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
editAll 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.
Independent cabinet-level agency
edit| Department | Native name | Seal | Formed | Head | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Titleholder | Portrait | ||||
| National Economic and Development Authority | Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad | 
|
December 23, 1935 | Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority | Arsenio Balisacan |
|
Former executive departments
editThe departments listed below are defunct agencies which have been abolished, integrated, reorganized or renamed into the existing executive departments of the Philippines.
First Republic
edit- 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
Commonwealth Period
edit- 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
edit- Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Department of Commerce and Industry
- Department of General Services
- Department of Social Welfare
Martial law era (Fourth Republic)
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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)
Proposed executive departments
edit- "Department of Sports"[1]
- "Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources", proposed by Senator Francis Pangilinan[2] and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.[3]
- "Department of Culture"[4] or "Department of Arts and Culture"[5]
- "Department of Water Resources"[6]
- "Department of Disaster Resilience"[7][8]
See also
edit- Cabinet of the Philippines – the heads of the executive departments of the Philippines
- List of Cabinets of the Philippines
References
edit- ^ "Bill for creation of Department of Sports being proposed". Rappler. August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Bill seeks creation of dep't of fisheries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ de la Cruz, Jovee Marie (October 10, 2019). "From a bureau to a department: House leaders propose BFAR transformation". Business Mirror. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Quismorio, Ellson. "Culture, art agencies to get budget boost from proposed Department of Culture". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Rosario, Ben (July 21, 2020). "House Speaker seeks creation of Department of Arts and Culture to promote PH arts". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Reganit, Jose Cielito (November 12, 2019). "House panels approve Department of Water Resources creation". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Acosta, Renzo (January 19, 2020). "Senate to prioritize creation of Department of Disaster Resilience". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "LIST: Stimulus bills, new departments top Duterte's Congress wish list". CNN Philippines. July 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.