| Agency Name: | Office of the Executive Secretary |
| Type: | Cabinet |
| Nativename: | Tanggapan ng Kalihim Tagapagpaganap |
| Seal: | File:Office of the Executive Secretary.png |
| Picture Width: | 200px |
| Formed: | October 12, 1936 |
| Chief1 Name: | Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin (Ret.) |
| Chief1 Position: | Executive Secretary |
| Chief2 Name: | Usec. Charito A. Zamora |
| Chief2 Position: | Senior Deputy Executive Secretary |
| Chief3 Name: | Usec. Hubert Guevarra |
| Chief3 Position: | Senior Deputy Executive Secretary |
| Parent Agency: | Office of the President |
| Website: | Office of the Executive Secretary |
The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Philippines (formerly the Executive Office) is the head and highest-ranking official of the Office of the President of the Philippines and a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines. The office-holder has been nicknamed as the "Little President" due to the nature of the position. It was given the mandate "to directly assist the President in the management of affairs of the government as well as to direct the operations of the Executive Office." It is headed by the Executive Secretary in which appointed by the President upon confirmation by the Commission on Appointments.
The office was established on October 12, 1936, with Jorge B. Vargas as the inaugural holder.[1]
The incumbent Executive Secretary is retired Chief Justice and GSIS Chairman Lucas Bersamin, who was appointed to the post on September 27, 2022, days after the resignation of his predecessor Vic Rodriguez.[2]
In Book III, Chapter 9, Section 27 of Executive Order No. 292, the Administrative Code of the Philippines,[3] the role of the Executive Secretary was defined as:
The Executive Secretary possesses so much power since the holder of the office is the chief alter-ego of the President of the Philippines, the Chief Executive. The Executive Secretary can issue orders in the name of the President, can review and modify decisions of other cabinet secretaries on appeal and can perform numerous other functions as allowed or delegated by the Chief Executive. The Executive Secretary, can also be the top coordinator of the activities of the Executive Branch of the government, if necessary.
| Post: | Executive Secretary |
| Native Name: | Kalihim ng Pangulo |
| Insignia: | Office of the Executive Secretary.png |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Incumbent: | Ret. Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin |
| Incumbentsince: | September 27, 2022 |
| Appointer: | The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| Termlength: | At the President's pleasure |
| Formation: | October 12, 1936 |
| Inaugural: | Jorge Vargas |
| Name | Term started | Term ended | President | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries to the President | Commonwealth (in exile) | ||||
| 1 | Jorge Vargas | October 12, 1936 | December 11, 1941 | Manuel L. Quezon[4] | |
| 2 | Manuel Roxas | December 24, 1941 | March 26, 1942 | ||
| 3 | Arturo Rotor | June 13, 1942 | November 30, 1944 | ||
| Executive Secretaries | Second Republic | ||||
| 4 | Jose Gil | October 14, 1943 | August 30, 1944 | Jose P. Laurel[5] | |
| 5 | Emilio Abello | August 31, 1944 | February 27, 1945 | ||
| Secretaries to the President | Commonwealth (restored) | ||||
| 6 | Jose S. Reyes | February 27, 1945 | May 24, 1946 | Sergio Osmeña[6] | |
| 7 | Emilio Abello | May 30, 1946 | July 4, 1946 | Manuel Roxas[7] | |
| Chiefs of the Executive Office | Third Republic/Fourth Republic | ||||
| (7) | Emilio Abello | July 4, 1946 | September 3, 1947 | Manuel Roxas | |
| 8 | Nicanor Roxas | September 10, 1947 | October 3, 1947 | ||
| Executive Secretaries | |||||
| Act | Nicanor Roxas | October 4, 1947 | February 6, 1948 | Manuel Roxas | |
| 9 | Emilio Abello | February 26, 1948 | April 17, 1948 | ||
| April 17, 1948 | September 14, 1948 | Elpidio Quirino[8] | |||
| 10 | Teodoro Evangelista | September 16, 1948 | May 8, 1951 | ||
| 11 | Marciano Roque | February 2, 1952 | December 29, 1953 | ||
| 12 | Fred Ruiz Castro | December 30, 1953 | October 26, 1955 | Ramon Magsaysay[9] | |
| 13 | Fortunato de Leon | April 12, 1956 | March 17, 1957 | ||
| March 17, 1957 | December 30, 1957 | Carlos P. Garcia[10] | |||
| 14 | Juan Pajo | January 16, 1958 | August 28, 1959 | ||
| 15 | Natalio Castillo | January 24, 1960 | September 5, 1961 | ||
| 16 | Rafael M. Salas | January 1, 1966 | July 24, 1969 | Ferdinand Marcos[11] | |
| 17 | Ernesto Maceda | July 26, 1969 | February 7, 1970 | ||
| 18 | Alejandro Melchor Jr.[12] | February 9, 1970 | November 4, 1974 | ||
| 19 | Ponciano Mathay | November 7, 1974 | December 7, 1975 | ||
| Presidential Executive Assistants | |||||
| 20 | Jacobo Clave | December 8, 1975 | December 23, 1979 | Ferdinand Marcos | |
| 21 | Juan Tuvera | December 30, 1979 | February 22, 1986 | ||
| 22 | Joker Arroyo | February 25, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Corazon Aquino | |
| Executive Secretaries | Fifth Republic | ||||
| (22) | Joker Arroyo | March 25, 1986 | September 15, 1987 | Corazon Aquino[13] | |
| 23 | Catalino Macaraig Jr. | September 17, 1987 | December 14, 1990 | ||
| 24 | Oscar Orbos | December 16, 1990 | July 14, 1991 | ||
| 25 | Franklin Drilon | July 15, 1991 | June 30, 1992 | ||
| Act. | Peter D. Garrucho Jr. | July 1, 1992 | September 13, 1992 | Fidel V. Ramos[14] | |
| 26 | Edelmiro Amante | September 14, 1992 | June 30, 1993 | ||
| 27 | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | July 6, 1993 | May 19, 1995 | ||
| 28 | Ruben Torres | May 20, 1995 | January 8, 1998 | ||
| 29 | Alexander Aguirre | January 9, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | ||
| 30 | Ronaldo Zamora | July 1, 1998 | December 31, 2000 | Joseph Ejercito Estrada[15] | |
| 31 | Edgardo Angara | January 6, 2001 | January 21, 2001 | ||
| 32 | Renato de Villa | January 22, 2001 | May 7, 2001 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[16] | |
| 33 | Alberto Romulo | May 8, 2001 | August 24, 2004 | ||
| 34 | Eduardo Ermita | August 24, 2004 | February 23, 2010 | ||
| 35 | Leandro Mendoza | February 24, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | ||
| 36 | Paquito Ochoa Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Benigno Aquino III[17] | |
| 37 | Salvador Medialdea | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2022 | Rodrigo Duterte[18] | |
| 38 | Atty. Victor D. Rodriguez | June 30, 2022 | September 17, 2022 | Bongbong Marcos | |
| 39 | Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin (Ret.) | September 27, 2022 | present |