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Incumbent Political campaigns
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Early political career
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Bongbong Marcos assumed office as the president of the Republic of the Philippines on June 30, 2022, and his term is expected to end on June 30, 2028. As the president, he has the authority to appoint members of his Cabinet, subject to the approval of the Commission on Appointments. Only the vice president is exempted from a confirmation hearing to any cabinet position. [1] [2] [3]
On May 22, 2025, President Marcos reshuffled the Cabinet after a weaker-than-expected showing for the candidates in his Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in the 2025 Philippine general election. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Office | Name | Term | Refs. |
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President | Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. | June 30, 2022 – | [9] [10] |
Head of state | |||
Head of government | |||
Vice-President | Sara Z. Duterte | June 30, 2022 – | [11] |
Executive Secretary | Vic Rodriguez | June 30, 2022 – September 17, 2022 | [1] |
Lucas Bersamin | September 27, 2022 – | [12] | |
Secretary of Agriculture | Bongbong Marcos | June 30, 2022 – November 3, 2023 | |
Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. | November 3, 2023 – | ||
Secretary of Education | Sara Duterte | June 30, 2022 – July 19, 2024 | |
Sonny Angara | July 19, 2024 – | [13] | |
Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Enrique Manalo | July 1, 2022 – July 1, 2025 | [14] |
Tess Lazaro | July 1, 2025 – | [15] | |
Secretary of Finance | Benjamin Diokno | June 30, 2022 – January 12, 2024 | [1] |
Ralph Recto | January 12, 2024 – | ||
Secretary of Justice | Jesus Crispin Remulla | June 30, 2022 – | [1] |
Secretary of Public Works and Highways | Manuel Bonoan | June 30, 2022 –September 1, 2025 | [1] |
Vince Dizon | September 1, 2025 – | ||
Secretary of Labor and Employment | Bienvenido Laguesma | June 30, 2022 – | [1] |
Secretary of National Defense | Jose Faustino Jr. (OIC) [a] | June 30, 2022 –January 9, 2023 | [16] |
Carlito Galvez Jr. (OIC) | January 9, 2023 – June 5, 2023 | [17] | |
Gilbert Teodoro | June 5, 2023 – | [18] | |
Secretary of Health | Maria Rosario Vergeire (OIC) | July 14, 2022 – June 5, 2023 | [19] |
Ted Herbosa | June 5, 2023 – | [18] | |
Secretary of Trade and Industry | Alfredo E. Pascual | June 30, 2022 – August 2, 2024 | [1] |
Cristina Aldeguer-Roque [b] | August 2, 2024 – | [20] | |
Secretary of Migrant Workers | Susan Ople | June 30, 2022 –August 22, 2023 | [1] [21] |
Hans Cacdac [c] | September 7, 2023 – | [22] | |
Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development | Melissa Ardanas (OIC) | June 30, 2022 – July 29, 2022 | [23] |
Jose Acuzar | July 29, 2022 – May 22, 2025 | [24] | |
Jose Ramon Aliling | May 23, 2025 – | [15] | |
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | Erwin Tulfo | June 30, 2022 – December 23, 2022 | [1] |
Eduardo Punay (OIC) | December 23, 2022 – January 31, 2023 | [25] | |
Rex Gatchalian | January 31, 2023 – | [26] | |
Secretary of Agrarian Reform | Conrado Estrella III | June 30, 2022 – | [27] |
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | Ernesto D. Adobo Jr. (OIC) | June 30, 2022 – July 11, 2022 | |
Toni Yulo-Loyzaga | July 12, 2022 – May 22, 2025 | [28] | |
Raphael Lotilla | May 23, 2025 – | [15] | |
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | Benhur Abalos | June 30, 2022 – October 7, 2024 | [29] [30] |
Jonvic Remulla | October 8, 2024 – | [31] | |
Secretary of Tourism | Christina Frasco | June 30, 2022 – | [32] |
Secretary of Transportation | Jaime Bautista | June 30, 2022 – February 21, 2025 | [33] |
Vince Dizon | February 21, 2025 – September 1, 2025 | [34] | |
Atty. Giovanni Lopez (acting) | September 1, 2025 – | ||
Secretary of Science and Technology | Renato Solidum Jr. | July 22, 2022 [d] – | [35] |
Secretary of Budget and Management | Amenah Pangandaman | June 30, 2022 – | [1] |
Secretary of Energy | Raphael Lotilla | July 11, 2022 – May 22, 2025 | [36] |
Sharon Garin [e] | May 23, 2025 – | [15] | |
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology | Ivan John Uy | June 30, 2022 –March 6, 2025 | [1] |
Paul Mercado (OIC) | March 10, 2025 – March 19, 2025 | [37] | |
Henry Aguda | March 20, 2025 – | ||
Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority | Arsenio M. Balisacan | June 30, 2022 – | [1] |
Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission | Lope B. Santos III | February 20, 2023 – | [38] |
Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff | Zenaida Angping | June 30, 2022 – December 2, 2022 | |
Elaine Masukat (OIC) | January 3, 2023 – | [39] | |
Solicitor General | Menardo Guevarra | June 30, 2022 – May 29, 2025 | [40] |
Darlene Berberabe | May 29, 2025 – | [41] | |
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel | Juan Ponce Enrile | June 30, 2022 – | [16] |
Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity | Carlito Galvez Jr. | June 30, 2022 – January 9, 2023 | [42] |
Isidro Purisima | February 23, 2023 – June 26, 2023 | [43] | |
Carlito Galvez Jr. | June 26, 2023 – | [44] | |
Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications | Paul Soriano | October 17, 2022 –November 9, 2023 | [45] |
Presidential Adviser for Mindanao Concerns | Antonio Cerilles | March 13, 2025 – | [46] |
Presidential Adviser for Pasig River Development | Jose Acuzar | May 23, 2025 – | [47] |
Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation | Larry Gadon | June 26, 2023 – | [44] |
Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns | Andres Centino | September 28, 2023 – | [48] |
Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs | Roman A. Felix | August 3, 2022 – June 19, 2025 | [49] |
Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs and Head of Presidential Legislative Liaison Office | Mark Llandro Mendoza | August 23, 2022 – June 19, 2025 | [50] |
Presidential Communications Group | Trixie Cruz-Angeles | June 30, 2022 – October 4, 2022 | |
Cheloy Garafil | October 4, 2022 [f] – September 5, 2024 | ||
Cesar Chavez (OIC) | September 5, 2024 – March 1, 2025 | [51] | |
Jay Ruiz | March 1, 2025 – July 10, 2025 | [52] | |
Dave Gomez | July 10, 2025 – | [53] | |
Special Assistant to the President | Antonio Lagdameo Jr. | June 30, 2022 – | [1] |
Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs | Frederick Go | January 12, 2024 [g] – | [54] |
On May 22, 2025, President Bongbong Marcos called for the "courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries". [55] [56] This decision was made in proprietary measures following the administration's significant poor performance in the 2025 midterm elections which saw only half of Marcos' slate in the senate be elected. [57] [58]
Name | Position | Agency/Department | Date | Replaced by |
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Ernesto Adobo Jr. (OIC) | Secretary | Department of Environment and Natural Resources | July 12, 2022 | Toni Yulo-Loyzaga |
Vic Rodriguez | Executive Secretary | Office of the President of the Philippines | September 27, 2022 | Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin (Ret.) |
Trixie Cruz-Angeles | Press Secretary | Presidential Communications Group | October 4, 2022 | Cheloy Garafil |
Erwin Tulfo | Secretary | Department of Social Welfare and Development | December 23, 2022 | Eduardo Punay (OIC) |
Name | Position | Agency/Department | Date | Replaced by |
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Benjamin Diokno | Secretary | Department of Finance | January 12, 2024 | Ralph Recto |
Sara Duterte | Secretary | Department of Education | July 19, 2024 | Sonny Angara |
Alfredo E. Pascual | Secretary | Department of Trade and Industry | August 2, 2024 | Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque |
Cheloy V. Garafil | Secretary | Presidential Communications Office | September 5, 2024 | Usec. Cesar Chavez (Acting) |
Benhur Abalos | Secretary | Department of the Interior and Local Government | October 7, 2024 | Jonvic Remulla |
In short, the vice president is exempted from the scrutiny of the congressional Commission on Appointments when appointed to a Cabinet position.