Presidents of the Philippines

Under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines is both the head of state and the head of government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces. The president is directly elected by qualified voters to a six-year term and must be “a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election”.

No.	President	Name	Term	Vice president
1		Emilio Aguinaldo	January 23, 1899 - March 23, 1901	None
2		Manuel L. Quezon	November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944	Sergio Osmeña
3		Jose P. Laurel	October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945	None
4		Sergio Osmeña	August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946	Vacant
5		Manuel Roxas	May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948	Elpidio Quirino
6		Elpidio Quirino	April 17, 1948 – December 30, 1953	Fernando Lopez
7		Ramon Magsaysay	December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957	Carlos P. Garcia
8		Carlos P. Garcia	March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961	Diosdado Macapagal
9		Diosdado Macapagal	December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965	Emmanuel Pelaez
10		Ferdinand Marcos	December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986	Fernando Lopez
11		Corazon Aquino	February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992	Salvador Laurel
12		Fidel V. Ramos	June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998	Joseph Estrada
13		Joseph Estrada	June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
14		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010	Noli de Castro
15		Benigno Aquino III	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016	Jejomar Binay
16		Rodrigo Roa Duterte	June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022	Leni Robredo
16		Bongbong Marcos Jr.	June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2028	Sara Duterte

See Also

• Marcos Administration Cabinet Members
• Comelec Declares 12 Elected Senators in 2022
• National Holidays in the Philippines