Prime Minister of the Philippines

Prime Minister of the Philippines
Punong Ministro ng Pilipinas
Seal of the prime minister (1981–1986)
Salvador Laurel Last prime minister of the Philippines
Style	Prime Minister (informal) The Honourable (formal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Status	Head of government (abolished)
Member of	Cabinet
Nominator	The President
Appointer	The President (1899) Batasang Pambansa with members' advice and consent (1978-1986)
Precursor	Office established (pre-1899) President of the Philippines (1978)
Formation	January 2, 1899 (first creation) June 12, 1978 (second creation)
First holder	Apolinario Mabini (first creation) Ferdinand Marcos (second creation)
Final holder	Pedro Paterno (first abolition) Salvador Laurel (second abolition)
Abolished	November 13, 1899 (first abolition) March 25, 1986 (second abolition)
Succession	President of the Philippines (1899–1978; 1986–present)

The prime minister of the Philippines^[a][b] was the official designation of the head of the government (whereas the president of the Philippines was the head of state) 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.^[1] 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.

Salvador Laurel served as the last prime minister of the Philippines and later served as the vice president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.

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