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FEMALE CABINET MEMBERS (2010 1948)

2010- Chief of the Presidential Management Staff Julia Abad 2010- Head of the Commission on Higher Education Patricia Licuanan 2010- Cabinet Member and Adviser on the Peggace Process Teresita Deles 2010- Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Baldoz 2010- Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima 2010 Under Secretary of Finance Estela V. Sales 2010 Under Secretary of Finance Crisanta S. Legazpi 2010 Undersecretary of Education Vilma Labrador 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Janet Rita B. Lazatin 2009-10 Under Secretary of Tourism Cynthia L. Carrion 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Maria Theresa M. Alano 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Parisya M. Taradji 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Florita R. Villar 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Maria Lourdes P. Orijola 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Dr. Carol M. Yorobe 2009-10 Assistant Secretary Public Works and Highways Maria Catalin E. Cabral 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Maria Teresa Soriano 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Rebecca J. Caezado 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Lourdes M. Trasmonte 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Luzminda G. Padilla 2009-10 Under Secretary of Labour and Employment Carmelita M. Pineda 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Government Encarnacion G. Blanco 2009-10 Under Secretary of Environment and National Resources Teresita Samon Castillo 2009-10 Under Secretary of Environment and National Resources Mary Ann Lucille L. Sering 2009-10 Under Secretary of Energy Loreta G. Ayson 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita R: Domingo 2009-10 Under Secretary of Justice Linda L. Malaneb-Hornilla 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Lydia Fernandez 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Paulyn Rean R. Ubial 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Health Margarita M. Galon 2009-10 Under Secretary of Health Ethlyn P. Nieto 2009-10 Undersecretary of Agrarian Reform Rosalina L. Bistoyong 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Maria Lourdes Recente 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Maria Teresa Habitan 2009-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Emilia Cruz 2006-10 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Dr. Esperanza Cabral 2010 Secretary of Health 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communications Cecilia V. Reyes 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry and Chief of Staff Arlene Mendoza 2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Carissa P. Cruz

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2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Agrarian Reform Rosalita T. Nunez 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Maripaz L. Perez 2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones 2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Energy Griselda J.G. Bausa 2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Analiza R. Teh 2004-09 Assistant Secretary of Health Dolores C. Castillo 2004-09 Assistant Secreary of Social Welfare and Development Alicia R. Bala 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for United Nations Maria Lourdes V. Ramiro-Lopez Former UN-Official 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ophelia A. Gonzales Former Consul General to Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Schleswig Holstein, Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Sachsen Anhalt in Germany. 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teresita VG Barsana Former Consul General in the Netherlands 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Susan O. Castrence Former Consul General, Toronto, Canada 2004-09 Undersecretary of Science and Technology Eriberta B. Nepomuceno 2004-09 Undersecretary of Education Bai Sandra S. Ampatuan Sema 2004-10 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Sonia C. Brady 2004-09 Undersecretary of Finance Maria Gracia P. Tan Ca. 2002-09 Undersecretary of Social Welfare for Muslim Affairs Bai Omera H. Dianalan-Lucman 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Maria Theresa I. Martinez 2004-98 Assistant Secretary of Justice Lydia D. Resurreccion 2004-10 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita R. Domingo 2004-05 Secretary General of the National Anti-Poverty Commission Imelda M. Nicolas A Senior Presidential Advisor until her resignation.

2004-09 Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission Fe Barin 2004 Acting Secretary of Justice Maria Mereditas N. Gutierrez She was Undersecretary of Justice from before 2003. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel from 2004. 2009 Acting Secretary of Justice Agnes V.S.T. Devanadera Candidate for a seat in the Supreme Court in 2009. 2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communication Delia R. HoyGanden 2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Transport and Communication Lydia S. Malvar 2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Trade of Industry Minerva P. Franco 2002-10 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Jocelyn G. Alvarado 2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Minerva Jean A. Falcon From 2004 Ambassador to Germany

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2002-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lourdes G. Morales From 2004 Ambassador to Cyprus 2002-09 Undersecretary of Finance Nieves L. Osorio 2002-05 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Blanquita Bautista 2002-10 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Belinda A. Gonzales 2004-05 Presidential Advisor for Multilateral Cooperation and Development and Natural Resources Delia Domingo Albert A career diplomat since 1967 among others as Ambassador to Australia, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu and the ASEAN, Ambassador to Germany since 2005. (b. 1942-). 2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Health Cecilia Banca-Santos 2001-09 Assistant Secretary of the Press Office Carolina Z. Mangawang 2001-04 Undersecretary of Justice Manuela T. Teehankee 2001-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Belen F. Anotna 2001-04 Assistant Secretary of Environment and National Resources Mylene G. Albano 2001-09 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Marina Lourdes G. De Vera 2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Maria Theresa C. Capellan 2001-02 Undersecretary of Agriculture Arsenia M. Balisacan 2001-02 Undersecretary of Agriculture Demaree J.B. Raval 2001-02 Assistant Secretary of Agrarian Reform Antoniette R. Raquiza 2001-09 Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration Susanja Vargas 2001-05 Member of the Cabinet and Leader of the National Anti-Powerty Commission Teresita Ging Quintos Deles Senior Presidential Advisor until her resignation. 2001-04 Member of the Cabinet and Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff Victoria Garchitorena 2001-05 and 2010-10Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Dinky JulianoSoliman. Her full name is Corazon Julian N. Soliman 2000-2001 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Flordeliz S. Melendez 2000-01 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Administration Carolina Z. Mangwang 2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Victoria S. Bataclan 2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Environment and National Resources Paula P. Defensor 2000-10 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Evelyn V. Guerrero 2000-02 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Maria Celia H. Fernandez 2000-04 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Lourdes G. Balanon 2004-09 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development 2000-01 Secretary of Social Welfare Dulce Sasuinsag Resigned during the protests against the regime of President Estrada in January 2001.

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1999-2004 Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Press Secretary Carmen S. Suva 2004-09 Undersecretary in the Press Office 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Press Secretary Rosario P. Dizon 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Gloria S. Mallane 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Ruth E. Layug 2000-02 Assistant Secretary of Tourism 2001 Acting Secretary of Tourism 2002-09 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Gloria S. Mallane 1999-2001 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Felicidad I. Villareal 1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Reydeluz D. Conferido 2009-10 Under Secretary of Labour and Employment 1999-2002 First Undersecretary of Labour and Employment Rosalinda D. Baldoz 1999-2009 Assistant Secretary of Health Zenaida O. Ludovice 1999-2001 Assistant Secretary of Health Cecilia Banca-Santos 1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Fe A. Hidalgo 2004-06 Undersecretary of Education 2006-07 Acting Secretary of Education 1999-2002 Assistant Secretary of Transportation and Communication Estelita G. Adriano 1999 Assistant Secretary of Labour and Employment Carmela I. Torres 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Public Works and Highways Linda M. Templo Ca. 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Finance Lily K. Gruba 2000-02 Undersecretary of Finance Ca. 1999-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Milagros R. Perez Later Consul General to Milano, Italy. 1999-2004 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Rosalinda V. Tirona Ambassador to India, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam ca. 1987-98 and to Tanzania and Burundi, Comoros, Dhjibuti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, andUganda. 1999-2002 Undersecretary of Health Susan Pineda-Mercado 1999-2009 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry Nelly F. Villafuerte Afterwards Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Transportation and Communication Teresitia S. Valdez 1998-10 Assistant Secretary of Tourism Ma. Theresia I. Martinez 1998-2009 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Rhoda F. Yap 1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Celia C. Yangco 2004-10 1. Undersecretary of Social Welfare 2005 and 2010 Acting Secretary of Social Welfare and Developmen 1998-2001 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Imelda D. Rodriguez 1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Lydia G. Tansinsin 1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Justice Teresita D. Lucas

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1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Justice Elvira P. Atanacio 1998-10 Assistant Secretary of Finance Ma. Eleanor F. Dela Cruz 1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Energy Flordeliza M. Andres 1998-2004 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Laura B. Pascua 2004-05 Undersecretary of Budget and Management 1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Narcisa O. Santos 1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Cynthia G. Castel 2000-09 Undersecretary of Budget and Management 1998-2009 Assistant Secretary of National Defence Leticia A. Gloria 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Interior and Local Government Yolanda Maria L. de Leon Ca. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asean Affairs Emelinda D. Pineda Ca. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs Luz R. Palacios 1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zenaida Tarcorda Rabago Later Consul General to Vancuver in Canada. 1998-2000 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ofelia B. Castao Ambassador to Turkey from 2000. 1998-99 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Marinela R Castillo 1998-2009 1. Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Belinda C. Manahan 1998-99 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Milagros I. Llanes In 1998 both the secretary (Gloria Arrayo), the two undersecretaries and the two assistant secretaries were women. 1998-2000 Undersecretary of Health Teresita Dela Cruz 1998-2009 Undersecretary of Health Margarita M. Galon 1998-2009 Undersecretary of Health Milagros L. Fernandez 1998-2000 Undersecretary of Budget and Management Irene G. Paleja 1998-99 Assistant of the President for Agrarian and Legal Reforms Milagros A. German 1998-2000 Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Secretary Leonora Vazques-De Jesus 2000-01 Secretary of Housing 2001-04 Officer-in-Charge of the Housing and Urban Development Coordination Council Resigned during the protests against President Estrada 1998-2001 Member of the Cabinet and Chief of Presidential Legal Council Henrietta Demetrieou 1998-2001 Secretary of Tourism Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz-Araneta Resigned during the protests against President Estrada, who was accused of corruption. In 1964 she was Miss International as the first Asian winner of the Beauty Contest. 1998 Secretary of Education, Culture and Sport Erlinda C. Perifanco 1998-99 Undersecretary of Education, Culture and Sport 1997-2001 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Luwalhati F. Pablo

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2001-10 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development 2006 Acting Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Ca.1997-98 Chairperson and Director of the Economic Zone Authority Lilia B. de Lima 1997-2009 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Zenaida Cuison-Maglaya 1997-2000 Assistant Secretary of Industry and Trade Edsel T. Custodio Ca.1997-2000 Undersecretary of Finance Maria Cecilia G. Soriano Ca.1997-2001 Undersecretary of Finance Milwida M. Guevarra 1997-2002 and 2009-10 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Rosario G. Manalo Between 1981-87 Ambassador to the European Communities, 1990-95 to France, 1995-97 to Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 2005-06. 1996-98 Cabinet Member Amina Rasul-Bernado 1996-99 Presidential Advisor for Youth Affairs 1996-98 and 1998-99 Secretary of Health Carmencita Reodica 1995-96 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for America Alicia C. Ramos 2002-03 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asean 2003-05 () Asistant Secretary of Foreign Affirs for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ambassador to Romania 1990-93, Singapore, 1993-95 and New Zealand 19962002, she was murdered in her home, and lived (1960-2005). 1995-1997 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia and Pacific Affairs Erlinda Fadera Basilio 2006-2007 and 2010- Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy 2011 (18-22.02) Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuenia 19972003 and later Head of the Foreign Affairs Institute and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva 2007-2010. (b. 1944-) 1995-2001 1. Undersecretary of Science and Technology Estrella F. Alabastro 2001-10 Secretary of Science and Technology In 1998 the department had two female undersecretaries and two female assistant secretaries. Only the Secretary was a man 1996 Acting Secretary of Tourism Evelyn B. Pantrig Ca. 1996-2009 Undersecretary of Tourism 1995-96 and 1998 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Lilian Laigo 1993-98 Undersecretary of Agrarian Reform Corazun del RosariO Before 1992 Assistant Secretary of Industry Lilia R. Bautista Until 1992 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry 1992 Acting of Trade and Industry 2000-2001 Senior Undersecretary of Trade and Industry, Special Trade Negotiator Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission Ambassador and Permanent Representative to WHO, ILO and other international Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland 1992-99. From 2004 Ambassador to Belgium, EU etc.

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1992-98 Undersecretary of Transportation and Communication Josefina TrinidadLichauco 1998 Acting Secretary of Transportation and Communication 2000-01 Undersecretary of Transportation and Communication 1992-96 Undersecretary of Tourism (Guiller)mina Gabor 1996-98 Secretary of Tourism 1992-98 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Flora C. Euremio 1992-98 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development Leticia A. Moises 1992-93 Presidential Spokesperson Anabella T. Abaya 1992-96 Leader of President's Management Staff of the National Security Council 1992-92 Secretary of Labour Marie Nieves E. Confessor 1990-91 Assistant Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Elisea G. Gozun 2002-04 Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources From 1991-2002 Bebet Gozun, as she is also known, worked in various private companies. (b. 1952-) 1989-91 Assistant Secretary of Budget and Management Emilia T. Boncodin 1991-98 Undersecretary of Budget and Management 1998 and 2001-05 Secretary of Budget and Management

1987-90 Chairperson of the Cabinet Commission of Immigration and Deportation Maria Defensor Santiago Around 1990 Undersecretary of Agricultural Reform 1992 and 1998 Presidential Candidate Since 1991 Chairperson of Peoples Reform Party 1987-88 Assistant Secretary of Education Patricia Sto. Tomas 2001-06 Secretary of Labour and Employment Patricia Aragon Santo Tomas was Administrator of DOEA/DDLE 1982-87 and 1988. Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission 1988-95 and Chairperson of the Board of Development Bank of the Philippines since 2006. 1987-92 Assistant Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Corazon Alma C. de Leon 1992 Undersecretary of Social Welfare and Development 1992-95 Secretary of Social Welfare and Development 1987-1993 Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Amelia C. Ancog 1993-2000 Undersecretary of Science and Technology 1995 and 1996 Acting Secretary of Science and Technology (b.1933-). 1987-89 Undersecretary of Tourism Narzalina Lim 1989-92 Secretary of Tourism 1993-98 Undersecretary of Tourism 1987-8 Executive Secretary to President Luz Cleta Reyes-Bakunawa The executive secretary in charge of the Cabinet and the highest ranking Secretary, whose office is placed in the Office of the President. Member of the House of Representatives 1988-98.

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1987-89 Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry Gloria Macaraeg MacapagalArroyo 1989-92 Undersecretary of Trade and Industry 1998-2001 Executive Vice-President 1998-2000 Secretary of Social Development and Welfare 2001-10Executive President (20.01-) 2002 Minister of Foreign Affairs 2003 Minister of Defence 2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-07 Minister of Defence Gloria Arroyo was Senator 1992-98. The President charged her with the leadership of the Cabinet Meetings, but in 2000 she resigned from the cabinet after accusations against President Estrada for corruption. Daughter of the late President Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangeline Macaraeg-Macapagal, mother of two sons and a daughter (b. 1947-) 1986-92 Assistant Scretary of Finance Juanita Dy Amatong 1992-95 and 2001-03 Undersecretary of Finance 2002-03 First Undersecretary of Finance 2003-05 Secretary of Finance Later Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank. 1986-87 Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Leticita Ramos-Shahani Between 1975-78 Ambassador to Rumania, Hungary and German Democratic Republic, 1978-80 to Australia, 1981-86 Assistant Secretary General to The UN for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs. 1987-99 Senator and Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, 1993-96 President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Her brother, Fidel Ramos, was President 1992-98. (b. 1929-) 1986-89 Cabinet Minister, Head of President's Commission on Human Rights Mary Concepion Bautista 1986-89 Secretary of Social Services Dr. Minita Pardo de Tavera 1986-90 Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports Lourdes Sevilla Quisumbung Between 1990-92 Ambassador and Secretary General of UNESCO National Commission in the Philippines and Member of the Executive Board in Paris. 1986-87 Secretary of Economic Planning Solita Winnie Collas-Monsod 1987-89 Cabinet Minister, Director General for the National Economic and Development Department. 1986-92 Executive President and Head of the Cabinet Maria Corazn Cojuangco Aquino(25.2-30-6) Leader of the opposition after the murder of her husband Ninoi Aquino in 1986, 1998 among the senior advisors of the new President Estrada. Born Maria Corazn Sumulong Cojungaco, and mother of 4 children. She lived (1933-2009) Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Nelia T. Gonzales

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Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Aurora B. Marcos Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Josefina A. Saldana Around 1982 Undersecretary of Tourism Dolores Sison Around 1982 Undersecretary of Education and Culture Helena Benitez Around 1982 Undersecretary of Education and Culture Felicita G. Bardino Around 1982 Assistant Secretary of Social Service and Development Rosita L. Fondevilla 1981-82 Undersecretary of Social Security and Development Carmencita Reyes Since 1998 Governor of Marinduque. 1978-86 Secretary of Social Affairs and Development Sylvia P. Montes 1978-84 Secretary of Resettlement Imelda Ramaldez Marcos 1978-83 Secretary of Ecology 1982-84 Member of Executive Council of Cabinet 1992 and 1998 Presidential Candidate Between 1975-86 Governor of Manila, 1987-1993 Leader New Society Movement Party. Married to President Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled as a dictator for many years until 1987. (b. 1927-) 1975-77 Commissioner of National Integration Moma Sinsuat 1972-78 Secretary of Social Affairs Estefania Aldaba-Lim She lived (1917-2006) An author, she worked in the Foreign Ministry from the 1940's and Minister to West Germany 1959-64. She lived (1905-2007). 1964-69 Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pura Santillan-Castrence. An author, she worked in the Foreign Ministry from the 1940's and Minister to West Germany 1959-64. She lived (1905-2007). 1961 Administrator of Social Welfare Tecla San Andres-Ziga Senator 1963-69. (b. 1906-..). 1957-61 Administrator of Social Welfare Ampora Villamor 1954-55 Administrator of Social Welfare Welfare Pacita Madrigal Warns Senator 1955-61 and among others Chairperson of the Social Justice Committee. She lived (1915-2008). 1949-54 Cabinet Member Between 1941-44 Lieutenant Colonel in the resistance movement in Pacific War. She lived (1895-1967) 1948-54 Commissioner of Social Welfare Asuncin Arriola Perez