List of vice presidents of the Philippines

The vice president of the Philippines is the second-highest executive official in the government of the Philippines. The vice president is directly elected by qualified voters to a six-year term, and may be a cabinet member without confirmation from the Commission on Appointments and is first in the presidential line of succession.

The incumbent vice president is Sara Duterte, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

History

The office of vice president was initially created following the ratification of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, which states that the vice president shall be elected by direct vote of the people. Vice presidents during the Commonwealth of the Philippines were under American sovereignty, and there was no office of vice president during the Second Republic, which was considered to be a puppet state of Imperial Japan during World War II. During the martial law declared by President Ferdinand Marcos from 1972 to 1981, the office of the vice president was abolished and the sitting vice president, Fernando Lopez, was removed from the office. Though the 1973 Constitution initially did not provide for a vice president, subsequent amendments restored the office. A vice president was appointed after the 1986 election when Marcos and Arturo Tolentino were proclaimed as winners by the Batasang Pambansa. However, in 1986, the People Power Revolution overthrew Marcos' dictatorship and repealed the 1973 Constitution. In 2013, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines through Resolution No. 2, series of 2013 declared that Tolentino is not part of the official list of vice presidents of the Philippines. The subsequently formed 1987 Constitution of the Philippines was established, which states that: "There shall be a vice-president who shall have the same qualifications and term of office and be elected with, and in the same manner, as the president."

Before the ratification of the 1987 constitution, in case of an intra-term vacancy, there was no process to appoint a new vice president until after the next election. However, after the ratification of the 1987 constitution, the president could nominate a vice president in case of an intra-term vacancy from a member of the congress, whom both houses vote separately for confirmation by a majority vote. In 2001, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president after the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that President Joseph Estrada resigned. A few days later, she appointed Teofisto Guingona as the vice president. Guingona is the only person being unelected to the position.

Three vice presidents have succeeded to the presidency due to the death of presidents: Sergio Osmeña in 1944, Elpidio Quirino in 1948, and Carlos P. Garcia in 1957. Fernando Lopez was the longest-serving vice president, who served for a combined total of almost 11 years. Elpidio Quirino served the shortest time as vice president for approximately 1 year and 11 months.

Vice presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan)
Term start Term end Term length Party Election President
1 Sergio Osmeña
(1878–1961)
November 15,
1935
August 1,
1944
8 years, 260 days Nacionalista 1935 Manuel L. Quezon
1941
Vacant
(August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946)
Sergio Osmeña
2 Elpidio Quirino
(1890–1956)
May 28,
1946
April 15,
1948
1 year, 323 days Liberal 1946 Manuel Roxas
Vacant
(August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946)
Elpidio Quirino
3 Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
December 30,
1949
December 30,
1953
4 years Liberal
(until 1953)
1949
Democratic
(from 1953)
4 Carlos P. Garcia
(1896–1971)
December 30,
1953
March 18,
1957
3 years, 78 days Nacionalista 1953 Ramon Magsaysay
Vacant
(March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1957)
Carlos P. Garcia
5 Diosdado Macapagal
(1910–1997)
December 30,
1957
December 30,
1961
4 years Liberal 1957
6 Emmanuel Pelaez
(1915–2003)
December 30,
1961
December 30,
1965
4 years Liberal
(until 1964)
1961 Diosdado Macapagal
Nacionalista
(from 1964)
7 Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
December 30,
1965
January 17,
1973
7 years, 18 days Nacionalista 1965 Ferdinand Marcos
1969
Position abolished
(January 17, 1973 – January 27, 1984)
Vacant
(January 27, 1984 – February 25, 1986)
8 Salvador Laurel
(1928–2004)
February 25,
1986
June 30,
1992
6 years, 126 days UNIDO
(until 1988)
1986 Corazon Aquino
Nacionalista
(from 1988)
9 Joseph Estrada
(born 1937)
June 30,
1992
June 30,
1998
6 years NPC
(until 1997)
1992 Fidel V. Ramos
LAMMP
(from 1997)
10 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(born 1947)
June 30,
1998
January 20,
2001
2 years, 204 days Lakas 1998 Joseph Estrada
Vacant
(January 20 – February 7, 2001)
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
11 Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)
February 7,
2001
June 30,
2004
3 years, 144 days Lakas
(until 2003)
2001
Independent
(from 2003)
12 Noli de Castro
(born 1949)
June 30,
2004
June 30,
2010
6 years Independent 2004
13 Jejomar Binay
(born 1942)
June 30,
2010
June 30,
2016
6 years PDP–Laban
(until 2012)
2010 Benigno Aquino III
UNA
(from 2012)
14 Leni Robredo
(born 1965)
June 30,
2016
June 30,
2022
6 years Liberal 2016 Rodrigo Duterte
15 Sara Duterte
(born 1978)
June 30,
2022
Incumbent 3 years, 172 days Lakas
(until 2023)
2022 Bongbong Marcos
HNP

Timeline


Unofficial vice presidents

Historians and other figures have identified the following people as having held the vice presidency of a government intended to represent the Philippines, but their terms of office are not counted by the Philippine government as part of the presidential succession.

The inclusion of Mariano Trías in the list is disputed, because Trias was chosen as vice president at the Tejeros Convention, and again as vice president for the short-lived Republic of Biak-na-Bato, which was dissolved after the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato and Aguinaldo's exile. Neither the reassumption of power by Emilio Aguinaldo when the revolution was resumed in May 1898 nor his formal proclamation and inauguration as president under the First Philippine Republic in 1899 were regimes that provided for a vice presidency.

Portrait Name
(Lifespan)
Term start Term end Term length Party Election President Era
Mariano Trías
(1868–1914)
March 22, 1897 January 23, 1899 1 year, 307 days Nonpartisan 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo Tejeros Convention
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
Francisco Carreón
(1868–1939/1941)
May 6, 1902 July 14, 1906 4 years, 69 days Nonpartisan Macario Sakay Tagalog Republic
Ramón Avanceña
(1872–1957)
October 14, 1943 January 15, 1944 93 days KALIBAPI Jose P. Laurel Second Republic
Benigno Aquino Sr.
(1894–1947)
January 15, 1944 August 17, 1945 1 year, 272 days KALIBAPI
Ramón Avanceña
(1872–1957)
December 30, 1948 December 30, 1949 1 year Liberal Elpidio Quirino Third Republic

List of vice presidents by age

No. President Born Age at start of vice presidency Age at end of presidency Post-vice presidency timespan Lifespan
Died Age
1 Sergio Osmeña September 9, 1878 57 years, 67 days
November 15, 1935
65 years, 327 days
August 1, 1944
17 years, 79 days October 19, 1961 83 years, 40 days
2 Elpidio Quirino November 16, 1890 55 years, 193 days
May 28, 1946
57 years, 153 days
April 17, 1948
7 years, 318 days February 29, 1956 65 years, 105 days
3 Fernando Lopez April 13, 1904 45 years, 261 days
December 30, 1949
49 years, 261 days
December 30, 1953
39 years, 147 days May 26, 1993 89 years, 43 days
4 Carlos P. Garcia November 4, 1896 57 years, 56 days
December 30, 1953
60 years, 134 days
March 18, 1957
14 years, 88 days June 14, 1971 74 years, 222 days
5 Diosdado Macapagal September 28, 1910 47 years, 93 days
December 30, 1957
51 years, 93 days
December 30, 1961
35 years, 112 days April 21, 1997 86 years, 205 days
6 Emmanuel Pelaez November 30, 1915 46 years, 30 days
December 30, 1961
50 years, 30 days
December 30, 1965
37 years, 209 days July 27, 2003 87 years, 239 days
7 Fernando Lopez April 13, 1904 61 years, 261 days
December 30, 1965
68 years, 163 days
September 23, 1972
20 years, 245 days May 26, 1993 89 years, 43 days
8 Salvador Laurel November 18, 1928 57 years, 99 days
February 25, 1986
63 years, 225 days
June 30, 1992
11 years, 211 days January 27, 2004 75 years, 70 days
9 Joseph Estrada April 19, 1937 55 years, 72 days
June 30, 1992
61 years, 72 days
June 30, 1998
Living Living 88 years, 244 days
10 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo April 5, 1947 51 years, 86 days
June 30, 1998
53 years, 290 days
January 20, 2001
Living Living 78 years, 258 days
11 Teofisto Guingona Jr. July 4, 1928 72 years, 218 days
February 7, 2001
75 years, 362 days
June 30, 2004
Living Living 97 years, 168 days
12 Noli De Castro July 6, 1949 54 years, 360 days
June 30, 2004
60 years, 359 days
June 30, 2010
Living Living 76 years, 166 days
13 Jejomar Binay November 11, 1942 67 years, 231 days
June 30, 2010
73 years, 232 days
June 30, 2016
Living Living 83 years, 38 days
14 Leni Robredo April 23, 1965 51 years, 68 days
June 30, 2016
57 years, 68 days
June 30, 2022
Living Living 60 years, 240 days
15 Sara Duterte May 31, 1978 44 years, 30 days
June 30, 2022
Incumbent Incumbent Living 47 years, 202 days

Vice presidents who later served as president

Vice president President served under Year(s) served Notes
Sergio Osmeña Manuel L. Quezon 1935–1944 Osmeña succeeded Quezon, after the latter's death
Elpidio Quirino Manuel Roxas 1946–1948 Quirino succeeded Roxas, after the latter's death; ran and won a full term in 1949
Carlos P. Garcia Ramon Magsaysay 1953–1957 Garcia succeeded Magsaysay, after the latter's death; ran and won a full term in 1957
Diosdado Macapagal Carlos P. Garcia 1957–1961 Macapagal defeated Garcia in 1961
Joseph Estrada Fidel V. Ramos 1992–1998 Estrada ran for a full term in 1998
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Joseph Estrada 1998–2001 Arroyo succeeded Estrada, after the latter's resignation; ran and won a full term in 2004

List of vice presidents by offices held before vice presidency

Executive branch

Cabinet secretaries (as full-time)

The following list includes only cabinet secretaries who served full-time. Vice presidents who served concurrently as cabinet secretaries and their post-vice presidency positions are not included.

Secretary Office President served under Year(s) served
Elpidio Quirino Secretary of Finance Manuel Quezon 1934–1936
Secretary of Interior 1935–1938
Teofisto Guingona Jr. Secretary of Justice Fidel V. Ramos 1995–1998

Other positions (full-time)

Name Office President served under Year(s) served
Teofisto Guingona Chairman of the Commission on Audit Corazon Aquino 1986–1987
Executive Secretary of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos 1993–1995
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry Corazon Aquino 1987–1992
Jejomar Binay Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Corazon Aquino 1990–1991
Joseph Estrada 1999–2001

Legislative

Senators

Senator District Year(s) served Notes
Sergio Osmeña 10th 1922–1935 First vice president to serve as president pro tempore (1922–1934)
Elpidio Quirino 1st 1925–1935; 1945–1946 Second vice president to serve as president pro tempore (1945–1946)
Fernando Lopez At-large 1947–1949 As a Liberal
1953–1965 As a Democrat and Nacionalista; third vice president to serve as president pro tempore (1958–1965); only former vice president to be elected again in the same position
Carlos P. Garcia 1945–1953 First vice president to serve as the minority floor leader (1946–1953)
Emmanuel Pelaez 1953–1959 Only former vice president elected in the Senate
Salvador Laurel 1967–1972 Did not finish term due to the declaration of martial law
Joseph Estrada 1987–1992
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 1992–1998 First term lasted for only three years; did not finish second term, won vice presidency
Teofisto Guingona Jr. 1987–1993 Second vice president to serve as president pro tempore (1987–1990)
Only vice president to serve as the majority floor leader (1990–1991); did not finish second term, appointed as the executive secretary
1998–2001 Second and last vice president to be the minority floor leader, 1998–2001
Did not finish term, appointed to the vice presidency
Noli De Castro 2001–2004 Did not finish term, won vice presidency

Congressman/Representatives/Assemblyman

Legislator District Lower House Name Year(s) served Notes
Sergio Osmeña Cebu 2nd Philippine Assembly 1907–1916 First president to serve as speaker (1907–1916)
House of Representatives 1916–1922
Elpidio Quirino Ilocos Sur 1st House of Representatives 1919–1925
Carlos P. Garcia Bohol 3rd 1925–1931
Diosdado Macapagal Pampanga 1st 1949–1957
Leni Robredo Camarines Sur 3rd 2013– 2016 Only one-term representative to win the vice presidency

Local government

Governors

Governor Province Year(s) served Notes
Sergio Osmeña Cebu 1904–1907
Carlos P. Garcia Bohol 1933–1941
Jejomar Binay Metro Manila 1987–1988 Acting/interim basis

Mayors

Mayor Province Year(s) served Notes
Fernando Lopez Iloilo 1945–1947 Appointed
Joseph Estrada San Juan 1969–1986 Only former vice president to previously serve as mayor and only former vice president to serve as mayor in another city after his term (Manila, 2013–2019)
Jejomar Binay Makati 1986–1987 As officer-in-charge
1988–1998 Elected; first vice president without congressional experience
2001–2010
Sara Duterte Davao City 2010–2013; 2016–2022 Only vice president served as vice mayor (2007–2010)
Second vice president without congressional experience

Vice presidents by offices concurrently held

Cabinet secretaries

Secretary Office President served under Year(s) served
Sergio Osmeña Secretary of Public Instruction Manuel Quezon 1935–1940
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare 1941–1944
Elpidio Quirino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Manuel Roxas 1946–1950
Fernando Lopez Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Elpidio Quirino 1949–1953
Ferdinand Marcos 1965–1971
Carlos P. Garcia Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ramon Magsaysay 1953–1957
Emmanuel Pelaez Diosdado Macapagal 1961– 1963
Salvador Laurel Corazon Aquino 1986–1987
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Joseph Estrada 1998–2000
Teofisto Guingona Jr. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2001–2002
Sara Duterte Secretary of Education Bongbong Marcos 2022–2024

Other positions

Name Office President served under Year(s) served
Joseph Estrada Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission Fidel V. Ramos 1992–1997
Noli De Castro Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2004–2010
Jejomar Binay Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Benigno Aquino III 2010–2015
Presidential Adviser for Overseas Filipino Workers
Leni Robredo Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Rodrigo Duterte 2016
Co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs 2019

See also

Works cited

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