Cabinet of Bongbong Marcos

Marcos Cabinet
Cabinet of the Philippines
2022–present
Marcos presides over a cabinet meeting at the Malacañang Palace in December 2022.
Date formed	June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)
People and organisations
President	Bongbong Marcos
President's history	2022–present
Vice President	Sara Duterte
Member party	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas   Lakas–CMD   Nacionalista Party   Nationalist People's Coalition   National Unity Party   Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino   Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Opposition party	Liberal Party   Akbayan   Makabayan   Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino   Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (since 2024)   Hugpong ng Pagbabago (since 2024)
Opposition leader	Edcel Lagman (2022–2025) Risa Hontiveros
History
Election	2022 Philippine presidential election
Legislature term	19th Congress of the Philippines
Advice and consent	Senate of the Philippines
Predecessor	Cabinet of Rodrigo Duterte

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]}

Administration and cabinet

Office	Name	Term	Refs.
President	Bongbong Marcos	June 30, 2022 –	[4] [5]
Head of state
Head of government
Vice-President	Sara Duterte	June 30, 2022 –	[6]
Executive Secretary	Vic Rodriguez	June 30, 2022 – September 17, 2022	[1]
	Lucas Bersamin	September 27, 2022 –	[7]
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 – present	[8]
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Enrique Manalo	July 1, 2022 –	[9]
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 –	[1]
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	[10]
	Carlito Galvez Jr. (OIC)	January 9, 2023 – June 5, 2023	[11]
	Gilbert Teodoro	June 5, 2023 –	[12]
Secretary of Health	Maria Rosario Vergeire (OIC)	July 14, 2022 – June 5, 2023	[13]
	Ted Herbosa	June 5, 2023 –	[12]
Secretary of Trade and Industry	Alfredo E. Pascual	June 30, 2022 – August 2, 2024	[1]
	Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque [b]	August 2, 2024 –	[14]
Secretary of Migrant Workers	Susan "Toots" Ople	June 30, 2022 –August 22, 2023	[1] [15]
	Hans Leo Cacdac [c]	September 7, 2023 –	[16]
Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development	Melissa Ardanas (OIC)	June 30, 2022 – July 29, 2022	[17]
	Jose Acuzar	July 29, 2022 –	[18]
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Erwin Tulfo	June 30, 2022 – December 23, 2022	[1]
	Eduardo Punay (OIC)	December 23, 2022 – January 31, 2023	[19]
	Rex Gatchalian	January 31, 2023 –	[20]
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Conrado Estrella III	June 30, 2022 –	[21]
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Ernesto D. Adobo Jr. (OIC)	June 30, 2022 – July 11, 2022
	Toni Yulo-Loyzaga	July 12, 2022 –	[22]
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	Benhur Abalos	June 30, 2022 – October 7, 2024	[23] [24]
	Jonvic Remulla	October 8, 2024 –	[25]
Secretary of Tourism	Maria Esperanza Christina Frasco	June 30, 2022 –	[26]
Secretary of Transportation	Jaime Bautista	June 30, 2022 – February 21, 2025	[27]
	Vince Dizon	February 21, 2025 –	[28]
Secretary of Science and Technology	Renato Solidum Jr.	July 22, 2022 [d] –	[29]
Secretary of Budget and Management	Amenah Pangandaman	June 30, 2022 –	[1]
Secretary of Energy	Raphael Lotilla	July 11, 2022 –	[30]
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Ivan John Uy	June 30, 2022 –March 6, 2025	[1]
Paul Joseph Mercado (OIC)	March 10, 2025 –	[31]
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 –
National Security Adviser	Clarita Carlos	June 30, 2022 – January 14, 2023	[21]
	Eduardo Año	January 14, 2023 –	[32]
Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff	Zenaida Angping	June 30, 2022 – December 2, 2022
	Elaine Masukat (OIC)	January 2023 –	[33]
Solicitor General	Menardo Guevarra	June 30, 2022 –	[34]
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Juan Ponce Enrile	June 30, 2022 –	[10]
Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	Carlito Galvez Jr.	June 30, 2022 – January 9, 2023	[35]
	Isidro Purisima	February 23, 2023 – June 26, 2023	[36]
	Carlito Galvez Jr.	June 26, 2023 –	[37]
Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications	Paul Soriano	October 17, 2022 –November 9, 2023	[38]
Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation	Lorenzo "Larry" G. Gadon	June 26, 2023 –	[37]
Presidential Assistant for Maritime Concerns	Andres Centino	September 28, 2023 –	[39]
Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs	Roman A. Felix	August 3, 2022–	[40]
Presidential Communications Group	Trixie Cruz-Angeles	June 30, 2022 – October 4, 2022
	Cheloy V. Garafil	October 4, 2022 – September 5, 2024
	Cesar Chavez (OIC)	September 5, 2024 – March 1, 2025	[41]
	Jay Ruiz	March 1, 2025 –	[42]
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 [e] –	[43]

Changes

2022

Name	Position	Agency/Department	Date	Replaced by
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	Lucas Bersamin
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)

2023

Name	Position	Agency/Department	Date	Replaced by
Jose Faustino Jr. (OIC)	Secretary	Department of National Defense	January 9, 2023	Carlito Galvez Jr. (OIC)
Clarita Carlos	National Security Adviser	National Security Council	January 14, 2023	Eduardo Año
Eduardo Punay (OIC)	Secretary	Department of Social Welfare and Development	January 31, 2023	Rex Gatchalian
Zenaida Angping	Chief	Presidential Management Staff	January 2023	Elaine T. Masukat (OIC)
Carlito Galvez Jr.	Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	February 23, 2023	Isidro Purisima (Acting)
Carlito Galvez Jr. (OIC)	Secretary	Department of National Defense	June 5, 2023	Gilbert Teodoro
Maria Rosario Vergeire (OIC)	Secretary	Department of Health		Ted Herbosa
Isidro Purisima (Acting)	Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	June 23, 2023	Carlito Galvez Jr.
Susan Ople	Secretary	Department of Migrant Workers	August 22, 2023	Hans Leo Cacdac (OIC)
Bongbong Marcos	Secretary	Department of Agriculture	November 3, 2023	Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.

2024

Name	Position	Agency/Department	Date	Replaced by
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	Usec. 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

2025

Name	Position	Agency/Department	Date	Replaced by
Jaime Bautista	Secretary	Department of Transportation	February 21, 2025	Vince Dizon
Cesar Chavez (Acting)	Secretary	Presidential Communications Office	February 28, 2025	Jay Ruiz
Ivan John Uy	Secretary	Department of Information and Communications Technology	February 26, 2025	Usec. Paul Joseph Mercado (Acting)

Notes

1. As Faustino retired from military service on November 12, 2021, in adherence to Republic Act 6975 banning the appointment of retired military officers for a year, he will first serve as a senior undersecretary and officer-in-charge of the Department of National Defense beginning June 30, 2022. ^[10]
2. Aldeguer-Roque served in an acting capacity from August 3 until October 27, 2024.
3. Cacdac served as the Officer–in–Charge from August 22 to September 7, 2023.
4. Solidum served as the Officer–in–Charge from June 30 to July 22, 2022.
5. Served as Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs from January 30, 2023 to January 12, 2024.

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