Philippine presidential line of succession

The Philippine presidential line of succession defines who becomes or acts as president upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and subsequent disqualification) of a sitting president or a president-elect.

The current presidential line of succession to the office of the president of the Philippines is specified by the 1987 Constitution.

[1] Contrary to popular belief, the presidential line of succession does not include the chief justice.

[3] There was uncertainty regarding the presidential line of succession during the later years of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, particularly in the 1980s.

It is implied that the member who was deemed the best performing would be Marcos' successor whose health is already deteriorating.

Bongbong Marcos takes the oath of office as the 17th president of the Philippines at the National Museum of Fine Arts on June 30, 2022. Sara Duterte had taken her own oath of office as vice president ahead on June 19, 2022.
Cesar Virata as prime minister was the head of the executive committee created in 1973. The government body which was later abolished in 1984 could have assumed powers of the president, in an event President Ferdinand Marcos vacated the presidency.
In 1944, following the death of Manuel L. Quezon , Sergio Osmeña became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency