Department of National Defense (Philippines)

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Department of
National Defense

Seal of the Department of National Defense
Established: March 22, 1897
Re-established: December 21, 1935
Organized: November 1, 1939
Secretary: Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.
Budget: P49.342 billion (2007)
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 Gilbert Teodoro Jr.

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[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/Liaison of National Defense

Name Term of Office President(s) Served Under
Emiliano Riego de Dios March 22 – November 1, 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo
Baldomero Aguinaldo July 15, 1898 – May 6, 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo
Mariano Trias May 7, 1899 – November 12, 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo
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
Manuel A. Roxas December 23, 1941 – January 3, 1942 Manuel L. Quezon
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 June 30, 1998 – January 19, 2001 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Orlando S. Mercado January 22 – January 25, 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 – July 1, 2007 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Norberto B. Gonzales* July 1 – August 3, 2007 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. August 3, 2007 – Present Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

(*) Acting Capacity

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