List of vice presidents of the Philippines facts for kids
The vice president of the Philippines is the second-highest leader in the Philippine government. People in the Philippines vote directly for the vice president, who serves for six years. The vice president can also be a member of the President's cabinet. They are next in line to become president if something happens to the current president. So far, there have been 15 vice presidents.
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History of the Vice President's Office
The job of vice president was first created with the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines. This rule book said that people would directly vote for their vice president. During the time the Philippines was a Commonwealth under American rule, there were vice presidents.
However, during World War II, when the Second Republic was formed under Imperial Japan, there was no vice president. Later, when Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law from 1972 to 1981, the office of vice president was removed. The vice president at that time, Fernando Lopez, lost his job.
The 1973 Constitution first did not include a vice president. But later changes brought the office back. After the 1986 election, a vice president was named. However, the People Power Revolution in 1986 ended Marcos's rule. The 1973 Constitution was also cancelled.
The new 1987 Constitution was then created. It clearly states that there will be a vice president. This person must have the same qualifications and term as the president. They are also elected in the same way.
Before 1987, if the vice president's office became empty, there was no way to choose a new one until the next election. But after 1987, if the vice president's job becomes open, the president can choose someone from the Congress. Both houses of Congress then vote to approve this person.
In 2001, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president. A few days later, she chose Teofisto Guingona as vice president. He is the only person to become vice president without being elected by the people first.
Three vice presidents have become president because the president died:
- Sergio Osmeña in 1944
- Elpidio Quirino in 1948
- Carlos P. Garcia in 1957
Fernando Lopez served the longest as vice president, for almost 11 years. Elpidio Quirino served the shortest time, for about 1 year and 11 months. Sara Duterte is the current vice president.
List of Vice Presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Lifespan)
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Party | Term | Election | President | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sergio Osmeña (1869–1964) |
Nacionalista | November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944 (9 years, 106 days) |
1935 | Manuel L. Quezon | Commonwealth | |
| 1941 | ||||||||
| Office vacant (August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946) | Sergio Osmeña | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956) |
Liberal | May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 (1 year, 323 days) |
1946 | Manuel Roxas | ||
| Third Republic | ||||||||
| Office vacant (April 17, 1948 – December 30, 1949) | Elpidio Quirino | |||||||
| 3 |  |
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) |
Liberal (until 1953) |
December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 (4 years) |
1949 | |||
| Democratic (from 1953) |
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| 4 |  |
Carlos P. Garcia (1896–1971) |
Nacionalista | December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957 (3 years, 77 days) |
1953 | Ramon Magsaysay | ||
| Office vacant (March 17, 1957 – December 30, 1957) | Carlos P. Garcia | |||||||
| 5 |  |
Diosdado Macapagal (1910–1997) |
Liberal | December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961 (4 years) |
1957 | |||
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Emmanuel Pelaez (1915–2003) |
Liberal | December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965 (4 years) |
1961 | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| Nacionalista (from 1964) |
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| 7 | |
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) |
Nacionalista | December 30, 1965 – January 17, 1973 (7 years, 18 days) |
1965 | Ferdinand Marcos | ||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| Martial Law | ||||||||
| Office abolished (January 17, 1973 – January 27, 1984) | ||||||||
| Fourth Republic | ||||||||
| Office vacant (January 27, 1984 – February 25, 1986) | ||||||||
| 8 |  |
Salvador Laurel (1928–2004) |
UNIDO (until 1988) |
February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992 (6 years, 126 days) |
1986 | Corazon Aquino | Provisional Government | |
| Fifth Republic | ||||||||
| Nacionalista (from 1988) |
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| 9 |  |
Joseph Estrada (born 1937) |
NPC (until 1997) |
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 (6 years) |
1992 | Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| LAMMP (from 1997) |
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| 10 |  |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947) |
Lakas–NUCD | June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001 (2 years, 204 days) |
1998 | Joseph Estrada | ||
| Office vacant (January 20 – February 7, 2001) | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |||||||
| 11 |  |
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928) |
Lakas–NUCD (until 2003) |
February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004 (3 years, 144 days) |
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| Independent (from 2003) |
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| 12 |  |
Noli de Castro (born 1949) |
Independent | June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010 (6 years) |
2004 | |||
| 13 |  |
Jejomar Binay (born 1942) |
PDP–Laban (until 2012) |
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 (6 years) |
2010 | Benigno Aquino III | ||
| UNA (from 2012) |
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Leni Robredo (born 1965) |
Liberal | June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 (6 years) |
2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | ||
| 15 |  |
Sara Duterte (born 1978) |
Lakas–CMD (until 2023) |
June 30, 2022 – present (2 years, 357 days) |
2022 | Bongbong Marcos | ||
| Hugpong ng Pagbabago | ||||||||
Vice President Timeline
Unofficial Vice Presidents
Some people are considered to have been vice presidents of governments that aimed to represent the Philippines. However, the Philippine government does not count their terms as part of the official list.
For example, Mariano Trías was chosen as vice president at the Tejeros Convention. He was also vice president for the short-lived Republic of Biak-na-Bato. But these governments were not officially recognized in the same way as the current one.
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Party | Term | President | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mariano Trías (1868–1914) |
None | March 22, 1897 – January 23, 1899 (1 year, 307 days) |
Emilio Aguinaldo | Tejeros Convention | |
| Republic of Biak-na-Bato | ||||||
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Francisco Carreón (1868–1939/1941) |
None | May 6, 1902 – July 14, 1906 (3 years, 296 days) |
Macario Sakay | Tagalog Republic | |
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Ramón Avanceña (1872–1957) |
Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas Association for Service to the New Philippines |
October 14, 1943 – January 15, 1944 (93 days) |
Jose P. Laurel | Second Republic | |
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Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947) |
Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas Association for Service to the New Philippines |
January 15, 1944 – August 17, 1945 (1 year, 272 days) |
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Ramón Avanceña (1872–1957) |
Liberal Party | December 30, 1948 – December 30, 1949 (1 year, 0 days) |
Elpidio Quirino | Third Republic | |
Vice Presidents Who Became President
Many vice presidents have later become president of the Philippines. Sometimes, they took over because the president died or resigned. Other times, they ran for president and won.
| Vice president | President served under | Year(s) served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Osmeña | Manuel L. Quezon | 1935–1944 | Osmeña became president after Quezon died. |
| Elpidio Quirino | Manuel Roxas | 1946–1948 | Quirino became president after Roxas died. He then won a full term in 1949. |
| Carlos P. Garcia | Ramon Magsaysay | 1953–1957 | Garcia became president after Magsaysay died. He then won a full term in 1957. |
| Diosdado Macapagal | Carlos P. Garcia | 1957–1961 | Macapagal defeated Garcia in the 1961 election. |
| Joseph Estrada | Fidel V. Ramos | 1992–1998 | Estrada ran for president and won a full term in 1998. |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Joseph Estrada | 1998–2001 | Arroyo became president after Estrada resigned. She then won a full term in 2004. |
Vice Presidents by Age
This table shows the age of each vice president when they started and ended their term.
| No. | President | Born | Age at start of vice presidency | Age at end of presidency | Post-vice presidency timespan | Lifespan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died | Age | ||||||
| 1 | Sergio Osmeña | September 9, 1878 | 57 years, 2 months, 7 days November 15, 1935 |
65 years, 10 months, 23 days August 1, 1944 |
17 years, 2 months, 8 days | October 19, 1961 | 83 years, 47 days |
| 2 | Elpidio Quirino | November 16, 1890 | 55 years, 6 months, 12 day May 28, 1946 |
57 years, 5 months, 1 day April 17, 1948 |
9 years, 9 month, 1 days | February 29, 1956 | 65 years, 105 days |
| 3 | Fernando Lopez | April 13, 1904 | 45 years, 8 months, 17 days December 30, 1949 |
49 years old, 8 months, 17 days December 30, 1953 |
16 years, 0 month, 0 days | May 26, 1993 | 89 years, 43 days |
| 4 | Carlos P. Garcia | November 4, 1896 | 57 years, 1 months, 26 days December 30, 1953 |
60 years, 5 months, 14 days March 18, 1957 |
14 years, 2 months, 27 days | June 14, 1971 | 74 years, 222 days |
| 5 | Diosdado Macapagal | September 28, 1910 | 47 years, 3 months, 2 days December 30, 1957 |
51 years, 3 months, 2 days December 30, 1961 |
35 years, 3 months, 28 days | April 21, 1997 | 86 years, 205 days |
| 6 | Emmanuel Pelaez | November 30, 1915 | 46 years, 1 month, 0 day December 30, 1961 |
50 years, 1 month, 0 day December 30, 1965 |
37 years, 6 months, 27 days | July 27, 2003 | 87 years, 239 days |
| 7 | Fernando Lopez | April 13, 1904 | 59 years, 5 months, 5 days December 30, 1965 |
68 years, 5 months, 10 days September 23, 1972 |
20 years, 8 months, 5 days | May 26, 1993 | 89 years, 43 days |
| 8 | Salvador Laurel | November 18, 1928 | 57 years old, 3 months, 7 days February 25, 1986 |
63 years old, 7 months, 12 days June 30, 1992 |
11 years, 6 month, 28 days | January 27, 2004 | 75 years, 70 days |
| 9 | Joseph Estrada | April 19, 1937 | 55 years, 2 months, 17 days June 30, 1992 |
61 years, 2 months, 11 days June 30, 1998 |
(Living) | (Living) | 88 years, 64 days |
| 10 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | April 5, 1947 | 51 years, 2 months, 25 days June 30, 1998 |
53 years, 9 months, 15 days January 20, 2001 |
(Living) | (Living) | 78 years, 78 days |
| 11 | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | July 4, 1928 | 72 years, 7 months, 3 days February 7, 2001 |
75 years, 11 months, 26 days June 30, 2004 |
(Living) | (Living) | 96 years, 353 days |
| 12 | Noli De Castro | July 6, 1949 | 54 years, 11 months, 24 days June 30, 2004 |
60 years, 11 months, 24 days June 30, 2010 |
(Living) | (Living) | 75 years, 351 days |
| 13 | Jejomar Binay | November 11, 1942 | 67 years, 7 months, 19 days June 30, 2010 |
73 years, 7 months, 19 days June 30, 2016 |
(Living) | (Living) | 82 years, 223 days |
| 14 | Leni Robredo | April 23, 1965 | 51 years, 2 months, 7 days June 30, 2016 |
57 years, 2 months, 10 days June 30, 2022 |
(Living) | (Living) | 60 years, 60 days |
| 15 | Sara Duterte | May 31, 1978 | 44 years, 0 month, 30 days June 30, 2022 |
(Incumbent) | (Incumbent) | (Living) | 47 years, 22 days |
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