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The Executive Departments of the Philippines (also known as the "Cabinet") are the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. There are a total of nineteen executive departments. The departments comprise the largest part of the country's bureaucracy.

The Cabinet secretaries are tasked to advise the President on the different affairs of the state like agriculture, budget, finance, education, social welfare, national defense, foreign affairs and etc.

They are nominated by the President and then presented to the Commission on Appointments, a body of the Congress of the Philippines that confirms all appointments made by the head of state, for confirmation or rejection. If the presidential appointees are approved, they are sworn into office, receive the title "Secretary," and begin to function their duties.

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 government. Thus, the Department of Education became Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Contents 1 List of Former Departments and Ministries 1.1 Departments 1.2 Ministries 2 List of Current Departments 3 Cabinet-level administration offices 4 Cabinet of the Presidents 4.1 Emilio Aguinaldo 4.1.1 1899 4.2 Manuel L. Quezon 4.2.1 1935-1941 4.2.2 1941-1944 4.3 Jose P. Laurel 4.4 Sergio Osmeña 4.4.1 1944-1945 4.4.2 1945-1946 4.5 Manuel Roxas 4.5.1 1946-1948 4.6 Elpidio Quirino 4.7 Ramon Magsaysay 4.8 Carlos P. Garcia 4.9 Diosdado Macapagal 4.10 Ferdinand Marcos 4.10.1 1965-1973 5 Corazon Aquino (Fourth Republic/Revolutionary Government/Fifth Republic) 6 Fidel Ramos 7 Joseph Estrada 8 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 8.1 2007 9 External links

• Department of Agriculture and Commerce
• Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Department of the Budget
• Department of Commerce and Industry
• Department of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce
• Department of Finance and Reconstruction
• Department of General Services
• Department of Health and Public Welfare
• Department of Information and Public Relations
• Department of Instruction
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce
• Department of Justice, Labor and Welfare
• Department of Labor
• Department of Land Reform
• Department of National Defense and Communications
• Department of National Defense and Interior
• Department of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor
• Department of Public Instruction
• Department of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare
• Department of Public Instruction and Information
• Department of Public Works and Communications
• Department of Social Welfare
• Department of Education

• Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Human Settlements
• Ministry of the Interior
• Ministry of Public Instruction
• Ministry of Public Works and Communications
• Ministry of War
• Ministry of Welfare

All departments are listed by their present-day name with their English names on top and Filipino names at the bottom.

Department		Acronym	Established	Secretary
	Department of Agrarian Reform Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan	DAR	September 10, 1971	Nasser C. Pangandaman
	Department of Agriculture Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka	DA	June 23, 1898	Arthur C. Yap
	Department of Budget and Management Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala	DBM	April 25, 1936	Rolando G. Andaya, Jr.
	Department of Education Kagawaran ng Edukasyon	DepEd	January 21, 1901	Jesli A. Lapus
	Department of Energy Kagawaran ng Enerhiya	DOE	December 9, 1992	Raphael P.M. Lotilla
	Department of Environment and Natural Resources Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan	DENR	January 1, 1917	Angelo T. Reyes
	Department of Finance Kagawaran ng Pananalapi	DOF	March 17, 1897	Margarito B. Teves
	Department of Foreign Affairs Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas	DFA	June 23, 1898	Alberto G. Romulo
	Department of Health Kagawaran ng Kalusugan	DOH	June 23, 1898	Francisco T. Duque III
	Department of the Interior and Local Government Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal	DILG	March 22, 1897	Ronaldo V. Puno
	Department of Justice Kagawaran ng Katarungan	DOJ	September 26, 1898	Raul M. Gonzalez
	Department of Labor and Employment Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo	DOLE	December 8, 1933	Arturo D. Brion
	Department of National Defense Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa	DND	December 21, 1935	Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr.
	Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Lansangan	DPWH	January 30, 1987	Manuel M. Bonoan
	Department of Science and Technology Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya	DOST	January 30, 1987	Estrella F. Alabastro
	Department of Social Welfare and Development Kagawaran ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad	DSWD	January 30, 1987	Esperanza I. Cabral
	Department of Tourism Kagawaran ng Turismo	DOT	May 11, 1973	Joseph H. Durano
	Department of Trade and Industry Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya	DTI	June 23, 1898	Peter B. Favila
	Department of Transportation and Communications Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon	DOTC	July 23, 1979	Leandro R. Mendoza

Seven positions have cabinet-level rank, but are not Secretaries of Executive Departments, meaning those people are permitted to attend Cabinet meetings for special purposes. They are the following:

Office		Acronym	Established	Incumbent
	Office of the Vice President Tanggapan ng Pangalawang Pangulo	OVP	March 22, 1897	Manuel "Noli" L. De Castro
	Office of the Executive Secretary Tanggapan ng Kalihim ng Tagapagpaganap	OES		Eduardo R. Ermita
	Presidential Management Staff Pamunuan ng Pampanguluhang Pamamahala	PMS	July 8, 1976	Cerge M. Remonde
	Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff Tanggapan ng Pampanguluhang Pamamahala	PCS	July 8, 1976	Joey Sarte Salceda
	Office of the Press Secretary Tanggapan ng Kalihim ng Pamamahayag	OPS		Ignacio R. Bunye
	National Economic and Development Authority Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad	NEDA	July 22, 1987	Romulo L. Neri
	Office of the Cabinet Secretary Tanggapan ng Kalihim ng Gabinete	OCS	July 8, 1976	Ricardo L. Saludo
	National Anti-Poverty Commission Pambansang Komisyon Laban sa Kahirapan	NAPC	June 30, 1998	Domingo F. Panganiban

OFFICE NAME TERM President Emilio Aguinaldo 1899–1901 Prime Minister Apolinario Mabini January 21 - May 7, 1899 Pedro Paterno May 7 - November 13, 1899 Minister of Finance Mariano Trias January 21 - May 7, 1899 Hugo Ilagan May 7 - November 13, 1899 Minister of the Interior Teodoro Sandico January 21 - May 7, 1899 Severino de las Alas May 7 - November 13, 1899 Minister of War Baldomero Aguinaldo January 21 - May 7, 1899 Mariano Trias May 7 - November 13, 1899 Minister of Welfare Gracio Gonzaga January 21 - May 7, 1899 Minister of Foreign Affairs Apolinario Mabini January 21 - May 7, 1899 Felipe Buencamino May 7 - November 13, 1899 Minister of Public Instruction Aguedo Velarde 1899 Minister of Public Works and Communications Maximo Paterno 1899 Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Leon Ma. Guerrero May 7 - November 13, 1899

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
President	Manuel L. Quezon	1935–1941
Vice President	Sergio Osmeña	1935–1941
Secretary of Public Instruction	Sergio Osmeña	1935–1940
	Jorge Bocobo	1940–1941
Secretary of Public Works and Communications	Mariano Jesus Cuenco
Secretary of Justice	Jose Yulo	1935–1938
	Jose Abad Santos	1938–1941
Secretary of National Defense	Teofilo Sison	1939–1941
Secretary of Finance	Elpidio Quirino	1935–1936
	Antonio de las Alas	1936–1938
	Manuel Roxas	1938–1941
	Serafin Marabut	1941
Secretary of the Interior	Elpidio Quirino	1935–1938
	Rafael Alunan	1938–1940
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce	Benigno Aquino	1935–1940
	Rafael Alunan	1940–1941
Secretary of Labor	Jose Avelino	1935–1938
	Sotero Baluyot	1938–1941
Secretary to the President	Jorge Vargas	1935–1941
Auditor-General	Jaime Hernandez	1935–1941
Commissioner of the Budget	Serafin Marabut	1935–1941
Commissioner of Civil Service	Jose Gil	1935–1941
Resident Commissioner	Quintin Paredes	1935–1938
	Joaquin Elizalde	1938–1941

OFFICE NAME TERM President Manuel L. Quezon 1941–1943 (extended) Vice President Sergio Osmeña 1941–1943 (extended) Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce Andres Soriano 1942–1944 Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor Basilio Valdes 1941–1944 Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare Sergio Osmeña 1941–1944 Secretary to the President Manuel Roxas 1941–1942 Arturo Rotor 1942–1944 Secretary to the Cabinet Manuel Nieto 1943–1944 Auditor-General Jaime Hernandez 1942–1944 Resident Commissioner Joaquin Elizalde 1941–1944 Secretary of Information and Public Relations Carlos P. Romulo 1943–1944

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OFFICE NAME TERM President Sergio Osmeña 1944–1946 Secretary of Finance Jaime Hernandez 1944–1945 Secretary of National Defense and Communications Basilio Valdes 1944–1945 Secretary of Information and Public Relations Carlos P. Romulo (concurrent capacity) 1944–1945 Secretary of Justice, Labor and Welfare Mariano A. Eraña (acting capacity) 1944–1945 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Manuel Nieto 1944–1945 Secretary to the President Arturo Rotor 1944–1945 Resident Commissioner Carlos P. Romulo 1944–1945 Budget and Finance Commissioner Ismael Mathay 1944–1945 Judge Advocate General of the Army Mariano Eraña 1944–1945 Economic Adviser Urbano Zafra 1944–1945 Military Adviser Alejandro Melchor 1944–1945

OFFICE NAME TERM President Sergio Osmeña 1944–1946 Secretary of the Interior Tomas Confesor 1945 Secretary of Finance and Reconstruction Jaime Hernandez 1945–1946 Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce Delfin Jaranilla 1945 Secretary of Justice Ramon Quisumbing 1945–1946 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Vicente Singson Encarnacion 1945–1946 Secretary of National Defense Tomas Cabili 1945 Secretary of National Defense and Interior Alfredo Montelibano 1945–1946 Secretary of Health and Public Welfare Basilio Valdes 1945 Jose Locsin 1945–1946 Secretary of Public Instruction and Information Francisco Benitez 1945 Secretary of Education Francisco Benitez 1945–1946 Secretary of Public Works and Communications Sotero Cabahug 1945–1946 Secretary of the Budget Ismael Mathay 1944–1945 Secretary to the President Jose S. Reyes 1945–1946 Secretary of Labor Marcelo Aduru 1946 Resident Commissioner Carlos P. Romulo 1945–1946

OFFICE NAME TERM President Manuel Roxas 1946–1948 Vice-President Elpidio Quirino 1946–1948 Secretary of Foreign Affairs Elpidio Quirino 1946–1948 Secretary of the Interior Jose Zulueta 1946–1948 Secretary of Finance Miguel Cuaderno 1946–1948 Secretary of Justice Ramon Ozaeta 1946–1948 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Mariano Garchitorena 1946–1948 Secretary of Public Works and Communications Ricardo Nepumoceno 1946–1948 Secretary of Instruction Manuel Gallego 1946–1948 Secretary of Labor Pedro Magsalin 1946–1948 Secretary of National Defense Ruperto Kangleon 1946–1948 Secretary of Health and Public Welfare Antonio Villarama 1946–1948 General Auditing Office Sotero Cabahug 1945–1946 Secretary to the President Jose S. Reyes 1945–1946 Resident Commissioner Carlos P. Romulo 1945–1946

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OFFICE NAME TERM President Ferdinand E. Marcos 1965–1973 Vice-President Fernando Lopez 1965–1972 Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos P. Romulo Secretary of Finance Eduardo Romualdez Secretary of Justice Juan Ponce Enrile Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Fernando Lopez Secretary of Public Works and Communications Manuel Syquio (acting) Secretary of Education Onofre Corpuz Secretary of Labor Blas Ople Secretary of National Defense Ernesto Mata Secretary of Health Amadeo Cruz Secretary of Commerce and Industry Leonides Virata Executive Secretary Ernesto Maceda Secretary of General Services Salih Ututalum Secretary of Social Welfare Gregorio Feliciano Administrator of the Office of Economic Coordination Constancio Castañeda Press Secretary Francisco Tatad Chairman of the National Economic Council Marcelo Balatbat Commissioner of the Budget Ernesto Mata Commissioner on National Integration Mama Sinsuat President, Presidential Arm on Community Development Ernesto Maceda Governor, Land Authority Conrado Estrella Presidential Anti-Crime Coordinator Alejo Santos Director-General, Presidential Economic Staff Placido Mapa, Jr. Chairman, Board of Investments Cesar Virata Presidential Assistant on National Minorities Manuel Elizalde, Jr. Commissioner of Civil Service Abelardo Subido

OFFICE NAME TERM President Corazon Aquino February 25 - March 25, 1986 Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs Salvador H. Laurel February 25 - March 25, 1986 Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo February 25 - March 25, 1986 Presidential Spokesperson Rene Saguisag February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Agriculture Ramon V. Mitra February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Finance Jaime Ongpin February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Health Dr. Alran Bengzon, MD February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of the Interior Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Justice Neptali Gonzales, Jr. February 28 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Information Teodoro Locsin, Jr. February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Labor and Employment Blas Ople February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile February 25 - March 25, 1986 Minister of Trade and Industry Jose Concepcion, Jr. February 25 - March 25, 1986

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Title	Name
President Head of State Head of Government	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Vice President	Noli De Castro
Executive Secretary	Eduardo Ermita
Press Secretary	Ignacio Bunye
Cabinet Secretary	Ricardo I. Saludo
National Economic and Development Authority	Romulo L. Neri
Agrarian Reform Secretary	Nasser Pangandaman
Agriculture Secretary	Arthur Yap
Budget and Management Secretary	Rolando G. Andaya, Jr.
Education Secretary	Jesli A. Lapus
Energy Secretary	Raphael Lotilla
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary	Angelo Reyes
Finance Secretary	Margarito Teves
Foreign Affairs Secretary	Alberto Romulo
Health Secretary	Francisco Duque III
Interior and Local Government Secretary	Ronaldo Puno
Justice Secretary	Raul M. Gonzales
Labor and Employment Secretary	Arturo Brion
National Defense Secretary	Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.
Public Works and Highways Secretary	Manuel M. Bonoan
Science and Technology Secretary	Estrella Fagela Alabastro
Social Welfare and Development Secretary	Esperanza Cabral
Tourism Secretary	Joseph H. Durano
Transportation and Communications Secretary	Leandro Mendoza
Trade and Industry Secretary	Peter Favila
Presidential Chief of Staff Secretary	Joey Sarte Salceda
Presidential Management Staff Secretary	Cerge Remonde

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