Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

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.

The seat of the secretary of the interior and local government is currently held by Jonvic Remulla since 2024.

Powers and functions

Assist the president in the exercise of general supervision over local governments; Advise the president in the promulgation of policies, rules, regulations and other issuances on the general supervision over local governments and on public order and safety; Establish and prescribe rules, regulations and other issuances implementing laws on public order and safety, the general supervision over local governments and the promotion of local autonomy and community empowerment and monitor compliance thereof; Provide assistance towards legislation regarding local governments, law enforcement and public safety; Establish and prescribe plans, policies, programs and projects to promote peace and order, ensure public safety and further strengthen the administrative, technical and fiscal capabilities of local government offices and personnel; Formulate plans, policies and programs which will meet local emergencies arising from natural and man-made disasters; Establish a system of coordination and cooperation among the citizenry, local executives and the department, to ensure effective and efficient delivery of basic services to the public; Organize, train and equip primarily for the performance of police functions, a police force that is national in scope and civilian in character.

List Director of the Interior (1897) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentPascual Álvarez(1861–1923)April 24,1897October 31,1897Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of the Interior (1897) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentIsabelo ArtachoNovember 1,1897December 15,1897Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of the Interior (1898–1899) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentLeandro IbarraJune 23,1898December1898Emilio AguinaldoTeodoro Sandiko(1860–1939)January 21,1899May 7,1899Severino de las AlasMay 7,1899November 13,1899

Secretary of the Interior (1901–1935) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-GeneralDean Conant Worcester(1866–1924)September 6,1901September 15,1913William Howard TaftLuke Edward WrightHenry Clay IdeJames Francis SmithWilliam Cameron ForbesNewton W. GilbertWinfred Thaxter Denison(1873–1919)January 27,1914March 3,1916Francis Burton HarrisonRafael Palma(1874–1939)January 11,1917July 7,1920Teodoro Kalaw(1884–1940)July 7,1920December 31,1922Charles YeaterLeonard WoodJose P. Laurel(1891–1959)February 9,1923July 17,1923Felipe Agoncillo(1859–1941)July 18,1923October 1,1925Honorio VenturaOctober 1,1925January 16,1933Eugene Allen GilmoreHenry L. StimsonEugene Allen GilmoreDwight F. DavisGeorge C. ButteTheodore Roosevelt Jr.Teófilo Sison(1850–1975)January 16,1933November 15,1935Frank Murphy

Secretary of the Interior (1935–1941) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentTeófilo Sison(1850–1975)November 15,1935February 5,1936Manuel L. QuezonElpidio Quirino(1890–1956)February 8,1936September 27,1938Rafael Alunan Sr.(1885–1947)November 16,1938August 29,1941Francisco Zulueta(1891–1947)August 29,1941December 22,1941

Commissioner of the Interior (1942–1943) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeChairman of the Philippine Executive CommissionBenigno Aquino Sr.(1894–1947)January 26,1942December 4,1942Jorge B. VargasJose P. Laurel(1891–1959)December 4,1942October 14,1943

Minister of the Interior (1943–1944) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose P. Laurel(1891–1959)October 14,1943January 1,1944Jose P. Laurel

Minister of Home Affairs (1944–1945) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose P. Laurel(1891–1959)January 1,1944August 24,1944Jose P. LaurelTeófilo Sison(1850–1975)August 24,19441945

Secretary of the Interior (1945–1950) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentTomás Confesor(1891–1951)March 8,1945July 10,1945Sergio OsmeñaAlfredo Montelibano Sr.(1905–1989)July 11,1945May 27,1946Jose Zulueta(1889–1972)May 28,1946April 17,1948Manuel RoxasSotero Baluyut(1889–1975)September 21,1948December 22,1950Elpidio Quirino

Secretary of Local Government and Community Development (1972–1978) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose Roño(1923–2002)January 1,1973June 2,1978Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Local Government and Community Development (1978–1982) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose Roño(1923–2002)June 2,1978February 28,1982Ferdinand Marcos

Minister of Local Government (1982–1987) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJose Roño(1923–2002)February 28,1982February 25,1986Ferdinand MarcosNene Pimentel(1933–2019)February 25,1986December 7,1986Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Local Government (1987–1990) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentJaime Ferrer(1916–1987)December 8,1986August 2,1987Corazon AquinoLito Monico LorenzanaActingAugust 3,1987November 8,1987Luis T. SantosNovember 9,1987December 13,1990

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (from 1990) PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresidentLuis T. SantosDecember 13,1990December 10,1991Corazon AquinoCesar SarinoDecember 11,1991June 30,1992Rafael Alunan III(born 1948)June 30,1992April 16,1996Fidel V. Ramos Robert Barbers(1944–2005)April 16,1996February 4,1998Epimaco Velasco(1935–2014)February 4,1998May 30,1998Sonny Collantes(born 1952)Officer in ChargeJune 1,1998June 30,1998Joseph Estrada(born 1937)June 30,1998April 12,1999Joseph EstradaRonaldo Puno(born 1948)April 12,1999January 10,2000 Alfredo Lim(1929–2020)January 10,2000January 20,2001Anselmo Avelino Jr.Officer in ChargeJanuary 20,2001January 28,2001Gloria Macapagal ArroyoJoey Lina(born 1951)January 29,2001July 11,2004Angelo Reyes(1945–2011)July 12,2004February 16,2006Ronaldo Puno(born 1948)April 4,2006June 30,2010Benigno Aquino III(1960–2021)Officer in ChargeJune 30,2010July 9,2010Benigno Aquino IIIJesse Robredo(1958–2012)July 9,2010August 18,2012Paquito Ochoa Jr.(born 1960)Officer in ChargeAugust 19,2012September 19,2012Mar Roxas(born 1957)September 20,2012September 11,2015Mel Senen Sarmiento(born 1962)September 14,2015June 30,2016Ismael Sueno(born 1947/1948)June 30,2016April 4,2017Rodrigo DuterteCatalino Cuy(born 1957)Officer in ChargeApril 5,2017January 4,2018 Eduardo Año(born 1961)January 5,2018November 6,2018November 6,2018June 30,2022Benhur Abalos(born 1962)June 30,2022October 7,2024Bongbong MarcosJonvic Remulla(born 1967)October 8,2024Incumbent

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References

External links DILG website