Spouse of the president of the Philippines
The following is a list of spouses of holders of the position of president of the Philippines.
Customarily, the wife or husband of the president held the title of First Lady or First Gentleman serving functional role at the Malacañang Palace. Hence the titles are also erroneously used to refer to the president's spouse.
Three spouses, that of Elpidio Quirino, Diosdado Macapagal and Corazon Aquino, were already deceased at the start of their respective partner's presidencies although Macapagal was married to his second wife at the start of his presidency.
In the case of Rodrigo Duterte, his marriage with Elizabeth Zimmerman was already annulled at the start of his presidency. Duterte had another partner, Cielito Avanceña his common-law wife.
Benigno Aquino III is the only unmarried president.
List
| Portrait | Spouse [note 1] | Marriage | President [note 2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
|
Hilaria del Rosario (1877–1921) |
1896 | 1921 | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| María Agoncillo (1879–1963) |
1930 | 1963 | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
|
Aurora Aragón (1888–1949) |
1918 | 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon |
|
Pacencia Hidalgo (1889–1960) |
1911 | 1959 | José P. Laurel |
| Estefania Veloso (1875–1918) |
1901 | 1918 | Sergio Osmeña | |
|
Esperanza Limjap (1894–1978) |
1920 | 1961 | Sergio Osmeña |
|
Trinidad de Leon (1899–1995) |
1921 | 1948 | Manuel Roxas |
| Alicia Syquia (1903–1945) |
1921 | 1945 | Elpidio Quirino | |
|
Luz Banzon (1914–2004) |
1933 | 1957 | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Leonila Dimataga (1906–1994) |
1933 | 1971 | Carlos P. Garcia | |
| Purita de la Rosa (1916–1943) |
1938 | 1943 | Diosdado Macapagal | |
|
Evangelina Macaraeg (1915–1999) |
1946 | 1997 | Diosdado Macapagal |
|
Imelda Romualdez (born 1929) |
1954 | 1989 | Ferdinand Marcos Sr. |
|
Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932–1983) |
1954 | 1983 | Corazon Aquino (née Cojuangco) |
|
Amelita Martinez (b. 1927) |
1954 | 2022 | Fidel V. Ramos |
|
Loi Pimentel (born 1930) |
1959 | — | Joseph Estrada m. 1959 |
|
Jose Miguel Arroyo (born 1945) |
1968 | — | Gloria Macapagal (Mrs. Arroyo) |
|
Elizabeth Zimmerman (born 1948) |
1973 | 2000 Civilly annulled |
Rodrigo Duterte |
|
Honeylet Avanceña (born 1970) |
Not marriage, as Partner 2005 | — | Rodrigo Duterte |
|
|
Liza Araneta (born 1959) |
1993 | — | Bongbong Marcos |
- Entries in dark grey denotes spouses who were not married during their partner's presidencies either due to their death, their marriage that had been nullified, or they would be married after their partner's presidency.
- Benigno Aquino III has never been married.
Notes
- ^ Maiden name for female spouses.
- ^ Included maiden or martial name in parentheses for female presidents.