Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership , Paula Defensor, Philippine Minister

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Republic of the Philippines/ Repúblika ñg Filipinas (Female Suffrage 1937) Spanish Rule till 1898, US-Rule 1898-1946, Independent 1946

Philippine Ministers:

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1948-54 Commissioner of Social Welfare Asunción Arriola Perez 1949-54 Cabinet MemberBetween 1941-44 Lieutenant Colonel in the resistance movement in Pacific War. She lived (1895-1967)

1954-55 Administrator of Social Welfare Welfare Pacita Madrigal WarnsSenator 1955-61 and among others Chairperson of the Social Justice Committee. She lived (1915-2008).

1957-61 Administrator of Social Welfare Ampora Villamor

1961 Administrator of Social Welfare Tecla San Andres-Ziga Senator 1963-69. (b. 1906-..).

1964-69 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pura Santillan-CastrenceAn author, she worked in the Foreign Ministry from the 1940's and Minister to West Germany 1959-64. She lived (1905-2007).

1972-78 Secretary of Social Affairs Estefania Aldaba-Lim She lived (1917-2006)

1975-77 Commissioner of National Integration Moma Sinsuat

1978-84 Secretary of Resettlement Imelda Ramúaldez Marcos1978-83 Secretary of Ecology1982-84 Member of Executive Council of Cabinet1992 and 1998 Presidential CandidateBetween 1975-86 Governor of Manila, 1987-1993 Leader New Society Movement Party. Married to President Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled as a dictator for many years until 1987. (b. 1927-)

1978-86 Secretary of Social Affairs and Development Sylvia P. Montes

1981-82 Undersecretary of Social Security and Development Carmencita ReyesSince 1998 Governor of Marinduque.

Around 1982 Undersecretary of Budget Dakila Fonancier

Around 1982 Undersecretary of Education and Culture Helena Benitez

Around 1982 Undersecretary of Education and Culture Felicita G. Bardino

Around 1982 Undersecretary of Tourism Dolores Sison

Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Aurora B. Marcos

Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Josefina A. Saldana

Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Nelia T. Gonzales

Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Social Service and Development Rosita L. Fundevilla

1986-92 Executive President and Head of the Cabinet Maria Corazón Cojuangco Aquino(25.2-30-6)Leader of the opposition after the murder of her husband Ninoi Aquino in 1986, 1998 among the senior advisors of the new President Estrada. Born Maria Corazón Sumulong Cojungaco, and mother of 4 children. She lived (1933-2009)

1986-87 Secretary of Economic Planning Solita “Winnie” Collas-Monsod1987-89 Cabinet Minister, Director General for the National Economic and Development Department.

1986-90 Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports Lourdes Sevilla QuisumbungBetween 1990-92 Ambassador and Secretary General of UNESCO National Commission in the Philippines and Member of the Executive Board in Paris.

1986-89? Secretary of Social Services Dr. Minita Pardo de Tavera

1986-89? Cabinet Minister, Head of President's Commission on Human Rights Mary Concepçion Bautista

1986-87 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Leticita Ramos-ShahaniBetween 1975-78 Ambassador to Rumania, Hungary and German Democratic Republic, 1978-80 to Australia, 1981-86 Assistant Secretary General to The UN for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. 1987-99 Senator and Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, 1993-96 President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Her brother, Fidel Ramos, was President 1992-98. (b. 1929-)

1986-92 Assistant Scretary of Finance Juanita Dy Amatong1992-95 and 2001-03 Undersecretary of Finance 2002-03 First Undersecretary of Finance 2003-05 Secretary of FinanceLater Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank. 1987-89 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo1989-92 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry1998-2001 Executive Vice-President1998-2000  Secretary of Social Development and Welfare2001-10Executive President (20.01-)

2002 Minister of Foreign Affairs2003 Minister of Defence 2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-07 Minister of DefenceGloria Arroyo was Senator 1992-98. The President charged her with the leadership of the Cabinet Meetings, but in 2000 she resigned from the cabinet after accusations against President Estrada for corruption. Daughter of the late President Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangeline Macaraeg-Macapagal, mother of two sons and a daughter (b. 1947-)

1987-82 Assistant Secretary Lirio Abuyan

1987-8 Executive Secretary to President Luz Cleta Reyes-BakunawaThe executive secretary in charge of the Cabinet and the highest ranking Secretary, whose office is placed in the Office of the President. Member of the House of Representatives 1988-98.

1987-89 Undersecretary of Tourism Narzalina Lim1989-92 Secretary of Tourism1993-98 Undersecretary of Tourism

1987-1993 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Amelia C. Ancog1993-2000 Undersecretary of Science and Technology1995 and 1996 Acting Secretary of Science and Technology(b.1933-).

1987-92 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Corazon Alma C. de Leon1992 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development1992-95 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development  

1987-88 Assistant Secretary of Education Patricia Sto. Tomas  2001-06 Secretary of Labour and Employment Patricia Aragon Santo Tomas was Administrator of DOEA/DDLE 1982-87 and 1988. Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission 1988-95 and Chairperson of the Board of Development Bank of the Philippines since 2006.

1987-90 Chairperson of the Cabinet Commission of Immigration and Deportation Maria Defensor SantiagoAround 1990 Undersecretary of Agricultural Reform 1992 and 1998 Presidential CandidateSince 1991 Chairperson of People’s Reform Party

1989-91 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Emilia T. Boncodin1991-98 Undersecretary of Budget and Management1998 and 2001-05 Secretary of Budget and Management

1990-91 Assistant Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Elisea G. Gozun2002-04 Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources From 1991-2002 Bebet Gozun, as she is also known, worked in various private companies. (b. 1952-)

1992-92 Secretary of Labour Marie Nieves E. Confessor

1992-93 Presidential Spokesperson Anabella T. Abaya1992-96 Leader of President's Management Staff of the National Security Council

1992-98 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Leticia A. Moises

1992-98 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Flora C. Euremio

1992-96 Undersecretary of Tourism (Guiller)mina Gabor1996-98 Secretary of Tourism

1992-98 Undersecretary of Transportation and Communication Josefina Trinidad-Lichauco1998 Acting Secretary of Transportation and Communication2000-01 Undersecretary of Transportation and Communication

Before 1992 Assistant Secretary of Industry Lilia R. Bautista Until 1992 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry 1992 Acting of Trade and Industry2000-2001 Senior Undersecretary of Trade and Industry, Special Trade NegotiatorChairperson of the Securities and Exchange CommissionAmbassador and Permanent Representative to WHO, ILO and other international Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland 1992-99. From 2004 Ambassador to Belgium, EU etc.

1993-98 Undersecretary of Agrarian Reform Corazun del Rosarie

1995-96 and 1998 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Lilian Laigo

1996 Acting Secretary of Tourism Evelyn B. PantrigCa. 1996-2009 Undersecretary of Tourism

1995-2001 1. Undersecretary of Science and Technology Estrella F. Alabastro2001-10 Secretary of Science and TechnologyIn 1998 the department had two female undersecretaries and two female assistant secretaries. Only the Secretary was a man.

1995-96 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for America Alicia C. Ramos2002-03 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asean 2003-05 (†) Asistant Secretary of Foreign Affirs for Asian and Pacific AffairsAmbassador to Romania 1990-93, Singapore, 1993-95 and New Zealand 1996-2002, she was murdered in her home, and lived (1960-2005).

1996-98 and 1998-99 Secretary of Health Carmencita Reodica

1996-98 Cabinet Member Amina Rasul-Bernado1996-99 Presidential Advisor for Youth Affairs

1997-2002 and 2009-10 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Rosario G. ManaloBetween 1981-87 Ambassador to the European Communities, 1990-95 to France, 1995-97 to Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 2005-06.

Ca.1997-2001 Undersecretary of Finance Milwida M. Guevarra

Ca.1997-2000 Undersecretary of Finance Maria Cecilia G. Soriano

1997-2000 Assistant Secretary of Industry and Trade Edsel T. Custodio

1997-2009 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Zenaida Cuison-Maglaya

Ca.1997-98 Chairperson and Director of the Economic Zone Authority Lilia B. de Lima

Until 1997 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Erlinda F. BasiloAmbassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuenia since 1997 and later Head of the Foreign Affairs Institute.

1997-2001 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Luwalhati F. Pablo2001-10 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development2006 Acting Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

1998 Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Erlinda C. Perifanco1998-99 Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sport

1998-2001 Secretary of Tourism Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz-AranetaResigned during the protests against President Estrada, who was accused of corruption. In 1964 she was Miss International as the first Asian winner of the Beauty Contest.

1998-2001 Member of the Cabinet and Chief of Presidential Legal Council Henrietta Demetrieou

1998-2000 Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Secretary Leonora Vazques-De Jesus2000-01 Secretary of Housing2001-04 Officer-in-Charge of the Housing and Urban Development Coordination CouncilResigned during the protests against President Estrada

1998-99 Assistant of the President for Agrarian and Legal Reforms Milagros A. German

1998-2000 Undersecretary of Budget and Management Irene G. Paleja

1998-2009 Undersecretary of Health Milagros L. Fernandez

1998-2009 Undersecretary of Health Margarita M. Galon

1998-2000 Undersecretary of Health Teresita Dela Cruz

1998-99 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Milagros I. LlanesIn 1998 both the secretary (Gloria Arrayo), the two undersecretaries and the two assistant secretaries were women.

1998-2009 1. Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Belinda C. Manahan

1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Marinela R Castillo

1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ofelia B. Castaño Ambassador to Turkey from 2000.

1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zenaida Tarcorda Rabago Later Consul General to Vancuver in Canada.

Ca. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs Luz R. Palacios

Ca. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asean Affairs Emelinda D. Pineda

1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Government Yolanda Maria L. de Leon

1998-2009 Assistant Secretary of National Defence Leticia A. Gloria

1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Cynthia G. Castel2000-09 Undersecretary of Budget and Management

1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Narcisa O. Santos

1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Laura B. Pascua 2004-05 Undersecretary of Budget and Management

1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Energy Flordeliza M. Andres

1998-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Ma. Eleanor F. Dela Cruz

1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Justice Elvira P. Atanacio

1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita D. Lucas

1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Lydia G. Tansinsin

1998-2001 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Imelda D. Rodriguez

1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Celia C. Yangco 2004-10 1. Undersecretary of Social Welfare2005 and 2010 Acting Secretary of Social Welfare and Developmen

1998-2009 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Rhoda F. Yap

1998-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Ma. Theresia I. Martinez

1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Transportation and Communication Teresitia S. Valdez

1999-2009 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry Nelly F. Villafuerte Afterwards Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank.

1999-2002 Undersecretary of Health Susan Pineda-Mercado

1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Rosalinda V. TironaAmbassador to India, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam ca. 1987-98 and to Tanzania and Burundi, Comoros, Dhjibuti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia,  and Uganda.

Ca. 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Milagros R. Perez Later Consul General to Milano, Italy.

Ca. 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Finance Lily K. Gruba2000-02 Undersecretary of Finance

1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Public Works and Highways Linda M. Templo

1999 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Carmela I. Torres

1999-2002 Assistant Secretary of Transportation and Communication Estelita G. Adriano

1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Fe A. Hidalgo2004-06 Undersecretary of Education2006-07 Acting Secretary of Education

1999-2001 Assistant Secretary of Health Cecilia Banca-Santos

1999-2009 Assistant Secretary of Health Zenaida O. Ludovice

1999-2002 First Undersecretary of Labour and Employment Rosalinda D. Baldoz

1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Reydeluz D. Conferido 2009-10 Under Secretary of Labour and Employment

1999-2001 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Felicidad I. Villareal

1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Gloria S. Mallane

1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Ruth E. Layug2000-02 Assistant Secretary of Tourism 2001 Acting Secretary of Tourism2002-09 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Gloria S. Mallane

1999-2000 Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Press Secretary Rosario P. Dizon

1999-2004 Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Press Secretary Carmen S. Suva 2004-09 Undersecretary in the Press Office

2000-01 Secretary of Social Welfare Dulce SasuinsagResigned during the protests against the regime of President Estrada in January 2001.

2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Lourdes G. Balanon 2004-09 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development

2000-02 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Maria Celia H. Fernandez

2000-10 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Evelyn V. Guerrero

2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Environment and National Resources Paula P. Defensor

2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Victoria S. Bataclan

2000-01 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Administration Carolina Z. Mangwang

2000-2001 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Flordeliz S. Melendez

2001-05 and 2010-10Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Dinky Juliano-SolimanHer full name is Corazon Julian N. Soliman

2001-04 Member of the Cabinet and Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff Victoria Garchitorena

2001-05 Member of the Cabinet and Leader of the National Anti-Powerty Commission Teresita Ging Quintos Deles Senior Presidential Advisor until her resignation.

2001-09 Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration Susanja Vargas

2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Agrarian Reform Antoniette R. Raquiza

2001-02 Undersecretary of Agriculture Demaree J.B. Raval

2001-02 Undersecretary of Agriculture Arsenia M. Balisacan

2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Maria Theresa C. Capellan

2001-09 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Marina Lourdes G. De Vera

2001-04 Assistant Secretary of Environment and National Resources Mylene G. Albano

2001-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Belen F. Anotna

2001-04 Undersecretary of Justice Manuela T. Teehankee

2001-09 Assistant Secretary of the Press Office Carolina Z. Mangawang

2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Health Cecilia Banca-Santos  

2002-03 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for International Economic Relations2003-04 Secretary of Foreign Affairs2004-05 Presidential Advisor for Multilateral Cooperation and Development and Natural Resources Delia Domingo AlbertA career diplomat since 1967 among others as Ambassador to Australia, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu and the ASEAN, Ambassador to Germany since 2005. (b. 1942-).

2002-10 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Belinda A. Gonzales

2002-05 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Blanquita Bautista

2002-09 Undersecretary of Finance Nieves L. Osorio

2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lourdes G. Morales From 2004 Ambassador to Cyprus.

2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Minerva Jean A. Falcon From 2004 Ambassador to Germany

2002-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Jocelyn G. Alvarado

2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Trade of Industry Minerva P. Franco

2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communication Lydia S. Malvar

2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communication Delia R. Hoy-Ganden

2003-04 Undersecretary of Interior and Local Government 2004 Undersecretary of Justice's 2004 and 2007 Acting Secretary of Justice 2007-09 Solicitor General2009 Acting Secretary of Justice Agnes V.S.T. DevanaderaCandidate for a seat in the Supreme Court in 2009.

2004 Acting Secretary of Justice Maria Mereditas N. GutierrezShe was Undersecretary of Justice from before  2003. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel from 2004.

2004-09 Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission Fe Barin

2004-05 Secretary General of the National Anti-Poverty Commission Imelda M. Nicolas A Senior Presidential Advisor until her resignation.

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita R. Domingo

2004-98 Assistant Secretary of Justice Lydia D. Resurreccion

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Maria Theresa I. Martinez

Ca. 2002-09 Undersecretary of Social Welfare for Muslim Affairs Bai Omera H. Dianalan-Lucman

2004-09 Undersecretary of Finance Maria Gracia P. Tan

2004-10 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Sonia C. Brady

2004-09 Undersecretary of Education Bai Sandra S. Ampatuan Sema

2004-09 Undersecretary of Science and Technology Eriberta B. Nepomuceno

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Susan O. CastrenceFormer Consul General, Toronto, Canada

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teresita VG BarsanaFormer Consul General in the Netherlands

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ophelia A. GonzalesFormer Consul General to Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Schleswig Holstein,Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Sachsen Anhalt in Germany.

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for United Nations Maria Lourdes V. Ramiro-LopezFormer UN-Official

2004-09 Assistant Secreary of Social Welfare and Development Alicia R. Bala

2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Health Dolores C. Castillo

2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Analiza R. Teh

2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Energy Griselda J.G. Bausa

2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Maripaz L. Perez

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Agrarian Reform Rosalita T. Nunez

2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Carissa P. Cruz

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry and Chief of Staff Arlene Mendoza

2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communications Cecilia V. Reyes

2006-10 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Dr. Esperanza Cabral2010 Secretary of Health

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Emilia Cruz

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Maria Teresa Habitan

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Maria Lourdes Recente

2009-10 Undersecretary of Agrarian Reform Rosalina L. Bistoyong

2009-10 Under Secretary of Health Ethlyn P. Nieto

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Margarita M. Galon

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Paulyn Rean R. Ubial

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Lydia Fernandez

2009-10 Under Secretary of Justice Linda L. Malaneb-Hornilla

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita R: Domingo

2009-10 Under Secretary of Energy Loreta G. Ayson

2009-10 Under Secretary of Environment and National Resources Mary Ann Lucille L. Sering

2009-10 Under Secretary of Environment and National Resources Teresita Samon Castillo

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Government Encarnacion G. Blanco

2009-10 Under Secretary of Labour and Employment Carmelita M. Pineda

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Luzuiminda G. Padilla

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Lourdes M. Trasmonte

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment  Rebecca J. Caezado

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Maria Teresa Soriano

2009-10 Assistant Secretary Public Works and Highways Maria Catalin E. Cabral

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Dr. Carol M. Yorobe

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Maria Lourdes P. Orijola

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Florita R. Villar

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Parisya M. Taradji

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Maria Theresa M. Alano

2009-10 Under Secretary of Tourism Cynthia L. Carrion

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Janet Rita B. Lazatin

2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development

2010 Acting Secretary of Education Mona Valisno

2010 Undersecretary of Education Vilma Labrador

2010 Under Secretary of Finance Crisanta S. Legazpi

2010 Under Secretary of Finance Estela V. Sales

2010- Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima

2010- Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Baldoz

2010- Cabinet Member and Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles

2010- Head of the Commission on Higher Education Patricia Licuanan

2010- Chief of the Presidential Management Staff Julia Abad

 

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