# Secretary of Budget and Management

The secretary of budget and management (Filipino: Kalihim ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is the head of the Department of Budget and Management and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
The current secretary is Amenah Pangandaman.
The department has four undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries.

## Powers and functions

According to the Administrative Code of 1987, the following are the powers and functions of a secretary:
* Advise the president in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and other issuances, the promulgation of which is expressly vested by law in the president relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the department;
* Establish the policies and standards for the operation of the department pursuant to the approved programs of government;
* Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, functions, plans, programs and projects;
* Promulgate administrative issuances necessary for the efficient administration of the offices under the secretary and for proper execution of the laws relative thereto;
* Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees under the secretary in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
* Appoint all officers and employees of the department except those whose appointments are vested in the president or in some other appointing authority;
* Exercise jurisdiction over all bureaus, offices, agencies and corporations under the department;
* Delegate authority to officers and employees under the secretary's direction;
* Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

## List

| No. | Secretary | Took office | Left office | President |
| Minister of Budget and Management ||||||
| 1 | Jaime C. Laya (born 1939) | June 12, 1978 | January 12, 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 2 | Manuel Alba | January 25, 1981 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 3 | Alberto Romulo (born 1933) | February 25, 1986 | February 11, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| Secretary of Budget and Management ||||||
| (3) | Alberto Romulo (born 1933) | February 11, 1987 | March 13, 1987 | Corazon Aquino |
| 4 | Guillermo Carague | March 13, 1987 | February 12, 1992 | Corazon Aquino |
| 5 | Salvador Enriquez Jr. | February 12, 1992 | February 1, 1998 | Corazon Aquino |
| 5 | Salvador Enriquez Jr. | February 12, 1992 | February 1, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| – | Emilia Boncodin (1954–2010) | February 1, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 6 | Benjamin Diokno (born 1948) | June 30, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Estrada |
| 7 | Emilia Boncodin (1954–2010) | January 23, 2001 | July 8, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Mario Relampagos | July 9, 2005 | July 19, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 8 | Romulo Neri (born 1950) | July 19, 2005 | February 5, 2006 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 9 | Rolando Andaya Jr. (1969–2022) | February 5, 2006 | February 24, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| – | Joaquin Lagonera | March 8, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 10 | Florencio Abad (born 1954) | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III |
| (6) | Benjamin Diokno (born 1948) | June 30, 2016 | March 4, 2019 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Janet Abuel (born 1971) | March 5, 2019 | August 5, 2019 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 11 | Wendel Avisado (born 1953) | August 5, 2019 | August 13, 2021 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| – | Tina Rose Marie Canda | August 13, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 12 | Amenah Pangandaman (born 1977) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |