President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has nominated Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Marcos announced the nomination of Yulo-Loyzaga to the post on Tuesday, July 12.
"Her nomination will still be subject to the fulfilment of the required documents,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said.
Yulo-Loyzaga was the chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Manila Observatory where she advocated for more scientific research on climate and disaster resilience.
She served as the Executive Director of the Manila Observatory for nine years and technical adviser of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation.
She is also a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College.
Yulo-Loyzaga also serves as the President of National Resilience Council, a science and technology-based public-private partnership that supports government, communities, the academe, and the private sector in advancing the intersecting goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)’s Making Cities Resilient Campaign.