Vice President of the Philippines
The Vice President of the Philippines is the second-highest executive official of the government of the Philippines, after the President.
| Vice President of the Philippines Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas | |
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| Style | Madam Vice President (Informal) Her Excellency (Formal)[1][2] |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
| Residence | Quezon City Reception House |
| Seat | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Term length | Six years |
| Constituting instrument | 1987 Constitution of the Philippines |
| Inaugural holder | Sergio Osmeña |
| Formation | November 15, 1935 |
| Succession | First in the Presidential Line of Succession |
| Salary | ₱353,482 per month/ ₱4,241,640 per year |
| Website | www |
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The Vice President currently holds office at the Quezon City Reception House in Quezon City. The current office of the Vice President was re-established under the 1987 Constitution.
Sara Duterte from Davao City assumed the office on June 30, 2022 as the 15th and current vice president.
The official title of the office in Filipino is Pangalawang Pangulo, although Bise Presidente, derived from Spanish, is the usual title used in some of the major Philippine languages, such as Cebuano and Hiligaynon language.
Eligibility
Article 7, Section 3 of the Constitution mandates that the Vice President must bear the same qualifications as the President which means he 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 election;
- and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election."[3]
Succession
There has been four cases where the Vice President has assumed the Presidency, three of which because of the President's death, and one because of the President's resignation:
- Sergio Osmeña in 1944, upon the death of Manuel L. Quezon.
- Elpidio Quirino in 1948, upon the death of Manuel Roxas.
- Carlos P. Garcia in 1957, upon the death of Ramon Magsaysay.
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2001, upon the resignation of Joseph Ejercito Estrada, as decided by the Supreme Court.[4]
List
Living former Vice Presidents
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
(under Fidel V. Ramos)
Born April 19, 1937
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(under Joseph Ejercito Estrada)
Born April 5, 1947
Teofisto Guingona
(under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)
Born July 4, 1928
Noli L. de Castro
(under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)
Born July 6, 1949
Jejomar C. Binay
(under Benigno S. Aquino III)
Born November 11, 1942
Leni Robredo
(under Rodrigo Duterte)
Born April 23, 1965
Vice President Of The Philippines Media
Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo taking her oath as the 14th president of the Philippines following the events of EDSA 2, which ousted President Joseph Estrada
Home provinces of the vice presidents.
Vice President Teofisto Guingona was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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References
- ↑ "Independence Day Message of His Excellency Jejomar Binay". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "Former Vice President Binay indicated in honorific H.E. or "His Excellency"". Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, art. 7, sec. 2
- ↑ "Philippine Supreme Court Decision. G.R. Nos. 146710-15. March 2, 2001". Supreme Court of the Philippines.[dead link]
