D. Corpuz