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Secretary of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

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Secretary of Labor and Employment
Kalihim ng Paggawa at Empleyo
Official seal of the
Department of Labor and Employment
since June 30, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
Member ofCabinet, National Security Council
AppointerThe President
with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderRamon Torres
FormationDecember 8, 1933
(91 years ago) (1933-12-08)
Websitewww.dole.gov.ph

The secretary of labor and employment (Filipino: Kalihim ng Paggawa at Empleyo) is the head of the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippine government and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.[1]

The current secretary is Bienvenido Laguesma, who assumed office on June 30, 2022.[2]

Facade, DOLE

List of secretaries of labor and employment

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# Image Name Term Began Term Ended President
Secretary of Labor
1 Ramon Torres December 8, 1933 November 15, 1935 Insular Government
(American occupation)
2 Jose Avelino November 15, 1935 November 1938 Manuel L. Quezon
3 Hermenegildo Villanueva December 1938 April 1939
4 Sotero Baluyut April 1939 1940
5 León Guinto 1940 December 1941
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor
6 Basilio J. Valdes December 24, 1941 August 1, 1944 Manuel L. Quezon
Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare
7 Mariano Eraña August 8, 1944 July 11, 1945 Sergio Osmeña
8 Marcelo Adurru July 12, 1945 May 28, 1946
Secretary of Labor
9 Pedro Magsalin May 28, 1946 April 15, 1948 Manuel A. Roxas
April 17, 1948 September 21, 1948 Elpidio Quirino
10 Primitivo Lovina September 21, 1948 October 4, 1950
11 Jose Figueras October 4, 1950 December 30, 1953
12 Eleuterio Adeveso March 10, 1954 April 21, 1954 Ramon Magsaysay
13 Angel M. Castaño August 22, 1954 March 17, 1957
March 17, 1957 December 30, 1961 Carlos P. Garcia
Act Norberto B. Romualdez Jr. January 1962 1962 Diosdado Macapagal
14 Bernardino R. Ables 1962 1964 Diosdado Macapagal
15 Jose B. Lingad October 1964 December 30, 1965
16 Emilio Q. Espinosa Jr. December 30, 1965 September 16, 1967 Ferdinand E. Marcos
17 Blas F. Ople September 16, 1967 1971
18 Adrian E. Cristobal 1971 1972
19 Blas F. Ople 1972 June 30, 1978
Minister of Labor and Employment
(19) Blas F. Ople June 30, 1978 February 25, 1986 Ferdinand Marcos
Secretary of Labor and Employment
20 Augusto S. Sanchez March 25, 1986 January 4, 1987 Corazon Aquino
21 Franklin M. Drilon January 5, 1987 January 2, 1990
22 Dionisio C. dela Serna January 3, 1990 January 19, 1990
23 Ruben D. Torres January 20, 1990 February 11, 1992
22 Ma. Nieves R. Confessor February 12, 1992 June 30, 1995 Fidel V. Ramos
23 Jose S. Brillantes July 1, 1995 January 16, 1996
24 Leonardo A. Quisumbing January 16, 1996 January 26, 1998
Act Cresenciano Trajano January 26, 1998 June 30, 1998 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
25 Bienvenido Laguesma June 30, 1998 January 20, 2001
26 Patricia Santo Tomas January 20, 2001 July 3, 2006 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
27 Arturo Brion July 3, 2006 March 17, 2008
28 Marianito D. Roque March 17, 2008 June 30, 2010
29 Rosalinda Baldoz June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 Benigno S. Aquino III
30 Silvestre Bello III June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte
(25) Bienvenido Laguesma June 30, 2022 Present Bongbong Marcos
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References

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  1. ^ "Key Officials". dole.gov.ph. DOLE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Laguesma back at DOLE, seeks dialogues with labor groups". pna.gov.ph. PNA. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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