Department
The Department of
Information and
Communications Technology
June 9, 2016
Responsible for the planning,
development and promotion
of the country's information
and communications
technology (ICT) agenda in
support of national
development.
Department of Agrarian
Reform
September 10, 1971
responsible for the
redistribution of agrarian
land in the Philippines
Department of Agriculture
June 23, 1898
responsible for the
promotion of agricultural and
fisheries development and
growth
Mandate
Shall be the primary policy, planning,
coordinating, implementing, and
administrative entity of the Executive Branch
of the government that will plan, develop,
and promote the national ICT development
agenda. (RA 10844)
Lead implementing agency of CARP. It
undertakes land tenure improvement,
development of program beneficiaries, and
agrarian justice delivery.
Vision: A just, safe, and equitable society that
upholds the rights of tillers to own, control,
secure, cultivate and enhance their
agricultural lands, improve their quality of life
towards rural development and national
industrialization.
Mission: DAR is the lead government agency
that upholds and implements comprehensive
and genuine agrarian reform which actualizes
land distribution, ownership and agricultural
productivity and tenurial security for, of and
with the tillers of the land towards the
improvement of their quality of life.
The Department is the government agency
responsible for the promotion of agricultural
development by providing the policy
framework, public investments, and support
services needed for domestic and export-
oriented business enterprises.
In the fulfillment of this mandate, it shall be
the primary concern of the Department to
improve farm income and generate work
opportunities for farmers, fishermen and
Attached Agencies/Bureaus
Attached Agencies
a. National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC)
-responsible for the supervision,
adjudication and control over all
telecommunications services
throughout the country.
b. National Privacy Commission
-to monitor and ensure compliance of
the country with international
standards set for data protection
c. Cybercrime Investigation and
Coordination Center (CICC)
To formulate a national cybersecurity
plan and extend immediate assistance
for the suppression of real-time
commission of cybercrime offenses
through a computer emergency
response team
Bureaus
a. Bureau of Agrarian Reform Legal
Assistance
b. Bureau of Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries Development
c. Bureau of Land Tenure Improvement
Bureaus
a. Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
b. Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries c.
Standards (BAFS), formerly known as
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries
Product Standards (BAFPS) until the
enactment of R.A. No. 10601.
c. Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
other rural workers. It shall encourage
people’s participation in agricultural
development through sectoral representation
in agricultural policy-making bodies so that
the policies, plans and programs of the
Department are formulated and executed to
satisfy their needs.
It shall also use a bottom-up self-reliant farm
system approach that will emphasize social
justice, equity, productivity and sustainability
in the use of agricultural resources.
d. Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
e. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (BFAR)
f. Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
Bureau of Soils and Water Management
(BSWM)
g. Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries
Engineering (BAFE), new bureau under
R.A. No. 10601
Formerly Attached Bureaus:
a. Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)
(now under the Philippine Statistics
Authority)
Attached Agencies
a. Agricultural Credit and Policy Council
(ACPC)
b. Cotton Development Administration
(CODA)
c. Philippine Fiber Industry
d. Development Authority (PhilFIDA)
e. National Dairy Authority (NDA)
f. National Fisheries Research and
Development Institute (NFRDI)
g. National Meat Inspection Service
(NMIS)
h. National Tobacco Administration
(NTA)
i. Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)
k. Philippine Council for Agriculture and
Fishery (PCAF)
l. Philippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechanization
(PhilMech)
m. Philippine Crop Insurance
Corporation (PCIC)

Department of Budget and
Management
April 25, 1936
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.
Department of Education
January 21, 1901
responsible for ensuring
access to, promoting equity
in, and improving the quality
of basic education.[2] 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
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.
n. Philippine Fisheries Development
Authority (PFDA)
o. Philippine Rice Research Institute
(Philrice)
p. Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee
Corporation (QUEDANCOR)
q. Southeast Asian Fisheries
Development Center (SEAFDEC)
s. Sugar Regulatory Administration
(SRA)
Formerly-attached agencies:
a. Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
(FPA)
b. National Food Authority (NFA)
c. National Irrigation Administration
(NIA)
d. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
Attached Agencies
Government Procurement Policy Board-
Technical Support Office
Procurement Service
Bureaus
Administrative Service (AS)
Bureau of Curriculum Development
(BCD)
Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA)
Bureau of Human Resources and
Organizational Development (BHROD)
Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD)
Bureau of Learning Resources (BLR)
Bureau of Learner Support Service
(BLSS)
Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE)
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Service (DRRMS)
External Partnerships Service (EPS)
school systems.
Department of Energy
December 9, 1992
responsible for preparing,
integrating, manipulating,
organizing, coordinating,
supervising and controlling
all plans, programs, projects
and activities of the
Government relative to
energy exploration,
development, utilization,
distribution and
conservation.
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
January 1, 1917
responsible for governing
and supervising the
exploration, development,
utilization, and conservation
of the country's natural
resources.
Mandated 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.
The Department is the primary agency
responsible for the conservation,
management, development, and proper use
of the country’s environment and natural
resources, specifically forest and grazing
lands, mineral resources, including those in
reservation and watershed areas, and lands
of the public domain, as well as the licensing
and regulation of all natural resources as may
be provided for by law in order to ensure
equitable sharing of the benefits derived
therefrom for the welfare of the present and
future generations of Filipinos.
To accomplish this mandate, the Department
Finance Service (FS)
Information and Communications
Technology Service (ICTS)
Legal Service (LS)
National Educators' Academy of the
Philippines (NEAP)
Planning Service (PS)
Procurement Service (PROCS)
Project Management Service (PMS)
Public Affairs Service (PAS)
Attached Agencies:
Department of Education in the ARMM
(DepEd ARMM)
Instructional Materials Council (IMC)
National Book Development Board
(NBDB)
National Council for Children's
Television (NCCT)
National Museum of the Philippines
National Science Teaching
Instrumentation Center (NSTIC)
Philippine High School for the Arts
(PHSA)
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.)
Bureaus:
Environmental Management Bureau
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Forest Management Bureau
Land Management Bureau
Biodiversity Management Bureau
(formerly Protected Areas and Wildlife
Management Bureau)
Land Management Bureau
Ecosystems Research and Development
Bureau
Attached Agencies:
Laguna Lake Development Authority

Department of Finance
March 17, 1897
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.
Department of Foreign
Affairs
June 23, 1898
tasked to contribute to the
enhancement of national
shall be guided by the following objectives:
1. Assure the availability and sustainability of
the country's natural resources through
judicious use and systematic restoration or
replacement, whenever possible;
2. Increase the productivity of natural
resources in order to meet the demands for
forest, mineral, and land resources if a
growing population;
3. Enhance the contribution of natural
resources for achieving national economic
and social development;
4. Promote equitable access to natural
resources by the different sectors of the
population; and
5. Conserve specific terrestrial and marine
areas representative of the Philippine natural
and cultural heritage for present and future
generations.
Formulation, institutionalization and
administration of fiscal policies in
coordination with other concerned
subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities
of the government;
National Mapping and Resource
Information Authority
National Water Resources Board
Natural Resources Development
Corporation
Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development
Philippine Mining Development
Corporation
Philippine Reclamation Authority
Bureaus:
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Bureau of Customs (BOC)
Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)
Bureau of Local Government Finance
(BLGF)
Offices:
Privatization and Management Office
(PMO)
Agencies and Corporations:
Insurance Commission (IC)
National Tax Research Center (NTRC)
Central Board of Assessment Appeal
(CBAA)
Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corporation (PDIC)
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency
(PHILEXIM)
Securities and Exchange Commission
(Philippines)
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.
Department of Health
June 23, 1898
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.
Generation and management of the financial
resources of government;
Supervision of the revenue operations of all
local government units;
Review, approval and management of all
public sector debt, domestic or foreign; and
Rationalization, privatization and public
accountability of corporations and assets
owned, controlled or acquired by the
government.
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.
Bureaus
Epidemiology Bureau (formerly National
Epidemiology Center)
Bureau of Health Devices and
Technology
Bureau of Health Facilities and Services
Bureau of International Health
Cooperation
Bureau of Local Health Systems
Development
Bureau of Quarantine
Disease Prevention and Control Bureau
(formerly National Center for Disease
Prevention and Control)
Food and Drug Administration
Health Emergency Management Bureau
Health Facility Development Bureau
(formerly National Center For Health
Facilities Development)
Health Human Resources Development
Bureau
Health Policy Development and
Planning Bureau
Attached Agencies
Commission on Population (POPCOM)
Local Water Utilities Administration
National Nutrition Council (NNC)
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
(PHIC; PhilHealth) Bida
Philippine Institute for Traditional and
Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)
Philippine International Trading
Corporation - Pharma (PITC - Pharma)
Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)