Department of National Defense (Philippines)

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Department of
National Defense

Established:	December 21, 1935
Organized:	November 1, 1939
Secretary:	Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr.
Budget:	P46.0 billion (2005 official)
Website:	www.dnd.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of National Defense (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa), abbreviated as DND is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for guarding the country against external and internal threats to its national peace and security. The Department of National Defense exercises executive supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), and the Government Arsenal (GA).

It is headed by the Secretary of National Defense, who is a member of the President's Cabinet. The current Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Contents 1 History 2 List of Secretaries/Commissioners/Ministers of National Defense 3 Organization 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The Department of National Defense was formally organized on November 1, 1939 pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 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 21, 1935 and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.

[edit] List of Secretaries/Commissioners/Ministers of National Defense

Name	Term of Office	President(s) Served Under
Teofilo Sison	November 1, 1939 – July 15, 1941	Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel L. Quezon	July 16 – December 10, 1941	In concurrent capacity as President
Jorge B. Vargas*	December 11 – December 22, 1941	Manuel L. Quezon
Basilio J. Valdes	December 23, 1941 – February 6, 1945	Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmena
Tomas Cabili	February 27 – July 11, 1945	Sergio Osmeña
Alfredo Montelibano	July 12, 1945 – May 27, 1946	Sergio Osmeña
Ruperto K. Kangleon	May 28, 1946 – August 31, 1950	Manuel Roxas, Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay	September 1, 1950 – February 28, 1953	Elpidio Quirino
Oscar T. Castelo	March 1 – December 19, 1953	Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay	January 1 – May 14, 1954	In concurrent capacity as President
Sotero B. Cabahug	May 14, 1954 – January 2, 1956	Ramon Magsaysay
Eulogio B. Balao	January 3, 1956 – August 28, 1957	Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia
Jesus M. Vargas	August 28, 1957 – May 18, 1959	Carlos P. Garcia
Alejo S. Santos	June 11, 1959 – December 3, 1961	Carlos P. Garcia
Macario Peralta, Jr.	January 1, 1962 – December 30, 1965	Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand E. Marcos	December 31, 1965 – January 20, 1967	In concurrent capacity as President
Ernesto S. Mata	January 21, 1967 – February 3, 1970	Ferdinand E. Marcos
Juan Ponce Enrile	February 9, 1970 – August 27, 1971	Ferdinand E. Marcos
Ferdinand E. Marcos	August 28, 1971 – January 3, 1972	In concurrent capacity as President
Juan Ponce Enrile	January 4, 1972 – November 23, 1986	Ferdinand E. Marcos, Corazon Aquino
Rafael M. Ileto	November 23, 1986 – January 21, 1988	Corazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos	January 22, 1988 – July 18, 1991	Corazon Aquino
Renato S.De Villa	July 20, 1991 – September 15, 1997	Corazon Aquino, Fidel V. Ramos
Fortunato Abat	September 16, 1997 – June 30, 1998	Fidel V. Ramos
Orlando S. Mercado	July 1, 1999 – January 19, 2001	Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Eduardo R. Ermita*	January 22 – March 18, 2001	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Angelo T. Reyes	March 19, 2001 – August 29, 2003	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	September 1 – October 2, 2003	In concurrent capacity as President
Eduardo R. Ermita	October 3, 2003 – August 24, 2004	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Avelino J. Cruz, Jr.	August 25, 2004 – November 30, 2006	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	November 30, 2006 – February 1, 2007	In concurrent capacity as President
Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr.	February 1, 2007 – Present	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

(*) Acting Capacity

[edit] Organization

[edit] References

• Past Secretaries of National Defense. Department of National Defense of the Philippines. Retrieved on April 5, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Armed Forces of the Philippines Website