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 21 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.

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 City
Department of Energy Kagawaran ng Enerhiya	DOE (KEn)	December 9, 1992	Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
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)	March 17, 1897	Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Department of Foreign Affairs Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas	DFA (KUP)	June 23, 1898	Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Department of Health Kagawaran ng Kalusugan	DOH (KNKL)	September 29, 1898	Tayuman, Manila
Department of Information and Communications Technology Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon	DICT (KTIK)	June 9, 2016	UP 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)	September 26, 1898	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)	December 21, 1935	Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Lansangan	DPWH (KPBL)	January 30, 1987	Port Area, Manila
Department of Science and Technology Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya	DOST (KNAT)	January 30, 1987	Bicutan, Taguig City
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	Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City
Department of Trade and Industry Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya	DTI (KKI)	June 23, 1898	Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City
Department of Transportation Kagawaran ng Transportasyon	DOTr (KNTr)	January 23, 1899	Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga

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 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

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

External links

Philippine government portal