Sharon S. Garin

Secretary Sharon S. Garin is a Certified Public Accountant and lawyer, with a strong background in public service, legislation, and energy policy.

She holds a degree in Accounting from the University of the Philippines Iloilo, a law degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law, and an International MBA from the Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) in Spain.

She was appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Energy in September 2022, where she held key leadership roles, such as supervising the Financial and Legal Services and serving as Chairperson of the Nuclear Energy Program Coordinating Committee, and as Legislative Liaison of the Department.

On 16 June 2025, she was appointed Officer-in-Charge of the Department. She was then appointed Secretary of Energy on 14 July 2025, and her appointment was subsequently confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on 01 October 2025.

As Secretary of Energy, she leads the direction and supervision of the Department and its attached agencies-including NPC, TRANSCO, PSALM, and PNOC—and continues to push for reforms in energy policy, infrastructure, and innovative technologies, such as nuclear and renewable energy development.

Prior to her executive service, Secretary Garin served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022 where she made history as the first party-list representative elected as Deputy Speaker, and the first female Deputy Speaker from the Province of Iloilo. During her legislative tenure, she chaired the Committee on Economic Affairs, and was instrumental in the passage of key laws such as the New Public Service Act, the Foreign Investments Act, the CREATE Law, TRAIN, and the Retail Trade Liberalization Act.