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Photo by Supreme Court of the Philippines, from https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/supremecourtjustices/associatejustice/142 This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

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In 1930, Major Erana was one of the Majors who won the Open District of Columbia Filipino Tennis Championships. In singles, he became the new United States Veterans' Bureau Champion. In 1944, Col. Era...
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Seal from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Department_of_Justice_(DOJ).svg This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

The Department of Justice is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm. It has its headquarters at the DOJ Building in Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila.

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on people who has been working or had worked at the Department of Justice and its predecessors. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

The Department of Grace and Justice was part of President Emilio Aguinaldo's 1897 Naic Assembly Cabinet, with Severino de las Alas as the Director of Grace and Justice. However, the position was not in Aguinaldo's Biak-na-Bato Cabinet that followed months after.

Secretary of Justice

Severino de las Alas | April 17, 1897 - August 31, 1897
Gregorio S. Araneta | September 1, 1897 - May 19, 1899

The department was not part of Aguinaldo's Cabinet during the First Republic, inaugurated in January 1899.

Attorney General

Florentino Torres | May 29, 1899 - June 4, 1901

Secretaries of Finance and Justice

Henry Clay Ide | September 1, 1901 - June 30, 1908
Gregorio S. Araneta | July 1, 1908 - October 10, 1913
Victorino Montaño Mapa | November 1, 1913 - August 1916

Secretaries of Justice

Victorino Montaño Mapa | August 1916 - June 30, 1920
Quintín Paredes | July 1, 1920 - December 15, 1921
José Abad Santos | April 26, 1922 - July 17, 1923
Luis Protacio Torres | June 18, 1923 - August 31, 1928
José Abad Santos | September 1, 1928 - June 18, 1932
Alexander Reyes | June 19, 1932 - December 31, 1932
Quirico Abeto | January 1, 1933 - July 5, 1934
José Yulo Yulo | July 6, 1934 - November 15, 1938
José Abad Santos | December 5, 1938 - July 16, 1941
Teófilo Sisón | July 18, 1941 - November 27, 1941

Commissioners of Justice

José P. Laurel | December 24, 1941 - December 2, 1942
Teófilo Sisón | December 4, 1942 - October 14, 1943
Quintín Paredes | October 14, 1943 - December 25, 1944

Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare

Mariano Eraña (acting) | December 25, 1944 - February 17, 1945

Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce

Delfín Jaranilla | February 17, 1945 - July 12, 1945

Secretaries of Justice

Ramón Quisumbing | January 2, 1946 - May 28, 1946
Román Ozaeta | May 28, 1946 - September 17, 1948
Sabino Bibby Padilla | September 19, 1948 - June 30, 1949
Ricardo L. Nepomuceno | July 1, 1949 - July 25, 1950
José Bengzón | August 29, 1950 - September 23, 1951
Oscar Castelo | January 1, 1952 - August 16, 1953
Roberto Gianzón | August 17, 1953 - December 30, 1953
Pedro Tuason | January 4, 1954 - March 19, 1958
Jesús Barrera | April 18, 1958 - June 4, 1959
Enrique Araneta Fernández | June 11, 1959 - July 13, 1959
Alejo Mabanag | July 14, 1959 - December 30, 1961
Jose W. Diokno | December 30, 1961 - May 19, 1962
Juan Liwag | May 20, 1962 - July 7, 1963
Salvador Mariño | July 9, 1963 - December 31, 1965
José Yulo Yulo | January 1, 1966 - August 4, 1967
Claudio Teehankee | August 5, 1967 - December 16, 1968
Juan Ponce-Enrile | December 17, 1968 - February 7, 1970
Felix Makasiar | February 8, 1970 - August 1, 1970
Vicente Abad Santos | August 2, 1970 - June 2, 1978

Ministers of Justice

Vicente Abad Santos | June 2, 1978 - January 16, 1979
Catalino Macaraig Jr. | January 17, 1979 - July 22, 1979
Ricardo Concepcion Puno, Sr. | July 23, 1979 - June 30, 1984
Estelito Mendoza | June 30, 1984 - February 27, 1986
Neptali Gonzales | February 28, 1986 - March 8, 1987

Secretaries of Justice

Sedfrey Ordoñez | March 9, 1987 - January 2, 1990
Franklin Drilon | January 4, 1990 - July 14, 1991
Silvestre Bello III | July 15, 1991 - February 10, 1992
Eduardo G. Montenegro (acting) | February 10, 1992 - June 30, 1992
Franklin Drilon | July 1, 1992 - February 2, 1995
Demetrio G. Demetria (acting) | February 3, 1995 - May 19, 1995
Teofisto Guingona Jr. | May 20, 1995 - January 31, 1998
Silvestre Bello III | February 1, 1998 - June 30, 1998
Serafin Cuevas | July 1, 1998 - February 15, 2000
Artemio Gelacio Tuquero | February 16, 2000 - January 23, 2001
Hernando Perez | January 24, 2001 - November 26, 2002
Ma. Merceditas Navarro Gutierrez | November 27, 2002 - January 15, 2003
Simeon Datumanong | January 16, 2003 - December 23, 2003
Ma. Merceditas Navarro Gutierrez | December 24, 2003 - August 31, 2004
Raul M. Gonzalez | September 1, 2004 - September 2, 2007
Agnes Devanadera (acting) | September 3, 2007 - November 15, 2007
Raul M. Gonzalez | November 16, 2007 - January 11, 2010
Agnes Devanadera (acting) | January 12, 2010 - March 8, 2010
Alberto C. Agra (acting) | March 10, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Leila de Lima | June 30, 2010 - October 12, 2015
Alfredo Benjamin Sabater Caguioa (acting) | October 12, 2015 - January 21, 2016
Emmanuel Leido Caparas (acting) | January 22, 2016 - June 30, 2016
Vitaliano Aguirre II | June 30, 2016 - April 5, 2018
Menardo Guevarra | April 5, 2018 - June 30, 2022
Boying Remulla | June 30, 2022 - Present

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