The following is a list of Cabinets of the Philippines by the president of the Philippines under which they operated.
Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901)
Office Name Term President Emilio Aguinaldo January 23, 1899 – April 19, 1901 Prime Minister Apolinario Mabini January 2 – May 7, 1899 Pedro Paterno May 7 – November 13, 1899 Secretary of Foreign Affairs Apolinario Mabini October 1, 1898 – May 7, 1899 Secretary of the Interior Teodoro Sandico January 2 – May 7, 1899 Secretary of Finance Mariano Trías January 2 – May 7, 1899 Hugo Ilagan May 7 – November 13, 1899 Severino de las Alas May 7 – November 13, 1899 Secretary of War and Marine Baldomero Aguinaldo July 15, 1898 – May 7, 1899 Mariano Trías May 7 – November 13, 1899 Secretary of Justice Gregorio Araneta September 2, 1898 – May 7, 1899 Secretary of Welfare Gracio Gonzaga January 2 – May 7, 1899 Felipe Buencamino May 7 – November 13, 1899 Maximino Paterno May 7 – November 13, 1899 Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce León María Guerrero May 7 – November 13, 1899
Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944)
Appointments (1935–1941)
Office Name Term President Manuel L. Quezon 1935–1941 Vice President Sergio Osmeña 1935–1941 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Benigno Aquino 1938–1940 Rafael Alunan Sr. 1940–1941 Secretary of Public Instruction Sergio Osmeña November 15, 1935 – December 1, 1938 Manuel L. Quezon December 1, 1938 – April 19, 1939 Jorge Bocobo April 19, 1939 – January 22, 1941 Secretary of Finance Elpidio Quirino November 15, 1935 – February 18, 1936 Antonio de las Alas February 18, 1936 – November 15, 1938 Manuel Roxas November 26, 1938 – August 28, 1941 Serafin Marabut August 28, 1941 – December 29, 1941 Secretary of the Interior Elpidio Quirino 1935–1938 Rafael Alunan Sr. 1938–1940 Secretary of Justice José Yulo November 15, 1935 – November 1938 José Abad Santos December 5, 1938 – July 16, 1941 Commissioner of Justice Teófilo Sisón July 18, 1941 – November 1941 Secretary of Public Worksand Communications Mariano Jesús Cuenco 1935–1941 Secretary of National Defense Teófilo Sisón 1939–1941 Jorge B. Vargas December 11, 1941 – December 22, 1941 Basilio Valdes December 23, 1941 Secretary of Labor José Avelino 1935–1938 Hermenegildo Villanueva 1938–1939 Sotero Baluyut 1939–1941 Secretary to the President Jorge B. Vargas 1935–1941 Auditor-General Jaime Hernández 1935–1941 Solicitor General Pedro T. Tuason 1936–1938 Roman Ozaeta 1938–1940 Lorenzo M. Tañada 1940–1941 Commissioner of the Budget Serafin Marabut 1935–1941 Commissioner of Civil Service José Gil 1935–1941 Resident Commissioner of the Philippinesto the United States Congress Quintín Paredes 1935–1938 Joaquín Miguel Elizalde 1938–1941
War Cabinet (1941–1944) The outbreak of World War II and the Japanese invasion resulted in periodic and drastic changes to the government structure. Executive Order 390, December 22, 1941, abolished the Department of the Interior and established a new line of succession. Executive Order 396, December 24, 1941, further reorganized and grouped the cabinet, with the functions of secretary of justice assigned to the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Office Name Term President Manuel L. Quezon 1941–1944 (extended, 1943) Vice President Sergio Osmeña 1941–1944 (extended, 1943) Secretary of Finance José Abad Santos December 30, 1941 – March 26, 1942 Secretary of Justice March 26, 1942 – May 2, 1942 Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce Andrés Soriano March 26, 1942 – July 31, 1944 Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor Basilio Valdes December 23, 1941 – August 1, 1944 Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare Sergio Osmeña December 24, 1941 – August 1, 1944 Secretary to the President Manuel Roxas December 24, 1941 – March 26, 1942 Arturo Rotor June 13, 1942 – August 1, 1944 Secretary to the Cabinet Manuel Nieto May 19, 1944 – August 1, 1944 Secretary without Portfolio Andrés Soriano March 2–26, 1942 Treasurer of the Philippines February 19, 1942 – March 26, 1942 Manuel Roxas March 26, 1942 – May 8, 1942 Auditor-General Jaime Hernández December 30, 1941 – August 1, 1944 Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress Joaquín Miguel Elizalde December 30, 1941 – August 1, 1944 (given cabinet rank, May 1942) Secretary of Information and Public Relations Carlos P. Rómulo 1943–1944 Sources The Sixth Annual Report of the United States High Commission to the Philippine Island to the President and Congress of the United States, Covering the Fiscal Year July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942, Washington D.C. October 20, 1942 Executive Orders of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Manila, Bureau of Printing 1945
Jose P. Laurel (1943–1945)
Office Name Term President José P. Laurel 1943–1945 Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Rafael Alunan Sr. 1943–1945 Minister of Health, Labor and Public Instructions Emiliano Tría Tirona 1943–1945 Minister of Finance Antonio de las Alas 1943–1945 Minister of Foreign Affairs Claro M. Recto 1943–1945 Minister of Justice Quintín Paredes 1943–1945 Minister of Education Camilo Osías 1943–1945
Sergio Osmeña (1944–1946)
War Cabinet (1944–1945) On August 8, 1944, President Osmeña issued Executive Order 15-W"Executive Order No. 15-W, s. 1944 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2025. reorganizing and consolidating the executive departments of the Commonwealth government. The reorganization of the government after it was reestablished on Philippine soil was undertaken with Executive Order No. 27; February 27, 1945. Office Name Term President Sergio Osmeña 1944–1946 Secretary of Finance Jaime Hernández August 24, 1944 – February 27, 1945 Secretary of National Defense and Communications Basilio Valdes August 1, 1944 – February 6, 1945 Secretary of Public Relations Carlos P. Romulo (concurrent capacity) 1944–1945 Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare Mariano A. Eraña (acting capacity) 1944–1945 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Manuel Nieto 1944–1945 Secretary to the President Arturo Rotor 1944–1945 Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress Carlos P. Romulo 1944–1945 Budget and Finance Commissioner Ismael Mathay 1944–1945 Judge Advocate General of the Army Mariano Eraña 1944–1945 Economic Adviser Urbano Zafra 1944–1945 Military Adviser Alejandro Melchor 1944–1945
Cabinet and judicial appointments (1945–1946) Executive Order No. 27; February 27, 1945, was issued upon the restoration of civilian authority to the government of the Commonwealth, and members of the new cabinet appointed on March 8, 1945. Subsequent renaming and mergers of departments have separate listings."Executive Order No. 27, s. 1945 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
Office Name Term President Sergio Osmeña 1944–1946 Secretary of the Interior Tomás Confesor March 8, 1945 – July 10, 1945 Secretary of Finance and Reconstruction Jaime Hernández February 27, 1945 – May 27, 1946 Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce Delfin Jaranilla February 1945 – December 1945 Secretary of Justice Ramon Quisumbing December 28, 1945 – May 28, 1946 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Vicente Singson Encarnación February 27, 1945 – May 28, 1946 Secretary of National Defense Tomás Cabili February 27, 1945 – July 11, 1945 Alfredo Montelibano Sr. July 12, 1945 – May 27, 1946 Secretary of Health and Public Welfare Basilio Valdes February 27, 1945 – April 1945 José Locsin June 29, 1945 – 1946 Secretary of Public Instruction Maximo Kalaw February 27, 1945 – May 4, 1945 Jose Reyes May 5, 1945 – January 7, 1946 Francisco Benitez January 7, 1946 – May 27, 1946 Secretary of Public Works and Communications Sotero Cabahug 1945–1946 Secretary of the Budget Ismael Mathay 1944–1945 Secretary to the President José S. Reyes 1945–1946 Secretary of Labor Marcelo Adduru 1946 Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress Carlos P. Romulo 1945–1946 Commissioner of the Office of Foreign Relations Vicente G. Sinco 1945–1946 Solicitor General Lorenzo M. Tañada 1945–1947
Manuel Roxas (1946–1948)
Office Name Term President Manuel Roxas May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948 Vice-President Elpidio Quirino May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Foreign Affairs Elpidio Quirino July 5, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of the Interior Jose Zulueta May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Finance Elpidio Quirino May 28, 1946 – November 23, 1946 Miguel Cuaderno November 24, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Justice Roman Ozaeta May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Mariano Garchitorena May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Public Works and Communications Ricardo Nepumoceno May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Public Instruction Manuel Gallego May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Labor and Employment Pedro Magsalin May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of National Defense Ruperto Kangleon May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Health and Public Welfare Antonio Villarama May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Secretary of Commerce and Industry Cornelio Balmaceda 1947 Commissioner of Social Welfare Asuncion A. Perez 1946 Antonio Villarama 1946–1948 General Auditing Office Sotero Cabahug 1945–1946 Secretary to the President Emilio M. Abello May 30, 1946 – July 4, 1946 Chief of the Executive Office Emilio M. Abello July 4, 1946 – September 3, 1947 Nicanor Roxas September 10, 1947 – October 3, 1947 Executive Secretary Nicanor Roxas October 4, 1947 – February 6, 1948 Emilio M. Abello February 26, 1948 – April 17, 1948 Solicitor General Manuel Lim 1947–1948 Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress Carlos P. Romulo 1946–1947
Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953)
Office Name Term President Elpidio Quirino 1948–1953 Vice-President Fernando Lopez 1949–1953 Secretary of Foreign Affairs Joaquín Miguel Elizalde1948–1950 Carlos P. Romulo1950–1952 Joaquín Miguel Elizalde1952–1953 Secretary of the Interior Sotero Baluyut 1948–1950 Secretary of Finance Miguel Cuaderno, Sr. 1948–1949 Jaime Hernandez1949–1952 Aurelio Montinola Sr.1952–1953 Secretary of Justice Roman Ozaeta 1948 Sabino B. Padilla1948–1949 Ricardo L. Nepomuceno1949–1950 Cesar Bengzon1950–1951 Oscar Castelo1951–1953 Roberto Gianzon1953 Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Placido Mapa 1948–1950 Fernando Lopez 1950–1953 Secretary of Public Works and Communications Ricardo L. Nepumoceno 1948–1949 Prospero Sanidad1949–1951 Sotero Baluyut1951–1952 Pablo Lorenzo1952–1953 Secretary of Education Manuel Gallego 1948 Prudencio Langcauon1948–1950 Pablo Lorenzo1950–1951 Teodoro Evangelista1951 Cecilio Putong1952–1953 Secretary of Labor Primitivo Lovina 1948–1950 Jose Figueras 1950–1953 Secretary of National Defense Teodosio R. Diño 1948–1950 Ruperto Kangleon 1948–1950 Ramon Magsaysay1950–1953 Oscar Castelo1953 Secretary of Health and Public Welfare Antonio Villarama 1949–1953 Secretary of Commerce and Industry Cornelio Balmaceda 1949–1953 Executive Secretary Teodoro Evangelista 1948–1953 Commissioner of Budget Pio Joven 1948–1953 Secretary of Social Welfare Asuncion A. Perez 1948–1953 Solicitor General Felix Angelo Bautista 1948–1950 Pompeyo Diaz 1950–1952 Juan R. Liwag 1952–1954 Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines Miguel Cuaderno Sr. 1949–1960
Ramon Magsaysay (1953–1957)