Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus

The Department of Shall be the primary Attached Agencies

Information and policy, planning, a. National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
Communications coordinating, -responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all
Technology implementing, and telecommunications services throughout the country.
June 9, 2016 administrative entity
of the Executive b. National Privacy Commission
responsible for the Branch of the -to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with
planning, development government that will international standards set for data protection
and promotion of the plan, develop, and
country's information promote the c. Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC)
and communications national ICT -to formulate a national cybersecurity plan and extend immediate
technology (ICT) agenda development assistance for the suppression of real-time commission of
in support of national agenda. (RA 10844) cybercrime offenses through a computer emergency response team
development.

Department of Agrarian Lead implementing Bureaus

Reform agency of CARP. It a. Bureau of Agrarian Reform Legal Assistance
September 10, 1971 undertakes land
tenure b. Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development
responsible for the improvement,
redistribution of development of c. Bureau of Land Tenure Improvement
agrarian land in the program
Philippines. 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
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
tenurial security for,
of and with the
tillers of the land
towards the
improvement of
their quality of life.
Department of The Department is Bureaus
Agriculture the government a. Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
June 23, 1898 agency responsible
for the promotion of b. Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries c. Standards (BAFS), formerly
responsible for the agricultural known as Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards
promotion of development by (BAFPS) until the enactment of R.A. No. 10601.
agricultural and fisheries providing the policy
development and framework, public c. Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
growth investments, and
support services d. Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
needed for domestic
and export-oriented e. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
business enterprises.
f. Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
In the fulfillment of Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
this mandate, it shall
be the primary g. Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), new
concern of the bureau under R.A. No. 10601
Department to
improve farm
income and Formerly Attached Bureaus:
generate work a. Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) (now under the Philippine
opportunities for Statistics Authority)
farmers, fishermen
and other rural Attached Agencies
workers. It shall a. Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC)
encourage people’s
participation in b. Cotton Development Administration (CODA)
agricultural
development c. Philippine Fiber Industry
through sectoral
representation in d. Development Authority (PhilFIDA)
agricultural policy-
making bodies so e. National Dairy Authority (NDA)
that the policies,
plans and programs f. National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)
of the Department
are formulated and g. National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)
executed to satisfy
their needs. h. National Tobacco Administration (NTA)

It shall also use a i. Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)

bottom-up self-
reliant farm system k. Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fishery (PCAF)
approach that will
emphasize social l. Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
justice, equity, Mechanization (PhilMech)
productivity and m. Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)
sustainability in the
use of agricultural n. Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA)
resources.
o. Philippine Rice Research Institute (Philrice)
MISSION
To help and p. Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR)
empower the
farming and fishing q. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)
communities and
the private sector to s. Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)
produce enough,
accessible and Formerly-attached agencies:
affordable food for
every Filipino and a a. Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA)
decent income for
all. b. National Food Authority (NFA)

c. National Irrigation Administration (NIA)

d. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)

Department of Budget Attached Agencies
and Management
April 25, 1936 Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office
Procurement Service
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 Mandated under Bureaus
Education this Order and by Administrative Service (AS)
January 21, 1901 subsequent Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD)
issuances to Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA)
responsible for ensuring promote the sound, Bureau of Human Resources and Organizational Development
access to, promoting efficient and (BHROD)
equity in, and improving effective Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD)
the quality of basic management and Bureau of Learning Resources (BLR)
education.[2] It is the utilization of Bureau of Learner Support Service (BLSS)
main agency tasked to government Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE)
manage and govern the resources (i.e., Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS)
Philippine system of technological, External Partnerships Service (EPS)
basic education. It is the manpower, physical Finance Service (FS)
chief formulator of and financial) as Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS)
Philippine education instrument in the Legal Service (LS)
policy and responsible achievement of National Educators' Academy of the Philippines (NEAP)
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
for the Philippine national Planning Service (PS)
primary and secondary socioeconomic and Procurement Service (PROCS)
school systems. political Project Management Service (PMS)
development goals. Public Affairs Service (PAS)

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.
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)
Mandated to Attached Agencies:
prepare, integrate, National Biofuels Board (NBB)
coordinate, National Power Corporation (NPC/Napocor)
supervise and National Transmission Corporation (TransCo)
control all plans, National Electrification Administration (NEA)
programs, projects Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
and activities of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation
Government relative (PSALM Corp.)
to energy
exploration,
development,
utilization,
distribution and
conservation.
The Department is Bureaus:
the primary agency
responsible for the Environmental Management Bureau
conservation, Mines and Geosciences Bureau
management, Forest Management Bureau
development, and Land Management Bureau
proper use of the Biodiversity Management Bureau (formerly Protected Areas and
country’s Wildlife Management Bureau)
environment and Land Management Bureau
natural resources, Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau
specifically forest
and grazing lands, Attached Agencies:
mineral resources, Laguna Lake Development Authority
including those in National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
reservation and National Water Resources Board
watershed areas, Natural Resources Development Corporation
and lands of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
public domain, as Philippine Mining Development Corporation
well as the licensing Philippine Reclamation Authority
and regulation of all
natural resources as
may be provided for
by law in order to
Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
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 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
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
representative of
the Philippine
natural and cultural
heritage for present
and future
generations.
Department of Finance Bureaus:
March 17, 1897
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
responsible for the Bureau of Customs (BOC)
formulation, Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)
institutionalization and Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)
administration of fiscal
policies, management of Offices:
the financial resources Privatization and Management Office (PMO)
of the government,
supervision of the Agencies and Corporations:
revenue operations of Insurance Commission (IC)
all local government National Tax Research Center (NTRC)
units, the review, Central Board of Assessment Appeal (CBAA)
approval and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
management of all Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM)
public sector debt, and Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)
the rationalization,
privatization and public
accountability of
corporations and assets
owned, controlled or
acquired by the
government.
Department of Foreign Formulation,
Affairs institutionalization
June 23, 1898 and administration
of fiscal policies in
tasked to contribute to coordination with
the enhancement of other concerned
national security and the subdivisions,
protection of the agencies and
territorial integrity and instrumentalities of
national sovereignty, to the government;
participate in the
national endeavor of Generation and
sustaining development management of the
and enhancing the financial resources
Philippines' competitive of government;
edge, to protect the
rights and promote the Supervision of the
welfare of Filipinos revenue operations
overseas and to mobilize of all local
them as partners in government units;
national development,
to project a positive Review, approval
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
image of the Philippines, and management of
and to increase all public sector
international debt, domestic or
understanding of foreign; and
Philippine culture for
mutually-beneficial Rationalization,
relations with other privatization and
countries. public accountability
of corporations and
assets owned,
controlled or
acquired by the
government.
Department of Health The Department of Bureaus
June 23, 1898 Health (DOH) is the Epidemiology Bureau (formerly National Epidemiology Center)
principal health Bureau of Health Devices and Technology
responsible for ensuring agency in the Bureau of Health Facilities and Services
access to basic public Philippines. It is Bureau of International Health Cooperation
health services by all responsible for Bureau of Local Health Systems Development
Filipinos through the ensuring access to Bureau of Quarantine
provision of quality basic public health Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (formerly National Center
health care and the services to all for Disease Prevention and Control)
regulation of all health Filipinos through the Food and Drug Administration
services and products. provision of quality Health Emergency Management Bureau
health care and Health Facility Development Bureau (formerly National Center For
regulation of Health Facilities Development)
providers of health Health Human Resources Development Bureau
goods and services. 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)
Department of the The Department Bureaus:
Interior and Local shall promote peace Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD)
Government and order, ensure Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS)
Sept 21, 1897 public safety, National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO)
strengthen Office of Project Development Services (OPDS)
responsible for capability of local
promoting peace and government units Attached Agencies:
order, ensuring public through active Bureau of Fire Protection[10]
safety and strengthening people participation Bureau of Jail Management and Penology[11]
local government and a Local Government Academy[12]
capability aimed professionalized National Police Commission[13]
towards the effective corps of civil Philippine National Police
delivery of basic services servants. Philippine Public Safety College[14]
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
to the citizenry.

Department of Justice Effective, efficient Attached Agencies:

September 26, 1898 and equitable Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
administration of Bureau of Immigration (BI)
responsible for justice. Land Registration Authority (LRA)
upholding the rule of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
law in the Philippines. It Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC)
is the government's Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)
principal law agency, Parole and Probation Administration (PPA)
serving as its legal Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG)
counsel and prosecution Public Attorney's Office (PAO)
arm. Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR)
Department of Labor The Department of Bureaus:
and Employment Labor and Bureau of Local Employment (BLE)
December 8, 1933 Employment is Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES)
mandated as the Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR)
mandated to formulate primary policy- Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC)
policies, implement making, Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC)
programs and services, programming, International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB)
and serve as the policy- coordinating and National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO)
coordinating arm of the administrative entity
Executive Branch in the of the Executive Attached Agencies:
field of labor and Branch of the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC)
employment. government in the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS)
field of labor and National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB)
employment. It National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
assumes the primary National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP)
responsibilities of National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)
promoting gainful Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
employment Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
opportunities and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
optimizing the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
development and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
utilization of the
country's manpower
resources;
advancing workers'
welfare by providing
for just and humane
working conditions
and terms of
employment; and
maintaining
industrial peace by
promoting
harmonious,
equitable, and stable
employment
relations that assure
equal protection for
the rights of all
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
concerned parties.
Department of National To maximize its Bureaus:
Defense effectiveness and Armed Forces of the Philippines
1 November 1939 efficiency for Office of Civil Defense
guarding against Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
responsible for guarding internal and external National Defense College of the Philippines
against external and threats to national Government Arsenal
internal threats to peace peace and security,
and security in the promote the welfare
country. of soldiers and
veterans, and
provide support for
social and economic
development.
Department of To provide and Bureaus:
Government Ways and manage quality Bureau of Design
Highways infrastructure Bureau of Construction
January 24, 1899 facilities and Bureau of Maintenance
services responsive Bureau of Equipment
solely vested with the to the needs of the Bureau of Research & Standards
Mandate to “be the Filipino people in Bureau of Quality & Safety
State's engineering and the pursuit of
construction arm” national Attached Agencies:
development Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
objectives. Road Board
Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
The DPWH is
mandated to
undertake (a) the
planning of
infrastructure, such
as national roads
and bridges, flood
control, water
resources projects
and other public
works, and (b) the
design, construction,
and maintenance of
national roads and
bridges, and major
flood control
systems.
Department of Science Shall provide central National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
and Technology direction, National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
January 30, 1987 leadership, and College of criminal justice (CCJ)
coordination of Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources
responsible for the scientific and Research and Development (PCAARRD)
coordination of science technological efforts Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)
and technology-related and ensure that the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology
projects in the results therefrom Research and Development (PCIEERD)
Philippines and to are geared and Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
formulate policies and utilized in areas of Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
projects in the fields of maximum economic Forest Products Research Development Institute (FPRDI)
science and technology and social benefits Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
in support of national for the people. Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
development. Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Philippine Science High School System (PSHS)
Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)
Science Education Institute (SEI)
Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)
Technology Resource Center (TRC)
Department of Social Shall provide central
Welfare and direction,
Development leadership, and
November 1, 1939 coordination of
scientific and
responsible for the technological efforts
protection of the social and ensure that the
welfare of rights of results therefrom
Filipinos and to promote are geared and
social development. utilized in areas of
maximum economic
and social benefits
for the people.
Department of Tourism
May 11, 1973

responsible for the

regulation of the
Philippine tourism
industry and the
promotion of the
Philippines as a tourist
destination.

Department of Trade The DTI is Attached Agencies

and Industry responsible for Board of Investments (BOI)
September 6, 1901 realizing the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP)
country's goal of Design Center of the Philippines (DCP)
tasked as the main globally competitive Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC)
economic catalyst that and innovative Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM)
enables innovative, industry and services Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)
competitive, job sector that National Development Company (NDC)
generating, inclusive contribute to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
business, and empowers inclusive growth and Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC)
consumers. employment Philippine Pharma Procurement Incorporated (PPPI)
generation. Small Business Corporation (SB Corp)
Department of Attached Agencies
Transportation a. Land Transportation Office (LTO)
 Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
January 23, 1899 The LTO promotes the safety and comfort of the traveling public
with respect to motor vehicles. The LTO is also tasked with
responsible for the collecting various fees from the registration of motor vehicles, the
maintenance and issuance of licenses to qualified motor vehicle drivers, the
expansion of viable, collection of fines and penalties for motor vehicle related
efficient, and infractions, and the issuance of motor vehicle license plates.
dependable Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)
transportation systems Toll Regulatory Board (TRB)
as effective instruments The Toll Regulatory Board supervises and regulates the
for national recovery construction, operation, and maintenance of toll facilities, and is
and economic progress. also responsible for the collection of toll fees. It was created by
virtue of Presidential Decree (P.D.•) No. 1112 (a.k.a. the Toll
Operation Decree).
Philippine National Railways (PNR)
Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA)
Metro Rail Transit Corporation Though MRTC is not under the
government, the DOTr supervises the operation of the MRT-3
(MRTC)
North Luzon Railways Corporation (NORTHRAIL)
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
The CAAP is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation
in order to ensure safe, economical, and efficient air travel. As an
independent regulatory body with quasi-judicial and quasi-
legislative powers, the CAAP is mandated to set comprehensive,
clear and impartial rules and regulations for the Philippine aviation
industry.
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
The CAB is tasked with regulating, promoting, and developing the
economic aspects of civil aviation in the Philippines. The CAB
regulates the lease, purchase, and sales of aircraft, along with
overseeing consolidations and mergers of domestic air carriers.
Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC)
The PADC undertakes business and development activities for the
establishment of a reliable aviation and aerospace industry within
the Philippines. It engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of
all forms of aircraft, and also develops local capabilities in the
maintenance, repair, and modification of aviation equipment.
Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA-NAIA)
Created by Executive Order 778, the MIAA provides safe, efficient,
and reliable airport facilities for international and domestic travel
at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It is also tasked
with promoting NAIA as a center for international trade and
tourism.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
The MARINA oversees the promotion and development of the
maritime industry, and also provides effective regulation of
shipping enterprises.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA)
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
The PPA is the primary government agency concerned with the
Department Mandate/Mission Attached Agencies/Bureaus
planning and development of the country’s seaports.
Established in 1974, the PPA’s charter was amended by
Executive Order 857, which expanded its functions to include the
integration and coordination of ports nationwide.
Cebu Port Authority (CPA)