The First Lady/ Gentleman of the Philippines (Filipino Language

Filipino language

This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...

: Unang Kabiyak ng Pilipinas) is the unofficial title of the hostess/host of the Malacañang Palace

Malacañang Palace

The Malacañan Palace, commonly known simply as Malacañang, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. Located at 1000 J. P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila, the house was built in 1750 in Spanish Colonial style. It has been the residence of every...

, the nation's residence of its head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife or husband of the President of the Philippines

President of the Philippines

The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

, the title is sometimes taken to apply only to the spouse of a sitting president.

Role of the First Lady/Gentleman

The first lady/gentleman is not an elected position, carries no official duties, and brings no salary. Nonetheless, she participates in humanitarian and charitable work. Furthermore, many have taken an active role in campaigning for the president with whom they are associated. Imelda Marcos was given a formal job as Governor of Metro Manila

Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...

 and as Minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

 of Human Settlements during the term of her husband Ferdinand Marcos during their 21-year stay in the palace. She is also the first First Lady to enter the world of Philippine politics by winning a seat in the Interim Batasang Pambansa

Interim Batasang Pambansa

The Interim Batasang Pambansa or the First Batasan was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984...

 in 1978. In 2001, Luisa Estrada became the first former First Lady to win a seat in the Senate

Senate of the Philippines

The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...

.

The wife or husband of the Vice President of the Philippines

Vice President of the Philippines

-Description:The Vice-President is the first in the Philippine line of succession, assuming the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal by impeachment and subsequent conviction of the incumbent. The position was abolished by Martial Law in 1972, and was not included in the original text...

 is sometimes referred to as the Second Lady/Gentleman of the Philippines, however this title is less common than First Lady.

The husband of a female president is known as the "First Gentleman".

The First Lady/Gentleman of the Philippines

#		First Lady/Gentleman	Relation to President	Government	Start	End
1		Hilaria del Rosario-Aguinaldo Hilaria Aguinaldo Hilaria del Rosario was the first wife of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines . Emilio Aguinaldo married her on New Year's Day, 1896, the very same day he joined the Katipunan, the secret society that would initiate the Philippine Revolution...	first wife of Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation... (officially recognized as the first President)	First Philippine Republic First Philippine Republic The Philippine Republic , more commonly known as the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic was a short-lived insurgent revolutionary government in the Philippines...  (1899-1901)	January 23, 1899	April 1, 1901
2		Aurora Aragon-Quezon Aurora Quezon Aurora Antonia Aragón de Molina Vd.ª De Quezón , usually known simply as Aurora Quezón, and sometimes as Aurora Aragón-Quezón, was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezón and the First Lady of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944...	wife of Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	Commonwealth of the Philippines Commonwealth of the Philippines The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...  (1935-1946)	November 15, 1935	August 1, 1944
3		Pacencia Hidalgo-Laurel Pacencia Laurel Prudencia Hidalgo Valencia Vd.ª De Laurel was the wife of Philippine President José P. Laurel and the third First Lady of the Philippines and the only First Lady to serve under the Japanese-occupied Philippines during World War II.She held out both as first lady and mother to the nation during the...	wife of José P. Laurel Jose P. Laurel José Paciano Laurel y García was the president of the Republic of the Philippines, a Japanese-sponsored administration during World War II, from 1943 to 1945...	Second Philippine Republic Second Philippine Republic The Second Philippine Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , was a state in the Philippines established on October 14, 1943 under Japanese occupation....  (1943-1945)	October 14, 1943	August 14, 1945
4		Esperanza Limjap-Osmeña Esperanza Osmeña Esperanza Limjap-Osmeña was the second wife of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña and is considered the fourth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1920, two years after the death of Osmeña's first wife, Estefania Chiong Veloso....	wife of Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	Commonwealth of the Philippines Commonwealth of the Philippines The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States. The Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act, which was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L...  (1935-1946)	August 1, 1944	May 28, 1946
5		Trinidad de León-Roxas Trinidad Roxas Trinidad de León-Roxas was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines...	wife of Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	Third Philippine Republic (1946-1972)	May 28, 1946	April 15, 1948
6		Victoria Quirino-Delgado	daughter of widower Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931...		April 17, 1948	December 30, 1953
7		Luz Banzon-Magsaysay Luz Magsaysay Luz Banzon-Magsaysay was the wife of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and was the seventh First Lady of the Philippines.The Magsaysays had three children: Teresita Magsaysay , Milagros "Mila" Banzon Magsaysay and Ramon "Jun" Banzon Magsaysay, Jr. Luz Banzon-Magsaysay (1915–2004) was the wife...	wife of Ramon Magsaysay Ramon Magsaysay Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...		December 30, 1953	March 17, 1957
8		Leonila Dimataga-Garcia Leonila Garcia Leonila Dimataga was the wife of Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia and was the eighth First Lady of the Philippines shortly after the death of Ramon Magsaysay as President that lead to her husband then Vice President Carlos Garcia to succeed the presidency...	wife of Carlos P. Garcia Carlos P. Garcia Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader...		March 23, 1957	December 30, 1961
9		Evangelina Macaraeg-Macapagal Eva Macapagal Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg-Macapagal was the second wife of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal, the ninth First Lady of the Philippines, and the mother of former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.She is notable for combining simplicity with graceful elegance during her term as the...	wife of Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...		December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965
10		Imelda Romualdez-Marcos Imelda Marcos Imelda R. Marcos is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986...	wife of Ferdinand E. Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...		December 30, 1965	February 25, 1986
				Philippines under Martial Law (1972-1981)
				Fourth Philippine Republic (1981-1987)
Vacant, as Corazon C. Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...  was a widow.					February 25, 1986	June 30, 1992
11		Amelita Martinez-Ramos Amelita Ramos Amelita "Ming" Martinez-Ramos is the wife of Philippine President Fidel Ramos and was the eleventh First Lady of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. Ming Ramos was in many ways a remarkable First Lady, despite possessing a rather retiring character. Prior to her, most other Filipino first ladies...	wife of Fidel V. Ramos Fidel V. Ramos Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...	Fifth Philippine Republic (1987-present)	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998
12		Luisa Pimentel-Estrada Loi Estrada Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito , better known as Loi Estrada was a Filipino politician. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, and was the twelfth First Lady of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. She was born to Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez...	wife of Joseph Ejercito Estrada Joseph Estrada Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...		June 30, 1998	January 20, 2001
13		Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo Jose Miguel Arroyo Jose Miguel "Mike" Tuason Arroyo is a former First Gentleman of the Philippines. He is the husband of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the former President of the Philippines and the current Congresswoman of Pampanga 2nd District....	husband of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...		January 20, 2001	June 30, 2010
Vacant, as Benigno S. Aquino III Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010.... is unmarried.					From June 30, 2010