Ministers and Secretaries JESUS CRISPIN C. REMULLA Secretary of Justice 01 July 2022 - Present MENARDO I. GUEVARRA Secretary of Justice 05 April 2018 - 30 June 2022 VITALIANO N. AGUIRRE II Secretary of Justice 01 July 2016 - April 2018 EMMANUEL L. CAPARAS Secretary of Justice 22 Jan 2016 - 30 June 2016 ALFREDO BENJAMIN S. CAGUIOA Secretary of Justice 12 Oct 2015 - 21 Jan 2016 LEILA M. DE LIMA Secretary of Justice 1 Jul 2010 - 11Oct 2015 ALBERTO C. AGRA Secretary of Justice 10 Mar. 2010 - 30 June 2010 AGNES VST DEVANADERA Secretary of Justice 12 Jan. 2010 - 8 Mar. 2010 3 Sept. 2007 - 15 Nov. 2007 RAUL M. GONZALEZ Secretary of Justice 16 Nov. 2007 - 11 Jan. 2010; 1 September 2004 - 2 September 2007 SIMEON A. DATUMANONG Secretary of Justice 16 Jan. 2001 - 23 December 2003 MA. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ Secretary of Justice 24 Dec. 2003 - 31 Aug. 2004 HERNANDO B. PEREZ Secretary of Justice 24 Jan. 2001 - 2 Jan. 2003 ARTEMIO G. TUQUERO Secretary of Justice 16 Feb. 2000 - 23 Jan. 2001 SERAFIN R. CUEVAS Secretary of Justice 1 July 1998 - 15 Feb. 2000 TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR. Secretary of Justice 20 May 1995 - 31 Jan. 1998 DEMETRIO G. DEMETRIA Secretary of Justice 3 Feb. 1995 - 19 May 1995 EDUARDO G. MONTENEGRO Secretary of Justice 10 Feb. 1992 - 30 June 1992 SILVESTRE H. BELLO III Secretary of Justice 1 Feb. 1998 - 30 June 1998; 15 July 1991 - 6 June 1992 FRANKLIN M. DRILON Secretary of Justice 1 July 1992 - 2 Feb. 1995; 4 Jan. 1990 - 14 July 1991 SEDFREY A. ORDONEZ Secretary of Justice 9 March 1987 - 2 Jan. 1990 NEPTALI A. GONZALES Minister/Secretary of Justice 28 Feb. 1986 - 8 March 1987 ESTELITO P. MENDOZA Minister of Justice 30 June 1984 - 27 Feb. 1986 RICARDO C. PUNO Minister of Justice 23 July 1979 - 30 June 1984 CATALINO J. MACARAIG, JR. Minister of Justice 17 Jan, 1979 - 22 July 1979 VICENTE ABAD SANTOS Secretary/Minister of Justice 2 Aug. 1970 - 16 Jan. 1979 FELIX V. MAKASIAR Secretary of Justice 8 Feb. 1970 - 1 Aug. 1970 JUAN PONCE ENRILE Secretary of Justice 17 Dec. 1968 - 7 Feb. 1970 CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE Secretary of Justice 5 Aug. 1967 - 16 Dec. 1968 SALVADOR L. MARINO Secretary of Justice 9 July 1963 - 31 Dec. 1963 JUAN R. LIWAG Secretary of Justice 20 May 1962 - 7 July 1963 JOSE W. DIOKNO Secretary of Justice 2 Jan. 1962 - 19 May 1962 ALEJO R. MABANAG Secretary of Justice 14 July 1959 - 31 Dec. 1961 ENRIQUE A. FERNANDEZ Secretary of Justice 11 June 1959 - 13 July 1959 JESUS G. BARRERA Secretary of Justice 18 April 1958 - 4 June 1959 PEDRO T. TUAZON Secretary of Justice 4 Jan. 1954 - 19 Mar. 1958 ROBERTO GIANZON Secretary of Justice 17 Aug. 1953 - Dec. 1953 OSCAR CASTELO Secretary of Justice 1 Jan. 1952 - 16 Aug. 1953 JOSE P. BENGZON Secretary of Justice 29 Aug. 1950 - 23 Sept. 1951 RICARDO L. NEPOMUCENO Secretary of Justice 1 July 1949 - 25 July 1950 SABINO P. PADILLA Secretary of Justice 19 Sept. 1948 - 30 June 1949 ROMAN OZAETA Secretary of Justice 29 May 1946 - 17 Sept. 1948 RAMON QUISUMBING Secretary of Justice 2 Jan. 1946 - 28 May 1946 DELFIN J. JARANILLA Secretary of Justice 17 Feb. 1945 - 31 Dec. 1945 JOSE P. LAUREL Secretary/Commissioner of Justice 24 Dec. 1941 - 4 Dec. 1942 TEOFILO L. SISON Secretary/Commissioner of Justice 18 July 1941 - 27 Nov. 1941; 4 Dec. 1942 - 14 Oct. 1943; 19 Oct. 1943 - 24 Oct.1944 JOSE M. YULO Secretary of Justice 6 July 1934 - 15 Nov. 1938; 1 Jan. 1965 - 4 Aug. 1967 QUIRICO M. ABETO Secretary Of Justice 1 Jan. 1933 - 5 July 1934 ALEXANDER A. REYES Secretary of Justice 19 June 1932 - 31 Dec. 1932 LUIS P. TORRES Secretary of Justice 18 June 1923 - 31 Aug. 1928 JOSE B. ABAD SANTOS Secretary of Justice 26 April 1922 - 17 July 1923; 1 Sept. 1928 - 18 June 1932; 5 Dec. 1938 - 16 July 1941 QUINTIN B. PAREDES Secretary of Justice 1 July 1920 - 15 Dec. 1921 VICTORINO M. MAPA Secretary of Finance and Justice 1 Nov. 1913 - 30 June 1920 HENRY C. IDE Secretary of Finance and Justice 1 Sept. 1901 - 30 June 1908 FLORENTINO TORRES Attorney General 29 May 1899 - 4 June 1901 GREGORIO S. ARANETA Secretary of Justice/Finance and Justice 26 Sept. 1896 - 19 May 1899; 1 July 1908 - 10 Oct. 1913 SEVERINO M. DE LAS ALAS The First Secretary of Justice