List of Philippine Government Departments

1. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology (abbreviated

as DOST; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya), is the executive
department of the Philippine Government responsible for the coordination of science
and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects
in the fields of science and technology in support of national development.1

Mandate

Under Executive Order No. 128 the Department of Science and Technology “provides
central direction, leadership and coordination of scientific and technological efforts and
ensures that the results there from are geared and utilized in areas of maximum
economic and social benefits for the people”. The Department also mandated by the .2

Functions

 Formulate and adopt a comprehensive National Science and Technology Plan,

and monitor and coordinate its funding and implementation;
 Promote, assist and, where appropriate, undertake scientific and technological
research and development in areas identified as vital to the country's
development;
 Promote the development of indigenous technology and the adaptation and
innovation of suitable imported technology, and in this regard, undertake
technology development up to commercial stage;
 Undertake design and engineering works to complement research and
development functions;
 Promote, assist and, where appropriate, undertake the transfer of the results of
scientific and technological research and development to their end-users;
 Promote, assist and, where appropriate, undertake the technological services
needed by agriculture, industry, transport, and the general public;
 Develop and maintain an information system and databank on science and
technology;
 Develop and implement programs for strengthening scientific and technological
capabilities through manpower training, infrastructure and institution-building;
 Promote public consciousness in science and technology; and
 Undertake policy research, technology assessment, feasibility and technical
studies.3

Attached Agencies

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  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration(PAGASA)
 Advanced Science and Technology Institute(ASTI)
 Science and Technology Information Institute(STII)
 Science Education Institute(SEI)
 Industrial Technology Development Institute(ITDI)
 Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHILVOCS)
 Food and Nutrition Research Institute(FNRI)
 Forest Products Research and Development Institute(FPRDI)
 Philippine Nuclear Research Institute(PNRI) <additional site>
 National Computer Center(NCC)
 Metals Industry Research and Development Center(MIRDC)
 Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and
Development(PCASTRD)
 Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and
Development(PCARRD)
 Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development(PCAMRD)
 Philippine Council for Health Research and Development(PCHRD)
 Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development(PCIERD)
 Philippine Textile Research Institute(PTRI)
 Technology Application and Promotion Institute(TAPI)4

2. Department of Education (DepEd)

The Department of Education (abbreviated as DepEd; Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Edukasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for
ensuring access to, promoting equity in, and improving the quality of basic education. It
is the main agency tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of basic
education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine education policy and responsible for the
Philippine primary and secondary school systems.5

Mandate

The Department of Education was established through the Education Decree of 1863 as
the Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under a Chairman. The present day
Department of Education was eventually mandated through Republic Act 9155,
otherwise known as the “Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001” which establishes
the mandate of this agency.6

Functions

To provide quality basic education that is equitably accessible to all and lay the
foundation for life-long learning and service for the common good.7

Attached Agencies
  Early Childhood Care and Development Council (ECCD Council)
 National Book Development Board (NDBD)
 National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT)
 National Museum
 Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA)8

3. Department of Energy (DOE)

The Philippines' Department of Energy (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Enerhiya), abbreviated

as DOE is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for
preparing, integrating, coordinating, supervising and controlling all plans, programs,
projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development,
utilization, distribution and conservation.9

Mandate

With the issuance of Executive Order No. 193, which reorganizing the Department of
Energy into the Office of Energy Affairs (OEA), the ERB was vested with other
powers.10 The Department also mandated by Republic Act No. 7638 (Department of
Energy Act of 1992) to prepare, integrate, coordinate, supervise and control all plans,
programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration,
development, utilization, distribution and conservation.11

Functions

 Formulate policies for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive

program for the efficient supply and economical use of energy consistent with the
approved national economic plan and with the policies on environmental
protection and conservation and maintenance of ecological balance, and provide
a mechanism for the integration, rationalization, and coordination of the various
energy programs of the Government;
 Develop and update the existing Philippine energy program which shall provide
for an integrated and comprehensive exploration, development, utilization,
distribution and conservation of energy resources, with preferential bias for
environment-friendly, indigenous, and low-cost sources of energy. The program
shall include a policy direction towards the privatization of government agencies
related to energy, deregulation of the power and energy industry and reduction of
dependency on oil-fired plants. Said program shall be updated within nine (9)
months from its completion and not later than the fifteenth day of September
every year thereafter;
 Establish and administer programs for the exploration, transportation, marketing,
distribution, utilization, conservation, stockpiling and storage of energy resources
of all forms, whether conventional or nonconventional;
  Exercise supervision and control over all government activities relative to energy
projects in order to attain the goals embodied in Section 2 of this Act;
 Regulate private sector activities as provided under existing laws: Provided, That
the Department shall endeavor to provide for an environment conducive to free
and active private sector participation and investment in all energy activities.
 At the end of four (4) years from the effectivity of this Act, the Department shall,
upon approval of the President, institute the programs and timetable of
deregulation of appropriate energy projects and activities of the energy industry;
 Assess the requirements of, determine priorities for, provide direction to, and
disseminate information resulting from energy research and development
programs for the optimal development of various forms of energy production and
utilization technologies;
 Formulate and implement programs, including a system of providing incentives
and penalties, for the judicious and efficient use of energy in all energy-
consuming sectors of the economy;
 Formulate and implement a program for the accelerated development of
nonconventional energy systems and the promotion and commercialization on its
applications;
 Devise ways and means of giving direct benefits to the province, city, or
municipality, especially the community and people affected, and equitable and
preferential benefit to the region that hosts the energy resource and/or the
energy-generating facility: Provided, however, That the other provinces, cities,
municipalities, or regions shall not be deprived of their energy requirements;
 Encourage private enterprises engaged in energy projects, including
corporations, cooperatives, and similar collective organizations, to broaden the
base of their ownership and thereby encourage the widest public ownership of
energy-oriented corporations;
 Formulate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the
objectives of this Act; and
 Exercise such other power as may be necessary or incidental to attain the
objectives of this Act.12

Attached Agencies

 National Biofuels Board (NBB)

 National Power Corporation (NPC/Napocor)
 National Transmission Corporation (TransCo)
 National Electrification Administration (NEA)
 Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
 Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM Corp.)13

4. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) promotes peace and
order, ensures public safety, and strengthens the capability of local government units to
effectively deliver basic services to the citizenry. 14
Mandate

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is under the Executive
Order no. 444 which directing the department of the interior and local government to
conduct a strategic review on the continuing decentralization and devolution of the
services and functions of the national government to local government units in support
of the rationalization program of functions and agencies of the executive branch. The
department also mandated the Republic Act No. 6975 (December 13, 1990),
reorganized the DLG into the Department of the Interior and Local Government which
promotes peace and order, ensures public safety, and strengthens the capability of local
government units to effectively deliver basic services to the citizenry.

Functions

 Assist the President in the exercise of general supervision over local

governments;
 Advise the President in the promulgation of policies, rules, regulations and other
issuances on the general supervision over local governments and on public order
and safety;
 Establish and prescribe rules, regulations and other issuances implementing
laws on public order and safety, the general supervision over local governments
and the promotion of local autonomy and community empowerment and monitor
compliance thereof;
 Provide assistance towards legislation regarding local governments, law
enforcement and public safety;
Establish and prescribe plans, policies, programs and projects to promote peace
and order, ensure public safety and further strengthen the administrative,
technical and fiscal capabilities of local government offices and personnel;
 Formulate plans, policies and programs which will meet local emergencies
arising from natural and man-made disasters;
Establish a system of coordination and cooperation among the citizenry, local
executives and the Department, to ensure effective and efficient delivery of basic
services to the public;
 Organize, train and equip primarily for the performance of police functions, a
police force that is national in scope and civilian in character.15

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD)

 Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS)
 National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO)
 Office of Project Development Services (OPDS)
  Bureau of Fire Protection
 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
 Local Government Academy
 National Police Commission
 National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
 National Youth Commission
 Philippine Commission on Women
 Philippine National Police
 Philippine Public Safety College16

5. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan, abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive
department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social
welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote social development.17

Mandate

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is under the Executive Order No.
123 which provides a balanced approach to welfare whereby the needs and interest of
the population are addressed not only at the outbreak of crisis but more importantly at
the stage that would inexorably lead to such crisis.18 The department also mandated the
Republic Act No.4373, which an act to Regulate the Practice of Social Work and the
Operation of Social Work Agencies in the Philippines and for Other Purposes.

Functions

 Formulates policies and plans which provide direction to intermediaries and other
implementers in the development and delivery of social welfare and development
services.
 Develops and enriches existing programs and services for specific groups, such
as children and youth, women, family and communities, solo parents, older
persons and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs);
 Registers licenses and accredits individuals, agencies and organizations
engaged in social welfare and development services, sets standards and
monitors the empowerment and compliance to these standards.
 Provides technical assistance and capability building to intermediaries; and
  Provides social protection of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sector,
DSWD also gives augmentation funds to local government units so these could
deliver SWD services to depressed municipalities and barangays and provide
protective services to individuals, families and communities in crisis situation.

Attached Agencies

 National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons

 Council for the Welfare of Children
 Inter-Country Adoption Board

6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at

Industriya, abbreviated as DTI) is the executive department of the Philippine
Government tasked as the main economic catalyst that enables innovative, competitive,
job generating, inclusive business, and empowers consumers. It acts as catalyst for
intensified private sector activity in order to accelerate and sustain economic growth
through comprehensive industrial growth strategy, progressive and socially
responsible trade liberalization and deregulation programs and policymaking designed
for the expansion and diversification of Philippine trade - both domestic and foreign.19

Mandate

Under Executive Order No. 133 which remains effective up to the present time, the DTI
serves as the primary coordinative, promotive, and facilitative arm for trade, industry
and investment activities. It acts as the catalyst for intensified private sector activity to
accelerate and sustain economic growth through a comprehensive industrial growth
strategy; a progressive and socially responsible liberalization and deregulation program
and policies designed for the expansion and diversification of both domestic and foreign
trade.20

Functions

 Facilitates business registration thru the Philippine Business Registry (PBR)

and Barangay Micro Business Enterprise (BMBE)
 Accepts and facilitates all registration applications of Micro, Small, and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs);
 Coordinates with the respective local government units (LGUs) and liaises with
concerned government agencies to process the duly accomplished forms
submitted by the MSMEs;
 Integrates a unified business process system for MSMEs;
  Encourages government institutions that are related to the business application
process to help promulgate information regarding the Negosyo Center.
 Free one-on-one business advisory services to MSMEs tailored according to
their needs that include business development (product development, market
promotion, brand development, financing facilitation, etc.); investment facilitation;
financial management, financing facilitation, guidance and access on government
assistance programs
 Coordinates and facilitates processes of government related to the set-up and
management of MSMEs;
 Builds local support networks and establishes market linkages for MSME
development; and
 Facilitates access to grants and other forms of financial assistance, shared
service facilities (SSF) and equipment, and other support for MSMEs.
 Access to information on market, suppliers, buyers, government assistance
programs, etc.
 Establishes a databank which shall be a source of all information necessary for
project monitoring, research and policy studies, and informal dissemination
campaigns
 Maps out all information and services essential to prospective entrepreneurs and
prospective investors especially in key value chains and economic subsectors
within its jurisdiction
 Promotes ease of doing business and access to services for MSMEs within its
jurisdiction;
 Supports private sector activities relating to MSMEs development;
 Coordinates with schools and organizations on the development of
youth entrepreneurship program; and
 Encourages women entrepreneurship by giving women access to information,
support, training, and credit facilities.
 Monitors and recommends business-process improvement for MSMEs; and
 Establishes a feedback mechanism among the MSMEs in the respective
jurisdiction of Negosyo Centers.

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Product Standards(BPS)

 Bureau of Trade Regulations and Consumer Protection(BTRCP)
 Bureau of Small and Medium Business Development(BSMBD)
 Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion(BDTP)
 Bureau of Export Trade Promotion(BETP)
 Bureau of Import Services(BIS)
 Bureau of International Trade Relations(BITR)
 Intellectual Property Office(IPO)
 Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines(CIAP)
 Philippine Economic Zone Authority(PEZA)
 Board of Investments(BOI)
 Bonded Export Marketing Board
  Garments and Textile Export Board(GTEB)
 National Industrial Manpower Training Council21

7. Department of Health (DOH)

The Philippine Department of Health (abbreviated as DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Kalusugan) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for
ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of
quality health care and the regulation of all health services and products. It is the
government's over-all technical authority on health.22

Mandate

Under the Executive Order No. 102, the Department of Health is responsible for and
serves as the lead agency in articulating national objectives for health. To guide the
development of local health systems, programs and services.23

Functions

The Department of Health (DOH) is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is
responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through
the provision of quality health care and regulation of providers of health goods and
services.

Given the mandate, DOH is both a stakeholder in the health sector and a policy and
regulatory body for health. As a major player, DOH is a technical resource, a catalyzer
for health policy and a political sponsor and advocate for health issues in behalf of the
health sector.24

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Food and Drugs(BFAD)

 Bureau of International Health Cooperation(BIHC)
 Bureau of Quarantine and International Health Surveillance(BQIHS)
 National Center for Disease Prevention and Control(NCDPC)
 National Epidemiology Center(NEC)
 Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)

8. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman, DENR or KKLY) is the executive department of
the Philippine government responsible for governing and supervising the exploration,
development, utilization, and conservation of the country's natural resources.

Mandate

Executive Order No. 192 mandates the DENR to be the government agency primarily
responsible for the country's environment and natural resources.25

Functions

 Advise the President on the enactment of laws relative to the development,

use, regulation and conservation of the country's natural resources and the
control of pollution;
 Formulate, implement and supervise the government's policies, plans and
programs pertaining to the management, conservation, development, use and
replenishment of the country's natural resources.
 Promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with law governing the
exploration, development, conservation, extraction, disposition, use and such
other commercial activities tending to cause the depletion and degradation of
our natural resources;
 Exercise supervision and control over forest lands, alienable and disposable
lands, and mineral resources and impose appropriate payments, fees,
charges, rentals and any such form of levy and collect such revenues for the
exploration, development, utilization or gathering of such resources;
 Undertake exploration, assessment, classification and inventory of the
country's natural resources using ground surveys, remote sensing and
complementary technologies;
 Promote proper and mutual consultation with the private sector involving
natural resources development, use and conservation;
 Undertake geological surveys of the whole country including its territorial
waters;
 Establish policies and implement programs preservation of cultural and
natural heritage through wildlife conservation and segregation of national
parks and other protected areas.26

Attached Agencies

 Environmental Management Bureau(EMB)

 Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau(PAWB)
 National Mapping and Resource Information Authority(NAMRIA)
 Mines and Geosciences Bureau
9. Department of Justice (DOJ)

The Philippine Department of Justice (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Katarungan, abbreviated

as DOJ) is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for
upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency,
serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm.27

Mandate

The Department of Justice derives its mandate primarily from the Administrative Code
of 1987 Executive Order No. 292. It carries out this mandate through the Department
Proper and the Department's attached agencies under the direct control and supervision
of the Secretary of Justice.28

Functions

 The DOJ investigates the commission of crimes and prosecutes offenders

through the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the National Prosecution
Service (NPS)
 Through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and the Office of the
Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), acts as the legal representative of the
Government of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalities including
government owned and controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, officials
and agents in any proceeding, investigation or matter requiring the services of a
lawyer.
 Provides immigration and naturalization regulatory services and implements the
laws governing citizenship and the admission and stay of aliens through
the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
 The central authority of the Republic of the Philippines relative to extradition and
mutual legal assistance treaties (MLAT) on criminal matters and is involved in
several aspects of international cooperation such as the drafting and
implementation of legislation and agreements as well as the negotiation of
extradition and MLAT.
 Provides free legal assistance/representation to indigents and poor litigants as
well as other qualified persons in criminal, civil, and labor cases, administrative
and other quasi-judicial proceedings and non-commercial disputes through
the Public Attorney's Office (PAO).
 With regard to conciliation and mediation, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act
of 2004 (RA 9285) created the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution
(OADR), which is an agency attached to the DOJ and which is tasked to
promote, develop and expand the use of alternative dispute resolution in civil and
commercial disputes.
 The Department is significantly involved in the implementation of the following
penal, national security, and social welfare laws. 29
Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Immigration
 National Bureau of Investigation
 Bureau of Corrections
 Board of Pardons and Parole
 Parole and Probation Administration
 Public Attorney's Office
 Land Registration Authority
 Commission on the Settlement of Land Problems
 Office of the Government Corporate Counsel
 Office of the Solicitor General30

10. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

The Department of Public Works and Highways (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagawaing

Pampubliko at mga Lansangan), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of
the Philippine government solely vested with the Mandate to “be the State's engineering
and construction arm” and, as such, it is “tasked to carry out the policy” of the State to
“maintain an engineering and construction arm and continuously develop its technology,
for the purposes of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure facilities and securing for all
public works and highways the highest efficiency and the most appropriate quality in
construction” and shall be responsible for “(t)he planning, design, construction and
maintenance of infrastructure facilities, especially national highways, flood control and
water resources development systems, and other public works in accordance with
national development objectives,” provided that, the exercise of which “shall be
decentralized to the fullest extent feasible.”31

Mandate

Under the Executive Order No. 124, the Department was reorganized, organizationally
and functionally, the MPWH into Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to
promote economy, efficiency and effective in the delivery of public services. 32

Functions

The Department of Public Works and Highways functions as the engineering and
construction arm of the Government tasked to continuously develop its technology for
the purpose of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure facilities and securing for all
public works and highways the highest efficiency and quality in construction. DPWH is
currently responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of
infrastructure, especially the national highways, flood control and water resources
development system, and other public works in accordance with national development
objectives.33

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Design
 Bureau of Construction
 Bureau of Maintenance
 Bureau of Equipment
 Bureau of Research & Standards
 Bureau of Quality & Safety
 Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
 Road Board
 Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)34

11. Department of Budget and Management (DBM)

The Department of Budget and Management of the Republic of the Philippines (DBM)
(Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is an executive body under the
Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for the sound and efficient use
of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the
meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals.35

Mandate

The Department of Budget and Management, created under Executive Order No. 21
dated April 25, 1936, is mandated under this Order and by subsequent issuances to
promote the sound, efficient and effective management and utilization of government
resources (i.e., technological, manpower, physical and financial) as instrument in the
achievement of national socioeconomic and political development goals.36

Functions

 Formulates the overall resource application strategy to match the government’s

macro-economic policy;
 Prepares the medium-term expenditure plan, indicating the programming,
prioritization, and financing of capital investment and current operating
expenditure requirements of medium-term sectoral development plans;
 Undertakes the formulation of the annual national budget in a way that ensures
the appropriate prioritization and allocation of funds to support the annual
program of government;
 Develops and administers a national accounting system essential to fiscal
management and control;
  Conducts a continuing study of the bureaucracy and assesses as well as makes
policy recommendation on its role, size, composition, structure and functions to
establish a government bureaucracy imbued with a spirit of public service;
 Establishes the rules and procedures for the management of government
organization resources i.e., physical, manpower and other resources, formulates
standards of organizational program performance; and undertakes or provides
services in work simplification or streamlining of systems and procedures to
improve efficiency and effectiveness in government operations;
 Conceptualizes and administers the government’s compensation and position
classification plan; and
 Monitors and assesses the physical as well as the financial operations of local
government units and government-owned and/or – controlled corporations.37

Attached Agencies

 Budget Operations Office

 National Government Budget Bureaus
 Local Government Budget Bureau
 Government Corporation Budget Bureau
 Budget Planning Bureau
 Foreign-Assisted Projects Bureau
 National Accounting and Finance Office
 National Government Account and Finance Bureau
 Local Government Accounting and Finance Bureau
 Government Corporate Accounting and Finance Bureau
 Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office
 Procurement Service38

12. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Paggawa at Empleyo, commonly abbreviated as DOLE) is the executive department of
the Philippine Government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and
services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field
of labor and employment. It is tasked with the enforcement of the provisions of
the Labor Code.39

Mandate

The Department of Labor and Employment is under the Executive Order No. 565-a
which amending executive order no. 565, series of 2006, by defining the administrative
relationship between the department of labor and employment and the professional
regulation commission (PRC) and delegating the presidential power of control over the
prc to the secretary of labor and employment40 and Labor Code stands as the law
governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines.41
Functions

 Enforce social and labor legislation to protect the working class and regulate
the relations between the worker and his employers;
 Formulate and recommend policies, plans and programs for manpower
development, training, allocation, and utilization;
 Recommend legislation to enhance the material, social and intellectual
improvement of the nation's labor force;
 Protect and promote the interest of every citizen desiring to work locally or
overseas by securing for him the most equitable terms and conditions of
employment, and by providing social and welfare services;
 Regulate the employment of aliens, including the enforcement of a
registration or work permit system for such aliens, as provided for by law;
 Formulate general guidelines concerning wage income policy;
 Recommend necessary adjustments in wage structures with the view to
developing a wage system that is consistent with national economic and
social development plans;
 Provide for safe, decent, humane and improved working conditions and
environment for all workers, particularly women and young workers;
 Maintain a harmonious, equitable and stable labor relations system that is
supportive of the national economic policies and programs;
 Uphold the right of workers and employers to organize and promote free
collective bargaining as the foundation of the labor relations system;
 Provide and ensure the fair and expeditious settlement and disposition of
labor and industrial disputes through collective bargaining, grievance
machinery, conciliation, mediation, voluntary arbitration, compulsory
arbitration as may be provided by law, and other modes that may be
voluntarily agreed upon by the parties concerned; and
 Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.42

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics(BLES)

 Bureau of Labor Relations(BLR)
 Bureau of Local Employment(BLE)
 Bureau of Rural Workers
 Employees' Compensation Commission(ECC)
 Philippine Overseas Employment Administration(POEA)
 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA)
 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA)
 Information and Publication Service(IPS)
 Occupational Safety and Health Center(OSHC)
 National Conciliation and Mediation Board(NCMB)
 National Wages and Productivity Commission(NWPC)
 National Labor Relations Commission(NLRC)
 13. Department of Agriculture (DA)

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (abbreviated as DA; Filipino: Kagawaran ng

Pagsasaka), is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for
the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth.43

Mandate

Under the Presidential Decree No. 461 which was reorganized the Department of
Agriculture and Natural Resources(DANR) into a Department of Agriculture (DA) and a
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and provided for the functional and structural
configuration of the two departments. Eventually the Republic Act No. 8435 which also
known as "The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997", mandated the
Department of Agriculture in keeping with the presidential form of government to
formulate and implement a medium and long-term comprehensive Agriculture and
Fisheries Modernization Plan.44

Functions

The Department of Agriculture is the principal agency of the Philippine government

responsible for the promotion of agricultural development growth. In pursuit of this, it
provides the policy framework, helps direct public investments, and in partnership with
local government units (LGUs) provides the support services necessary to make
agriculture and agri-based enterprises profitable and to help spread the benefits of
development to the poor, particularly those in rural areas.45

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Plant Industry

 Bureau of Animal Industry
 Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension
 Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
 Agricultural Training Institute
 Bureau of Agricultural Research
 Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
 National Food Authority
 Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
 Philippine Rice Research Institute46

14. Department of Finance (DOF)

The Philippines' Department of Finance (DOF) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pananalapi) is

the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the formulation,
institutionalization and administration of fiscal policies, management of the financial
resources of the government, supervision of the revenue operations of all local
government units, the review, approval and management of all public sector debt, and
the rationalization, privatization and public accountability of corporations and assets
owned, controlled or acquired by the government.47

Mandate

Under Executive Orders 127, 127-A and 292, the Department of Finance is responsible
for formulation, institutionalization and administration of fiscal policies in coordination
with other concerned subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities of the government. 48

Functions

 Formulate goals, action plans and strategies for the Government’s resource
mobilization effort;
 Formulate, institutionalize and administer fiscal and tax policies;
 Supervise, direct and control the collection of government revenues;
 Act as custodian of, and manage all financial resources of Government
 Manage public debt;
 Review and coordinate policies, plans and programs of GOCCs;
 Monitor and support the implementation of policies and measures on local
revenue administration;
 Coordinate with other government agencies on matters concerning fiscal,
monetary, trade and other economic policies
 Investigate and arrest illegal activities such as smuggling, dumping, illegal
logging, etc. affecting national economic interest.49

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Internal Revenue

 Bureau of Customs
 Securities and Exhange Commission50

15. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

The Philippines' Department of Agrarian Reform (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Repormang

Pansakahan, abbreviated as DAR or KRP) is the executive department of the Philippine
Government responsible for the redistribution of agrarian land in the Philippines.51

Mandate

Under the Executive Order 129-A which provided for the organizational structure of
DAR and the respective functions of each office, it created an Agrarian Reform
Adjudication Board under the Office of the Secretary. The Department also mandated
by the Republic Act No. 6389 which an Act Amending RA 3844,otherwise known as the
Agricultural Land Reform Code, created a Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with
the authority and responsibility to implement the policies of the State on agrarian
reform.52

Functions

To lead in the implementation of agrarian reform & sustainable development in the

country through land tenure improvement and the provision of integrated development
services to landless farmers, farmworkers and small-landowners-cultivators & the
delivery of agrarian justice as key to long lasting peace and development of the
countryside.53

Attached Agencies

 Bureau of Agrarian Reform Legal Assistance

 Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development
 Bureau of Land Tenure Improvement
 Bureau of Land Development
 Bureau of Agrarian Reform Information Education54

16. Department of National Defense (DND)

The Department of National Defense (DND; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Tanggulang

Pambansa, KTP) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible
for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country.
The Department of National Defense exercises executive supervision over the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the Philippine
Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), the National Defense College of the
Philippines (NDCP), and the Government Arsenal (GA). It is also responsible for
disaster preparation and management in the country.55

Mandate

Executive Order 112 series of 1999, the Department is responsible to guard against
external and internal threats to national peace and security, promote the welfare of
soldiers, veterans and their families in order to attain national security, uphold
sovereignty and territorial integrity, support socio-economic development and political
stability.56

Functions

 It is tasked with the responsibility of providing the necessary protection of the

State against external and internal threats; directing, planning and supervising
 the National Defense Program; maintaining law and order throughout the
country; and performing other functions as may be provided for by law.
 It exercises executive supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP), the Government Arsenal (GA), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), and the National Defense College of
the Philippines (NDCP).
 It is charged with the duty of supervising the National Defense Program of the
country. It also has responsibility for overseeing field operations to ensure the
judicious and effective implementation of National Defense and Security
Programs.

Attached Agencies

 Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP)

 Office of Civil Defense(OCD)
 Philippine Veterans Affairs Office(PVAO)
 National Defense College of the Philippines(NDCP)
 Government Arsenal

17. Department of Transportation (DOTr)

The Department of Transportation (DOTr; Filipino: Kagawarán ng Transportasyon) is

the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance
and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective
instruments for national recovery and economic progress.57

Mandate

The Department is under the Executive Order No.125, which "Reorganizing the Ministry
of Transportation and Communications for the primary policy, planning, programming,
coordinating, implementing and administrative entity of the executive branch of the
government on the promotion, development and regulation of a dependable and
coordinated network of transportation and communications systems, as well as in the
fast, safe, efficient and reliable transportation and communications services. 58

Functions

 Policy formulation
 Industry/ services regulation
 Infrastructure development
 International cooperation59

Attached Agencies

 Land Transportation Office (LTO)

  Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board(LTFRB)
 Philippine Ports Authority(PPA)
 Maritime Industry Authority(MARINA)
 National Telecommunications Commission(NTC)
 Air Transportation Office(ATO)
 Civil Aeronautics Board(CAB)
 Light Rail Transit Autority(LTRA)
 Metro Rail Transit Corporation(MRTC)
 Philippine National Railways(PNR)60

18. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (abbreviated

as DICT; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon)
is the executive department of the Philippine governmentresponsible for the planning,
development and promotion of the country's information and communications
technology(ICT) agenda in support of national development.61

Mandate

The Department is under the Executive Order No. 269 which creating the Commission
on Information and Communications Technology62 and mandated by the Republic Act
No. 10844 which an act creating the DICT to ecognize the vital role of information and
communication in nation-building.63

Functions

 Formulate, recommend and implement national policies, plans, programs and

guidelines that will promote the development and use of ICT with due
consideration to the advantages of convergence and emerging technologies;
 Formulate policies and initiatives, in coordination with the Department of
Education (DepED), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), to develop and
promote ICT in education consistent with the national goals and objectives, and
responsive to the human resource needs of the ICT and ICT-enabled services
(ICT-ES) sectors;
 Provide an integrated framework in order to optimize all government ICT
resources and networks for the identification and prioritization of all E-
Government systems and applications as provided for the E-Government
Masterplan and the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).64

Attached Agencies

 National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

 National Privacy Commission
  Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC)

19. Department of Tourism (DOT)

The Department of Tourism (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Turismo, DOT) is the executive

department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine
tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination.65

Mandate

The Department is under the Executive Order No. 680 whereas, Executive Order (EO)
No. 46 granted authority to the Ministry of Tourism (now Department of Tourism or
DOT) through the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) to establish and operate a duty
and tax free merchandising system in the Philippines, and mandated in Section 3
thereof that all net profits from merchandising operations conducted pursuant thereto
shall accrue to the Ministry of Tourism (now DOT), which shall allocate the same in
accordance with existing policies and regulations.66

Functions

 The Tourism Promotion Sector has the primary function of promoting the
Philippines as a tourist destination domestically and internationally. It devises
integrated marketing and promotional activities such as information
dissemination, public relations, special events, and related tourism programs. It
likewise supervises the overseas field offices established to implement and
enhance the tourism development and promotion program of the Department in
the international field.
 The Tourism Services and Regional Offices Sector is tasked to ensure the
pleasant entry, stay, and exit of tourists. It formulates standards of quantity and
efficiency for tourism-oriented establishments, among others, done through an
accreditation system. Tourist establishments' compliance to policies are
monitored to make sure that their facilities and services are operated and
maintained according to acceptable international norms. The Sector also
supervises DOT's regional operations established to implement the policies,
plans, programs, and regulations of the Department and to maintain the delivery
of efficient and effective frontline services for the tourism industry.
 The Tourism Planning, Product Development and Coordination Sector is
responsible for the formulation and updating of the Tourism Master Plan,
together with its component programs. The Sector monitors the effective
implementation of the Tourism Master Plan and, in coordination with the private
sector and other government institutions , develops and conceptualizes new
products and investment opportunities designed to enhance tourist sites and
facilities.
 The Internal Services Sector ensures the smooth and legal functioning of the
operations of the Department through the provision of effective and efficient
 advice and services in the areas of personnel management, human resources
development, general services administration, computerization and information
technology services, budgetary, financial and management services, and
including investigatory and advisory services.67

Attached Agencies

 Philippine Tourism Authority

 Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation(PCVC)68

20. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Ugnayang

Panlabas) is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute
to the enhancement of national security and the protection of the territorial integrity and
national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining development
and enhancing the Philippines' competitive edge, to protect the rights and promote the
welfare of Filipinos overseas and to mobilize them as partners in national development,
to project a positive image of the Philippines, and to increase international
understanding of Philippine culture for mutually-beneficial relations with other
countries.69

Mandate

The Department under the Executive Order No. 132 which reorganizing the Department
of Foreign Affairs to advise and assist the President in planning, organizing, directing,
coordinating, integrating and evaluating the total national effort in the field of foreign
relations.70

Functions

 onduct the country's foreign relations in accordance with the policies laid down by
the President;
 Maintain and develop the country's representation with foreign governments;
 Conduct Philippine representation in the United Nations, the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and other international and regional
organizations;
 Serve as the channel for matters involving foreign relations, including official
communications to and from the Republic of the Philippines;
 Negotiate treaties and other agreements pursuant to instructions of the
President, and in coordination, when necessary, with other government
agencies;
 In cooperation with other government agencies and the private sector, promote
trade, investments, tourism, and other economic relations with other countries;
  Foster cultural relations with other countries and protect and enhance the
Philippines image abroad;
 In cooperation with other government agencies, undertake efforts to inform the
international community about the Philippines, protect and assist the Philippine
nationals abroad;
 Carry out legal documentation functions as provided for by laws and regulations;
 Monitor and analyze events in other countries and report them, as appropriate, to
the President and other government agencies;
 In cooperation with other government agencies, initiate, formulate, integrate, and
submit to the President short-, medium-, and long-range foreign policy plans and
programs;
 Supervise and direct all officials and employees assigned by the Department and
other government agencies to Foreign Service establishments abroad in
accordance with the pertinent laws, rules and inter-agency agreements;
 Recruit, maintain and develop a professional career foreign service based on
merit.71

2
http://www.dost.gov.ph/transparency/about-dost/mandate-mission-and-vision.html

4
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dost/dost.html
5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Education_(Philippines)
6
http://www.deped.gov.ph/about-deped/vision-mission-core-values-and-mandate/
7
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/deped/deped.html
8
http://www.deped.gov.ph/about-deped/attached-agencies/
9
and 11https://www.doe.gov.ph/who-we-are
10
https://www.doe.gov.ph/who-we-are

12
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/doe/doe.html
13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(Philippines)
14
and 16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_the_Interior_and_Local_Government
15
https://dilg.gov.ph/page/Powers-Functions/21

17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Social_Welfare_and_Development
18
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dswd/dswd.html
19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines)
20
and 21 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dti/dti.html

22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Philippines)
23
https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/transparency%20seal/Mandate_Mission_0.pdf
24
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/doh/doh.html
25
http://r8.denr.gov.ph/index.php/110-webpage/cdolores/725-cenro-dolores-missionvision
26
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/denr/denr.html
27
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Philippines)
28
and 29 https://www.doj.gov.ph/vision-mission-and-mandate.html

30
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/doj/doj.html
31
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways
32
https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/OPCCB/OPIF_2007/dpwh.pdf
33
http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dpwh/content/about-dpwh
34
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways
35
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Budget_and_Management_(Philippines)
36
and 37 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dbm/dbm.html

38
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Budget_and_Management_(Philippines)
39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Labor_and_Employment_(Philippines)
40
https://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2006/eo_565-a_2006.html
41
https://blr.dole.gov.ph/2014/12/11/labor-code-of-the-philippines/
42
and 43 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dole/dole.html
43
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Agriculture_(Philippines)
44
https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/OPCCB/opif_2008/OPIF/da-FINAL.pdf
45
and 46 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/da/da.html

47
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Philippines)
48
, 49 and 50 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dof/dof.html

51
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Agrarian_Reform_(Philippines)
52
https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/OPCCB/OPIF_2007/dar.pdf
53
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dar/dar.html
54
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Agrarian_Reform_(Philippines)
55
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_National_Defense_(Philippines)
56
http://www.dnd.gov.ph/transparency/about-dnd/mandate-mission-vision.html
57
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Transportation_(Philippines)
58
https://dotr.gov.ph/index.php/2014-09-02-05-01-41/2014-09-03-06-43-32/18-transparency/17-mandates-
functions
59
https://dotr.gov.ph/index.php/2014-09-02-05-01-41
60
https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dotc/dotc.html
61
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Information_and_Communications_Technology
62
https://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2004/eo_269_2004.html
63
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10844_2016.html
64
http://dict.gov.ph/about-us/our-mandate/
65
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Tourism_(Philippines)
66
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/11/19/executive-order-no-680-s-2007/
67
and 68 https://www.lawphil.net/administ/dot/dot.html

69
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Philippines)
70
and 71 https://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_132_1987.html

Submitted to: Shedrick Zaragoza, MPA

Submitted by: Rutchelle L. Remorta BPA3