The prime minister of the Philippines was the official designation of the head of the government of the Philippines from 1978 until the People Power Revolution in 1986. During martial law and the fourth republic, the prime minister served as the head the Armed Forces of the Philippines. A limited version of this office, officially known as the President of the Council of Government, existed temporarily in 1899 during the First Philippine Republic.
Apolinario Mabini, first President of the Council of Government, considered as the Prime Minister's office.
Pedro A. Paterno succeeded Mabini in May 1899. His actions led to the declaration of war against the United States the next month.
Prime Minister Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos in 1979.
Cesar Virata
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Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata is a Filipino former statesman and businessman who was the fourth Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. He is currently the corporate vice chairman of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. He is the eponym of the Cesar Virata School of Business, the business school of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Virata during his cabinet meeting in 1983.
Cesar Virata and wife Phylita "Joy" Gamboa Virata at the eulogy for Onofre Corpuz, April 1, 2013.