Secretary of Public Works and Highways

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Secretary of Public Works and Highways
Kalihim ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).svg
Official seal of the
Department of Public Works and Highways
Vince Dizon.png
Incumbent
Vince Dizon (ad interim)
since September 1, 2025
Style The Honorable
Member of Cabinet
AppointerThe president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Baldomero Aguinaldo
FormationJanuary 21, 1899
(126 years ago) (1899-01-21)
Website www.dpwh.gov.ph

The secretary of public works and highways (Filipino: Kalihim ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan) is the head of the Department of Public Works and Highways in the national government of the Philippines, and is a member of the president's Cabinet. [1]

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The current secretary is Vince Dizon who assumed the post on September 1, 2025, on an ad interim basis as he has yet to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. [2]

List of secretaries of public works and highways

#ImageNamePositionTenure startedTenure endedPresident
1 Baldomero Aguinaldo.jpg Baldomero Aguinaldo Minister of Public Works and Communications18981899 Emilio Aguinaldo
2 Mariano Trias portrait.jpg Mariano Trias Secretary of War and Public Works18991901 Emilio Aguinaldo
3 Antonio Noble de las Alas.jpg Antonio de las Alas Secretary of Public Works and CommunicationsNovember 15, 19351936 Manuel Quezon
4 Mariano Jesus Cuenco.jpg Mariano Jesús Cuenco 19361939
5 Jose Avelino studio photo.jpg José Avelino 19391941
6 Sotero Baluyot.jpg Sotero Baluyut [a] 1941 [3] 1941
7 Basilo J. Valdes (December, 1944).jpg Basilio J. Valdes Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and LaborDecember 24, 1941August 1, 1944 Manuel Quezon
8 Jose Paez y Naval.jpg Jose PaezSecretary of Public Works and CommunicationsAugust 8, 19441945 Sergio Osmeña
9 Secretary of National Defense Sotero Cabahug (cropped).jpg Sotero Cabahug February 27, 1945May 28, 1946
10 Ricardo Nepomuceno y Lozano.jpg Ricardo NepumocenoMay 28, 1946July 1, 1949 Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
11 Prospero Sanidad.jpg Prospero Sanidad February 21, 19501951
12 Sotero Baluyot.jpg Sotero Baluyut January 6, 19511952
13 Pablo Lorenzo y Roxas.jpg Pablo LorenzoMay 6, 19521953
14Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr.Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and CommunicationsMarch 10, 19541955 Ramon Magsaysay
15 Florencio Moreno.jpg Florencio MorenoApril 30, 1957December 30, 1961
Carlos P. Garcia
16 Marciano Dungca Bautista.jpg Marciano Bautista19611962 Diosdado Macapagal
17Paulino Cases19621962
18 Brigido Valencia.jpg Brigido Valencia19621963
19 Jorge Abela Abad.jpg Jorge Abad19631965
20 Antonio Raquiza.jpg Antonio Raquiza August 24, 19661968 Ferdinand Marcos
21 Rene Gandiongco Espina.jpg Rene Espina November 1968September 1969
22 Manuel Syquio.jpg Manuel SyquioSeptember 19691970
23 David Consunji 19701975
24 Alfredo L. Juinio.jpg Alfredo Juinio 19751978
25 Baltazar Abad Aquino.jpg Baltazar AquinoSecretary of Public Highways19741978
26 Alfredo L. Juinio.jpg Alfredo Juinio Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications19781981
(25) Baltazar Abad Aquino.jpg Baltazar AquinoMinister of Public Highways19781979
27 The Honorable Vicente T. Paterno (Senator of the Philippines).png Vicente Paterno 19791980
28Jesus Hipolito19801981
Minister of Public Works and Highways19811986
29 Rogaciano Mercado.jpg Rogaciano MercadoSecretary of Public Works and HighwaysFebruary 25, 1986November 1986 Corazon C. Aquino
30Vicente JaymeNovember 19861987
31Juanito Ferrer19871988
32Fiorello Estuar19881990
33 Jose de Jesus 1990March 1, 1993
Fidel V. Ramos
Act Edmundo V. MirMarch 1, 1993June 1, 1993
34Gregorio VigilarJune 1, 1993January 20, 2001
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
35 Simeon A. Datumanong - 15th Congress.jpg Simeon Datumanong January 20, 2001January 15, 2003 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
36 Rep. Bayani Fernando (18th Congress PH).jpg Bayani Fernando January 15, 2003April 15, 2003
ActFlorante SoriquezApril 15, 2003February 15, 2005
37 Hermogenes Ebdane 2007 (cropped).jpg Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr. February 15, 2005February 1, 2007
Act Manuel M. Bonoan.jpg Manuel Bonoan February 5, 2007July 3, 2007
(37) Hermogenes Ebdane 2007 (cropped).jpg Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr. July 4, 2007October 22, 2009
38Victor DomingoOctober 22, 2009June 30, 2010
39 Rogelio Singson oath (cropped).jpg Rogelio Singson June 30, 2010June 30, 2016 Benigno S. Aquino III
Act Rafael Yabut 2007 (cropped).jpg Rafael Yabut June 30, 2016July 31, 2016 Rodrigo Duterte
40 Mark A. Villar dpwh portrait.png Mark Villar August 1, 2016October 6, 2021
Act HoR Official Portrait Roger G. Mercado.jpg Roger Mercado October 13, 2021June 30, 2022
41 Manuel M. Bonoan.jpg Manuel Bonoan [4] June 30, 2022August 31, 2025 Bongbong Marcos
Ad interim Vince Dizon.png Vince Dizon September 1, 2025Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Concurrently serving as Governor of Pampanga [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Secretaries". dpwh.gov.ph. DPWH. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Marcos accepts Bonoan's resignation, appoints Vince Dizon as DPWH secretary". GMA News. August 31, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, John A. (1993). Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-07956-4.
  4. ↑ "Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet". Philippine Star. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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