Formed 22 December 1986 | Cabinet executive Leoncio Evasco, Jr. | |
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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. The Office of the Cabinet Secretary was created through Executive Order No. 237, s. 1987.
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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. 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.
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: