Office of the Vice President of the Philippines

For the position itself, see Vice President of the Philippines.

The Office of the Vice President (OVP; Filipino: Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Pangulo) is an administrative, advisory, consultative government agency which aids the vice president of the Philippines in performing their duty as the second-highest executive official of the government of the Philippines.

Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Office of the Vice President
Overview
Established	1935
Country	Philippines
Leader	Usec. Zuleika T. Lopez (Chief of Staff) Ruth Castelo (Spokesperson)[1]
Responsible to	Vice President of the Philippines
Annual budget	₱699.88 million (2020)[2]
Headquarters	11th Floor Cybergate Plaza, EDSA cor. Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Website	ovp.gov.ph

Office

During the Commonwealth period until its dissolution after the imposition of martial law in 1972, the Office of the Vice President was hosted within the Malacañang Palace complex inside the Executive Building (now Kalayaan Hall).^[3]

When the office was re-established in 1987 with Salvador Laurel as vice president, the OVP took office at the Legislative Building (which now hosts the National Museum of Fine Arts) in the former prime minister's office.^[3]

The OVP moved out of the building when the National Museum organization took over the building. The vice president's office then took office at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) and the PNB Financial Center, both in Pasay. During Vice President Jejomar Binay's tenure, the OVP was hosted at the Coconut Palace. During Vice President Leni Robredo's tenure and the first month of her successor Sara Duterte's term, the OVP was hosted at the Quezon City Reception House.^[3] The present office is hosted at Robinsons Cybergate Plaza in Mandaluyong.^[4][5] By July 2022, the OVP established satellite offices for the first time in its history.^[6]

Under Duterte's tenure, the OVP has been characterized by its compartmentalized structure, with Duterte directly interacting with the office's various divisions instead of having the chief of staff function as an intermediary.^[7] From 2022 to 2023, Duterte directly coordinated with special disbursing officer Gina F. Acosta in the handling of the office's confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), who would then disburse them to Col. Raymund Dante P. Lachica, chief of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), for further disbursement.^[7][8][9]

Timeline

Vice President		Party/Coalition	Office used	Years
	Sergio Osmeña	Nacionalista	Executive Building, Malacañan Palace	1935–1944
Vacant				1944–1946
	Elpidio Quirino	Liberal		1946–1948
Vacant				1948–1949
	Fernando Lopez	Liberal		1949–1953
		Democratic
	Carlos P. Garcia	Nacionalista		1953–1957
Vacant				1957
	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal		1957–1961
	Emmanuel Pelaez	Liberal		1961–1965
	Fernando Lopez	Nacionalista		1965–1972
None[a]				1972–1984
Vacant[b]				1984–1986
	Salvador Laurel	UNIDO	Legislative Building, Manila	1986–1992
		Nacionalista
	Joseph Estrada	NPC	Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay	1992–1998
		LAMMP
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Lakas–NUCD		1998–2001
	Teofisto Guingona Jr.	Lakas–NUCD		2001–2004
		Independent
	Noli de Castro	Independent	PNB Financial Center, Pasay	2004–2010
	Jejomar Binay	PDP-Laban	Coconut Palace, Pasay	2010–2016
		UNA
	Leni Robredo	Liberal	Quezon City Reception House, Quezon City	2016–2022
	Sara Duterte	Lakas-CMD	Robinsons Cybergate Plaza, Mandaluyong	2022–present
		HNP

Notes

1. Fernando Lopez was unable to finish his term following the declaration of martial law in 1972, which was supposed to end in 1973, and the vice presidency was abolished that same year upon the ratification of the 1973 Constitution.
2. No election was called following the 1984 amendment to the 1973 Constitution that restored the vice presidency, until the election of Salvador Laurel in 1986.

See also

• List of vice presidents of the Philippines
• Office of the President of the Philippines
• Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the Philippines