The secretary of information and communications technology () is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Functions The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology has the following functions:
Provide direction and supervision over the operations of the department and its attached agencies; Establish policies and standards for the department's operations; Review and approve requests for financial and manpower resources in the department; Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors; Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department; Coordinate with local government units, other agencies and public and private interest groups on department policies and initiatives; Prepare and submit to the president an estimate of the expenditures of the department during the next fiscal year; Serve as a member of the Government Procurement Policy Board; Advise the president on the development of information and communications technology; Formulate rules and regulations and exercise other powers for the implementation of the Department of Information And Communications Technology Act of 2015; and Perform other tasks provided by law or assigned by the president.
List of secretaries of Information and Communications Technology PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident Rodolfo Salalima June 30,2016 September 22,2017 Rodrigo Duterte Eliseo Rio Jr.(born 1944)Officer in Charge October 12,2017 July 1,2019 Gregorio Honasan(born 1948) July 1,2019 October 8,2021 Jose Arturo de CastroOfficer in Charge October 8,2021 December 20,2021 Emmanuel Rey CainticActing December 20,2021 June 30,2022 Ivan John Uy June 30,2022 March 6, 2025 Bongbong Marcos Paul Joseph MercadoActing March 10,2025 March 19,2025 Henry Aguda March 20,2025 October 7, 2026
References
External links DICT website