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| Secretary of Public Works and Highways | |
|---|---|
| Kalihim ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan | |
Official seal of the Department of Public Works and Highways | |
since September 1, 2025 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Appointer | Thepresident with the consent of theCommission on Appointments |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Baldomero Aguinaldo |
| Formation | January 21, 1899 (126 years ago) (1899-01-21) |
| Website | www |
Thesecretary of public works and highways (Filipino:Kalihim ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan) is the head of theDepartment of Public Works and Highways in the national government of thePhilippines, and is a member of thepresident's Cabinet.[1]
The current secretary isVince Dizon who assumed the post on September 1, 2025, on anad interim basis as he has yet to be confirmed by theCommission on Appointments.[2]
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximino Paterno | May 7, 1899 | November 13, 1899 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Governor-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filemon Perez | January 1, 1933 | January 2, 1933 | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. | |
| Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983) | January 26, 1933 | November 15, 1935 | ||
| Frank Murphy |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio de las Alas (1889–1983) | November 15, 1935 | February 18, 1936 | Manuel L. Quezon | |
| Mariano Jesús Cuenco (1888–1964) | 1936 | 1939 | ||
| José Avelino (1890–1986) | 1939 | 1941 | ||
| Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975) [3] | 1941 | 1941 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilio Valdes (1892–1970) | December 24, 1941 | August 1, 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) | January 26, 1942 | October 14, 1943 | Jorge B. Vargas |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) | October 19, 1943 | August 24, 1944 | Jose P. Laurel | |
| Jose Paez | August 24, 1944 | 1945 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotero Cabahug (1891–1963) | March 8, 1945 | May 28, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña | |
| Ricardo Nepomuceno | May 28, 1946 | 1949 | Manuel Roxas | |
| Elpidio Quirino | ||||
| Prospero Sanidad (1897–1969) | June 29, 1949 | 1951 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotero Baluyut (1889–1975) | January 6, 1951 | 1952 | Elpidio Quirino | |
| Pablo Lorenzo | May 6, 1952 | 1953 | ||
| Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr. | March 10, 1954 | 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay | |
| Florencio Moreno | April 30, 1955 | December 30, 1961 | ||
| Carlos P. Garcia | ||||
| Marciano Bautista | 1961 | 1962 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
| Paulino Cases | 1962 | 1962 | ||
| Brigido Valencia | 1962 | 1963 | ||
| Jorge Abad | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999) | 1966 | 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Rene Espina (1929–2019) | 1968 | 1969 | ||
| Manuel Syquio | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Alfredo Juinio (1918–2003) | 1975 | 1978 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltazar Aquino | 1974 | 1978 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Juinio (1918–2003) | 1974 | 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltazar Aquino | 1978 | 1979 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Vicente Paterno (1925–2014) | 1979 | 1980 | ||
| Jesus Hipolito | 1980 | 1981 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Hipolito | 1981 | 1986 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Rogaciano Mercado | February 25, 1986 | November 20, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | |
| Vicente Jayme | December 2, 1986 | February 11, 1987 |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Jayme | February 11, 1987 | September 1, 1987 | Corazon Aquino | |
| Fiorello Estuar | September 21, 1987 | October 26, 1987 | ||
| Juanito Ferrer | October 27, 1987 | November 4, 1988 | ||
| Fiorello Estuar | November 5, 1988 | December 31, 1990 | ||
| Jose de Jesus | January 4, 1991 | March 1, 1993 | ||
| Fidel V. Ramos | ||||
| Eduardo Mir Acting | March 1, 1993 | June 1, 1993 | ||
| Gregorio Vigilar | June 1, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | ||
| Joseph Estrada | ||||
| Simeon Datumanong (1935–2017) | January 20, 2001 | January 15, 2003 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | |
| Bayani Fernando (1946–2023) | January 15, 2003 | April 15, 2003 | ||
| Florante Soriquez Acting | April 15, 2003 | February 15, 2005 | ||
| Jun Ebdane (born 1948) | February 15, 2005 | February 1, 2007 | ||
| Manuel Bonoan (born 1945) Acting | February 5, 2007 | July 3, 2007 | ||
| Jun Ebdane (born 1948) | July 4, 2007 | October 22, 2009 | ||
| Victor Domingo | October 22, 2009 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| Rogelio Singson (born 1948) | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III | |
| Rafael Yabut (born 1953) Acting | June 30, 2016 | July 31, 2016 | Rodrigo Duterte | |
| Mark Villar (born 1978) | August 1, 2016 | October 6, 2021 | ||
| Roger Mercado (born 1951) Acting | October 13, 2021 | June 30, 2022 | ||
| Manuel Bonoan (born 1945) [4] | June 30, 2022 | August 31, 2025 | Bongbong Marcos | |
| Vince Dizon (born 1974) Interim | September 1, 2025 | Incumbent |