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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal
Official seal of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government
since May 22, 2025
StyleThe Honorable
Member ofCabinet, National Security Council
AppointerThe president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthAt the president's pleasure
Inaugural holderPascual Alvarez
FormationMarch 22, 1897
Websitewww.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.

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

Powers and functions

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  • 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.[1]

List

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No. Image Name Position Tenure started Tenure ended President
1st Pascual Alvarez Director of the Interior April 17, 1897 October 31, 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo[2]
2nd Isabelo Artacho Minister of the Interior November 1, 1897 December 15, 1897
3rd Leandro Ibarra June 23, 1898 December 1898
4th Teodoro Sandiko January 21, 1899 May 7, 1899
5th Severino de las Alas May 7, 1899 November 13, 1899
6th Dean Worcester Secretary of the Interior September 6, 1901 September 15, 1913 N/A
7th Winfred T. Denison January 27, 1914 March 3, 1916
Act Francis Burton Harrison[3] September 28, 1915 March 29, 1916
8th Rafael Palma January 11, 1917 July 7, 1920
9th Teodoro M. Kalaw July 7, 1920 December 31, 1922
Act Antonio de las Alas April 29, 1922 May 23, 1922
10th Jose P. Laurel February 9, 1923 July 17, 1923[4]
11th Felipe Agoncillo 1923 1925
12th Honorio Ventura 1925 1933
13th Teófilo Sisón 1933 1935
14th Elpidio Quirino 1935 1938 Manuel L. Quezon[5]
15th Rafael Alunan Sr. 1938 August 29, 1941
16th Francisco Zulueta August 29, 1941 December 22, 1941
17th Benigno Aquino Sr. Commissioner of the Interior 1942 1942 N/A
(10th) Jose P. Laurel Minister of the Interior December 2, 1942[4] October 14, 1943
18th Tomas Confesor Secretary of the Interior March 8, 1945 July 10, 1945 Sergio Osmeña[6]
19th Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. Secretary of National Defense and the Interior July 11, 1945 May 27, 1946
20th José Zulueta Secretaries of the Interior May 28, 1946 April 17, 1948 Manuel Roxas[7]
21st Sotero J. Baluyut September 21, 1948 December 22, 1950 Elpidio Quirino[8]
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.
22nd Vicente Duterte Secretary of General Services December 30, 1965 February 21, 1968 Ferdinand Marcos[9]
23rd Jose Roño Secretary of Local Government and Community Development January 1, 1973 1978
Minister of Local Government and Community Development 1978 1982
Act Ministers of Local Government 1982 February 25, 1986
24th Aquilino Pimentel Jr. February 26, 1986 March 25, 1986 Corazon Aquino[10]
Secretaries of Local Government March 25, 1986 December 7, 1986
25th Jaime Ferrer December 8, 1986 August 2, 1987
Act Lito Monico Lorenzana August 3, 1987 November 8, 1987
26th Luis T. Santos November 9, 1987 December 10, 1991
27th Cesar Sarino Secretaries of Interior and Local Government December 11, 1991 June 30, 1992
28th Rafael M. Alunan III June 30, 1992 April 16, 1996 Fidel V. Ramos[11]
29th Robert Z. Barbers April 16, 1996 February 4, 1998
30th Epimaco Velasco February 4, 1998 May 30, 1998
OIC Nelson Collantes June 1, 1998 June 30, 1998
31st Joseph Estrada[A] June 30, 1998 April 12, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada[12]
32nd Ronaldo Puno April 12, 1999 January 10, 2000
33rd Alfredo Lim January 10, 2000 January 20, 2001
OIC Anselmo Avelino Jr. January 20, 2001 January 28, 2001 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[13]
34th Jose Lina Jr. January 29, 2001 July 11, 2004
35th Angelo Reyes February 16, 2006
Act Ronaldo Puno April 4, 2006 June 30, 2010
OIC Benigno Aquino III[A] June 30, 2010 July 9, 2010 Benigno S. Aquino III[14]
36th Jesse Robredo July 9, 2010 August 18, 2012
OIC Paquito Ochoa Jr. August 19, 2012 September 19, 2012
37th Mar Roxas September 20, 2012 September 11, 2015
38th Mel Senen Sarmiento September 14, 2015 June 30, 2016
39th Ismael Sueno June 30, 2016 April 4, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte
OIC Catalino Cuy April 5, 2017 January 4, 2018
40th Eduardo Año

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January 5, 2018[B] November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018 June 30, 2022
41st Benhur Abalos[16][17] June 30, 2022 October 7, 2024 Bongbong Marcos
42nd Jonvic Remulla

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October 8, 2024 Incumbent
Notes:
  • A In concurrent capacity as President.

References

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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. ^ a b "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". Abs-CBN News. 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.
  18. ^ "New DILG Secretary Remulla assumes office; banks on decades of local governance experience in running DILG". dilg.gov.ph/. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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