Cabinet of the Philippines

Cabinet of the Philippines
	Great Seal of the Philippines
Cabinet overview
Formed	January 21, 1899; (126 years ago)
Type	Advisory body
Headquarters	Malacañang Palace, Manila
Cabinet executives	Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines; Sec. Lucas Bersamin, Executive Secretary; Vacant, Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office; Vacant, Special Assistant to the President; Sec. Elaine T. Masukat, Chief of the Presidential Management Staff; Vacant, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel;
Website	www.gov.ph

The Cabinet of the Philippines (Filipino: Gabinete ng Pilipinas, usually referred to as the Cabinet or Gabinete) consists of the heads of the largest part of the executive branch of the national government of the Philippines. Currently, it includes the secretaries of 23 executive departments and the heads of other several other minor agencies and offices that are subordinate to the president of the Philippines.

The cabinet secretaries are tasked to advise the president on the different affairs of the state such as agriculture, budget, energy, finance, education, social welfare, national defense, and foreign policy.

They are nominated by the president and then presented to the Commission on Appointments, a body of the Congress of the Philippines that confirms all appointments made by the president, for confirmation or rejection. If the presidential appointees are approved, they are sworn into office, receive the title "Secretary", and begin to function their duties.

On May 22, 2025, incumbent President Bongbong Marcos called for the "courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries".^[1]^[2] This decision was made in proprietary measures following the administration's significant poor performance in the 2025 midterm elections which saw only half of Marcos' slate in the senate be elected.^[3]^[4]

Constitutional and legal basis

Appointment

Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that the President

shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this Constitution. He shall also appoint all other officers of the Government whose appointments are not otherwise provided for by law, and those whom he may be authorized by law to appoint. The Congress may, by law, vest the appointment of other officers lower in rank in the President alone, in the courts, or in the heads of departments, agencies, commissions, or boards.

Cabinet and cabinet-level officials

The people listed below form the cabinet and are the heads of the current executive departments of the Philippines. The officials under these departments are appointed with the rank of Secretary. Appointed officials who are not confirmed by the Commission on Appointments, as required by law, will take the office under acting capacity, or as officer-in-charge, depending on the appointment released and approved by the President. The current structure of the Cabinet of the Philippines are based on the executive orders reorganizing the offices under its jurisdiction, given the fact that the Constitution allows executive privileges to reorganize its structure.

Official Filipino names of the agencies were derived from Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and Department of Budget and Management.^[5]^[6]

Executive departments and offices

Department (Constituting instrument)	Acronym	Office	Incumbent	In office since
Office of the Executive Secretary (Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987)	OES	Executive Secretary	Lucas Bersamin	September 27, 2022
Foreign Affairs (Commonwealth Act No. 732)	DFA	Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Tess Lazaro Ad interim	May 23, 2025
Finance (Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987)	DOF	Secretary of Finance	Ralph Recto	January 12, 2024
National Defense (Commonwealth Act No. 1)	DND	Secretary of National Defense	Gilberto Teodoro	June 5, 2023
Justice (Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987)	DOJ	Secretary of Justice	Jesus Crispin Remulla	June 30, 2022
Interior and Local Government (Republic Act No. 6975)	DILG	Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	Jonvic Remulla	October 8, 2024
Agriculture (Presidential Decree No. 461, s. 1974)	DA	Secretary of Agriculture	Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.	November 3, 2023
Trade and Industry (Executive Order No. 133, s. 1987)	DTI	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque	August 2, 2024
Labor and Employment (Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987)	DOLE	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Bienvenido Laguesma	June 30, 2022
Health (Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947)	DOH	Secretary of Health	Teodoro Herbosa	June 5, 2023
Human Settlements and Urban Development (Republic Act No. 11201)	DHSUD	Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development	Jose Ramon Aliling Ad interim	May 23, 2025
Transportation (Republic Act No. 10844)	DOTr	Secretary of Transportation	Vivencio B. Dizon	February 21, 2025
Energy (Republic Act No. 7638)	DOE	Secretary of Energy	Sharon Garin Ad interim	May 23, 2025
Education (Republic Act No. 9155)	DepEd	Secretary of Education	Sonny Angara	July 19, 2024
Environment and Natural Resources (Presidential Decree No. 461, s. 1974)	DENR	Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Raphael Lotilla Ad interim	May 23, 2025
Budget and Management (Presidential Decree No. 1405, s. 1978)	DBM	Secretary of Budget and Management	Amenah Pangandaman	June 30, 2022
Science and Technology (Executive Order No. 128, s. 1987)	DOST	Secretary of Science and Technology	Renato Solidum Jr.	July 22, 2022
Agrarian Reform (Republic Act No. 6657)	DAR	Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Conrado Estrella III	June 30, 2022
Tourism (Executive Order No. 120, s. 1987)	DOT	Secretary of Tourism	Christina Garcia-Frasco	June 30, 2022
Social Welfare and Development (Presidential Decree No. 994, s. 1976)	DSWD	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Rexlon Gatchalian	January 31, 2023
Public Works and Highways (Executive Order No. 124-A, s. 1987)	DPWH	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Manuel Bonoan	June 30, 2022
Information and Communications Technology (Republic Act No. 10844)	DICT	Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Henry Rhoel R. Aguda Ad interim	March 20, 2025
Migrant Workers (Republic Act No. 11641)	DMW	Secretary of Migrant Workers	Hans Leo Cacdac	August 20, 2024
Economy, Planning and Development (Republic Act No. 12145)	DEPDev	Secretary of Economy, Planning and Development	Arsenio Balisacan	June 30, 2022
National Security	NSC	National Security Adviser	Eduardo Año	January 14, 2023
Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs	OSAPIEA	Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs	Frederick Go	January 12, 2024^[a]
Presidential Management	PMS	Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff	Elaine Masukat	January 3, 2023
Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	OCPLC	Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Juan Ponce Enrile	June 30, 2022
Office of the Presidential Assistant on Maritime Affairs	OPAMA	Presidential Assistant on Maritime Affairs	Andres Centino	September 28, 2023
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs	OPAMPA	Presidential Adviser on Military and Police Affairs	Roman A. Felix	August 3, 2022
Office of the Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation	OPAPA	Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation	Larry Gadon	June 26, 2023
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	OPAPRU	Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity	Carlito Galvez Jr.	June 26, 2023
Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	OPAV	Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	Terence Calatrava	December 6, 2022
Office of the Special Assistant to the President	OSAP	Special Assistant to the President	Antonio Lagdameo Jr.	June 30, 2022
Solicitor General	OSG	Solicitor General	Menardo Guevarra	June 30, 2022
Presidential Communications Office	PCO	Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office	Jaybee C. Ruiz Ad interim	February 24, 2025
Presidential Legislative Liaison Office	PLLO	Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs and Head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office	Mark Llandro Mendoza	August 23, 2022

Agencies, authorities and offices under the Office of the President

The following officials are appointed on the following agencies directly under the supervision of the Office of the President. The current structure of these agencies and offices are based on Executive Order No. 1, s. 2022, wherein all agencies and offices under and attached to the Office of the President shall be under the supervision and control of the Office of Executive Secretary (Section 5).^[7] Meanwhile, officials under these agencies and offices can either have a rank of secretary or undersecretary, and therefore are permitted to attend Cabinet meetings for special purposes.

Notes

^ Served as Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs from January 30, 2023 to January 12, 2024.

References

^ Cabato, Luisa (May 22, 2025). "Marcos orders courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
^ Staff, The Manila Times (May 22, 2025). "Cabinet secretaries' courtesy resignations flood President's office". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
^ TDT (May 18, 2025). "Alyansa 'loss' not PBBM's fault, says solon". Daily Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico; jvicente (May 17, 2025). "Marcos on Alyansa bets: We hoped for more but we live to fight again". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF) (in Filipino). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaaan ng Pilipinas" (PDF) (in Filipino). Department of Budget and Management. 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Executive Order No. 1" (PDF). Pcoo.gov.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ "Our People". December 15, 2021.
^ https://mwss.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/MWSS-Profile-Sheet-rev-3-03302023compressed.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ https://www.pea.gov.ph/corporate-profile/2016-03-03-05-03-02^{[dead link]} ^{[bare URL]}

[7] Served as Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs from January 30, 2023 to January 12, 2024.

[1] Cabato, Luisa (May 22, 2025). "Marcos orders courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[2] Staff, The Manila Times (May 22, 2025). "Cabinet secretaries' courtesy resignations flood President's office". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[3] TDT (May 18, 2025). "Alyansa 'loss' not PBBM's fault, says solon". Daily Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[4] Lalu, Gabriel Pabico; jvicente (May 17, 2025). "Marcos on Alyansa bets: We hoped for more but we live to fight again". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[5] "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF) (in Filipino). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[6] "Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaaan ng Pilipinas" (PDF) (in Filipino). Department of Budget and Management. 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[8] "Executive Order No. 1" (PDF). Pcoo.gov.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

[9] "Our People". December 15, 2021.

[10] ttps://mwss.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/MWSS-Profile-Sheet-rev-3-03302023compressed.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[11] ttps://www.pea.gov.ph/corporate-profile/2016-03-03-05-03-02^{[dead link]} ^{[bare URL]}

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Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan	AFAB	Chairperson and Administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan	Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman	May 15, 2023
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Cagayan Economic Zone Authority	CEZA	Administrator and CEO of Cagayan Economic Zone Authority	Katrina Ponce Enrile^[8]	June 7, 2023
Climate Change Commission	CCC	Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Climate Change Commission	Sec. Robert E.A. Borje	March 8, 2022
Commission on Higher Education	CHED	Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education	J. Prospero de Vera III	January 24, 2018
Commission on Filipinos Overseas	CFO	Chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas	Dante Francis Ang II
Commission on the Filipino Language	KWF	Chairman of the Commission on the Filipino Language	Arthur Casanova
Cultural Center of the Philippines	CCP	Chairperson of the Cultural Center of the Philippines	Jaime C. Laya	June 30, 2022
Dangerous Drugs Board	DDB	Chairperson of the Dangerous Drugs Board	Sec. Oscar F. Valenzuela
Film Development Council of the Philippines	FDCP	Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines	Usec. Jose Javier Reyes	April 8, 2024
Games and Amusements Board	GAB	Chairman of the Games and Amusement Board	Richard Clarin
National Historical Commission of the Philippines	NHCP	Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines	Regalado Trota José
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority	MMDA	Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority	Sec. Romando Artes	September 24, 2024
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System	MWSS	Chairman of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System	Elpidio J. Vega^[9]
Mindanao Development Authority	MinDA	Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority	Sec. Leo Tereso A. Mango
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board	MTRCB	Chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board	Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio
National Archives of the Philippines	NAP	Executive Director of the National Archives of the Philippines	Victorino Manalo
National Commission for Culture and the Arts	NCCA	Chairman of the Commission for Culture and the Arts	Victorino Manalo
National Anti-Poverty Commission	NAPC	Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission	Lope Santos III
National Commission of Senior Citizens	NCSC	Chairperson of the National Commission of Senior Citizens	Franklin Quijano
National Council on Disability Affairs	NCDA	Chairperson of the National Council on Disability Affairs	Emerito Rojas
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency	NICA	Director-General of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency	PLTGEN. Ricardo de Leon (Ret.)	June 30, 2022
Optical Media Board	OMB	Chairman of the Optical Media Board	James Ronald Mascasero
Philippine Center on Transnational Crime	PCTC	Executive Director of the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime	Alfred Corpus
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office	PCSO	Chairman of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office	Felix Reyes
Philippine Competition Commission	PhCC	Chairperson of the Philippine Competition Commission	Michael G. Aguinaldo
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency	PDEA	Director-General of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency	Usec. Moro Virgilio Lazo
Philippine Information Agency	PIA	Director-General of the Philippine Information Agency	Jose A. Torres Jr.
Philippine Postal Corporation	PHLPost	Postmaster General of the Philippine Postal Corporation	Luis D. Carlos
Philippine Reclamation Authority	PRA	Chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority	Alexander T. Lopez^[10]	November 2023
Philippine Space Agency	PhilSA	Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency	Joel Joseph Marciano Jr.	January 7, 2020
Philippine Sports Commission	PSC	Chairperson of the Philippine Sports Commission	Dickie Bachmann	December 28, 2022
Presidential Security Group	PSG	Commander of the Presidential Security Group	Maj. Gen. Jesus Nelson B. Morales, PAF
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