List of vice presidents of the Philippines by time in office

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This is a list of the current and former vice presidents of the Philippines by time in office consisting of the 14[a] vice presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis for this list is counted by the number of calendar days.

Fernando Lopez is the longest-serving vice president, totalling 11 years, 18 days (4,036 days) over the course of his two tenures from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1973.

Rank by time in office

Sergio Osmeña is the longest-serving vice president in a single tenure, serving for 8 years, 260 days (3,182 days) before succeeding to the Presidency.
Elpidio Quirino is the shortest-serving vice president, serving for 1 year, 325 days (690 days) before succeeding to the Presidency.

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Rank Vice president Length Order of vice presidency[1] President served under Number of terms
1 Fernando Lopez 1,461 days 4,036 days 3 • December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 Elpidio Quirino Two full terms (nonconsecutive)[a]
2,575 days 7 • December 30, 1965 – January 17, 1973 Ferdinand Marcos
2 Sergio Osmeña 3,182 days 1 • November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944 Manuel L. Quezon One full term; succeeded to the presidency 945 days into second term[b]
3 Salvador Laurel 2,317 days 8 • February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992 Corazon Aquino One full term[c]
4 Jejomar Binay 2,192 days 13 • June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 Benigno Aquino III One full term[d]
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(tie)		 Joseph Estrada 2,191 days 9 • June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 Fidel V. Ramos One full term[d]
Noli de Castro 2,191 days 12 • June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo One full term[d]
Leni Robredo 2,191 days 14 • June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 Rodrigo Duterte One full term[d]
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(tie)		 Diosdado Macapagal 1,461 days 5 • December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961 Carlos P. Garcia One full term[e]
Emmanuel Pelaez 1,461 days 6 • December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965 Diosdado Macapagal One full term[e]
10 Sara Duterte 1,411 days 15 • June 30, 2022 – present Bongbong Marcos Currently serving[f]
11 Teofisto Guingona Jr. 1,239 days 11 • February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Appointed to one partial term[g]
12 Carlos P. Garcia 1,174 days 4 • December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957 Ramon Magsaysay Succeeded to the presidency 1,174 days into term[h]
13 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 935 days 10 • June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001 Joseph Estrada Succeeded to the presidency 935 days into term[i]
14 Elpidio Quirino 690 days 2 • May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948 Manuel Roxas Succeeded to the presidency 690 days into term[j]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Fernando Lopez served two nonconsecutive terms, according to the amended 1935 Constitution: one full four-year term (1949 to 1935) under Elpidio Quirino; and one full (1965 to 1969) and one partial (1969 to 1973) term under Ferdinand Marcos. He is regarded as both the third and seventh vice president of the Philippines.
  2. [b]
    Sergio Osmeña was elected in 1935 to serve a term set to end in 1941, initially set to six years without reelection, according to the original 1935 Constitution. Amendments made to the Constitution in 1940 allowed Osmeña to seek a second term. He was later elected in 1941 to serve until 1943, but his term was further extended by the Joint Resolution No. 95 of the United States Congress due to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in 1943. Osmeña succeeded to the presidency after the death of Manuel L. Quezon in 1944.
  3. [c]
    Salvador Laurel assumed the vice presidency after the People Power Revolution in 1986. He was eligible for re-election in 1992, but made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency.
  4. [d]
    Served one full six-year term, according to the 1987 Constitution.
  5. [e]
    Served one full four-year term, according to the amended 1935 Constitution.
  6. [f]
    Elected to serve one full six-year term, according to the 1987 Constitution.
  7. [g]
    Teofisto Guingona Jr. was appointed vice president by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2 years, 222 days into what would have been her six-year term, according to the 1987 Constitution, upon her succession to the presidency in 2001.
  8. [h]
    Carlos P. Garcia was elected in 1953 to serve a four-year term according to the amended 1935 Constitution, but succeeded to the presidency after the death of Ramon Magsaysay in 1957.
  9. [i]
    Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was elected in 1998 to serve a six-year term according to the 1987 Constitution, but succeeded to the presidency after the removal from office of Joseph Estrada in the Second EDSA Revolution in 2001.
  10. [j]
    Elpidio Quirino was elected in 1946 to serve a four-year term according to the amended 1935 Constitution, but succeeded to the presidency after the death of Manuel Roxas in 1948.

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