Secretary of National Defense

E411381

The Secretary of National Defense is the Philippine government official who leads the Department of National Defense and oversees the country’s defense and security policies and armed forces.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
executive branch position
government office
appointedBy President of the Philippines
collaboratesWith Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines
surface form: Department of the Interior and Local Government

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
Philippine National Police
country Philippines
formationDate 1935
hasAuthorityOver Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine Air Force
Philippine Army
Philippine Coast Guard in times of war
Philippine Marine Corps
Philippine Navy
hasRankInProtocol senior member of the Cabinet of the Philippines
heads Department of National Defense
jurisdiction Department of National Defense
legalBasis Administrative Code of 1987
Constitution of the Philippines
memberOf Cabinet of the Philippines
nativeLabel Kalihim ng Pambansang Tanggulan
nativeLanguage Filipino
nominatingProcess appointed by the President with Commission on Appointments consent
officeType minister of defense
oversees Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine defense policy
Philippine national security policy
participatesIn National Security Council (Philippines)
surface form: National Security Council of the Philippines
partOf Executive branch of the Philippine government
precededBy Secretary of War and Public Works
reportsTo President of the Philippines
responsibleFor civil defense
defense cooperation with foreign governments
defense policy formulation
defense resource management
disaster response support
implementation of defense treaties and agreements
military preparedness
national defense of the Philippines
scopeOfWork external defense
internal security coordination with other agencies
seat Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo
Quezon City
style The Honorable
symbol Seal of the Department of National Defense
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cabinet of the Philippines hasPosition Secretary of National Defense
Fidel V. Ramos positionHeld Secretary of National Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines
Basilio J. Valdes positionHeld Secretary of National Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of National Defense and Communications of the Philippines
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines isPrincipalMilitaryAdvisorTo Secretary of National Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines
SEDENA headedBy Secretary of National Defense
SEDENA hasCabinetRank Secretary of National Defense
General Staff of National Defense subordinateTo Secretary of National Defense