Education
This department supervises all public and private schools in the country.
Department of Education (DepEd)
This government institution interprets laws and resolves disputes.
Department of Justice (DOJ)
This department promotes and protects the health of Filipinos.
Department of Health (DOH)
This department builds and maintains roads, bridges, and highways.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
This department protects the country’s natural resources.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
This agency oversees state universities and colleges (SUCs).
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
This department manages prisons and rehabilitates inmates.
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
This agency provides social protection and cash assistance to poor households.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
This department ensures fair trade and supports industries.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
This department provides farmers with seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation support.
Department of Agriculture (DA)
This department provides technical-vocational training.
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
This department ensures peace and order.
Philippine National Police (PNP)
This department focuses on workers’ rights, wages, and employment.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
This department manages the country’s finances and taxation.
Department of Finance (DOF)
This agency responds to typhoons, floods, and disasters.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
This commission manages the country’s science and technology programs.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
This government office oversees the country’s elections.
Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
This office provides aid and protection to overseas Filipino workers.
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
This department handles transportation—land, sea, and air.
Department of Transportation (DOTr)
This agency manages the Philippines’ tourism industry.
Department of Tourism (DOT)
This commission oversees culture, arts, and historical preservation.
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
This department leads the country’s foreign relations and diplomacy.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
This agency manages housing programs and urban development.
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)
This department secures energy resources like electricity and fuel.
Department of Energy (DOE)
This agency ensures food security through fisheries and marine resources.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)