Secretary of the Interior and Local Government facts for kids
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.jpg) Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr. since June 30, 2022 |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Appointer | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Pascual Alvarez |
| Formation | March 22, 1897 |
The secretary of the interior and local government (Filipino: Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal) is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
The current secretary is Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr., who assumed office on June 30, 2022.
List of secretaries of the interior and local government
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Period |
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| Director of the Interior | Emilio Aguinaldo | Katipunan Revolutionary Government (Tejeros Convention) |
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| 1 | Pascual Alvarez | April 17, 1897 | October 31, 1897 | ||
| Minister of the Interior | Biak-na-Bato Republic | ||||
| 2 | Isabelo Artacho | November 1, 1897 | December 15, 1897 | ||
| 3 | Leandro Ibarra | June 23, 1898 | December 1898 | Revolutionary Government | |
| 4 | Teodoro Sandiko | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | First Republic | |
| 5 | Severino de las Alas | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | ||
| Secretary of the Interior | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
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| A new Department of the Interior was created by the Philippine Commission in September 1901. | |||||
| 6 | Dean Worcester | 1901 | 1913 | ||
| 7 | Winfred T. Denison | 1914 | 1916 | ||
| Act | Francis Burton Harrison | 1915 | 1916 | ||
| 8 | Rafael Palma | 1917 | 1920 | ||
| 9 | Teodoro M. Kalaw | 1920 | 1922 | ||
| 10 | Jose P. Laurel | February 9, 1923 | July 17, 1923 | ||
| 11 | Felipe Agoncillo | 1923 | 1925 | ||
| 12 | Honorio Ventura | 1925 | 1933 | ||
| 13 | Teofilo Sison | 1933 | 1935 | ||
| 14 | Elpidio Quirino | 1935 | 1938 | Manuel L. Quezon | Commonwealth |
| 15 | Rafael Alunan Sr. | 1938 | August 29, 1941 | ||
| 16 | Francisco Zulueta | August 29, 1941 | December 22, 1941 | ||
| Commissioner of the Interior | N/A | Japanese occupation | |||
| 17 | Benigno Aquino Sr. | 1942 | 1942 | ||
| Minister of the Interior | |||||
| (10) | Jose P. Laurel | December 2, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | ||
| Secretary of the Interior | Sergio Osmeña | Commonwealth (restored) |
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| 18 | Tomas Confesor | March 8, 1945 | July 10, 1945 | ||
| Secretary of National Defense and the Interior | |||||
| 19 | Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. | July 11, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | ||
| Secretaries of the Interior | Manuel Roxas | Third Republic | |||
| 20 | José Zulueta | May 28, 1946 | April 17, 1948 | ||
| 21 | Sotero J. Baluyut | September 21, 1948 | December 20, 1950 | Elpidio Quirino | |
| The Department of the Interior was abolished in 1950. | |||||
| In 1956, the office of the Presidential Assistants on Community Development (PACD) was created, having roles resembling that of the Department of the Interior, except supervision over the police force. Notable PACD executive officers are Rafael Binamira, Hilarion Henares, Jr., Cesar Climaco and Ernesto Maceda. |
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| Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Ferdinand Marcos | ||||
| 22 | Jose Roño | January 1, 1973 | 1978 | ||
| Minister of Local Government and Community Development | Fourth Republic | ||||
| (22) | Jose Roño | 1978 | 1982 | ||
| Ministers of Local Government | |||||
| Act | Jose Roño | 1982 | February 25, 1986 | ||
| 23 | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | February 26, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| Secretaries of Local Government | |||||
| (23) | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | March 25, 1986 | December 7, 1986 | ||
| 24 | Jaime Ferrer | December 8, 1986 | August 2, 1987 | ||
| Act | Lito Monico Lorenzana | August 3, 1987 | November 8, 1987 | ||
| 25 | Luis T. Santos | November 9, 1987 | December 10, 1991 | ||
| Secretaries of Interior and Local Government | |||||
| 26 | Cesar Sarino | December 11, 1991 | June 30, 1992 | ||
| 27 | Rafael M. Alunan III | June 30, 1992 | April 16, 1996 | Fidel V. Ramos | |
| 28 | Robert Z. Barbers | April 16, 1996 | February 4, 1998 | ||
| 29 | Epimaco Velasco | February 4, 1998 | May 30, 1998 | ||
| OIC | Nelson Collantes | June 1, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| 30 | Joseph Estrada | June 30, 1998 | April 12, 1999 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | |
| 31 | Ronaldo Puno | April 12, 1999 | January 10, 2000 | ||
| 32 | Alfredo Lim | January 10, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| OIC | Anselmo Avelino Jr. | January 20, 2001 | January 28, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
| 33 | Jose Lina Jr. | January 29, 2001 | July 11, 2004 | ||
| 34 | Gen. Angelo T. Reyes, AFP (Ret.) | July 12, 2004 | February 16, 2006 | ||
| Act | Ronaldo Puno | April 4, 2006 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| OIC | Benigno Aquino III | June 30, 2010 | July 9, 2010 | Benigno S. Aquino III | |
| 35 | Jesse Robredo | July 9, 2010 | August 18, 2012 | ||
| OIC | Paquito Ochoa Jr. | August 19, 2012 | September 19, 2012 | ||
| 36 | Mar Roxas | September 20, 2012 | September 11, 2015 | ||
| 37 | Mel Senen Sarmiento | September 14, 2015 | June 30, 2016 | ||
| 38 | Ismael Sueno | June 30, 2016 | April 4, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte | |
| OIC | Police Maj. Gen. Catalino Cuy (Ret.) | April 5, 2017 | January 4, 2018 | ||
| 39 | Gen. Eduardo M Año, AFP (Ret.) | January 5, 2018 | November 6, 2018 | ||
| November 6, 2018 | June 30, 2022 | ||||
| 40 | Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr. | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | |
Notes:
- In concurrent capacity as President.
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