Ramon Paje

Ramon Paje

Secretary of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Horacio Ramos
Succeeded by	Gina Lopez
Undersecretary of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Personal details
Born	November 27
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Ramón Jesús P. Paje is a Filipino civil servant. He was the 19th secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. Prior to his appointment, he was DENR Undersecretary for Field Operations and Executive Director of the Minerals Development Council under the Office of the President in concurrent capacity.

Education and early career

A holder of a doctorate degree in public administration and a top-rank Career Executive Service Officer (CESO I), Paje's appointment marks the second time in the DENR's 23-year history to have the proverbial "bottom-to-top" success by a rank-and-file employee.

Fresh from college, Paje began his civil service career in 1982 as a junior forester conducting field inspection of reforestation projects of then Bureau of Forest Development (now the Forest Management Bureau), then rose from the ranks serving the environment and natural resources sector in various capacities, including undersecretary for environment and programs development, assistant secretary for management services, director for human resources development, among others.

Paje is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna (UPLB). He finished his M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning and Doctor of Public Administration at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. He has a Certificate on Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Awards

In 1996, the newly installed DENR chief received the following awards: Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) from the Philippine Jaycees, Outstanding Professional of the Philippines from the Professional Regulation Commission, and the Outstanding Alumnus in Government Service from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. In 1999, he was the Dr. Jose Rizal "Huwarang Pilipino Awardee" for public service given by the Parangal ng Bayan Awards Foundation.^[1]

Family

Ramón Paje is married to Joseliza Santos, with whom he has two children.

As DENR Secretary

Undersecretary Paje took over the helm of the Environment Department from Horacio Ramos. It was earlier speculated that Ramos will be retained for one year after the ban on appointing defeated candidates has been lifted and senatorial bet Neric Acosta can replace him. His environmental policy is very much criticized by numerous environmental and human rights organizations, both local and international, due to his pro-mining stance and pro-big business agenda. Numerous environmental certificates were awarded by him to big business ventures without any study and analysis made. Numerous mining firms under his administration also blossomed, resulting to environmental destruction in various locations in the country, especially in provinces where indigenous peoples had ancestral domains. His actions in the helm of the DENR also resulted into the establishment of various coal-powered plants despite vocally mandating his renewable energy agenda. Despite this, he finished his term without being taken out by President Noynoy Aquino.^[2]

References

↑ "Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Profile". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
↑ Profile of Aquino’s Cabinet members Archived July 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.

Preceded by Horacio Ramos	Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources 2010 – 2016	Succeeded by Gina Lopez

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet

Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa Jr. (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary for Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary for Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (June 30, 2010–November 4, 2012) Jericho Petilla (November 4, 2012–April 30, 2015) Zenaida Monsada (July 2, 2015–June 30, 2016)

Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (June 30, 2010–February 23, 2011) Albert del Rosario (February 24, 2011–March 7, 2016) Jose Rene Almendras (March 8, 2016–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (June 30, 2010–December 19, 2014) Janette Garin (December 19, 2014–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010–July 9, 2010) Jesse Robredo (July 9, 2010–August 18, 2012) Paquito Ochoa Jr. (August 21, 2012–August 31, 2012) Manuel Roxas II (August 31, 2012–September 11, 2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (September 14, 2015–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (June 30, 2010–October 12, 2015) Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa (October 12, 2015–January 21, 2016) Emmanuel Caparas (January 22, 2016–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (June 30, 2010–September 1, 2011) Ramon Jimenez Jr. (September 1, 2011–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (June 30, 2010–December 30, 2015) Adrian Cristobal Jr. (December 31, 2015–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (June 30, 2010–July 4, 2011) Manuel Roxas II (July 4, 2011–October 18, 2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (October 18, 2012–June 30, 2016)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Jejomar Binay (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (July 9, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (June 30, 2010–March 8, 2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (March 8, 2011–December 12, 2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011–January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista (January 17, 2013–July 18, 2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (July 18, 2014–July 10, 2015) Hernando Iriberri (July 10, 2015–April 22, 2016) Glorioso Miranda (acting) (April 22, 2016–June 30, 2016)

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (July 30, 2010–December 31, 2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (January 1, 2014–June 30, 2016)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma, Jr. (July 30, 2010–June 30, 2016)

National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (June 30, 2010–May 10, 2012) Arsenio Balisacan (May 10, 2012–January 24, 2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (January 27, 2016–June 30, 2016)

Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (November 4, 2012–March 8, 2016)

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