Deputy head of state and head of government of the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vice President of the Philippines is the second-highest executive official of the government of the Philippines, after the President.
Vice President of the Philippines Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas | |
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Style | Madam Vice President (Informal) Her Excellency (Formal)[1][2] |
Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
Residence | Quezon City Reception House |
Seat | Quezon City, Philippines |
Term length | Six years |
Constituting instrument | 1987 Constitution of the Philippines |
Inaugural holder | Sergio Osmeña |
Formation | November 15, 1935 |
Succession | First in the Presidential Line of Succession |
Salary | ₱353,482 per month/ ₱4,241,640 per year |
Website | www |
The Vice President currently holds office at the Quezon City Reception House in Quezon City. The current office of the Vice President was re-established under the 1987 Constitution.
Sara Duterte from Davao City assumed the office on June 30, 2022 as the 15th and current vice president.
The official title of the office in Filipino is Pangalawang Pangulo, although Bise Presidente, derived from Spanish, is the usual title used in some of the major Philippine languages, such as Cebuano and Hiligaynon language.
Article 7, Section 3 of the Constitution mandates that the Vice President must bear the same qualifications as the President which means he must be:
There has been four cases where the Vice President has assumed the Presidency, three of which because of the President's death, and one because of the President's resignation:
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