New DENR chief By Presidential Photo - May 8, 2017 7:53 pm NEW DENR CHIEF. President Duterte signs the appointment of newly-designated Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu prior to the start of the 15th Cabinet Meeting at the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace Sunday. Cimatu is a retirement ambassador and military general from Ilocos Norte. He said in the cabinet of former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO