Executive departments of the Philippines

The executive departments of the Philippines 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. The secretaries of these departments are referred to as the Cabinet of the Philippines—these two however, are not synonymous to each other since some members of the Cabinet does not have their own respective departments.

Under the mandate of the 1973 Constitution during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, executive departments were converted into ministries from 1978 until the end of his administration. For example, the Department of Education became the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. Twenty-one departments have been established since then.

Current executive departments

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.

Department	Acronym	Date established	Head office location
Department of Agrarian Reform Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan	DAR (KRP)	September 1, 1971	Elliptical Road, Quezon City
Department of Agriculture Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka	DA (KPS)	June 23, 1898	Elliptical Road, Quezon City
Department of Budget and Management Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala	DBM (KPP)	April 25, 1936	San Miguel, Manila
Department of Education Kagawaran ng Edukasyon	DepEd (KEd)	January 21, 1901	Meralco Avenue, Pasig
Department of Energy Kagawaran ng Enerhiya	DOE (KEn)	December 9, 1992	Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman	DENR (KKLY)	January 1, 1917	Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Department of Finance Kagawaran ng Pananalapi	DOF (KNPN)	April 17, 1897	Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Department of Foreign Affairs Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas	DFA (KUP)	June 23, 1898	Roxas Boulevard, Pasay
Department of Health Kagawaran ng Kalusugan	DOH (KNKL)	September 29, 1898	Tayuman, Manila
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran	DHSUD (KPPPK)	February 14, 2019	Diliman, Quezon City
Department of Information and Communications Technology Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon	DICT (KTIK)	June 9, 2016	Carlos P. Garcia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Department of the Interior and Local Government Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal	DILG (KIPL)	March 22, 1897	Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Department of Justice Kagawaran ng Katarungan	DOJ (KNKT)	April 17, 1897	Padre Faura, Manila
Department of Labor and Employment Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo	DOLE (KNPE)	December 8, 1933	Intramuros, Manila
Department of National Defense Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa	DND (KTP)	November 1, 1939	Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Pambayan	DPWH (KPLP)	June 23, 1898	Port Area, Manila
Department of Science and Technology Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya	DOST (KNAT)	January 30, 1987	Bicutan, Taguig
Department of Social Welfare and Development Kagawaran ng Kalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad	DSWD (KKPP)	January 21, 1899	Batasan Hills, Quezon City
Department of Tourism Kagawaran ng Turismo	DOT (KNT)	May 11, 1973	Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
Department of Trade and Industry Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya	DTI (KKI)	June 23, 1898	Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
Department of Transportation Kagawaran ng Transportasyon	DOTr (KNTr)	January 23, 1899	Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga

Former executive departments

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

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

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 National Defense
Department of Public Instruction

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 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

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

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)

External links

Philippine government portal

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