Cabinet Secretary (Philippines)

Office of the Cabinet Secretary
Tanggapan ng Kalihim ng Gabinete
Cabinet overview
Formed 22 December 1986
Cabinet executive

The Office of the Cabinet Secretary (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Kalihim ng Gabinete) or simply Cabinet Secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines who provides support to the President, and who facilitates the exchange of information, as well as the discussion and resolution of issues among the other Cabinet members. He or she also acts as a coordinator and integrator of the initiatives of the President.[1] The Office of the Cabinet Secretary was created through Executive Order No. 237, s. 1987.

History

The position of Cabinet Secretary traces its origins to the War Cabinet of the Commonwealth government-in-exile, when Col. Manuel Nieto was appointed Secretary to the Cabinet by President Manuel L. Quezon in Asheville, NC.[2] Under President Carlos P. Garcia, a Cabinet Secretariat was formally established as an attached agency of the Executive Office headed by the Executive Secretary. Under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, it was transferred to the Office of the Prime Minister.

Following the People Power Revolution, the Cabinet Secretariat was reestablished through Executive Order No. 237, s. 1987 signed by President Corazon Aquino. It was renamed to the Office of the Cabinet Secretary by President Benigno Aquino III on October 31, 2012 through Executive Order no. 99. He reinstated the Office of the Cabinet Secretary as independent of the Presidential Management Staff, similar to its original mandate in 1987. The Cabinet Secretary has also been given cabinet rank and staff support.[3]

Powers and Functions

According to Section 2 of Executive Order No. 99, the powers and functions of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary are as follows:[4]

“ Sec. 2. Powers and Functions

a. Facilitate the identification of a list of priority areas and outcome-based targets in the Social Contract and PDP 2011-2016, in consultation with the Cabinet Clusters, for final approval of the President;
b. Recommend to the President an annual detailed and measurable performance and projects roadmap that will facilitate outputs of the targets against priorities, in close coordination with the concerned agencies;
c. Ensure the timely execution and monitor the significant impact of the targets under the annual performance and projects roadmap, and re-align targets when needed;
d. Represent the President in meetings and such other fora in order to expedite inter-agency action towards the achievement of the targets identified in the performance and projects roadmap;
e. Assist in providing timely and organized information to the Cabinet on issues and problems submitted for decision and action; and
f. Perform such other functions as may be necessary and incidental to the attainment of its objectives or as may be assigned by the President.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.gov.ph/2012/10/31/executive-order-no-99-s-2012/
  2. ↑ http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/exec/bsaiii/cabinet/the-cabinet-secretary/
  3. ↑ http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/exec/bsaiii/cabinet/the-cabinet-secretary/
  4. ↑ http://www.gov.ph/2012/10/31/executive-order-no-99-s-2012/

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