First Lady or Gentleman of the Philippines facts for kids

Quick facts for kids First Lady or Gentleman of the Philippines
Jose Miguel Arroyo The Last Spouse of President of The Phillippines, because Duterte unnulled spouse
Style	His/Her Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Residence	Malacañang Palace
Inaugural holder	Hilaria del Rosario-Aguinaldo
Formation	23 January 1899

The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Ginang/Ginoó ng Pilipinas) is a spouse of President of the Philippines.

List

OO	Portrait	First Lady/Gentleman	Relation to President	Government	In Role
1		Hilaria Aguinaldo	first wife of Emilio Aguinaldo (husband, officially recognized as the first President)	First Philippine Republic (1899–1901)	January 23, 1899–April 1, 1901
2		Aurora Quezon	wife of Manuel L. Quezon	Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946)	November 15, 1935–August 1, 1944
3		Pacencia Laurel	wife of José P. Laurel	Second Philippine Republic (1943–1945)	October 14, 1943–August 14, 1945
4		Esperanza Osmeña	wife of Sergio Osmeña	Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1946)	August 1, 1944–May 28, 1946
5		Trinidad Roxas	wife of Manuel Roxas	Third Philippine Republic (1946–1972)	May 28, 1946–April 15, 1948
6		Victoria Quirino	daughter of widower Elpidio Quirino		April 15, 1948–December 30, 1953
7		Luz Magsaysay	wife of Ramon Magsaysay		December 30, 1953–March 17, 1957
8		Leonila Garcia	wife of Carlos P. Garcia		March 17, 1957–December 30, 1961
9		Eva Macapagal	wife of Diosdado Macapagal		December 30, 1961–December 30, 1965
10		Imelda Marcos	wife of Ferdinand E. Marcos		December 30, 1965–February 25, 1986
				Philippines under Martial Law (1972–1981)
				Fourth Philippine Republic (1981–1987)
Vacant; Corazon C. Aquino was a widow. Her husband, Benigno Aquino Jr., was assassinated in 1983.					February 25, 1986–June 30, 1992
				Fifth Philippine Republic (1987–present)
11		Amelita Ramos	wife of Fidel Ramos		June 30, 1992–June 30, 1998
12		Loi Ejercito	wife of Joseph Ejercito Estrada		June 30, 1998–January 20, 2001
13		Jose Miguel Arroyo	husband of Gloria Macapagal–Arroyo		January 20, 2001–June 30, 2010
Vacant; Benigno S. Aquino III was unmarried					June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016
Vacant; Rodrigo Duterte's marriage was annulled					June 30, 2016–present

Living former first ladies and first gentlemen

As of June 2025, there are three living former first ladies and one living first gentleman. The most recent first lady to die was Victoria Quirino (1948–1953), daughter of Elpidio Quirino on November 29, 2006

Spouse	Date of birth	Age
Amelita Ramos	29 December 1926	98 years, 155 days
	Imelda Marcos	2 July 1929	95 years, 335 days
	Loi Ejercito	2 June 1930	95 years, 0 days
	Jose Miguel Arroyo	27 June 1945	79 years, 340 days
Ballsy Aquino-Cruz (de facto)	18 August 1955	69 years, 288 days
Kris Aquino (de facro)	14 February 1971	54 years, 108 days

Images for kids

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  Honeylet Avanceña, the partner of President Rodrigo Duterte, has taken on the duties of First Lady on several state functions during Duterte's presidency.

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  Imelda Marcos served 1965–1986 born 1929 (age 95) wife of Ferdinand Marcos

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  Loi Ejercito served 1998–2001 born 1930 (age 95) wife of Joseph Estrada

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  Jose Miguel Arroyo served 2001–2010 born 1945 (age 79) husband of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo