Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office

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Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office
Incumbent
Cheloy Garafil
since October 7, 2022
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term

The secretary of the Presidential Communications Office is the head of the Presidential Communications Office. Formerly known as the Minister of Public Information (1969–February 25, 1996), Press Secretary (April 28, 1986 – August 9, 2010; June 30–December 29, 2022), and Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (August 9, 2010 – June 30, 2022[a]). The holder of the position also acts as the presidential spokesperson.[1]

List[edit]

Portrait Name Term Began Term Ended President
Minister of Public Information
Francisco Tatad 1969 1980 Ferdinand Marcos
Gregorio Cendaña 1980 February 25, 1986
Press Secretary[2]
Alice C. Villadolid (transition from FM to PCCA) April 28, 1986 September 3, 1986 Corazon Aquino
Teodoro Locsin Jr. March 26, 1986 September 14, 1987
Teodoro Benigno Jr. September 15, 1987 June 14, 1989
Adolfo Azcuna June 16, 1989 December 31, 1989
Tomas B. Gomez III January 4, 1990 February 11, 1992
Horacio V. Paredes February 12, 1992 June 30, 1992
Rodolfo Reyes July 1, 1992 May 10, 1993 Fidel V. Ramos
Jesus Sison May 11, 1993 June 20, 1995
Hector Villanueva July 21, 1995 June 29, 1998
Rodolfo Reyes July 1, 1998 April 15, 2000 Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Ricardo Puno Jr. April 16, 2000 January 20, 2001
Noel C. Cabrera January 23, 2001 March 31, 2002 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Rigoberto Tiglao April 1, 2002 April 17, 2002
Silvestre Afable April 17, 2002 July 15, 2002
Ignacio Bunye July 16, 2002 January 19, 2003
Hernani Braganza January 20, 2003 June 17, 2003
Milton Alingod June 18, 2003 August 30, 2004
Ignacio Bunye September 1, 2004 June 15, 2008
Jesus Dureza June 16, 2008 January 31, 2009
Cerge Remonde February 1, 2009 January 19, 2010
Conrado Limcaoco Jr. (Acting)[3] January 20, 2010 January 31, 2010
Crispulo Icban Jr. February 1, 2010 June 30, 2010
Cornelio Baliao Jr. (OIC) July 1, 2010 August 9, 2010 Benigno S. Aquino III
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office[2]
Herminio Coloma Jr. August 10, 2010 June 30, 2016 Benigno Aquino III
Martin Andanar June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte
Press Secretary[4]
Trixie Cruz-Angeles June 30, 2022 October 4, 2022 Bongbong Marcos
Cheloy Garafil (OIC) October 7, 2022 December 29, 2022
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office[5][6]
Cheloy Garafil December 29, 2022 present Bongbong Marcos

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although the "Office of the Press Secretary" was changed to "Presidential Communications Operations Office" on August 9, 2010 which changed the position's name from "Press Secretary" to "Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office", Herminio Coloma Jr. only assumed the position as Secretary of PCOO a day after the change from OPS to PCOO on August 10, 2010, with Cornelio Baliao Jr. still acted as Press Secretary - OIC within August 9 of the said year.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Presidential Communications Reforms". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PCOO Secretary and Former Press Secretaries". Presidential Communications Operations Office. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Limcaoco named acting Palace press secretary". ABS-CBN News. January 19, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Executive Order No. 2, s. 2022". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. June 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Executive Order No. 11, s. 2022" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Romero, Alexis (January 5, 2023). "Marcos reorganizes Office of the President". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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