Executive departments of the Philippines

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

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 Head office location
Department of Agrarian Reform
Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan
DAR September 1, 1971 Elliptical Road, Quezon City
Department of Agriculture
Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka
DA June 23, 1898 Elliptical Road, Quezon City
Department of Budget and Management
Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala
DBM April 25, 1936 San Miguel, Manila
Department of Education
Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
DepEd January 21, 1901 Meralco Avenue, Pasig
Department of Energy
Kagawaran ng Enerhiya
DOE December 9, 1992 Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman
DENR January 1, 1917 Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Department of Finance
Kagawaran ng Pananalapi
DOF April 17, 1897 Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Department of Foreign Affairs
Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas
DFA June 23, 1898 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay
Department of Health
Kagawaran ng Kalusugan
DOH September 29, 1898 Tayuman, Manila
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran
DHSUD February 14, 2019 Diliman, Quezon City
Department of Information and Communications Technology
Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon
DICT June 9, 2016 Carlos P. Garcia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal
DILG March 22, 1897 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Department of Justice
Kagawaran ng Katarungan
DOJ April 17, 1897 Padre Faura, Manila
Department of Labor and Employment
Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo
DOLE December 8, 1933 Intramuros, Manila
Department of Migrant Workers
Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Mandarayuhan
DMW December 30, 2021 Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong
Department of National Defense
Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa
DND November 1, 1939 Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Department of Public Works and Highways
Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan
DPWH June 23, 1898 Port Area, Manila
Department of Science and Technology
Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya
DOST January 30, 1987 Central Bicutan, Taguig
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Kagawaran ng Kalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad
DSWD January 21, 1899 Batasan Hills, Quezon City
Department of Tourism
Kagawaran ng Turismo
DOT May 11, 1973 Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
Department of Trade and Industry
Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya
DTI June 23, 1898 Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
Department of Transportation
Kagawaran ng Transportasyon
DOTr 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

Proposed executive departments

  • "Department of Sports"
  • "Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources", proposed by Senator Francis Pangilinan and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
  • "Department of Culture" or "Department of Arts and Culture"
  • "Department of Water Resources"
  • "Department of Disaster Resilience"

See also


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