Maria Antonia "Toni" Jugo Yulo-Loyzaga is a Filipina government official who serves as the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.[1]

Toni Yulo-Loyzaga
Official portrait, 2022
33rd Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Assumed office
July 19, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byErnesto Adobo Jr. (OIC)
Personal details
Born
Maria Antonia Jugo Yulo
NationalityFilipino
SpouseChito Loyzaga
Parents
  • Luis Yulo (father)
  • Teresa Jugo Yulo (mother)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)

Early life and education

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She attended the Ateneo de Manila University and gained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science then went to Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where she obtained a master's degree in government, international relations.[2]

Career

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Yulo-Loyzaga served the chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Manila Observatory from 2007 until 2016. She was also a technical advisor for the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation and a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Command and General Staff College[3] chairperson where she worked to advance more scientific research on climate and disaster resilience.

Yulo-Loyzaga was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. She took oath as environment secretary on July 19, 2022.[4]

Personal life

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She is married to former professional basketball player Chito Loyzaga, with whom she has three children.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Maria Antonia Jugo Yulo-Loyzaga (Yulo)". Geni.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bringing the Science Back: DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga". Manila Bulletin. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (12 July 2022). "Bongbong Marcos nominates Toni Yulo-Loyzaga as DENR secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (19 July 2022). "Toni Yulo-Loyzaga takes oath as DENR secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "The son of 'the Big Difference' makes a difference". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ernesto Adobo Jr.
(OIC)
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
2022–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Secretary of Agrarian Reform Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Succeeded byas Secretary of the Interior and Local Government