Prime Minister of the Philippines

Prime Minister of the Philippines
Punong Ministro ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Prime Minister (1981–1986)
Salvador Laurel
Last Prime Minister of the Philippines
StylePrime Minister
(informal)
The Honourable
(formal)
His Excellency
(formal, diplomatic)
TypeHead of government
StatusAbolished
Member of
AppointerThe President
with members' advice and consent
PrecursorOffice established (pre-1899)
President of the Philippines (1978)
FormationJanuary 2, 1899 (first creation)
June 12, 1978 (second creation)
First holderApolinario Mabini y Maranan (first creation)
Ferdinand Marcos (second creation)
Final holderSalvador H. Laurel
AbolishedNovember 13, 1899 (first abolition)
March 25, 1986 (second abolition)
SuccessionPresident of the Philippines (1899–1978; 1986-present)

The prime minister of the Philippines (Filipino: Punong Ministro ng Pilipinas) was the official job of the head of the government (whereas the President of the Philippines was the head of state) of the Philippines from 1978 until the People Power Revolution in 1986.

A limited version of this office existed for a short time in 1899 during the First Philippine Republic.


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