List of presidents of the Philippines by time in office

This is a list of current and former presidents of the Philippines by time in office that consists of the 17 presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis of the list is counted by the number of calendar days.

Rank by time in office

Ferdinand Marcos is the longest-serving president, having been in office for 20 years, 57 days (7,362 days). Due to Martial Law and subsequent political maneuvers, Marcos stayed in power until he was ousted in 1986. His extended rule as dictator lasted from 1972-1986, adding approx. 13 years to his tenure beyond what would have been a regular second term.

Updated daily according to UTC.

OTL	#	President	Length of term
1	10	Ferdinand Marcos	20 years, 57 days	7362 days
2	14	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	9 years, 161 days	3448 days
3	2	Manuel L. Quezon	8 years, 260 days	3182 days
4	11	Corazon Aquino	6 years, 126 days	2317 days
5	15	Benigno Aquino III	6 years, 0 days	2192 days
6	12	Fidel V. Ramos	6 years, 0 days	2191 days
7	16	Rodrigo Duterte	6 years, 0 days	2191 days
8	6	Elpidio Quirino	5 years, 257 days	2083 days
9	8	Carlos P. Garcia	4 years, 287 days	1748 days
10	9	Diosdado Macapagal	4 years, 0 days	1461 days
11	7	Ramon Magsaysay	3 years, 77 days	1173 days
12	13	Joseph Estrada	2 years, 204 days	935 days
13	17	Bongbong Marcos	Incumbent (6 years if term is completed)	878 days
14	1	Emilio Aguinaldo	2 years, 59 days	789 days
15	5	Manuel Roxas	1 year, 323 days	688 days
16	3	Jose P. Laurel	1 year, 307 days	673 days
17	4	Sergio Osmeña	1 year, 300 days	665 days

Sources

• inq7.net
• pangulo.ph
• Count day