| Department of National Defense | |
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| Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 21, 1935 |
| Superseding agency | Disasters |
| Headquarters | Camp Aguinaldo, EDSA cor. Boni Serrano, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Agency executive | Norberto B. Gonzales, Acting Secretary of the National Defense |
| Child agencies | National Disaster Coordinating Council Office of the Civil Defense |
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| www.dnd.gov.ph | |
The Department of National Defense (DND) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa) (KTP) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country. 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 also responsible for disaster preparation and management in the country.
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 Norberto B. Gonzales.
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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.
List of Secretaries/Commissioners/Ministers/Liaison of National Defense
| Name | Term of Office | President(s) Served Under |
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| 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 – November 15, 2009 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Norberto B. Gonzales * | November 15, 2009 – Present | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
(*) Acting Capacity
Organization
- Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Office of Civil Defense
- National Disaster Coordinating Council
References
- Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1990). History of the Filipino People 8th ed. GAROTECH publishing.
- "Past Secretaries of National Defense". Department of National Defense of the Philippines. http://www.dnd.gov.ph/DNDWEBPAGE_files/snds/pasec.htm. Retrieved April 5, 2006.
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