Secretary of Agrarian Reform

According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary: • Advise the president on matters under a department's jurisdiction; • Establish the policies and standards for a department's operation; • Promulgate rules and regulations; • Promulgate administrative issuances; • Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under a secretary; • Appoint officers and employees in a department; • Exercise jurisdiction over a department's bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations; • Delegate authority to officers and employees; • Perform other functions provided by law. ==List==

Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1971–1978) Minister of Agrarian Reform (1978–1987) President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1397 on June 2, 1978, converting all departments into ministries headed by ministers. Secretary of Agrarian Reform (1987–2004) President Corazon Aquino issued Administrative Order No. 15 on February 11, 1987, converting all ministries into departments headed by secretaries. Secretary of Land Reform (2004–2005) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 364 on September 27, 2004, renaming the Department of Agrarian Reform into the Department of Land Reform. Secretary of Agrarian Reform (from 2005) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 456 on August 23, 2005, renaming the Department of Land Reform back to the Department of Agrarian Reform. == Notes ==