Secretary of the Interior and Local Government ( Philippines ) - wikipedia Secretary of the Interior and Local Government ( Philippines ) Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal Official seal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Incumbent Eduardo Año since January 5, 2018 Appointer The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments Term length At the President 's pleasure Inaugural holder Pascual Alvarez Formation March 22, 1897 Website http://www.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 current Secretary is Eduardo Año, who assumed office on January 5, 2018. List of secretaries of the Interior and Local Government # Name Term Began Term Ended President Period Director of the Interior Emilio Aguinaldo Katipunan revolutionary government Pascual Alvarez April 17, 1897 October 31, 1897 Minister of the Interior Biak - na - Bato Republic Isabelo Artacho November 1, 1897 December 15, 1897 Leandro Ibarra June 23, 1898 December 1898 Revolutionary Government Teodoro Sandico January 21, 1899 May 7, 1899 First Republic Severino de las Alas May 7, 1899 November 13, 1899 Secretary of the Interior A new Department of the Interior was created by the Philippine Commission in September 1901. Insular Government ( American occupation ) Dean Worcester 1901 1913 N / A Winfred T. Denison 1913 1916 Rafael Palma 1917 1920 Teodoro M. Kalaw 1920 1922 Jose P. Laurel 1922 1923 Felipe Agoncillo 1923 1925 Honorio Ventura 1925 1933 Teofilo Sison 1933 1935 Elpidio Quirino 1935 1938 Manuel L. Quezon Commonwealth Rafael Alunan 1938 1940 Commissioner of the Interior N / A Japanese occupation Benigno Aquino, Sr. 1942 1942 Minister of the Interior Jose P. Laurel December 4, 1942 October 14, 1943 Secretary of the Interior Sergio Osmeña Commonwealth ( restored ) Tomas Confesor 1945 1945 Secretary of National Defense and the Interior 6 Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. July 11, 1945 May 27, 1946 Secretaries of the Interior Manuel Roxas Third Republic 7 Jose Zulueta 1946 1948 8 Sotero J. Baluyut 1948 1950 Elpidio Quirino The Department of the Interior was abolished in 1950. 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. Secretary of Local Government and Community Development Ferdinand Marcos 9 Jose Roño January 1, 1973 1978 Minister of Local Government and Community Development Fourth Republic * Jose Roño 1978 1982 Ministers of Local Government * Jose Roño 1982 February 25, 1986 10 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. February 26, 1986 March 25, 1986 Corazon Aquino Fifth Republic Secretaries of Local Government Aquilino Pimentel Jr. March 25, 1986 December 7, 1986 11 Jaime Ferrer December 8, 1986 August 2, 1987 Lito Monico Lorenzana ( acting ) August 3, 1987 November 8, 1987 12 Luis T. Santos November 9, 1987 December 10, 1991 Secretaries of Interior and Local Government 13 Cesar Sarino December 11, 1991 June 30, 1992 14 Rafael Alunan III June 30, 1992 April 16, 1996 Fidel V. Ramos 15 Robert Z. Barbers April 16, 1996 February 4, 1998 16 Epimaco Velasco February 4, 1998 May 30, 1998 Nelson Collantes ( OIC ) June 1, 1998 June 30, 1998 17 Joseph Estrada June 30, 1998 April 12, 1999 Joseph Estrada 18 Ronaldo Puno April 12, 1999 January 10, 2000 19 Alfredo Lim January 10, 2000 January 20, 2001 Anselmo Avelino, Jr. ( OIC ) January 20, 2001 January 28, 2001 Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo 20 Jose Lina, Jr. January 29, 2001 July 11, 2004 21 Angelo Reyes July 12, 2004 February 16, 2006 22 Ronaldo Puno April 4, 2006 June 30, 2010 Benigno Aquino III ( OIC ) June 30, 2010 July 9, 2010 Benigno Aquino III 23 Jesse Robredo July 9, 2010 August 18, 2012 Paquito Ochoa, Jr. ( OIC ) August 19, 2012 September 19, 2012 24 Mar Roxas September 20, 2012 September 11, 2015 25 Mel Senen Sarmiento September 14, 2015 June 30, 2016 26 Ismael Sueno June 30, 2016 April 4, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte Catalino Cuy ( OIC ) April 5, 2017 January 4, 2018 Eduardo Año ( OIC ) January 5, 2018 Incumbent Notes : in concurrent capacity as Philippine President References Jump up ^ `` Emilio Aguinaldo - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Manuel L. Quezon - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sergio Osmeña - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Manuel Roxas - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Elpidio Quirino - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ferdinand Marcos - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Corazon C. Aquino - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Fidel V. Ramos - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Joseph Ejercito Estrada - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` Benigno S. Aquino III - Presidential Museum and Library ''. Retrieved 9 January 2013. 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Question: who is the secretary of department of interior and local government
Answer: Eduardo Año