This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on cabinet members during the administration of President Sergio Osmeña from August 1, 1944 to May 28, 1946. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

President - Sergio Osmeña

War Cabinet (1944 - 1945)

On August 8, 1944, President Osmeña issued Executive Order 15-W reorganizing and consolidating the executive departments of the Commonwealth government. The reorganization of the government after it was reestablished on Philippine soil was undertaken with Executive Order No. 27; February 27, 1945.

• Secretary of Finance - Jaime Hernández (from August 8, 1944)
• Secretary of National Defense and Communications - Basilio Pica Valdés (until February 6, 1945)
• Secretary of Public Relations - Carlos P. Romulo
• Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare - Mariano Eraña (acting from December 25, 1944 - February 17, 1945)
• Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce - Manuel Nieto (from August 8, 1944)
• Secretary to the President - Arturo Belleza Rotor (until November 30, 1944)
• Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress - Carlos P. Romulo (from August 10, 1944)
• Budget and Finance Commissioner - Ismael Mathay Sr.
• Judge Advocate General of the Army - Mariano Eraña
• Economic Adviser - Urbano Zafra
• Military Adviser - Alejandro Melchor

Cabinet and Judicial Appointments (1945 - 1946)

Executive Order No. 27; February 27, 1945, was issued upon the restoration of civilian authority to the government of the Commonwealth, and members of the new cabinet appointed on March 8, 1945. Subsequent renaming and mergers of departments have separate listings.

• Secretary of the Interior - Tomás Confesor (March 8, 1945 - July 10, 1945)
• Secretary of Finance and Reconstruction - Jaime Hernández (until May 27, 1946)
• Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce - Delfín Jaranilla (until July 12, 1945)
• Secretary of Justice - Ramón Quisumbing (from January 2, 1946)
• Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce - Vicente Singson Encarnación (from July 12, 1945)
• Secretary of National Defense and Communications - Tomas Cabili (until July 11, 1945)
• Secretary of National Defense and the Interior - Alfredo Montelibano Montelibano, Sr. (July 12, 1945 - May 27, 1946)
• Secretary of Health and Public Welfare - Basilio Pica Valdés (until April 1945) :: José Corteza Locsín (June 29, 1945 - May 27, 1946)
• Secretary of Instruction - Maximo M. Kalaw (until May 4, 1945) :: Jose Sesbreño Reyes (May 5, 1945 - January 3, 1946) :: Francisco Francia Benitez (January 3, 1946 - May 27, 1946)
• Secretary of Public Works and Communications - Sotero Cabahug
• Secretary of the Budget - Ismael Mathay Sr. (1945)
• Secretary to the President - Jose Sesbreño Reyes
• Secretary of Labor - Marcelo Adduru (July 12, 1945 - May 28, 1946)
• Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress - Carlos P. Romulo
• Commissioner of the Office of Foreign Relations - Vicente Sinco
• Solicitor General - Lorenzo Martínez Tañada (from July 1, 1945)

Resource

• "List of cabinets of the Philippines" Wikipedia.

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