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.

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal
Official seal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
Incumbent Jonvic Remulla since October 8, 2024
Style	The Honorable
Member of	Cabinet, National Security Council
Appointer	The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length	At the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Pascual Alvarez
Formation	March 22, 1897
Website	www.dilg.gov.ph

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.^[1]

List

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

Notes:

• ^A In concurrent capacity as President.