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of the Republic of the Philippines
1. Asian Development Bank (ADB): A
multilateral
development
finance
institution. Sets out five strategic
development
objectives:
promoting
economic growth, reducing poverty,
developing human resources, improving
the status of women, and protecting the
environment.
2. City of Makati: The financial capital of
the Philippines. This site is not only
meant to record the gains of the city but
is also testimony to the great strides
made by the people of Makati. Contains
information about History, Business,
International Affairs, Sites to See, Hotels
& Restaurants and others.
3. Department
of
Foreign
Affairs
(DFA): Has four missions: safeguarding
the
nation's
security,
advancing
Philippine
economic
&
social
development, assisting Filipino nationals
overseas, and projecting a positive and
accurate image of the Philippines
abroad.
4. Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI): A primary government agency for
coordination, promotion and facilitation
activities relating to trade, industry and
investments.
Aims
for
investment
expansion, export growth, countryside
development and improvement and
protection of consumer welfare. Provides
an online database
for business
matching.
5. Philippine Board of Investments
(BOI):
An
attached
agency
of
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
BOI is the lead government agency
responsible for the promotion of
investments in the Philippines. It is
divided into four operating groups:
Investment Promotions Group, Technical
Services Group, Industry Development
Group and Project Assessment Group.
6. Philippine Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (PCCI): As the voice of
Philippine business, PCCI acts as a
consultative mechanism for the business
community to put forward proposals and
policy recommendations geared towards
the promotion of a sound and dynamic
business environment. From the 53
original charter members, the PCCI
family has grown over the years
consisting of an estimated 20,000 direct
and indirect members engaged in
private enterprise, making it the biggest

private business organization in the

country.
7. Department
of
Science
and
Technology (DOST): The funding
agency of Phnet. Responsible for
formulating policies, plans, programs,
projects and strategies for Science and
Technology development, programming
and allocating funds, monitoring of
research and development projects, and
generating external funds.
8. Department of Justice (DOJ): Upholds
the Rule of Law and ensures the
administration of justice. This site
outlines the functions of the different
constituent agencies and bureaus under
DOJ.
9. National
Economic
and
Development
Authority
(NEDA):
Provides information about not only
National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) but also contains
Philippine economy and government
links.
10.National Statistics Office (NSO): The
primary
statistical
arm
of
the
government. Produces and disseminates
general purpose statistics
11.Securities
and
Exchange
Commission (SEC): The SEC is the
government agency responsible for the
registration, licensing, regulation and
supervision of all corporations and
partnerships
organized
in
the
Philippines,
including
foreign
corporations licensed to engage in
business or to establish branch offices in
the Philippines.
12.Philippine Economic Zone Authority
(PEZA): The Philippine Economic Zone
Authority (PEZA) is a government
corporation established by virtue of a
legislative enactment known as The
Special Economic Zone Act of 1995.
PEZA is an investment promotion
agency and a government owned
corporation, attached to the Department
of Trade & Industry. It is responsible for
ensuring that foreign investors who wish
to put up their operations in the country
will have readily available suitable
locations in world-class, environmentfriendly economic zones. PEZA grants
fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to
developers of economic zones which
include
Industrial
Estates,
Export
Processing
Zones,
I.T.
Parks,
I.T.
Buildings,
and
Tourism
Oriented
Economic
Zones;
Exporters
of
manufactured products and I.T. services;
Logistics enterprises; and Facilities
enterprises.
13.Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP):
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is
the central bank of the Republic of the
Philippines. The BSP took over from the

Central Bank of Philippines, which was

established on 3 January 1949, as the
countrys central monetary authority.
The BSP enjoys fiscal and administrative
autonomy
from
the
National
Government in the pursuit of its
mandated responsibilities.
The BSPs primary objective is to
maintain price stability conducive to a
balanced and sustainable economic
growth. The BSP also aims to promote
and preserve monetary stability and the
convertibility of the national Currency.
The BSP provides policy directions in the
areas of money, banking and credit. It
supervises operations of banks and
exercises regulatory powers over nonbank financial institutions with quasibanking functions.
14.Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR): The
Department is mandated to be the
primary agency responsible for the
conservation,
management,
development, and proper use of the
countrys environment and natural
resources.
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 of 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;
5. Conserve
specific
terrestrial
and
marine areas representative of the
Philippine natural and cultural heritage
for present and future generations.
15.Department
of
Labor
and
Employment (DOLE): The Department
of Labor and Employment is the primary
government
agency
mandated
to
promote
gainful
employment
opportunities, develop human resources,
protect workers and promote their
welfare, and maintain industrial peace.
This government agency is responsible
for issuing Alien Employment Permits
(AEP) to foreign nationals who intend to
work in the Philippines.
16.Department of Agrarian Reform
(DAR): The Department of Agrarian
Reform is the lead implementing agency
of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP). It undertakes land

tenure improvement, development of

program beneficiaries, and the delivery
of agrarian justice. DAR conducts land
survey
in
resettlement
areas.
It
undertakes
land
acquisition
and
distribution and land management
studies. The DAR also orchestrates the
delivery of support services to farmer
beneficiaries
and
promotes
the
development of viable agrarian reform
communities. It is also responsible for
issuing out Land Use Conversion
Clearance Certificate or its equivalent to
investors for tourism estate registration
and PEZA-registration of proposed
tourism
ecozones
and
locator
enterprises.
17.Department of Agriculture (DA): The
Department of Agriculture (DA) is the
principal
agency
of
thePhilippine
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. DA is
also responsible for issuing out a
certification
from
the
concerned
Regional Director stating that the
proposed area for the development of a
tourism estate is not covered by
Administrative Order No. 20 and that
such land has ceased to be economically
feasible for agricultural purposes. This
certification
is
required
for
the
registration of tourism estates and
proposed tourism economic zones.
18.Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board (HLURB): The Housing and Land
Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is a
national government agency tasked as
the planning, regulatory and quasijudicial body for land use development
and real estate and housing regulation.
These roles are done via a triad of
strategies namely, policy development,
planning and regulation. It issues a
certification from the Deputized Zoning
Administrator stating that the proposed
land use is in accordance with the land
use plan duly approved by the
legislative council (Sanggunian) of the
host municipality/city. This certification
is required for the registration of tourism
estates and proposed tourism economic
zones.
19.National Water Resources Board
(NWRB): The National Water Resources
Board (NWRB) is the lead government
agency in the Philippine water sector,

conferred with policy-making, regulatory

and quasi-judicial functions. The NWRB
is responsible for ensuring the optimum
exploitation, utilization, development,
conservation and protection of the
country's water resource, consistent
with the principles of Integrated Water
Resource Management. It issues the
NWRB
Certification
stating
that
identified water source shall not cause
water supply problem for the adjacent
communities.
This
certification
is
required for the registration of tourism
estates and proposed tourism economic
zones.
20.Bureau
of
Immigration
(BI):
Executive Order No. 292, Book IV, Title
III, Chapter X, Section 31 specifically
delineates the mandate of the Bureau of
Immigration as the administration and
enforcement of immigration, citizenship,
and alien admission and registration
laws in accordance with the provisions of
the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940
(as amended), the Alien Registration Act
of 1950, including other pertinent laws
related thereto. It is mandated to
undertake
the
administration
and
enforcement
of
immigration
and
citizenship laws and the admission of

foreigners to the Philippines including

the enforcement of alien registration
laws, and the exclusion, deportation and
repatriation of aliens.
21.Department of Tourism (DOT): The
Department of Tourism (DOT) shall be
the
primary
government
agency
charged with the responsibility to
encourage,
promote,
and
develop
tourism as a major socio-economic
activity to generate foreign currency and
employment and to spread the benefits
of tourism to both the private and public
sector. Starting as an initiative, in the
1950s, the Philippine Tourist & Travel
Association was organized. The Board of
Travel & Tourist was created by law in
1956. By 1973, the Department of
Tourism
(DOT),
Philippine
Tourism
Authority
(PTA)
and
Philippine
Convention Bureau (PCB) were created
by the Philippine government. Under the
Executive Order no. 120 and 120-A, DOT
and PCB were reorganized structurally
and functionally. PCB was renamed
Philippine
Convention
&
Visitors
Corporation (PCVC).

Cabinet and Cabinet-level Officials

The men and women listed below form the cabinet of the incumbent President Benigno
C. Aquino III, and are the heads of the Executive Departments of the Philippines.
DEPARTMENT
Department of
Agrarian Reform
Kagawaran ng
Repormang
Pansakahan

Department of
Agriculture
Kagawaran ng
Pagsasaka

Department of
Budget and
Management
Kagawaran ng
Pagbabadyet at
Pamamahala

Department of
Education
Kagawaran ng
Edukasyon

Department of
Energy
Kagawaran ng
Enerhiya

ACRON
YM
DAR
(KRP)

DA
(KPS)

DBM
(KPP)

DepEd
(KEd)
DOE
(KEn)

OFFICE
Secretary of
Agrarian Reform
Kalihim ng Repormang
Pansakahan

Secretary of
Agriculture

INCUMBENT

IN OFFICE
SINCE

Virgilio De Los
Reyes

June 30,
2010

Proceso Alcala

June 30,
2010

Florencio Abad

June 30,
2010

Br. Armin Luistro,

FSC

June 30,
2010

Jose Rene
Almendras

June 30,
2010

Kalihim ng Pagsasaka

Secretary of Budget
and Management
Kalihim ng
Pagbabadyet at
Pamamahala

Secretary of
Education
Kalihim ng Edukasyon

Secretary of Energy
Kalihim ng Enerhiya

Department of
Environment and
Natural Resources
Kagawaran ng
Kapaligiran at Likas na
Kayamanan

Department of
Finance
Kagawaran ng
Pananalapi

Department of
Foreign Affairs
Kagawaran ng
Ugnayang Panlabas

Department of
Health
Kagawaran ng
Kalusugan

Department of the
Interior and Local
Government
Kagawaran ng Interyor
at Pamahalaang Lokal

Department of
Justice
Kagawaran ng
Katarungan

Department of
Labor and
Employment
Kagawaran ng
Paggawa at Empleyo

Department of
National Defense
Kagawaran ng
Tanggulang Pambansa

Department of
Public Works and
Highways
Kagawaran ng
Pagawaing Bayan at
Lansangan

Department of
Science and
Technology
Kagawaran ng Agham
at Teknolohiya

Department of
Social Welfare
and Development
Kagawaran ng
Kagalingang
Panlipunan at
Pagpapaunlad

Department of
Tourism
Kagawaran ng Turismo

Department of
Trade and
Industry
Kagawaran ng
Kalakalan at Industriya

DENR
(KKLK)

DOF
(KNPN)

DFA
(KUP)

DOH
(KNKL)

DILG
(KIPL)

DOJ
(KNKT)

DOLE
(KNPE)

DND
(KTP)

DPWH
(KPBL)

DOST
(KNAT)

DSWD
(KKPP)

DOT
(KNT)
DTI
(KKI)

Secretary of
Environment and
Natural Resources
Kalihim ng Kapaligiran
at Likas na
Kayamanan

Secretary of Finance
Kalihim ng Pananalapi

Secretary of Foreign
Affairs
Kalihim ng Ugnayang
Panlabas

Secretary of Health
Kalihim ng Kalusugan

Secretary of Interior
and Local
Government

Ramon Paje

June 30,
2010

Cesar Purisima

June 30,
2010

Albert Del Rosario

February 23,
2011

Dr.Enrique Ona

June 30,
2010

Jesse Robredo

July 9, 2010

Leila De Lima

June 30,
2010

Rosalinda Baldoz

June 30,
2010

Voltaire Gazmin

June 30,
2010

Rogelio Singson

June 30,
2010

Dr. Mario Montejo

June 30,
2010

Corazon Soliman

June 30,
2010

Ramon Jimenez

September 2,
2011

Gregory Domingo

June 30,
2010

Kalihim ng Interyor at
Pamahalaang Lokal

Secretary of Justice
Kalihim ng Katarungan

Secretary of Labor
and Employment
Kalihim ng Paggawa at
Empleyo

Secretary of
National Defense
Kalihim ng Tanggulang
Pambansa

Secretary of Public
Works and Highways
Kalihim ng Pagawaing
Bayan at Lansangan

Secretary of Science
and Technology
Kalihim ng Agham at
Teknolohiya

Secretary of Social
Welfare and
Development
Kalihim ng
Kagalingang
Panlipunan at
Pagpapaunlad

Secretary of Tourism
Kalihim ng Turismo

Secretary of Trade
and Industry Kalihim
ng Kalakalan at
Industriya

Department of
Transportation
and
Communications
Kagawaran ng
Transportasyon at
Komunikasyon

DOTC
(KNTK)

Secretary of
Transportation and
Communications
Kalihim ng
Transportasyon at
Komunikasyon

Manuel Roxas II

July 4, 2011

Cabinet-level administration offices

Some positions have cabinet-level rank, but are not Secretaries of Executive
Departments, meaning those people are permitted to attend Cabinet meetings for
special purposes. They are the following:
DEPARTMENT
Office of the Vice
President
Tanggapan ng
Pangalawang Pangulo

Executive Office of
the President
Tanggapang
Tagapagpaganap ng
Pangulo

Presidential
Management Staff
Pamunuan ng
Pampanguluhang
Pamamahala

ACRONY
M
OVP
(TPP)

EOP
(TTP)

PMS
(PNPP)

INCUMBENT

IN OFFICE
SINCE

Jejomar Binay

June 30 ,
2010

Paquito "Jojo"
Ochoa, Jr.

June 30,
2010

Julia Abad

June 30,
2010

Edwin Lacierda

June 30,
2010

Secretary of the
Presidential
Communications
Development and
Strategic Planning
Office

Ramon "Ricky"
Carandang

July 30,
2010

Secretary of the
Presidential
Communications
Operations Office

Herminio
"Sonny" Coloma

July 30,
2010

Patricia Licuanan

June 30,
2010

Ivan John Uy

June 30,
2010

OFFICE
Vice President
Pangalawang Pangulo

Executive Secretary
Kalihim ng
Tagapagpaganap

Head of the
Presidential
Management Staff
Pinuno ng
Pampanguluhang
Pamamahala

Presidential
Spokesperson
Tagapagsalita ng
Pangulo

Presidential
Communications
Group
Grupo sa
Pampanguluhang
Komunikasyon

Commission on
Higher Education
Komisyon sa Mas
Mataas na Edukasyon

Commission on
Information and
Communications
Technology
Komisyon sa
Teknolohiyang Pangimpormasyon at
Pangkomunikasyon

PCG
(GPK)

CHED
(KMME)

CICT
(KTPP)

Chairman of the
Commission on
Higher Education
Tagapangulo ng
Komisyon sa Mas
Mataas na Edukasyon

Chairman of the
Commission on
Information and
Communications
Technology
Tagapangulo ng
Komisyon sa
Teknolohiyang Pangimpormasyon at
Pangkomunikasyon

Housing and
Urban
Development
Coordinating
Council
Sangguniang Pangkoordinasyon sa
Pamamahay at
Pambayang
Pagpapaunlad

Metropolitan
Manila
Development
Authority
Pangasiwaan sa
Pagpapaunlad ng
Kalakhang Maynila

National Security
Council
Pambansang
Sangguniang
Panseguridad NSC

National Economic
and Development
Authority
Pambansang
Pangasiwaan sa
Kabuhayan at
Pagpapaunlad

Office of the
Presidential
Adviser on the
Peace Process
Tanggapan ng
Tagapayo ng Pangulo
para sa Prosesong
Pangkapayapaan

Office of the Chief

Presidential Legal
Counsel
Tanggapan ng Punong
Tagapayo ng Pangulo
sa Batas

National AntiPoverty
Commission
Pambansang Komisyon
Laban sa Kahirapan

Commission on
Filipinos Overseas
Komisyon para sa mga
Pilipino sa Ibayong
Dagat

HUDCC
(SPPPP)

MMDA
(PPKM)

(PSP)
National

NEDA
(PPKP)

OPAPP
(TTPPP)

OCPLC
(TPTPB)

NAPC
(PKLK)

CFO
(KPID)

Chairman of the
Housing and Urban
Development
Coordinating Council
Tagapangulo ng
Sangguniang Pangkoordinasyon sa
Pamamahay at
Pambayang
Pagpapaunlad

Chairman of the
Metropolitan Manila
Development
Authority
Tagapangulo ng
Pangasiwaan sa
Pagpapaunlad ng
Kalakhang Maynila

Security Adviser
Tagapayo sa
Pambansang Seguridad

Director-General of
the National
Economic and
Development
Authority
Direktor-Heneral ng
Pambansang
Pangasiwaan sa
Kabuhayan at
Pagpapaunlad

Presidential Adviser
on Peace Process
Tagapayo ng Pangulo
para sa Prosesong
Pangkapayapaan

Chief Presidential
Legal Counsel
Punong Tagapayo ng
Pangulo sa Batas

Lead Convenor of the

National Anti-Poverty
Commission
Punong
Tagapagtanghal ng
Pambansang Komisyon
Laban sa Kahirapan

Chairman of the
Commission on
Filipinos Overseas
Tagapangulo ng
Komisyon para sa mga
Pilipino sa Ibayong
Dagat

Jejomar Binay

July 20,
2010

Francis Tolentino

June 30,
2010

Cesar Garcia

July 9, 2010

Cayetano
Paderanga, Jr.

June 30,
2010

Teresita Deles

June 30,
2010

Eduardo De Mesa

June 30,
2010

Jose Eliseo "Joel"

Rocamora

September
20, 2010

Imelda M. Nicolas

November
5, 2010