Executive departments of the Philippines
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Executive departments are the largest component of the executive branch of the government of the Philippines. These departments comprise the largest part of the country's bureaucracy.
Current executive departments
[edit]All departments are listed by their present-day name with their English names on top and Filipino names at the other column. Department heads are listed at the Cabinet of the Philippines article.
| Department | Native name | Seal | Formed | Legal instrument | Head | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Titleholder | Portrait | |||||
| Department of Agrarian Reform | Kagawaran ng Repormang Pangsaka |  |
September 10, 1971 | R.A. 6657 (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988)[1] | Secretary of Agrarian Reform | Conrado Estrella III |
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| Department of Agriculture | Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka |  |
June 23, 1898 | Executive Order 292 (Administrative Code of the Philippines
Book IV Title IV[2] |
Secretary of Agriculture | Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. |
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| Department of Budget and Management | Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala |  |
April 25, 1936 | Executive Order 292 (Administrative Code of the Philippines
Book IV Title XVII[3] |
Secretary of Budget and Management | Kim Robert de Leon (acting) |
|
| Department of Economy, Planning, and Development | Kagawaran ng Ekonomiya, Pagpaplano, at Pagpapaunlad |  |
December 23, 1935[4] | Republic Act No. 12145, (Economy, Planning, and Development Act)[5] | Secretary of Economy, Planning, and Development | Arsenio Balisacan |
|
| Department of Education | Kagawaran ng Edukasyon |  |
January 21, 1901 | Republic Act No. 9155, (Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001)[6] | Secretary of Education | Sonny Angara |
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| Department of Energy | Kagawaran ng Enerhiya |  |
December 9, 1992 | Republic Act No. 7638, (Department of Energy Act of 1992)[7] | Secretary of Energy | Sharon Garin |
|
| Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman |  |
January 1, 1917 | Executive Order No. 192.
Reorganization Act of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources."[8] |
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | Juan Miguel Cuna (OIC) |
|
| Department of Finance | Kagawaran ng Pananalapi |  |
April 17, 1897 | Secretary of Finance | Frederick Go (ad interim) |
| |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas |  |
June 23, 1898 | Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Tess Lazaro |
| |
| Department of Health | Kagawaran ng Kalusugan |  |
September 10, 1898 | Secretary of Health | Edwin Mercado (ad interim) |
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| Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development | Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran |  |
February 14, 2019 | Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development | Jose Ramon Aliling |
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| Department of Information and Communications Technology | Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon |  |
June 9, 2016 | Secretary of Information and Communications Technology | Henry Aguda |
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| Department of the Interior and Local Government | Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal |  |
March 22, 1897 | Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | Jonvic Remulla |
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| Department of Justice | Kagawaran ng Katarungan |  |
April 17, 1897 | Secretary of Justice | Fredderick Vida (acting) |
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| Department of Labor and Employment | Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo |  |
December 8, 1933 | Secretary of Labor and Employment | Francis Tolentino (acting) |
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| Department of Migrant Workers | Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Pandarayuhan |  |
February 3, 2022 | Secretary of Migrant Workers | Hans Cacdac |
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| Department of National Defense | Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa |  |
November 1, 1939 | Secretary of National Defense | Gilbert Teodoro |
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| Department of Public Works and Highways | Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan |  |
June 23, 1898 | Secretary of Public Works and Highways | Vince Dizon (ad interim) |
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| Department of Science and Technology | Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya |  |
January 30, 1987 | Secretary of Science and Technology | Renato Solidum Jr. |
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| Department of Social Welfare and Development | Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan |  |
November 1, 1939 | Secretary of Social Welfare and Development | Rex Gatchalian |
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| Department of Tourism | Kagawaran ng Turismo |  |
May 11, 1973 | Secretary of Tourism | Dita Angara-Mathay (ad interim) |
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| Department of Trade and Industry | Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya |  |
June 23, 1898 | Secretary of Trade and Industry | Cristina Aldeguer-Roque |
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| Department of Transportation | Kagawaran ng Transportasyon |  |
January 23, 1899 | Secretary of Transportation | Giovanni Z. Lopez (acting) |
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Former executive departments
[edit]The departments listed below are defunct agencies which have been abolished, integrated, reorganized or renamed into the existing executive departments of the Philippines.
First Republic
[edit]- Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
- Department of Communications and Public Works
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Foreign Relations
- Department of Public Education
- Department of Wars and Marine
- Department of Finance
- Department of Justice
Commonwealth Period
[edit]- Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Department of Commerce and Police
- Department of Health and Public Welfare
- Department of Finance and Justice
- Department of Instruction
- Department of Labor
- Department of National Defense
- Department of Public Instruction
Third Republic
[edit]- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Department of Commerce and Industry
- Department of General Services
- Department of Social Welfare
Martial law era (Fourth Republic)
[edit]- Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
- Ministry of Human Settlements
- Ministry of Industry
- Ministry of Labor
- Ministry of Local Government and Community Development
- Ministry of National Defense
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ministry of Public Highways
- Ministry of Public Information
- Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
- Ministry of Social Services and Development
- Ministry of Trade and Tourism
- Ministry of Youth and Sports Development
Fifth Republic
[edit]- Department of Education, Culture and Sports
- Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
- Department of Land Reform
- Department of Transportation and Communications
Agencies elevated to department rank
[edit]- Budget Commission → Ministry of Budget and Management (1978)
- National Science and Technology Authority → Department of Science and Technology (1987)
- Office of Energy Affairs → Department of Energy (1992)
- Office of Information and Communications Technology → Department of Information and Communications Technology (2016)
- Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council → Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (2019)
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration → Department of Migrant Workers (2021)
- National Economic and Development Authority → Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (2025)
Proposed executive departments
[edit]- Department of Disaster Resilience[9][10]
- Department of Sports[11]
- Department of Culture[12] or Department of Arts and Culture[13]
- Department of Technical Education and Skills Development[14]
- Department of Water Resources[15]
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, proposed by Senator Francis Pangilinan[16] and then-House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano[17]
See also
[edit]- Cabinet of the Philippines – the heads of the executive departments of the Philippines
- List of Cabinets of the Philippines
References
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- ↑ "About DEPDev". Department of Economy, Planning, and Development.
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- ↑ Acosta, Renzo (January 19, 2020). "Senate to prioritize creation of Department of Disaster Resilience". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "LIST: Stimulus bills, new departments top Duterte's Congress wish list". CNN Philippines. July 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill for creation of Department of Sports being proposed". Rappler. August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Quismorio, Ellson. "Culture, art agencies to get budget boost from proposed Department of Culture". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Rosario, Ben (July 21, 2020). "House Speaker seeks creation of Department of Arts and Culture to promote PH arts". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ House Bill No. 3683 (August 13, 2025), AN ACТ CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7796, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TESDA ACT OF 1994 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (PDF)
- ↑ Reganit, Jose Cielito (November 12, 2019). "House panels approve Department of Water Resources creation". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill seeks creation of dep't of fisheries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ de la Cruz, Jovee Marie (October 10, 2019). "From a bureau to a department: House leaders propose BFAR transformation". Business Mirror. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
