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Secretary of Justice (Philippines)

Justice minister of the Philippines

Summary

Justice minister of the Philippines

FieldValue
postSecretary of Justice
native_nameKalihim ng Katarungan
insigniaDepartment of Justice (DOJ).svg
insigniasize150px
insigniacaptionOfficial seal of the
Department of Justice
imageJustice Secretary Fredderick Vida (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines).jpg
incumbentUsec. Fredderick A. Vida (Acting)
incumbentsince
styleThe Honorable
member_ofCabinet, Judicial and Bar Council, National Security Council
appointerThe president
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
termlengthNo fixed term
formation
inauguralSeverino de las Alas
website

Department of Justice with the consent of the Commission on Appointments The secretary of justice () is the head of the Department of Justice and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

The position is currently held by its Acting Secretary Usec. Fredderick A. Vida since October 10, 2025 following Jesus Crispin Remulla's appointment as Ombudsman.

List of secretaries of justice

Director of Justice (1897)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Severino de las AlasApril 24,
1897November 1,
1897Emilio Aguinaldo

Secretary of Justice (1898–1899)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Gregorio S. Araneta (Manila Times).jpg126x126px]]Gregorio S. Araneta
(1869–1930)September 2,
1898May 7,
1899Emilio Aguinaldo

Attorney General (1899–1901)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeMilitary Governor
[[File:Florentino_Torres_y_Santos.jpg143x143px]]Florentino Torres
(1869–1930)May 29,
1899June 4,
1901Elwell Stephen Otis
Arthur MacArthur Jr.

Secretary of Finance and Justice (1901–1917)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-General
[[File:Henry Clay Ide 710x1024.jpg144x144px]]Henry Clay Ide
(1844–1921)
September 1,
1901June 30,
1908William Howard Taft
Luke Edward Wright
Henry Clay Ide
James Francis Smith
[[File:Gregorio S. Araneta.jpg100px]]Gregorio S. Araneta
(1869–1930)
July 1,
1908October 30,
1913
William Cameron Forbes
Newton W. Gilbert
Francis Burton Harrison
[[File:Victorino Mapa.jpg154x154px]]title=Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislaturepublisher=Bureau of Printingyear=1914location=Manilapages=25}}October 30,
1913January 1,
1917

Secretary of Justice (1917–1935)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeGovernor-General
[[File:Victorino Mapa.jpg154x154px]]Victorino Mapa
(1855–1927)January 1,
1917June 30,
1920Francis Burton Harrison
[[File:Senator Quintín Paredes.jpg130x130px]]Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973)July 1,
1920December 15,
1921
Charles Yeater
Leonard Wood
[[File:José_Abad_Santos.jpg132x132px]]José Abad Santos
(1886–1942)April 26,
1922July 17,
1923
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Luis TorresJuly 18,
1923August 31,
1928
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Henry L. Stimson
[[File:José_Abad_Santos.jpg132x132px]]José Abad Santos
(1886–1942)September 1,
1928June 18,
1932
Eugene Allen Gilmore
Dwight F. Davis
George C. Butte
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
[[File:Associate_Justice_Alexander_Reyes.jpg153x153px]]Alejandro Reyes
(1899–1972)June 19,
1932December 31,
1932
[[File:Quirico_Abeto_y_Marañón.jpg169x169px]]Quirico AbetoJanuary 1,
1933July 5,
1934
Frank Murphy
[[File:Jose_Yulo_1949.jpg147x147px]]José Yulo
(1894–1976)July 6,
1934November 15,
1935

Secretary of Justice (1935–1941)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Jose_Yulo_1949.jpg147x147px]]José Yulo
(1894–1976)November 15,
1935November 15,
1938Manuel L. Quezon
[[File:José_Abad_Santos.jpg132x132px]]José Abad Santos
(1886–1942)December 5,
1938July 16,
1941
[[File:Teofilo_Sison.jpg111x111px]]Teófilo Sison
(1850–1975)July 18,
1941November 27,
1941

Commissioner of Justice (1942–1943)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeChairman of the Philippine Executive Commission
[[File:Jose_P._Laurel_(cropped).jpg135x135px]]Jose P. Laurel**
**(1891–1959)
January 26,
1942December 4,
1942Jorge B. Vargas
[[File:Teofilo_Sison.jpg111x111px]]Teófilo Sison
(1850–1975)December 4,
1942October 14,
1943

Minister of Justice (1943–1945)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Senator Quintín Paredes.jpg130x130px]]Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973)October 14,
1943December 25,
1944Jose P. Laurel

Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare (1944–1945)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Mariano ErañaAugust 8,
1944February 27,
1945Sergio Osmeña

Secretary of Justice (1945–1978)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:NL-HaNA_2.21.273_1_0099_11_(cropped).jpg104x104px]]Delfín Jaranilla
(1883–1980)February 27,
1945December 31,
1945Sergio Osmeña
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Ramon QuisumbingJanuary 2,
1946May 28,
1946
[[File:Roman_Ozaeta.jpg120x120px]]Roman Ozaeta
(1891–1972)May 29,
1946September 17,
1948Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Sabino PadillaSeptember 19,
1948June 30,
1949
[[File:Ricardo_Nepomuceno_y_Lozano.jpg122x122px]]Ricardo NepomucenoJuly 1,
1949July 25,
1950
[[File:Associate Justice José Bengzón.jpg150x150px]]Jose BengzonAugust 29,
1950September 23,
1951
[[File:Oscar_Tombo_Castelo.jpg100x100px]]Oscar Castelo
(1903–1982)January 1,
1952August 16,
1953
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Roberto GianzonAugust 17,
1953December 30,
1953
[[File:Associate_Justice_Pedro_Tuazon.jpg154x154px]]Pedro Tuason
(1884–1961)January 4,
1954March 19,
1958Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
[[File:Associate_Justice_Jesus_Barrera.jpg112x112px]]Jesus Barrera
(1896–1988)April 18,
1958June 4,
1959
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Enrique FernandezJune 11,
1959July 13,
1959
[[File:Alejo Mabanag.jpg164x164px]]Alejo Mabanag
(1886–unknown)July 14,
1959December 30,
1961
[[File:Jose_W._Diokno_in_a_Press_Conference.png119x119px]]Jose W. Diokno
(1922–1987)January 2,
1962May 19,
1962Diosdado Macapagal
[[File:Sen._Juan_Liwag.jpg122x122px]]Juan Liwag
(1906–1983)May 20,
1962July 7,
1963
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Salvador MarinoJuly 9,
1963December 30,
1965
[[File:Jose_Yulo_1949.jpg147x147px]]José Yulo
(1894–1976)January 1,
1966August 4,
1967Ferdinand Marcos
[[File:Claudio_Teehankee.jpg152x152px]]Claudio Teehankee
(1918–1989)August 5,
1967December 16,
1968
[[File:Secretary of Justice Juan Ponce Enrile.jpg105x105px]]Juan Ponce Enrile
(1924–2025)December 17,
1968February 7,
1970
[[File:Felix_Makasiar.jpg152x152px]]Felix Makasiar
(1915–1992)February 8,
1970August 1,
1970
[[File:Vicente_Abad_Santos.jpg100x100px]]Vicente Abad Santos
(1916–1993)August 2,
1970June 2,
1978

Minister of Justice (1978–1987)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Vicente_Abad_Santos.jpg100x100px]]Vicente Abad Santos
(1916–1993)June 2,
1978January 16,
1979Ferdinand Marcos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Catalino Macaraig Jr.
(1927–2003)January 17,
1979July 22,
1979
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Ricardo C. Puno
(1923–2018)July 23,
1979June 30,
1984
[[File:Estelito_Mendoza.jpg135x135px]]Estelito Mendoza
(1930–2025)June 30,
1984February 25,
1986
[[File:Neptali_Gonzales.gif132x132px]]Neptali Gonzales
(1923–2001)February 25,
1986February 11,
1987Corazon Aquino

Secretary of Justice (from 1987)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officePresident
[[File:Neptali_Gonzales.gif132x132px]]Neptali Gonzales
(1923–2001)February 11,
1987March 8,
1987Corazon Aquino
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Sedfrey Ordoñez
(1921–2007)March 9,
1987January 2,
1990
[[File:JPPFL_Sen._Franklin_Drilon_(cropped).jpg132x132px]]Franklin Drilon
(born 1945)January 4,
1990July 14,
1991
[[File:Silvestre_Bello_-_2018_(38693)_(cropped).jpg140x140px]]Silvestre Bello III
(born 1944)July 15,
1991February 10,
1992
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Eduardo Montenegro
ActingFebruary 10,
1992June 30,
1992
[[File:JPPFL_Sen._Franklin_Drilon_(cropped).jpg132x132px]]Franklin Drilon
(born 1945)July 1,
1992February 2,
1995Fidel V. Ramos
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Demetrio DemetriaFebruary 3,
1995May 19,
1995
[[File:Teofisto Guingona Jr.jpg127x127px]]Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)May 20,
1995January 31,
1998
[[File:Silvestre_Bello_-_2018_(38693)_(cropped).jpg140x140px]]Silvestre Bello III
(born 1944)
ActingFebruary 1,
1998June 30,
1998
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Serafin R. Cuevas
(1928–2014)July 1,
1998February 15,
2000Joseph Estrada
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Artemio TuqueroFebruary 16,
2000January 23,
2001
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
[[File:Hernando_Perez_(DOJ).png100x100px]]Hernando Perez
(born 1939)January 24,
2001November 26,
2002
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Merceditas Gutierrez
(born 1948)November 27,
2002January 15,
2003
[[File:Simeon_A._Datumanong_-_15th_Congress.jpg100x100px]]Simeon Datumanong
(1935–2017)January 16,
2003December 23,
2003
[[File:3x4.svg133x133px]]Merceditas Gutierrez
(born 1948)December 24,
2003August 31,
2004
[[File:Raul_Gonzalez.png124x124px]]Raul M. Gonzalez
(1930–2014)September 1,
2004September 2,
2007
[[File:Atty._Agnes_VST_Devanadera.jpg117x117px]]Agnes Devanadera
(born 1950)
ActingSeptember 3,
2007November 15,
2007
[[File:Raul_Gonzalez.png124x124px]]Raul M. Gonzalez
(1930–2014)November 16,
2007June 4,
2008
June 4,
2008January 11,
2010
[[File:Atty._Agnes_VST_Devanadera.jpg117x117px]]Agnes Devanadera
(born 1950)
ActingJanuary 12,
2010March 8,
2010
[[File:Alberto Agra.jpg133x133px]]Alberto Agra
(born 1963)
ActingMarch 10,
2010June 30,
2010
[[File:Leila_de_Lima_(cropped).jpg129x129px]]Leila de Lima
(born 1959)June 30,
2010October 12,
2015Benigno Aquino III
[[File:Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines_Alfredo_Benjamin_Sabater_Caguioa.jpg145x145px]]Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa
(born 1959)
Interim
October 12,
2015January 21,
2016
[[File:Newly-appointed_Justice_Secretary_Emmanuel_L._Caparas_during_the_flag_ceremony.jpg138x138px]]Emmanuel Caparas**
**Interim
January 22,
2016June 30,
2016
[[File:Vitaliano_Aguirre.jpg138x138px]]Vitaliano Aguirre II
(born 1946)June 30,
2016April 5,
2018Rodrigo Duterte
[[File:DOJ_Secretary_Menardo_Guevarra_-_Official_Portrait_(2019)_(cropped).png132x132px]]date=April 5, 2018title=Duterte names Menardo Guevarra as justice secretaryurl=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/980402/breaking-duterte-menardo-guevarra-acting-justice-secretary-appointment-aguirreaccessdate=April 5, 2018publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}April 5,
2018June 30,
2022
[[File:Sec._Jesus_Crispin_Remulla_-_DOJ_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg120x120px]]Jesus Crispin Remulla
(born 1961)
June 30,
2022October 9,
2025Bongbong Marcos
[[File:Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines).jpg133x133px]]Fredderick Vida
(Acting)October 10, 2025Incumbent

Notes

References

References

  1. "Vision, Mission, Quality Policy/Objectives, Mandate and Functions". DOJ.
  2. (1901). "Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the United States Philippine Commission". Government Printing Office.
  3. (1910). "Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature". Bureau of Printing.
  4. (1914). "Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1913, to February 3, 1914, and A Special Session, February 6, 1914, to February 28, 1914, of the Third Philippine Legislature". Bureau of Printing.
  5. (1982). "Jose P. Laurel A Register of His Papers in the Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library-Museum". Jose P. Laurel Memorial Library.
  6. (October 13, 2015). "Aquino appoints legal counsel Alfredo Caguioa as ad interim DOJ chief". INQUIRER.net.
  7. (January 22, 2016). "Aquino appoints legal counsel Alfredo Caguioa as ad interim DOJ chief". Sun.Star.
  8. (April 5, 2018). "Duterte names Menardo Guevarra as justice secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  9. (May 23, 2022). "Cavite's Boying Remulla is Marcos pick for justice secretary". Philippine Star.
  10. (May 24, 2022). "Who's who: The Marcos Cabinet". Philippine Star.
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