Since May 01, 2009 to date, the AFP Chief of Staff is General Victor S Ibrado
The Secretary of War is now the Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense, like all cabinet members, is appointed by the President, not elected.
Robert T. Lincoln (son of Abraham) was Secretary of War; William H. Hunt was Secreary of the Navy. (There was no secretary of defense at that time. )
Robert S. McNamara served as Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, serving both Kennedy and Johnson.
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Voltaire Gazmin is the Secretary of National Defense for Philippines.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin.
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Teofilo L. Sison was the first secretary of the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND). He served as DND Secretary from November 1, 1939 to July 15, 1941.
Technically, there is no such thing as a "Secretary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines." The title Secretary in correlation to the Armed Forces of the Philippines is for the line agency Department of National Defense, an executive branch office under the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. The over-all head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is the President, referred to as the Commander-in-Chief. Policy related matters concerning the defense of the republic is under the Secretary of National Defense and under his (her) office is a bureau level, Armed Forces of the Philippines headed by a Chief-of-Staff. As of December 2, 2010 - the Philippines' Secretary of National Defense is Voltaire T. Gazmin. Secretary Gazmin was appointed on June 30, 2010 when President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was sworn as the 15th President of the Philippine republic. The current Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is Lt. Gen. Ricardo David.
The secretary of the Department of Defense, Philippines is Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin. He was appointed on the post on July 1, 2010,
Voltaire T. Gazmin - appointed by Benigno Aquino, Jr. III
No, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Defense are not the same. The position of Secretary of War existed until 1947 when it was replaced by the Secretary of Defense following the establishment of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense oversees all branches of the U.S. military and is responsible for national defense, while the Secretary of War focused specifically on the Army before the reorganization.
The Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
Proceso Alcala is the Secretary of Agriculture for Philippines.
Civilian. The Secretary of Defense is not Commissioned or Enlisted.