| Presidency of Benigno Aquino III | |
| Term Start: | June 30, 2010 |
| Term End: | June 30, 2016 |
| President: | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| President Link: | President of the Philippines |
| Predecessor: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Successor: | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Election: | 2010 |
| Cabinet: | See list |
The presidency of Benigno Aquino III began on June 30, 2010, when he became the 15th president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term ended on June 30, 2016. Aquino, the third-youngest person elected president,[1] is the only son of the 11th president, Corazon Aquino, and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Aquino continued the process of implementing the K–12 curriculum in the country that started when the Omnibus Education Reform Act of 2008 (Senate Bill 2294) was filed on May 20, 2008 during the presidency of his predecessor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He enacted the Reproductive Health Bill, providing universal access to methods on contraception. He launched the public-private partnership program to hasten infrastructure development,[2] and formed a commission to investigate issues and corruption allegations against his predecessor, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Aquino extended the modernization program of the military for 15 years. He signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, allowing the United States's military to rotate troops into the Philippines for extended stays and authorizing the US to build and operate facilities on Philippine bases.
Aquino oversaw the Manila hostage crisis, the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona, the Typhoon Yolanda government response, the Zamboanga City crisis, and the Mamasapano clash.
See main article: 2010 Philippine presidential election.
See also: Benigno Aquino III presidential campaign, 2010.
Aquino emerged as a potential candidate for the Philippine presidency in 2007 after placing sixth in the 2007 Philippine Senate election where he received 14,309,349 votes.[3] Initially he was not the designated standard bearer for the presidential elections by his political party, the Liberal Party, which originally designated his ally, Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas, as its standard bearer on November 26, 2008.[4]
Following the death of his mother, President Corazon Aquino, due to colorectal cancer on August 1, 2009, there was an outpouring of nostalgia among the public for the former democracy icon's brand of clean, honest, and selfless public service.[5] Supporters of the Aquino family called on Noynoy to run for presidency, in what has been called "The Noynoy Phenomenon", to continue his mother's legacy.[6] On August 27, 2009, Edgardo "Eddie" Roces, son of the late Chino Roces, former publisher and owner of the Manila Times, and a group of lawyers and activists formed the Noynoy Aquino for President Movement, a nationwide campaign to collect a million signatures to persuade Aquino to run for president.[7]
Pivotal to Aquino's presidential candidacy was Roxas' announcement of his withdrawal from the presidential race and nomination of Aquino to be his party's presidential standard bearer on September 1, 2009;[8] After much forethought, Aquino accepted the nomination shortly after,[9] and on November 28, 2009, filed his candidacy for president under the Aquino–Roxas tandem.[10] [11]
In the May 2010 presidential elections, Aquino received 15,208,678 votes or 42.08% of the total votes cast, defeating rivals former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, Sen. Manuel Villar, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, television evangelist Eddie Villanueva and Sen. Richard Gordon. Roxas lost the vice presidential race to Estrada's running mate, Makati mayor Jejomar Binay of the PDP–Laban party.[12] [13]
See main article: Presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III and Inauguration of Benigno Aquino III.
The presidential transition began on June 9, 2010, when the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the winner of the 2010 Philippine presidential elections held on May 10, 2010, proclaiming Aquino as the president-elect of the Philippines.[14] [15] The transition was in charge of the new presidential residence, cabinet appointments and cordial meetings between them and the outgoing administration.
Aquino took the oath of office on June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila.[16] [17] Traditionally, it is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines who administers the oath of office to the incoming president and vice president.[18] However, Aquino refused to allow Chief Justice Renato Corona to swear him into office, due to Aquino's opposition to the midnight appointment of Corona by outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 12, 2010, two days after the 2010 elections and a month before Arroyo's term expires.[19] [20] Instead, Aquino formally requested Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales, who opposed the midnight appointment of Corona, to administer his oath of office.[16] [20] [21]
After being sworn in as the fifteenth president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Aquino delivered his inaugural address.[16] [22]
During his inauguration, Aquino stated that he did not want to live in Malacañan Palace, the official residence of the president of the Philippines, or in Arlegui Mansion, the residence of former presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos, stating that the two residences were too big. He also stated that his small family residence at Times Street in Quezon City would be impractical, since it would be a security concern for his neighbors.[23] Instead, Aquino decided to use the Bahay Pangarap (English: House of Aspiration),[24] located inside Malacañang Park,[25] at the headquarters of the Presidential Security Group across the Pasig River from Malacañan Palace.[23] Aquino is the first president to make Bahay Pangarap his official residence.[26] [27] The house, which originally had one bedroom, was renovated for Aquino to have four bedrooms, a guest room, a room for Aquino's household staff, and a room for Aquino's close-in security.[25] [27]
On June 29, 2010, Aquino officially named the members of his Cabinet. He appointed himself as the secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),[28] briefly holding the position from June 30 to July 9, 2010,[28] until he named Jesse Robredo, a former Naga mayor, as the new DILG secretary. The appointment of Robredo drew controversy after Aquino declined Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay's request to head the DILG.[29] [30] Instead, Aquino offered Binay various positions, such as, to head a commission that will investigate the outgoing Arroyo administration, the posts of Secretary of Agrarian Reform, chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), and the chairman of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority; Binay initially refused,[31] but has shortly after accepted to take charge of the housing sector as chairman of the HUDCC.[32]
| Office | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| President Head of state Head of government | H.E. Benigno S. Aquino III | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Vice President | H.E. Jejomar C. Binay | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Cabinet Secretary | Jose Rene Almendras | November 5, 2012 – March 8, 2016 |
| Executive Secretary | Paquito Ochoa, Jr. | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Agrarian Reform | Virgilio de los Reyes | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Proceso Alcala | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Budget and Management | Florencio Abad | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Education | Br. Armin Luistro FSC | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Energy | Jose Rene Almendras | June 30, 2010 – November 4, 2012 |
| Carlos Jericho Petilla | November 5, 2012 – April 30, 2015 | |
| Zenaida Monsada | July 2, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | Ramon Paje | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Finance | Cesar Purisima
| June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Alberto Romulo | June 30, 2010 – February 23, 2011 |
| Albert del Rosario | February 24, 2011 – March 7, 2016 | |
| Jose Rene Almendras (in acting capacity) | March 8, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Health | Dr. Enrique Ona* ‡ | June 30, 2010 – December 19, 2014 |
| Dr. Janette Garin | February 17, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | Benigno Aquino III (Acting) (in concurrent capacity as President) | June 30, 2010 – July 9, 2010 |
| Jesse Robredo | July 9, 2010 – August 18, 2012 | |
| Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (in acting capacity) | August 21, 2012 – September 19, 2012 | |
| Mar Roxas | September 20, 2012 – September 10, 2015 | |
| Mel Senen Sarmiento | September 11, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Justice | Leila de Lima
| June 30, 2010 – October 12, 2015 |
| Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa | October 12, 2015 – January 21, 2016 | |
| Emmanuel Caparas (in acting capacity) | January 22, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Labor and Employment | Rosalinda Baldoz
| June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of National Defense | Ret. Lt. Gen. Voltaire Gazmin, AFP | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Public Works and Highways | Rogelio Singson | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Science and Technology | Engr. Mario Montejo | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | Corazon Soliman | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and Director General of the National Economic Development Authority | Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. | August 3, 2010 – May 10, 2012 |
| Arsenio Balisacan | May 10, 2012 – January 24, 2016 | |
| Emmanuel Esguerra (in acting capacity) | February 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Tourism | Alberto Lim | June 30, 2010 – August 12, 2011 |
| Ramon Jimenez, Jr. | September 1, 2011 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Trade and Industry | Gregory Domingo | June 30, 2010 – December 31, 2015 |
| Adrian S. Cristobal Jr. | January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Transportation and Communications | Jose de Jesus | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2011 |
| Mar Roxas | July 4, 2011 – October 18, 2012 | |
| Joseph Emilio Abaya | October 18, 2012 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning | Ricky Carandang | July 30, 2010 – December 31, 2013 |
| Manuel Quezon III | January 1, 2014 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office | Dr. Herminio Coloma, Jr. | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Presidential Spokesperson | Sec. Edwin Lacierda | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Deputy Presidential Spokesperson | Usec. Abigail Valte | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Chief of the Presidential Management Staff | Julia Abad | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Chief Presidential Legal Counsel | Eduardo de Mesa | June 30, 2010 – December 18, 2012 |
| Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa | January 10, 2013 – October 12, 2015 | |
| Solicitor General | Jose Anselmo Cadiz | July 30, 2010 – February 3, 2012 |
| Francis Jardeleza | February 6, 2012 – August 19, 2014 | |
| Florin Hilbay (in acting capacity) | August 20, 2014 – June 18, 2015 | |
| Florin Hilbay | June 19, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Secretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office | Antonino Roman | September 28, 2010 – February 20, 2012 |
| Manuel Mamba | February 20, 2012 – October 16, 2015 | |
| Commissioner of Bureau of Internal Revenue | Kim Jacinto-Henares | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs | Angelito Alvarez | July 7, 2010 – September 16, 2011 |
| Ruffy Biazon | September 16, 2011 – December 6, 2013 | |
| John Philip Sevilla | December 6, 2013 – April 23, 2015 | |
| Alberto Lina | April 23, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration | Rolando Ledesma* | June 30, 2010 – March 9, 2011 |
| Ricardo David | March 9, 2011 – July 16, 2013 | |
| Siegfred Mison (in acting capacity) | July 16, 2013 – December 21, 2013 | |
| Siegfred Mison | December 21, 2013 – January 6, 2016 | |
| Ronaldo Geron | January 6, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Executive Director of the Land Transportation Office | Virginia Torres | July 2, 2010 – November 1, 2013 |
| Alfonso Tan Jr. (in acting capacity) | November 1, 2013 – January 3, 2016 | |
| Roberto Cabrera | January 3, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Chairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board | Nelson Laluces | September 13, 2010 – August 23, 2011 |
| Jaime Jacob | September 2, 2011 – March 31, 2013 | |
| Atty. Winston Ginez | April 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission | Gamaliel Cordoba* | August 28, 2009 – June 30, 2016 |
| Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education | Dr. Patricia Licuanan | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority | Joel Villanueva | July 28, 2010 – October 13, 2015 |
| Irene Isaac | October 13, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | Francis Tolentino | July 27, 2010 – October 7, 2015 |
| Emerson Carlos (in acting capacity) | October 1, 2015 – October 30, 2015 | |
| Emerson Carlos | October 30, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority | Luwalhati Antonino | September 12, 2010 – September 9, 2016 |
| Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission | Jose Eliseo Rocamora | September 27, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection | Nereus Acosta | August 24, 2011 – June 30, 2016 |
| Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process | Teresita Deles | June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Chief Peace Negotiator | Marvic Leonen | July 15, 2010 – November 21, 2012 |
| Miriam Coronel-Ferrer | December 7, 2012 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs | Ronald Llamas | January 19, 2011 – June 30, 2016 |
| Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery | Ret. Police Gen. Panfilo Lacson | December 10, 2013 – February 10, 2015 |
| Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agriculture Modernization | Francis Pangilinan | May 6, 2014 – September 15, 2015 |
| Fredelita Guiza | September 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| AFP Chief of Staff | Gen. Ricardo David | June 30, 2010 – March 8, 2011 |
| Gen. Eduardo Oban Jr. | March 8, 2011 – December 12, 2011 | |
| Gen. Jessie Dellosa | December 12, 2011 – January 17, 2013 | |
| Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista | January 17, 2013 – July 18, 2014 | |
| Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang | July 18, 2014 – July 10, 2015 | |
| Gen. Hernando Iriberri | July 10, 2015 – April 22, 2016 | |
| Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda (in acting capacity) | April 22, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| National Security Adviser | Cesar Garcia | July 9, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
| Director General of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency | Triunfo Salazar | July 9, 2010 – November 26, 2013 |
| Ager Ontog Jr. | November 26, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Executive Director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Administrator of the Office of Civil Defense | Benito Ramos | June 30, 2010 – February 1, 2013 |
| Eduardo del Rosario | February 1, 2013 – May 12, 2014 | |
| Alexander Pama | May 12, 2014 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Chief of the Philippine National Police | Police Dir. Gen. Raul Bacalzo | September 14, 2010 – September 9, 2011 |
| Police Dir. Gen. Nicanor Bartolome | September 9, 2011 – December 17, 2012 | |
| Police Dir. Gen. Alan Purisima | December 17, 2012 – February 5, 2015 | |
| Police Dep. Dir. Gen. Leonardo Espina (in acting capacity) | February 5, 2015 – July 16, 2015 | |
| Police Dir. Gen. Ricardo Marquez | July 16, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Director of the National Bureau of Investigation | Magtanggol Gatdula | July 15, 2010 – January 20, 2012 |
| Nonatus Caesar Rojas (in acting capacity) | January 20, 2012 – July 25, 2012 | |
| Nonatus Caesar Rojas | July 25, 2012 – September 2, 2013 | |
| Menardo Lemos | September 27, 2013 – January 16, 2014 | |
| Virgilio Mendez | January 16, 2014 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Chairperson of the Dangerous Drugs Board | Antonio Villar Jr.* | January 5, 2010 – March 7, 2016 |
| Felipe Rojas Jr. | March 7, 2016 – August 26, 2016 | |
| Director General of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency | Dionisio Santiago* | June 30, 2010 – January 10, 2011 |
| Jose Gutierrez Jr. | January 10, 2011 – October 11, 2012 | |
| Arturo Cacdac, Jr. | October 11, 2012 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Director of the Bureau of Corrections | Oscar Calderon* | December 29, 2007 – September 22, 2010 |
| Ernesto Diokno | September 22, 2010 – May 30, 2011 | |
| Gaudencio Pangilinan Jr. | July 28, 2011 – August 16, 2012 | |
| Manuel Co (in acting capacity) | August 22, 2012 – November 20, 2012 | |
| Rafael Ragos (in acting capacity) | November 20, 2012 – March 12, 2013 | |
| Franklin Jesus Bucayu | March 12, 2013 – June 1, 2015 | |
| Ricardo Rainier Cruz III | June 18, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |