Philippine order of precedence

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The following is the Order of Precedence observed in the Republic of the Philippines. It is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol and has no legal standing; it does not reflect the presidential line of succession or the equal status of the branches of government under the 1987 Constitution.

The Order of Precedence among former Presidents of the Philippines is based on who was the immediate past President. Thus, the Order among them is as follows:

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (20 January 2001 to 30 June 2010)
Joseph Ejercito Estrada (30 June 1998 to 20 January 2001)
Fidel Valdez Ramos (30 June 1992 to 30 June 1998)
The President of the Senate (Franklin M. Drilon)
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Maria Lourdes Sereno)
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Albert del Rosario)
Foreign Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (in order of presentation of their credentials, with the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines in precedence as the dean of the diplomatic corps)
The Executive Secretary (Paquito Ochoa, Jr.)
The Secretary of Finance (Cesar Purisima)
The Secretary of Justice (Leila de Lima)
The Secretary of Agriculture (Proceso Alcala)
The Secretary of Public Works and Highways (Rogelio Singson)
The Secretary of Education (Armin Luistro FSC)
The Secretary of Labor and Employment (Rosalinda Baldoz)
The Secretary of National Defense (Voltaire Gazmin)
The Secretary of Health (Enrique Ona)
The Secretary of Trade and Industry (Gregory Domingo)
The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Corazon Soliman)
The Secretary of Agrarian Reform (Virgilio De Los Reyes)
The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Ramon Paje)
The Secretary of Interior and Local Government (Manuel A. Roxas II)
The Secretary of Tourism (Ramon Jimenez, Jr.)
The Secretary of Transportation and Communication (Joseph Emilio Abaya)
The Secretary of Science and Technology (Mario Montejo)
The Secretary of Budget and Management (Florencio Abad)
The Secretary of Energy (Jericho Petilla)
Foreign Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (Arsenio Balisacan)
Presidential Communications Secretary (Herminio Coloma)
The Director-General of the National Security Council (Cesar Garcia)
The Head of the Presidential Management Staff (Julia Abad)
Presidential Spokesperson (Edwin Lacierda)
The Solicitor-General (Francis Jardeleza)
The Presidential Legal Counsel (Eduardo V. de Mesa)
The Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (Francis Tolentino)
The Secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (Mehol Sadain)
Other Presidential Advisers with Cabinet rank
Members of the Senate (ordered by length of service)
Members of the House of Representatives (ordered by length of service)
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Commissioners of Constitutional Commissions
1. The Civil Service Commission (Francisco Duque)
2. The Commission on Elections (Sixto Brilliantes)
3. The Commission on Audit (Maria Gracia Pulido-Tan)
Members of the Council of State who are not Cabinet Members
Acting Heads of Departments and Former Vice-Presidents of the Philippines
1. Living Former Vice-Presidents
  1. Teofisto Guingona, Jr. (7 February 2001 – 30 June 2004)
  2. Noli de Castro (30 June 2004 – 30 June 2010)
Undersecretaries for Foreign Affairs
1. Undersecretary for Administration
2. Undersecretary for International Economic Relations
3. Undersecretary for Migrant and Workers Affairs
4. Undersecretary for Policy
5. Undersecretary for Special and Ocean Concerns
Ambassadors of the Philippines assigned to foreign posts
Undersecretaries of the Department, including the Assistant Executive Secretaries
Assistant Secretaries of Departments, Directors-General and Chiefs of Mission I and II of the Department of Foreign Affairs
The Governor of the Bangko Sentral (Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.)
Foreign Charges d’Affaires de missi, Foreign Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
The Mayor of the City of Manila (Joseph Ejercito Estrada ranks higher as a former President; same as 3.1)
The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, the President of the University of the Philippines, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Commissioners, or other officers with the rank of Undersecretary
1. The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals (Andres B. Reyes, Jr.)
2. The President of the University of the Philippines (Alfredo E. Pascual MBA)
3. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff (Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr. AFP)
Heads of permanent United Nations Agencies in the Philippines who hold the rank of Director
Provincial Governors
The Vice-Chief of Staff (Lt. Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu, AFP)
Foreign Ministers-Counsellor, Counsellors of Embassies, Consuls General, Foreign Military Attaches with the rank of Major General or Rear Admiral, and other officers of equivalent rank in the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Judges of the Regional Trial Courts
First Secretaries of Foreign Embassies, Foreign Military Attaches with the rank of Brigadier General or Commodore, and other officers of equivalent rank in the Armed Forces
Mayors of Chartered Cities
Directors or Commissioners of Bureaus and Chiefs of Offices
Presidents, Chairpersons, and Managers of Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations
Second Secretaries and Consuls of Foreign Embassies, Foreign Military Attaches with the rank of Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel, and other officers of equivalent rank in the Armed Forces
Third Secretaries and Vice-Consuls of Foreign Embassies, Foreign Military Attaches with the rank of Major or Captain and other officers of equivalent rank in the Armed Forces