Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the Philippines

Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President
Punong Tauhan sa Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Office of the Vice President
Incumbent Zuleika Lopez since 2022
Office of the Vice President
Type	Chief of staff
Seat	11th Floor Cybergate Plaza, EDSA cor. Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Appointer	Vice President of the Philippines
Deputy	Assistant Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Website	https://www.ovp.gov.ph/

The chief of staff to the vice president of the Philippines is a chief of staff administrative position within the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines. The chief of staff is responsible for assisting the vice president and the office itself in its operations, programs, and initiatives.

Known chiefs of staff

Portrait	Chief	In office	Vice President
	Ma. Lourdes Herrera	1986–1992	Salvador Laurel
	Renato Corona [1]	1998–2001	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
	Stella Marie Guingona [2]	2001 – June 30, 2004	Teofisto Guingona Jr.
	Jesse Andres [3]	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010	Noli de Castro
	Benjamin Martinez Jr. [4]	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 [5]	Jejomar Binay
	Philip Dy [6]	June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 [7]	Leni Robredo
	Zuleika Lopez [8]	June 30, 2022 – present [9] [10]	Sara Duterte

Controversies

In 2024, Zuleika Lopez, the chief of staff of vice president Sara Duterte, faced public scrutiny and was subpoenaed by the House of Representatives. The inquiry was focused on the use of confidential and intelligence funds allocated to the OVP, which were questioned for their transparency and accountability. Lopez's role in overseeing these funds and her testimony before the legislative body brought attention to the financial operations of the OVP. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

In popular culture

• Thou Reyes portrays Chief of Staff Yessey Reyes to Vice President Glenn Acosta on the GMA Network series First Yaya .

References

1. "Chief Justice Renato C. Corona". Supreme Court E-Library. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
2. Lee-Brago, Pia (June 27, 2004). "Guingona vows not to stop fighting". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
3. "OVP Directory". ovp.50webs.com. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
4. Legaspi, Amita (June 27, 2016). "LOOK: VP Binay visits Leni Robredo, warns of controversies during her term as VP". GMA News Online .
5. "Office of the Vice President Executive Summary 2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2024.
6. "Robredo, OVP staff to 'give it all' in last 6 months – Manila Bulletin". Manila Bulletin . February 2, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
7. Foundation, Obama. "Leader Philip Dy from 2019 Leaders Asia-Pacific". Obama Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
8. Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (July 26, 2022). "Former city admin is VP Duterte's Chief of Staff". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
9. Magsambol, Bonz (November 21, 2024). "Who is Zuleika Lopez, VP Sara Duterte's chief of staff?". Rappler. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
10. OVP chief-of-staff confirms Duterte had her tell 4 ex-DepEd staff to quit | ABS-CBN News
11. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 25, 2024). "Chua reminds public: Use of OVP, DepEd secret funds is the issue". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
12. Marcelo, Elizabeth. "OVP will not break, says Sara". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
13. "7 OVP officials receive 'final' subpoena from House". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved November 30, 2024.