Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque is a Filipino business executive and government official currently serving as the 42nd Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Philippines. Before her appointment by President Bongbong Marcos in 2024, she was a prominent entrepreneur and the CEO of the Kamiseta Group of Companies, a fashion retail firm she led for over three decades. In her current role, she focuses on promoting international trade, foreign investment, and the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through digitalization and improved access to financing. She has faced public criticism regarding her department's consumer price monitoring initiatives, particularly concerning inflation-related announcements.