The Office of the Vice President (OVP; ) is an administrative, advisory, consultative government agency which aids the vice president of the Philippines in performing their duty as the second-highest executive official of the government of the Philippines.
History
During the Commonwealth period until its dissolution after the imposition of martial law in 1972, the Office of the Vice President was hosted within the Malacañang Palace complex inside the Executive Building (now Kalayaan Hall).
When the office was re-established in 1987 with Salvador Laurel as vice president, the OVP took office at the Legislative Building (which now hosts the National Museum of Fine Arts) in the former prime minister's office.
The OVP moved out of the building when the National Museum organization took over the building. The vice president's office then took office at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) and the PNB Financial Center, both in Pasay. During Vice President Jejomar Binay's tenure, the OVP was hosted at the Coconut Palace. During Vice President Leni Robredo's tenure and the first month of her successor Sara Duterte's term, the OVP was hosted at the Quezon City Reception House. The present office is hosted at Robinsons Cybergate Plaza in Mandaluyong. By July 2022, the OVP established satellite offices for the first time in its history.
Under Duterte's tenure, the OVP has been characterized by its compartmentalized structure, with Duterte directly interacting with the office's various divisions instead of having the chief of staff function as an intermediary. From 2022 to 2023, Duterte directly coordinated with special disbursing officer Gina F. Acosta in the handling of the office's confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), who would then disburse them to Col. Raymund Dante P. Lachica, chief of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), for further disbursement. In December 2025, a security officer named Ramil Madriaga filed an affidavit alleging that as the person who had formed the VPSPG upon Duterte's request, he served under Cols. Lachica and Dennis Nolasco in the delivery of confidential funds to several point persons, among whom were an aide to a mayor from Laguna and the owner of a Quezon City comedy bar. Aside from the confidential funds, he also claimed that he has personally been engaging in this type of operation for Duterte even prior to her becoming vice president in 2022.
Current staff Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Zuleika Lopez Assistant Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Lemuel Ortonio Spokesperson: Atty. Salvador Paolo A. Panelo Director for Administrative and Financial Services: Rosalynne Sanchez Director for Strategy Management: Sunshine Charry Fajarda Director for Operations: Norman Baloro Chief of Public Assistance Division: Winnie Dayego
Timeline Office used Vice President Years Executive Building, Malacañan Palace Sergio Osmeña 1935–1944 Elpidio Quirino 1946–1948 Fernando Lopez 1949–1953 Carlos P. Garcia 1953–1957 Diosdado Macapagal 1957–1961 Emmanuel Pelaez 1961–1965 Fernando Lopez 1965–1972 colspan="2" 1972–1984 colspan="2" 1984–1986 Legislative Building, Manila Salvador Laurel 1986–1992 Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay Joseph Estrada 1992–1998 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 1998–2001 Teofisto Guingona Jr. 2001–2004 PNB Financial Center, Pasay Noli de Castro 2004–2010 Coconut Palace, Pasay Jejomar Binay 2010–2016 Quezon City Reception House, Quezon City Leni Robredo 2016–2022 Robinsons Cybergate Plaza, Mandaluyong Sara Duterte 2022–present
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See also List of vice presidents of the Philippines Office of the President of the Philippines Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the Philippines
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