Executive departments of the Philippines

The executive departments of the Philippines are the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. There are a total of nineteen executive departments. The departments comprise the largest part of the country's bureaucracy. The heads of these departments are referred to as the Cabinet of the Philippines.

During the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, upon the mandate of the then 1973 Constitution, he changed the departments into ministries from 1978 to the end of his administration. For example, the Department of Education became Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

List of current executive departments (as of June 2016)

All departments are listed by their present-day name with their English names on top and Filipino names at the bottom. Department heads are listed at the Cabinet of the Philippines article.

Seal	Department	Acronym	Date Established
	Department of Agrarian Reform Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan	DAR (KRP)	September 1, 1971
	Department of Agriculture Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka	DA (KPS)	June 23, 1898
	Department of Budget and Management Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala	DBM (KPP)	April 25, 1936
	Department of Education Kagawaran ng Edukasyon	DepEd (KEd)	January 21, 1901
	Department of Energy Kagawaran ng Enerhiya	DOE (KEn)	December 9, 1992
	Department of Environment and Natural Resources Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan	DENR (KKLK)	January 1, 1917
	Department of Finance Kagawaran ng Pananalapi	DOF (KNPN)	March 17, 1897
	Department of Foreign Affairs Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas	DFA (KUP)	June 23, 1898
	Department of Health Kagawaran ng Kalusugan	DOH (KNKL)	September 29, 1898
	Department of Information and Communications Technology Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon	DICT (KTIK)	June 9, 2016
	Department of the Interior and Local Government Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal	DILG (KIPL)	March 22, 1897
	Department of Justice Kagawaran ng Katarungan	DOJ (KNKT)	September 26, 1898
	Department of Labor and Employment Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo	DOLE (KNPE)	December 8, 1933
	Department of National Defense Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa	DND (KTP)	December 21, 1935
	Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Lansangan	DPWH (KPBL)	January 30, 1987
	Department of Science and Technology Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya	DOST (KNAT)	January 30, 1987
	Department of Social Welfare and Development Kagawaran ng Kalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad	DSWD (KKPP)	November 1, 1939
	Department of Tourism Kagawaran ng Turismo	DOT (KNT)	May 11, 1973
	Department of Trade and Industry Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya	DTI (KKI)	June 23, 1898
	Department of Transportation Kagawaran ng Transportasyon	DOTr (KNTr)	January 23, 1899

List of former executive departments

The departments listed below are defunct agencies which have been abolished, integrated, reorganised or renamed into the existing executive departments of the Philippines.

First Republic

• Department of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
• Department of Communications and Public Works
• Department of Interior
• Department of Foreign Relations
• Department of Public Education
• Department of Wars and Marine

Commonwealth Period

• 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 Public Instruction
• Department of National Defense

Third Republic

• Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Department of Commerce and Industry
• Department of General Services * Department of Social Welfare

Martial Law Era (Fourth Republic)

• 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 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

• Department of Education, Culture and Sports
• Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
• Department of Land Reform
• Department of Local Nations
• Department of Transportation and Communications

Other agencies elevated to Department rank

• Budget Commission to Department of Budget and Management
• National Science and Technology Authority to Department of Science and Technology
• Office of Energy Affairs to Department of Energy
• Office of Information and Communications Technology to Department of Information and Communications Technology

See also

• Cabinet of the Philippines - the heads of the executive departments of the Philippines
• List of Cabinets of the Philippines

External links

• Philippine government portal