secretary of the Interior and Local Government

{{Short description|Interior minister of the Philippine government}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

| native_name = Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal

| body =

| insignia = Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal - Logo.svg

| insigniasize = 150px

| insigniacaption = Official seal of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government

| image = Governor Jonvic Remulla (cropped).png

| imagesize =

| incumbent = Jonvic Remulla

| incumbentsince = October 8, 2024

| style = The Honorable

| member_of = Cabinet, National Security Council

| appointer = The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments

| appointerpost = President of the Philippines

| termlength = At the President's pleasure

| formation = March 22, 1897

| inaugural = Pascual Alvarez

| website = {{URL|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 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.{{Cite web |title=DILG Secretary Powers and Duties |url=https://www.dilg.gov.ph/page/Powers-Functions/21}}

List

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!Image

!Name

!width=120px|Position

!Tenure started

!Tenure ended

!President

|100px

|Pascual Alvarez

|Director of the Interior

|April 17, 1897

|October 31, 1897

| rowspan="5" |Emilio Aguinaldo{{cite web|title=Emilio Aguinaldo - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/first-republic/emilio-aguinaldo/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Isabelo Artacho

| rowspan="4" |Minister of the Interior

|November 1, 1897

|December 15, 1897

|Leandro Ibarra

|June 23, 1898

|December 1898

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|Teodoro Sandiko

|January 21, 1899

|May 7, 1899

|Severino de las Alas

|May 7, 1899

|November 13, 1899

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|Dean Worcester

| rowspan="13" |Secretary of the Interior

|September 6, 1901

|September 15, 1913

| rowspan="10" |N/A

|100px

|Winfred T. Denison

|January 27, 1914

|March 3, 1916

Act

|100px

|Francis Burton Harrison{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/MASTERLIST-OF-CABSECS-AND-DEPTS-v1.pdf| title=MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS |accessdate=February 6, 2023|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}

|September 28, 1915

|March 29, 1916

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|Rafael Palma

|January 11, 1917

|July 7, 1920

|100px

|Teodoro M. Kalaw

|July 7, 1920

|December 31, 1922

Act

|100px

|Antonio de las Alas

|April 29, 1922

|May 23, 1922

|100px

|Jose P. Laurel

|February 9, 1923

|July 17, 1923

|100px

|Felipe Agoncillo

|1923

|1925

|100px

|Honorio Ventura

|1925

|1933

|100px

|Teófilo Sisón

|1933

|1935

|100px

|Elpidio Quirino

|1935

|1938

|rowspan=3|Manuel L. Quezon{{cite web|title=Manuel L. Quezon - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/commonwealth/manuel-quezon/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Rafael Alunan Sr.

|1938

|August 29, 1941

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|Francisco Zulueta

|August 29, 1941

|December 22, 1941

|100px

|Benigno Aquino Sr.

|Commissioner of the Interior

|1942

| rowspan="2" |N/A

(10)

|100px

|Jose P. Laurel

|Minister of the Interior

|December 2, 1942{{cite web|url=http://eprints.rclis.org/11344/1/register_of_Jose_Laurel_Paper.pdf|title=Jose P. Laurel A Register of His Papers in the Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library-Museum|accessdate=August 16, 2022|year=1982|publisher=Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library|website=E-LIS repository}}

|October 14, 1943

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|Tomas Confesor

|Secretary of the Interior

|March 8, 1945

|July 10, 1945

| rowspan="2" |Sergio Osmeña{{cite web|title=Sergio Osmeña - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/commonwealth/sergio-osmena/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Alfredo Montelibano, Sr.

|Secretary of National Defense and the Interior

|July 11, 1945

|May 27, 1946

|100px

|José Zulueta

| rowspan="2" |Secretaries of the Interior

|May 28, 1946

|April 17, 1948

|Manuel Roxas{{cite web|title=Manuel Roxas - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/third-republic/manuel-roxas/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Sotero J. Baluyut

|September 21, 1948

|December 22, 1950

|Elpidio Quirino{{cite web|title=Elpidio Quirino - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/third-republic/elpidio-quirino/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

colspan="7" align="center" |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.

|100px

|Vicente Duterte

|Secretary of General Services

|December 30, 1965

|February 21, 1968

| rowspan="4" |Ferdinand Marcos{{cite web|title=Ferdinand Marcos - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fourth-republic/ferdinand-marcos/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

rowspan="2" |23

| rowspan="3" |100px

| rowspan="3" |Jose Roño

|Secretary of Local Government and Community Development

|January 1, 1973

|1978

Minister of Local Government and Community Development

|1978

|1982

Act

| rowspan="2" |Ministers of Local Government

|1982

|February 25, 1986

rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |100px

| rowspan="2" |Aquilino Pimentel Jr.

|February 26, 1986

|March 25, 1986

| rowspan="6" |Corazon Aquino{{cite web|title=Corazon C. Aquino - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/corazon-aquino/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

rowspan="4" |Secretaries of Local Government

|March 25, 1986

|December 7, 1986

|Jaime Ferrer

|December 8, 1986

|August 2, 1987

Act

|Lito Monico Lorenzana

|August 3, 1987

|November 8, 1987

|100px

|Luis T. Santos

|November 9, 1987

|December 10, 1991

|Cesar Sarino

| rowspan="23" |Secretaries of Interior and Local Government

|December 11, 1991

|June 30, 1992

|100px

|Rafael M. Alunan III

|June 30, 1992

|April 16, 1996

|rowspan=4|Fidel V. Ramos{{cite web|title=Fidel V. Ramos - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/fidel-ramos/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|Robert Z. Barbers

|April 16, 1996

|February 4, 1998

|100px

|Epimaco Velasco

|February 4, 1998

|May 30, 1998

OIC

|100px

|Nelson Collantes

|June 1, 1998

|June 30, 1998

|100px

|Joseph Estrada{{ref label|pres|A|A}}

|June 30, 1998

|April 12, 1999

|rowspan=3|Joseph Ejercito Estrada{{cite web|title=Joseph Ejercito Estrada - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/joseph-ejercito-estrada/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Ronaldo Puno

|April 12, 1999

|January 10, 2000

|100px

|Alfredo Lim

|January 10, 2000

|January 20, 2001

OIC

|Anselmo Avelino Jr.

|January 20, 2001

|January 28, 2001

|rowspan=4|Gloria Macapagal Arroyo{{cite web|title=Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/gloria-macapagal-arroyo/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Jose Lina Jr.

|January 29, 2001

|July 11, 2004

|100px

|Angelo Reyes

|February 16, 2006

Act

|100px

|Ronaldo Puno

|April 4, 2006

|June 30, 2010

OIC

|100px

|Benigno Aquino III{{ref label|pres|A|A}}

|June 30, 2010

|July 9, 2010

|rowspan=5|Benigno S. Aquino III{{cite web|title=Benigno S. Aquino III - Presidential Museum and Library|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/fifth-republic/benigno-aquino-iii/|access-date=January 9, 2013}}

|100px

|Jesse Robredo

|July 9, 2010

|August 18, 2012

OIC

|100px

|Paquito Ochoa Jr.

|August 19, 2012

|September 19, 2012

|100px

|Mar Roxas

|September 20, 2012

|September 11, 2015

|100px

|Mel Senen Sarmiento

|September 14, 2015

|June 30, 2016

|100px

|Ismael Sueno

|June 30, 2016

|April 4, 2017

| rowspan="4" |Rodrigo Duterte

OIC

|100px

|Catalino Cuy

|April 5, 2017

|January 4, 2018

rowspan="2" | 40

| rowspan="2" |100px

| rowspan="2" |Eduardo Año

{{Cite news |date=November 5, 2018 |title=Año is now officially DILG chief |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/06/18/ao-is-now-officially-dilg-chief |newspaper=Abs-CBN News}}

|January 5, 2018{{ref label|pres|B|B}}

|November 6, 2018

November 6, 2018

|June 30, 2022

|100px

|Benhur Abalos{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1597440/benhur-abalos-next-dilg-chief|title=Benhur Abalos next DILG chief|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=May 14, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/24/2183361/whos-who-marcos-cabinet|title=Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet|work=Philippine Star|date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}

| June 30, 2022

| October 7, 2024

|rowspan="2" |Bongbong Marcos

|100px

|Jonvic Remulla

{{Cite web |title=New DILG Secretary Remulla assumes office; banks on decades of local governance experience in running DILG |url=https://dilg.gov.ph/news/New-DILG-Secretary-Remulla-assumes-office-banks-on-decades-of-local-governance-experience-in-running-DILG/NC-2024-1125 |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=dilg.gov.ph/}}

| October 8, 2024

| Incumbent

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Notes:

{{note label|pres|A|A}} In concurrent capacity as President.

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References

External links

[http://www.dilg.gov.ph DILG website]

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Interior and Local Government

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