Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal - Logo.svg
Official seal of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Benjamin Abalos Jr. attend the 47th SIPPAD Assembly (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr.
since June 30, 2022
Style The Honorable
AppointerThe President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder Pascual Alvarez
FormationMarch 22, 1897
Website www.dilg.gov.ph

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.

Contents

The current secretary is Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr., who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

Powers & Functions

List of secretaries of the interior and local government

#ImageNameTerm BeganTerm EndedPresidentPeriod
Director of the Interior Emilio Aguinaldo [2] Katipunan Revolutionary
Government (Tejeros Convention)
1 Pascual Alvarez.jpg Pascual Alvarez April 17, 1897October 31, 1897
Minister of the Interior Biak-na-Bato Republic
2 Isabelo Artacho November 1, 1897December 15, 1897
3 Leandro Ibarra June 23, 1898December 1898Revolutionary Government
4 Teodoro Sandiko January 21, 1899May 7, 1899 First Republic
5 Severino de las Alas May 7, 1899November 13, 1899
Secretary of the InteriorN/A "Insular Government" (1900–1935)
(American occupation)
A new Department of the Interior was created by the Philippine Commission in September 1901.
6 Dean Conant Worcester 1866-1924.jpg Dean Worcester 19011913
7 Denison 4865585985 f47bd9aaa3 o.jpg Winfred T. Denison 19141916
Act Francis Burton Harrison.jpg Francis Burton Harrison [3] 19151916
8 Rafael Palma y Velasquez circa 1915.jpg Rafael Palma 19171920
9 Teodoro M. Kalaw 19201922
10 Jose P. Laurel.jpg Jose P. Laurel February 9, 1923July 17, 1923 [4]
11 Felipe Agoncillo.jpg Felipe Agoncillo 19231925
12Honorio Ventura19251933
13 Teofilo Sison.jpg Teofilo Sison 19331935
14 Elpidio R Quirino.jpg Elpidio Quirino 19351938 Manuel L. Quezon [5] Commonwealth
15Rafael Alunan Sr.1938August 29, 1941
16 Francisco Zulueta August 29, 1941December 22, 1941
Commissioner of the InteriorN/AJapanese occupation
17 Benigno S. Aquino.jpg Benigno Aquino Sr. 19421942
Minister of the Interior
(10) Jose P. Laurel.jpg Jose P. Laurel December 2, 1942 [4] October 14, 1943
Secretary of the Interior Sergio Osmeña [6] Commonwealth
(restored)
18 Tomas Confesor (cropped).jpg Tomas Confesor March 8, 1945July 10, 1945
Secretary of National Defense and the Interior
19 Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. July 11, 1945May 27, 1946
Secretaries of the Interior Manuel Roxas [7] Third Republic
20 Jose Zulueta portrait.jpg José Zulueta May 28, 1946April 17, 1948
21 Sotero Baluyot.jpg Sotero J. Baluyut September 21, 1948December 22, 1950 Elpidio Quirino [8]
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.
Secretary of General Services Ferdinand Marcos [9]
22 Vicente Duterte.jpg Vicente Duterte December 30, 1965February 21, 1968
Secretary of Local Government and Community Development Fourth Republic
23 Jose Roño January 1, 19731978
Minister of Local Government and Community Development
(23) Jose Roño 19781982
Ministers of Local Government
Act Jose Roño 1982February 25, 1986
24 Nene Pimentel at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani 2018 Honoring of Martyrs and Heroes.jpg Aquilino Pimentel Jr. February 26, 1986March 25, 1986 Corazon Aquino [10] Fifth Republic
Secretaries of Local Government
(24) Nene Pimentel at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani 2018 Honoring of Martyrs and Heroes.jpg Aquilino Pimentel Jr. March 25, 1986December 7, 1986
25 Jaime Ferrer December 8, 1986August 2, 1987
Act Lito Monico Lorenzana August 3, 1987November 8, 1987
26 Luis T. Santos November 9, 1987December 10, 1991
Secretaries of Interior and Local Government
27 Cesar Sarino December 11, 1991June 30, 1992
28 Richard Gordon and Alunan COC filing 2019 elections (cropped).jpg Rafael M. Alunan III June 30, 1992April 16, 1996 Fidel V. Ramos [11]
29 Robert Z. Barbers April 16, 1996February 4, 1998
30 Epimaco Velasco February 4, 1998May 30, 1998
OIC Nelson Collantes June 1, 1998June 30, 1998
31 Joseph Estrada 1998.jpg Joseph Estrada [A] June 30, 1998April 12, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada [12]
32 Ronaldo V. Puno 20090914.jpg Ronaldo Puno April 12, 1999January 10, 2000
33 Alfredo Lim at Mendiola.jpg Alfredo Lim January 10, 2000January 20, 2001
OIC Anselmo Avelino Jr. January 20, 2001January 28, 2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [13]
34 Gov. Joey Lina (cropped).webp.jpg Jose Lina Jr. January 29, 2001July 11, 2004
35 Secretary Angelo Reyes.jpg Gen. Angelo T. Reyes, AFP (Ret.)July 12, 2004February 16, 2006
Act Ronaldo V. Puno 20090914.jpg Ronaldo Puno April 4, 2006June 30, 2010
OIC Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III.jpg Benigno Aquino III [A] June 30, 2010July 9, 2010 Benigno S. Aquino III [14]
36 DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo.jpg Jesse Robredo July 9, 2010August 18, 2012
OIC Paquito Ochoa Jr. - 2016 (cropped).jpg Paquito Ochoa Jr. August 19, 2012September 19, 2012
37 Mar Roxas 082014.jpg Mar Roxas September 20, 2012September 11, 2015
38 Mel Senen Sarmiento September 14, 2015June 30, 2016
39 Ismael Sueno (cropped).jpg Ismael Sueno June 30, 2016April 4, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte
OIC Catalino Cuy Official Portrait 2021 (cropped).jpg Police Maj. Gen. Catalino Cuy (Ret.)April 5, 2017January 4, 2018
40 GEN Eduardo M. Ano.jpg Gen. Eduardo M Año, AFP (Ret.)January 5, 2018 [B] November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018 [15] June 30, 2022
41 Benjamin Abalos Jr. attend the 47th SIPPAD Assembly (cropped).jpg Atty. Benjamin Abalos Jr. [16] [17] June 30, 2022Incumbent Bongbong Marcos
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  1. ↑ "DILG Secretary Powers and Duties".
  2. ↑ "Emilio Aguinaldo - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Jose P. Laurel A Register of His Papers in the Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library-Museum" (PDF). E-LIS repository. Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library. 1982. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Manuel L. Quezon - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sergio Osmeña - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Manuel Roxas - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Elpidio Quirino - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ferdinand Marcos - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Corazon C. Aquino - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Fidel V. Ramos - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Joseph Ejercito Estrada - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Benigno S. Aquino III - Presidential Museum and Library" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Año is now officially DILG chief". November 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Benhur Abalos next DILG chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet". Philippine Star. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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