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The
secretary of labor and employment
(
Filipino
:
Kalihim ng Paggawa at Empleyo
) is the head of the
Department of Labor and Employment
and is a member of the
president’s Cabinet
.
[1]
The current secretary is
Bienvenido Laguesma
, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.
[2]
Facade, DOLE
List of secretaries of labor and employment
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#
|
Name
|
Term Began
|
Term Ended
|
President
|
Secretary of Labor
|
1
|
Ramon Torres
|
December 8, 1933
|
November 15, 1935
|
Insular Government
(American occupation)
|
2
|
Jose Avelino
|
November 15, 1935
|
November 1938
|
Manuel L. Quezon
|
3
|
Hermenegildo Villanueva
|
December 1938
|
April 1939
|
4
|
Sotero Baluyut
|
April 1939
|
1940
|
5
|
Leon Guinto
|
1940
|
December 1941
|
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor
|
6
|
Basilio J. Valdes
|
December 24, 1941
|
August 1, 1944
|
Manuel L. Quezon
|
Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare
|
7
|
Mariano Erana
|
August 8, 1944
|
July 11, 1945
|
Sergio Osmena
|
8
|
Marcelo Adurru
|
July 12, 1945
|
May 28, 1946
|
Secretary of Labor
|
9
|
Pedro Magsalin
|
May 28, 1946
|
April 15, 1948
|
Manuel A. Roxas
|
April 17, 1948
|
September 21, 1948
|
Elpidio Quirino
|
10
|
Primitivo Lovina
|
September 21, 1948
|
October 4, 1950
|
11
|
Jose Figueras
|
October 4, 1950
|
December 30, 1953
|
12
|
Eleuterio Adeveso
|
March 10, 1954
|
April 21, 1954
|
Ramon Magsaysay
|
13
|
Angel M. Castano
|
August 22, 1954
|
March 17, 1957
|
March 17, 1957
|
December 30, 1961
|
Carlos P. Garcia
|
Act
|
Norberto B. Romualdez Jr.
|
January 1962
|
1962
|
Diosdado Macapagal
|
14
|
Bernardino R. Ables
|
1962
|
1964
|
Diosdado Macapagal
|
15
|
Jose B. Lingad
|
October 1964
|
December 30, 1965
|
16
|
Emilio Q. Espinosa Jr.
|
December 30, 1965
|
September 16, 1967
|
Ferdinand E. Marcos
|
17
|
Blas F. Ople
|
September 16, 1967
|
1971
|
18
|
Adrian E. Cristobal
|
1971
|
1972
|
19
|
Blas F. Ople
|
1972
|
June 30, 1978
|
Minister of Labor and Employment
|
(19)
|
Blas F. Ople
|
June 30, 1978
|
February 25, 1986
|
Ferdinand Marcos
|
Secretary of Labor and Employment
|
20
|
Augusto S. Sanchez
|
March 25, 1986
|
January 4, 1987
|
Corazon Aquino
|
21
|
Franklin M. Drilon
|
January 5, 1987
|
January 2, 1990
|
22
|
Dionisio C. dela Serna
|
January 3, 1990
|
January 19, 1990
|
23
|
Ruben D. Torres
|
January 20, 1990
|
February 11, 1992
|
22
|
Ma. Nieves R. Confessor
|
February 12, 1992
|
June 30, 1995
|
Fidel V. Ramos
|
23
|
Jose S. Brillantes
|
July 1, 1995
|
January 16, 1996
|
24
|
Leonardo A. Quisumbing
|
January 16, 1996
|
January 26, 1998
|
Act
|
Cresenciano Trajano
|
January 26, 1998
|
June 30, 1998
|
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
|
25
|
Bienvenido Laguesma
|
June 30, 1998
|
January 20, 2001
|
26
|
Patricia Santo Tomas
|
January 20, 2001
|
July 3, 2006
|
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
|
27
|
Arturo Brion
|
July 3, 2006
|
March 17, 2008
|
28
|
Marianito D. Roque
|
March 17, 2008
|
June 30, 2010
|
29
|
Rosalinda Baldoz
|
June 30, 2010
|
June 30, 2016
|
Benigno S. Aquino III
|
30
|
Silvestre Bello III
|
June 30, 2016
|
June 30, 2022
|
Rodrigo Duterte
|
(25)
|
Bienvenido Laguesma
|
June 30, 2022
|
Present
|
Bongbong Marcos
|
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