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.
Independent cabinet-level agency
[edit]Department | Native name | Seal | Formed | Head | ||
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Title | Titleholder | Portrait | ||||
National Economic and Development Authority | Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad | December 23, 1935 | Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority | Arsenio Balisacan |
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
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)
Proposed executive departments
[edit]- "Department of Sports"[1]
- "Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources", proposed by Senator Francis Pangilinan[2] and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.[3]
- "Department of Culture"[4] or "Department of Arts and Culture"[5]
- "Department of Water Resources"[6]
- "Department of Disaster Resilience"[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Cabinet of the Philippines – the heads of the executive departments of the Philippines
- List of Cabinets of the Philippines
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill for creation of Department of Sports being proposed". Rappler. August 19, 2016. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Reganit, Jose Cielito (November 12, 2019). "House panels approve Department of Water Resources creation". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ 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.