Office of the President of the Philippines
Trustee, DAP Board of Trustees

Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin was hails from Bangued, Abra. He finished his law degree from the University of East College of Law in 1973 and placed ninth in that year’s bar examinations. He was appointed to his current position on October 7, 2022, and confirmed on November 23, 2022.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Secretary, Executive Secretary Bersamin had an extensive career in the judiciary starting as the presiding judge in the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City from 1986 to 2003. He then served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2009, he was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, and on November 28, 2018, he became chief justice, a post he held until October 17, 2019.

Executive Secretary Bersamin also served as the Chairperson of the Government Service Insurance System from February 2020 to October 6, 2022.