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 other column. Department heads are listed at the Cabinet of the Philippines article.

Department	Native name	Seal	Formed	Head
				Title	Titleholder	Portrait
Department of Agrarian Reform	Kagawaran ng Repormang Pangsaka		Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Conrado Estrella III
Department of Agriculture	Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka		Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Agriculture	Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
Department of Budget and Management	Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala		Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Budget and Management	Rolando Toledo Template:OIC-Philippines	Error creating thumbnail:
Department of Economy, Planning, and Development	Kagawaran ng Ekonomiya, Pagpaplano, at Pagpapaunlad	File:Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev).svg	Template:Start date and age<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Secretary of Economy, Planning, and Development	Arsenio Balisacan	File:02-SAMB.jpg
Department of Education	Kagawaran ng Edukasyon	File:Department of Education.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Education	Sonny Angara	File:50th DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara.png
Department of Energy	Kagawaran ng Enerhiya	File:Seal of the Department of Energy (Philippines).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Energy	Sharon Garin	File:DOE Secretary Sharon Garin.jpg
Department of Environment and Natural Resources	Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman	File:Seal of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Raphael Lotilla	File:Raphael Lotilla (2).jpg
Department of Finance	Kagawaran ng Pananalapi	File:Department of Finance (DOF).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Finance	Frederick Go	File:Interview with Secretary Frederick Go, Presidential Adviser on Investments and Economic Affairs 0-48 screenshot.jpg
Department of Foreign Affairs	Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas	File:Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Tess Lazaro	File:DFA Secretary Lazaro - Official Portrait (2025).jpg
Department of Health	Kagawaran ng Kalusugan	File:DOH PH new logo.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Health	Ted Herbosa	File:DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa.png
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development	Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran	File:Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development	Jose Ramon Aliling	File:DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling.jpg
Department of Information and Communications Technology	Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon	File:Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - Seal only.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Henry Aguda	File:Henry Rhoel Ratuita Aguda.jpg
Department of the Interior and Local Government	Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal	File:Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal - Logo.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	Jonvic Remulla	File:DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla (cropped).jpg
Department of Justice	Kagawaran ng Katarungan	File:Department of Justice (DOJ).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Justice	Fredderick Vida	Error creating thumbnail:
Department of Labor and Employment	Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo	File:Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Bienvenido Laguesma	File:DOLE Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma - 2022 (cropped).jpg
Department of Migrant Workers	Kagawaran ng Manggagawang Pandarayuhan	File:Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Migrant Workers	Hans Cacdac	File:DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac 2025.png
Department of National Defense	Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa	File:Department of National Defense - DND (Philippines).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of National Defense	Gilbert Teodoro	File:Gilbert Teodoro, 2023 official portrait.jpg
Department of Public Works and Highways	Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan	File:Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Vince Dizon	File:Vince Dizon.png
Department of Science and Technology	Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya	File:DOST seal.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Science and Technology	Renato Solidum Jr.	File:Rafael Mariano Grossi meeting Renato Solidum Jr (0111119404) (cropped).jpg
Department of Social Welfare and Development	Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan	File:Seal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Rex Gatchalian	File:Sec. Rex Gatchalian (cropped).jpg
Department of Tourism	Kagawaran ng Turismo	File:Department of Tourism (DOT).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Tourism	Christina Frasco	File:Christina Frasco.jpg
Department of Trade and Industry	Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya	File:DTI PH new logo.svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Cristina Aldeguer-Roque	File:Sec. Cristina Aldeguer-Roque in 2025.jpg
Department of Transportation	Kagawaran ng Transportasyon	File:Department of Transportation (Philippines).svg	Template:Start date and age	Secretary of Transportation	Giovanni Lopez	File:Giovanni Lopez.jpg

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
• Department of Finance
• Department of Sea

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

• 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)
• National Economic and Development Authority → Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (2025)

Proposed executive departments

• "Department of Culture"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> or "Department of Arts and Culture"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• "Department of Disaster Resilience"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="sona2020">Template:Cite news</ref>
• "Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources", proposed by then-Senator Francis Pangilinan<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• "Department of Homeland and Security", proposed by then-Senator Manny Pacquiao and Philippine Public Safety College analyst Mark Pablo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• "Department of Mass Media"
• "Department of Sports"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• "Department of Water Resources"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Cabinet of the Philippines – the heads of the executive departments of the Philippines
• List of Cabinets of the Philippines

External links

• Philippine government portal