People

Current DA-Secretary: Bernie Fondevilla

Secretaries/Ministers/Administrators of Agriculture

Term started Term finished Name

Secretaries of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1917 1921 Galicano Apacible
1921 1923 Rafael Corpuz
1923 1928 Silvestre Apostol
1928 1932 Rafael Alunan
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce
1932 1932
Rafael Alunan
1932
1942 1945 Vacant, 'World War II
Secretaries of Finance, Agriculture and Commerce
1942 1944 Andres Soriano
Administrators of National Corn and Rice Administration
1943 1945 Manuel Roxas
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce
1944 1944 Manuel Nieto
Secretaries of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce
1945 1945 Delfin Jaranilla
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce
1933 1934 Vicente Singson Encarnacion
1935 1938 Eulogio Rodriguez
1938 1941 Benigno Q. Aquino
1941 1942 Rafael Alunan
1945 1946 Vicente Singson Encarnacion
1946 1947 Mariano Garchitorena
Secretaries of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1947 1948 Mariano Garchitorena
1948 1950 Placido L. Mapa
1950 1953 Fernando Lopez
1953 1953 Placido L. Mapa
1953 1955 Salvador Araneta
1955 1960 Juan G. Rodriguez
1960 1961 Cesar Fortich
1961 1961 Jose Locsin
1962 1963 Benjamin M. Gozon
1963 1965 Jose Y. Feliciano
1965 1971 Fernando Lopez
1971 May 1974 Arturo R. Tanco, Jr.
Ministers of Agriculture
May 1974 1984 Arturo R. Tanco, Jr.
1984 1986 Salvador H. Escudero III
1986 1986 Ramon V. Mitra, Jr.
Secretaries of Agriculture
1986 1987 Ramon V. Mitra, Jr.
1987 1989 Carlos G. Dominguez
1989 1992 Senen C. Bacani
1992 1996 Roberto S. Sebastian
1996 June 1998 Salvador H. Escudero III
June 1998 May 1999 William D. Dar
May 1999 January 2001 Edgardo J. Angara, Jr.
January 2001 March 2001 Domingo F. Panganiban
March 2001 December 2002 Leonardo Q. Montemayor
December 2002 August 2004 Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr.
August 2004 July 2005 Arthur C. Yap
July 2005 May 3, 2006 Domingo F. Panganiban
May 3, 2006 2009 Arthur C. Yap

Laws
RA 3435 – AFMA Law of 1999, Edgardo J.Angara
Republic Act No. 10068 - An Act Providing For the Development and Promotion of Organic
Agriculture in the Philippines and for other Purposes, Organic Certification Center of the
Philippines
 
Public Law Act 480 - genetic resource improvement program for cattle and small ruminants
Adminsitrative Order No. 17 Series of 2007 – Comprehensive Swine Farm Inspection (FIS)

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) - is a systematic preventive approach to

food safety and pharmaceutical safety that addresses physical, chemical, and biological hazards
as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection.

Administrative Order No. 23 Series of 2002, provisions of Act No. 3639 and Executive Order
No. 292 (Administrative Code of 187 - revised Rules and Regulations on the Importation of
Game fowls into the Philippines