# Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

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 Jonvic Remulla who assumed office on October 8, 2024.

## Powers and functions

* 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.

## List

| # | Image | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Period |
| Director of the Interior | Director of the Interior | Director of the Interior | Director of the Interior | Director of the Interior | Emilio Aguinaldo | Katipunan Revolutionary Government (Tejeros Convention) |
| 1 | | Pascual Alvarez | April 17, 1897 | October 31, 1897 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Katipunan Revolutionary Government (Tejeros Convention) |
| Minister of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | Emilio Aguinaldo | Biak-na-Bato Republic |
| 2 | | Isabelo Artacho | November 1, 1897 | December 15, 1897 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Biak-na-Bato Republic |
| 3 | | Leandro Ibarra | June 23, 1898 | December 1898 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Revolutionary Government |
| 4 | | Teodoro Sandiko | January 21, 1899 | May 7, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | First Republic |
| 5 | | Severino de las Alas | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo | First Republic |
| Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |||||
| 6 | | Dean Worcester | September 6, 1901 | September 15, 1913 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 7 | | Winfred T. Denison | January 27, 1914 | March 3, 1916 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| Act | | Francis Burton Harrison | September 28, 1915 | March 29, 1916 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 8 | | Rafael Palma | January 11, 1917 | July 7, 1920 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 9 | | Teodoro M. Kalaw | July 7, 1920 | December 31, 1922 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| Act | | Antonio de las Alas | April 29, 1922 | May 23, 1922 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 10 | | Jose P. Laurel | February 9, 1923 | July 17, 1923 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 11 | | Felipe Agoncillo | 1923 | 1925 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 12 | | Honorio Ventura | 1925 | 1933 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 13 | | Teofilo Sison | 1933 | 1935 | N/A | "Insular Government" (1900–1935) (American occupation) |
| 14 | | Elpidio Quirino | 1935 | 1938 | Manuel L. Quezon | Commonwealth |
| 15 | | Rafael R. Alunan Sr. | 1938 | August 29, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | Commonwealth |
| 16 | | Francisco Zulueta | August 29, 1941 | December 22, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon | Commonwealth |
| Commissioner of the Interior | Commissioner of the Interior | Commissioner of the Interior | Commissioner of the Interior | Commissioner of the Interior | N/A | Japanese occupation |
| 17 | | Benigno Aquino Sr. | 1942 | 1942 | N/A | Japanese occupation |
| Japanese occupation |||||
| (10) | | Jose P. Laurel | December 2, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | N/A | Japanese occupation |
| Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of the Interior | Sergio Osmeña | Commonwealth (restored) |
| 18 | | Tomas Confesor | March 8, 1945 | July 10, 1945 | Sergio Osmeña | Commonwealth (restored) |
| Commonwealth (restored) |||||
| 19 | | Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. | July 11, 1945 | May 27, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | Commonwealth (restored) |
| Secretaries of the Interior | Secretaries of the Interior | Secretaries of the Interior | Secretaries of the Interior | Secretaries of the Interior | Manuel Roxas | Third Republic |
| 20 | | José Zulueta | May 28, 1946 | April 17, 1948 | Manuel Roxas | Third Republic |
| 21 | | Sotero J. Baluyut | September 21, 1948 | December 22, 1950 | Elpidio Quirino | Third Republic |
| Third Republic ||||||
| Third Republic ||||||
| Secretary of General Services | Secretary of General Services | Secretary of General Services | Secretary of General Services | Secretary of General Services | Ferdinand Marcos | Third Republic |
| 22 | | Vicente Duterte | December 30, 1965 | February 21, 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | Third Republic |
| Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Secretary of Local Government and Community Development | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
| 23 | | Jose Roño | January 1, 1973 | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
| Fourth Republic |||||
| (23) | | Jose Roño | 1978 | 1982 | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
| Fourth Republic |||||
| Act | | Jose Roño | 1982 | February 25, 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
| 24 | | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | February 26, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| Fifth Republic |||||
| (24) | | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | March 25, 1986 | December 7, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| 25 | | Jaime Ferrer | December 8, 1986 | August 2, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| Act | | Lito Monico Lorenzana | August 3, 1987 | November 8, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| 26 | | Luis T. Santos | November 9, 1987 | December 10, 1991 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| Fifth Republic |||||
| 27 | | Cesar Sarino | December 11, 1991 | June 30, 1992 | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
| 28 | | Rafael M. Alunan III | June 30, 1992 | April 16, 1996 | Fidel V. Ramos | Fifth Republic |
| 29 | | Robert Z. Barbers | April 16, 1996 | February 4, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos | Fifth Republic |
| 30 | | Epimaco Velasco | February 4, 1998 | May 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos | Fifth Republic |
| OIC | | Nelson Collantes | June 1, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | Fidel V. Ramos | Fifth Republic |
| 31 | | Joseph Estrada | June 30, 1998 | April 12, 1999 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | Fifth Republic |
| 32 | | Ronaldo Puno | April 12, 1999 | January 10, 2000 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | Fifth Republic |
| 33 | | Alfredo Lim | January 10, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada | Fifth Republic |
| OIC | | Anselmo Avelino Jr. | January 20, 2001 | January 28, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Fifth Republic |
| 34 | | Jose Lina Jr. | January 29, 2001 | July 11, 2004 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Fifth Republic |
| 35 | | Angelo Reyes | February 16, 2006 | | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Fifth Republic |
| Act | | Ronaldo Puno | April 4, 2006 | June 30, 2010 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Fifth Republic |
| OIC | | Benigno Aquino III | June 30, 2010 | July 9, 2010 | Benigno S. Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
| 36 | | Jesse Robredo | July 9, 2010 | August 18, 2012 | Benigno S. Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
| OIC | | Paquito Ochoa Jr. | August 19, 2012 | September 19, 2012 | Benigno S. Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
| 37 | | Mar Roxas | September 20, 2012 | September 11, 2015 | Benigno S. Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
| 38 | | Mel Senen Sarmiento | September 14, 2015 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno S. Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
| 39 | | Ismael Sueno | June 30, 2016 | April 4, 2017 | Rodrigo Duterte | Fifth Republic |
| OIC | | Catalino Cuy | April 5, 2017 | January 4, 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte | Fifth Republic |
| 40 | | Eduardo Año | January 5, 2018 | November 6, 2018 | Rodrigo Duterte | Fifth Republic |
| 40 | | Eduardo Año | November 6, 2018 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte | Fifth Republic |
| 41 | | Benhur Abalos | June 30, 2022 | October 7, 2024 | Bongbong Marcos | Fifth Republic |
| 42 | | Jonvic Remulla | October 8, 2024 | Incumbent | Bongbong Marcos | Fifth Republic |
* $^A$ In concurrent capacity as President.