The secretary of human settlements and urban development (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran) is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.
| Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran | |
.svg) Official seal of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development | |
since May 23, 2025 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | At the president's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Eduardo del Rosario |
| Formation | January 1, 2020 |
| Website | www |
The current secretary is Jose Ramon Aliling.
Functions
editThe Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development has the following functions:[1]
- Advise the president on housing, human settlements, and rural and urban development;
- Establish policies and standards for the department's operations;
- Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances;
- Exercise control, supervision, and disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department and the attached agencies;
- Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors;
- Coordinate with other agencies and instrumentalities of the government for the implementation of housing and urban development programs;
- Formulate rules and regulations and exercise other powers for the implementation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Act; and
- Perform other functions provided by law or assigned by the president.
The Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development is also a voting member of the National Economic and Development Authority and the governing boards of the Climate Change Commission, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the National Land Use Committee.[1]
List of secretaries
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
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Eduardo del Rosario (born 1956) [2] |
January 2, 2020 |
June 30, 2022 |
Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | 
|
Melissa Ardanas Officer in Charge |
June 30, 2022 |
July 29, 2022 |
Bongbong Marcos |
| 2 | 
|
Jose Acuzar (born 1955) [3] |
July 29, 2022 |
May 22, 2025 | |
| 3 | .jpg)
|
Jose Ramon Aliling | May 23, 2025 |
Incumbent |
References
edit- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 11201". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public ___domain.
- ^ "Duterte names heads of Housing Department, PHL Space Agency". GMA News. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Businessman Jose Acuzar named new Housing secretary". CNN Philippines. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
