Executive Departments of the Philippines
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The Executive Departments of the Philippines are the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. There are nineteen executive departments. The departments comprise the largest part of the country's bureaucracy.
List of Current Departments
All departments are listed by their present-day name with their English names on top and Filipino names at the bottom.| Department | Acronym | Established | Secretary | |
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| Department of Agrarian Reform Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan | DAR | September 10, 1971 | Nasser C. Pangandaman (acting) |
| Department of Agriculture Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka | DA | June 23, 1898 | Domingo F. Panganiban |
| Department of Budget and Management Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala | DBM | April 25, 1936 | Rolando G. Andaya, Jr. |
| Department of Education Kagawaran ng Edukasyon | DepEd | August 11, 2001 | Fe A. Hidalgo (acting) |
| Department of Energy Kagawaran ng Enerhiya | DOE | December 9, 1992 | Raphael P.M. Lotilla |
| Department of Environment and Natural Resources Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan | DENR | January 30, 1987 | Angelo T. Reyes |
| Department of Finance Kagawaran ng Pananalapi | DOF | March 17, 1897 | Margarito B. Teves |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas | DFA | June 23, 1898 | Alberto G. Romulo |
| Department of Health Kagawaran ng Kalusugan | DOH | June 23, 1898 | Francisco T. Duque III |
| Department of the Interior and Local Government Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal | DILG | March 22, 1897 | Ronaldo V. Puno |
| Department of Justice Kagawaran ng Katarungan | DOJ | September 26, 1898 | Raul M. Gonzalez |
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| Department of Labor and Employment Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo | DOLE | December 8, 1933 | Arturo D. Brion |
| Department of National Defense Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa | DND | December 21, 1935 | Avelino J. Cruz, Jr. |
| Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Lansangan | DPWH | January 30, 1987 | Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. |
| Department of Science and Technology Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya | DOST | January 30, 1987 | Estrella F. Alabastro |
| Department of Social Welfare and Development Kagawaran ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad | DSWD | January 30, 1987 | Esperanza I. Cabral |
| Department of Tourism Kagawaran ng Turismo | DOT | May 11, 1973 | Joseph H. Durano |
| Department of Trade and Industry Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya | DTI | June 23, 1898 | Peter B. Favila |
| Department of Transportation and Communications Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon | DOTC | July 23, 1979 | Leandro R. Mendoza |
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| Executive Departments of the Philippines | |
| Agrarian Reform | Agriculture | Budget and Management | Education | Energy | Environment and Natural Resources | Finance | Foreign Affairs | Health | Interior and Local Government | Justice | Labor and Employment | National Defense | Public Works and Highways | Science and Technology | Social Welfare and Development | Tourism | Trade and Industry | Transportation and Communications | |
| Other cabinet-level government offices: Executive | Social and Economic Development | Press | Chief of Staff | |
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