Rafael V. Mariano

Rafael V. Mariano

Secretary of Agrarian Reform
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Virgilio de los Reyes
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Anakpawis
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Personal details
Born	Rafael Vitriolo Mariano (1956-10-24) October 24, 1956 Quezon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Political party	Anakpawis
Spouse(s)	Estrelita Mariano
Profession	Politician, Farmer

Rafael "Ka Paeng" Vitriolo Mariano (born October 24, 1956) is a Filipino politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for Anakpawis serving from 2004 to 2013. He is also the chairman of the farmers militant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP).^[1]

On May 31, 2016, after being nominated by the National Democratic Front, it was announced that Mariano will be joining the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform.^[2] He assumed the secretaryship on June 30, 2016 replacing Virgilio de los Reyes.

Early life

Mariano was born on October 24, 1956 to a poor family in the municipality of Quezon, Nueva Ecija. He was a farmer who took up agriculture and agri-cooperatives at the Wesleyan University and Christian College of the Philippines (formerly Liwag Colleges) in Cabanatuan. He failed to graduate from both institutions due to financial difficulties and his father's illness.^[3]

Political career

Mariano joined the Bisig ng Kabataan (Youth Arm), a local youth activist organization, when he was 20 years old. He was elected as councilor of Quezon, Nueva Ecija five years later in 1981. He became the regional vice chairman of the Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon (Central Luzon Farmers' Alliance) in 1984 and as secretary-general of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Farmers' Movement of the Philippines) in 1985. He later served as the movement's national vice chairman and national chairman. He was among the survivors of the 1987 Mendiola massacre.^[3]

In 1998, he assumed the chairmanship of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. He was nominated to the Anakpawis party-list in the 2004 general elections and served as the party's representative in the Philippine House of Representatives until 2013. During his term, he pressed for the passage of the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill which aimed to distribute land to farmers for free. He was one of five progressive legislators who were detained for 2 months in 2006 in the Batasang Pambansa Complex on charges of plotting to overthrow the government of then President Gloria Arroyo.^[3]

References

↑ "EDCA to pave way for US presence in countryside – KMP". Manila Bulletin. January 15, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
↑ "Duterte names more Cabinet members, agency heads". CNN Philippines. May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
1 2 3 "The Duterte Cabinet". Interaksyon. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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Political offices
Preceded by Virgilio de los Reyes	Secretary of Agrarian Reform 2016–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Judy Taguiwalo as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Succeeded by Gina Lopez as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)

Political parties

Party-lists	Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers) Anakpawis Bayan Muna GABRIELA Kabataan

Electoral alliance	Partido ng Bayan (1987) Makabayan (2010-present) Partido Galing at Puso (2016)

Affiliated organizations

Notable people

Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte

Cabinet

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Executive Secretary	Salvador Medialdea	2016–	Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Ismael Sueno	2016–
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Rafael V. Mariano	2016–	Secretary of Justice	Vitaliano Aguirre II	2016–
Secretary of Agriculture	Manny Piñol	2016–	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Silvestre Bello III	2016–
Secretary of Budget and Management	Benjamin Diokno	2016–	Secretary of National Defense	Delfin Lorenzana	2016–
Secretary of Education	Leonor Briones	2016–	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Mark Villar	2016–
Secretary of Energy	Alfonso Cusi	2016–	Secretary of Science and Technology	Fortunato de la Peña	2016–
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Gina Lopez	2016-	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Judy Taguiwalo	2016–
Secretary of Finance	Carlos Dominguez III	2016–	Secretary of Tourism	Wanda Corazon Teo	2016–
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Perfecto Yasay Jr.	2016–	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Ramon Lopez	2016–
Secretary of Health	Paulyn Ubial	2016–	Secretary of Transportation	Arthur Tugade	2016–
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Rodolfo Salalima	2016–

Cabinet-level

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Vice President	Leni Robredo	2016–	Presidential Spokesperson	Ernesto Abella	2016–
Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Christopher Go	2016–	Presidential Adviser on National Security	Hermogenes Esperon	2016–
Secretary of Presidential Communications	Martin Andanar	2016–	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo Visaya	2016–
National Economic and Development Authority Director-General	Ernesto Pernia	2016–	Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Jesus Dureza	2016–
Secretary to the Cabinet	Leoncio Evasco Jr.	2016–	Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	Michael Diño	2016–
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Salvador Panelo	2016–	Lead Convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission	Liza Maza	2016–

*as Acting Secretary
See also: Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte and Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte

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