Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
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| Secretary of Labor and Employment | |
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| Kalihim ng Paggawa at Empleyo | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Member of | Cabinet, National Security Council |
| Appointer | The president with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Ramon Torres |
| Formation | December 8, 1933 |
| Website | www |
The secretary of labor and employment (Filipino: Kalihim ng Paggawa at Empleyo) is the head of the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippine government and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.[1]
The current secretary is Bienvenido Laguesma, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.[2]
List of secretaries of labor and employment
[edit]Secretary of Labor (1933–1935)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ramon Torres (1891–1975) |
December 8, 1933 |
November 15, 1935 |
Frank Murphy |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ramon Torres (1891–1975) |
November 15, 1935 |
1936[3] | Manuel L. Quezon |
|
José Avelino (1890–1986)[a] |
1937[4] | 1939[4] | |
|
León Guinto (1886–1962) |
1940[4] | 1941[5] |
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor (1941–1944)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) |
December 24, 1941 |
August 8, 1944 |
Manuel L. Quezon |
Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare (1944–1945)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mariano Eraña | August 8, 1944 |
February 27, 1945 |
Sergio Osmeña |
Secretary of Labor (1945–1978)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mariano Eraña | February 27, 1945 |
July 11, 1945 |
Sergio Osmeña |
|
Marcelo Adduru (1894–1972) |
July 12, 1945 |
May 28, 1946 | |
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Pedro Magsalin | May 28, 1946 |
September 21, 1948 |
Manuel Roxas |
| Elpidio Quirino | ||||
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Primitivo Lovina | September 21, 1948 |
October 4, 1950 | |
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Jose Figueras | October 4, 1950 |
December 30, 1953 | |
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Terry Adevoso (1922–1975) |
March 10, 1954 |
April 21, 1954 |
Ramon Magsaysay |
|
Angel M. Castaño | August 22, 1954 |
December 30, 1961 | |
| Carlos P. Garcia | ||||
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|
Norberto Romualdez Jr. Acting |
January 1962 |
1962 | Diosdado Macapagal |
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Bernardino Ables | 1962 | 1964 | |
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Jose B. Lingad (1914–1980) |
October 1964 |
December 30, 1965 | |
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Emilio Espinosa Jr. | December 30, 1965 |
September 16, 1967 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Blas Ople (1927–2003) |
September 16, 1967 |
1971 | |
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Adrian Cristobal (1932–2007) |
1971 | 1972 | |
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Blas Ople (1927–2003) |
1972 | June 2, 1978 |
Minister of Labor and Employment (1978–1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Blas Ople (1927–2003) |
June 2, 1978 |
February 25, 1986 |
Ferdinand Marcos |
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Augusto Sanchez | March 25, 1986 |
January 4, 1987 |
Corazon Aquino |
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Franklin Drilon (born 1945) |
January 4, 1987 |
February 11, 1987 |
Secretary of Labor and Employment (from 1987)
[edit]| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Franklin Drilon (born 1945) |
February 11, 1987 |
January 2, 1990 |
Corazon Aquino |
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Dionisio dela Serna | January 3, 1990 |
January 19, 1990 | |
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Ruben Torres (born 1941) |
January 20, 1990 |
February 11, 1992 | |
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Nieves Confesor | February 12, 1992 |
June 30, 1995 | |
| Fidel V. Ramos | ||||
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Jose Brillantes | July 1, 1995 |
January 16, 1996 | |
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Leonardo Quisumbing (1939–2019) |
January 16, 1996 |
January 26, 1998 | |
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Cresenciano Trajano Acting |
January 26, 1998 |
June 30, 1998 | |
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Bienvenido Laguesma (born 1950) |
June 30, 1998 |
January 20, 2001 |
Joseph Estrada |
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Patricia Santo Tomas | January 20, 2001 |
July 3, 2006 |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
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Arturo Brion (born 1946) |
July 3, 2006 |
March 17, 2008 | |
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Marianito Roque | March 17, 2008 |
June 30, 2010 | |
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Rosalinda Baldoz | June 30, 2010 |
June 30, 2016 |
Benigno Aquino III |
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Silvestre Bello III (born 1944) |
June 30, 2016 |
June 30, 2022 |
Rodrigo Duterte |
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Bienvenido Laguesma (born 1950) |
June 30, 2022 |
Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hermenegildo Villanueva (1938-1939) and Sotero Baluyut (1939-1940) served as acting secretaries[citation needed]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Key Officials". dole.gov.ph. DOLE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Laguesma back at DOLE, seeks dialogues with labor groups". pna.gov.ph. PNA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Official Register of the United States: Persons in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service, Exclusive of the Postal Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1936.
- ^ a b c "DOLE SECRETARIES: PAST AND PRESENT". Department of Labor and Employment. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Larkin, John A. (1993). Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07956-4.
