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 twenty 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.
Contents
- List of current executive departments as of June 2016
- List of former executive departments
- First Republic
- Commonwealth Period
- Third Republic
- Martial Law Era Fourth Republic
- Fifth Republic
- Other agencies elevated to Department rank
- References
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.
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.