# Secretary of Public Works and Highways

The secretary of public works and highways (Filipino: Kalihim ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan) is the head of the Department of Public Works and Highways in the national government of the Philippines, and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
The current secretary is Manuel Bonoan, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.

## List of secretaries of public works and highways

| No. | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President |
| Minister of Public Works and Communications ||||||
| 1 | Baldomero Aguinaldo | 1898 | 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Secretary of War and Public Works ||||||
| 2 | Mariano Trias | 1899 | 1901 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Secretary of Public Works and Communications ||||||
| 3 | Antonio de las Alas | November 15, 1935 | 1936 | Manuel Quezon |
| 4 | Mariano Jesús Cuenco | 1936 | 1939 | Manuel Quezon |
| 5 | José Avelino | 1939 | 1941 | Manuel Quezon |
| Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor ||||||
| 6 | Basilio J. Valdes | December 24, 1941 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel Quezon |
| Secretary of Public Works and Communications ||||||
| 7 | Jose Paez | August 8, 1944 | 1945 | Sergio Osmeña |
| 8 | Sotero Cabahug | February 27, 1945 | May 28, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña |
| 9 | Ricardo Nepumoceno | May 28, 1946 | July 1, 1949 | Manuel Roxas |
| 9 | Ricardo Nepumoceno | May 28, 1946 | July 1, 1949 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 10 | Prospero Sanidad | February 21, 1950 | 1951 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 11 | Sotero Baluyut | January 6, 1951 | 1952 | Elpidio Quirino |
| 12 | Pablo Lorenzo | May 6, 1952 | 1953 | Elpidio Quirino |
| Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications ||||||
| 13 | Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr. | March 10, 1954 | 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 14 | Florencio Moreno | April 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| 14 | Florencio Moreno | April 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 15 | Marciano Bautista | 1961 | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 16 | Paulino Cases | 1962 | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 17 | Brigido Valencia | 1962 | 1963 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 18 | Jorge Abad | 1963 | 1965 | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 19 | Antonio Raquiza | August 24, 1966 | 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 20 | Rene Espina | November 1968 | September 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 21 | Manuel Syquio | September 1969 | 1970 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 22 | David Consunji | 1970 | 1975 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 23 | Alfredo Juinio | 1975 | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Secretary of Public Highways ||||||
| 24 | Baltazar Aquino | 1974 | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications ||||||
| 25 | Alfredo Juinio | 1978 | 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Public Highways ||||||
| (24) | Baltazar Aquino | 1978 | 1979 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 26 | Vicente Paterno | 1979 | 1980 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 27 | Jesus Hipolito | 1980 | 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Minister of Public Works and Highways ||||||
| (27) | Jesus Hipolito | 1981 | 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Secretary of Public Works and Highways ||||||
| 28 | Rogaciano Mercado | February 25, 1986 | November 1986 | Corazon C. Aquino |
| 29 | Vicente Jayme | November 1986 | 1987 | Corazon C. Aquino |
| 30 | Juanito Ferrer | 1987 | 1988 | Corazon C. Aquino |
| 31 | Fiorello Estuar | 1988 | 1990 | Corazon C. Aquino |
| 32 | Jose de Jesus | 1990 | March 1, 1993 | Corazon C. Aquino |
| 32 | Jose de Jesus | 1990 | March 1, 1993 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Act | Edmundo V. Mir | March 1, 1993 | June 1, 1993 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 33 | Gregorio Vigilar | June 1, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | Fidel V. Ramos |
| 33 | Gregorio Vigilar | June 1, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada |
| 34 | Simeon Datumanong | January 20, 2001 | January 15, 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 35 | Bayani Fernando | January 15, 2003 | April 15, 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Act | Florante Soriquez | April 15, 2003 | February 15, 2005 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 36 | Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr. | February 15, 2005 | February 1, 2007 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Act | Manuel Bonoan | February 5, 2007 | July 3, 2007 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| (36) | Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr. | July 4, 2007 | October 22, 2009 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 37 | Victor Domingo | October 22, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 38 | Rogelio Singson | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| Act | Rafael Yabut | June 30, 2016 | July 31, 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 39 | Mark Villar | August 1, 2016 | October 6, 2021 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Act | Roger Mercado | October 13, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 40 | Manuel Bonoan | June 30, 2022 (reappointed October 4, 2022) | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos |