Cabinet of the Philippines
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 22 executive departments and the heads of other several other minor agencies and offices that are subordinate to the president of the Philippines.
| Cabinet overview | |
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| Formed | January 21, 1899 |
| Type | Advisory body |
| Headquarters | Malacañang Palace, Manila |
| Cabinet executives |
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| Website | www |
The cabinet secretaries are tasked to advise the president on the different affairs of the state like agriculture, budget, energy, finance, education, social welfare, national defense, foreign policy, and the like.
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.
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 ng Wikang Filipino and Department of Budget and Management.[1][2]
Departments and Executive Offices of the Philippine Government
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).[3] Meanwhile, officials under these agencies and officies can either have a rank of secretary or undersecretary, and therefore are permitted to attend Cabinet meetings for special purposes.
| Department | Acronym | Office | Incumbent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Red Tape Authority | ARTA | Director-General of the Anti-Red Tape Authority | Ernesto Perez |
| Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan | AFAB | Chairperson and Administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan | Emmanuel Pineda |
| Bases Conversion and Development Authority | BCDA | Chairperson of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority | Delfin Lorenzana |
| CEZA | Administrator and CEO of Cagayan Economic Zone Authority | Raul Lambino | |
| Climate Change Commission | CCC | Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Climate Change Commission | Robert Borje |
| Commission on Higher Education | CHED | Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education | J. Prospero de Vera III |
| 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 | Maria Margarita Moran-Floirendo |
| Dangerous Drugs Board | DDB | Chairperson of the Dangerous Drugs Board | Catalino Cuy |
| Film Development Council of the Philippines | FDCP | Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines | Tirso Cruz III |
| Games and Amusements Board | GAB | Chairman of the Games and Amusement Board | Richard Clarin |
| NHCP | Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines | Rene Escalante | |
| Metro Manila Development Authority | MMDA | Chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority | Romando Artes (Acting capacity) |
| MWSS | Chairman of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System | Jose Hernandez | |
| Mindanao Development Authority | MinDA | Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority | Maria Belen Acosta |
| 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 |
| NAPC | Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commssion | Noel Felongco | |
| 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 | Ricardo de Leon |
| Optical Media Board | OMB | Chairman of the Optical Media Board | Jeremy Marquez |
| 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 | Junie Cua |
| Philippine Competition Commission | PCC | Chairperson of the Philippine Competition Commission | Johannes Benjamin Bernabe (Officer-in-charge) |
| Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency | PDEA | Director-General of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency | Moro Virgilio Lazo |
| Philippine Information Agency | PIA | Director-General of the Philippine Information Agency | Ramon Cualoping III |
| Philippine Postal Corporation | PHLPost | Postmaster General of the Philippine Postal Corporation | Norman Fulgencio |
| Philippine Reclamation Authority | PRA | Chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority | Alberto Agra |
| Philippine Space Agency | PhilSA | Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency | Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. |
| Philippine Sports Commission | PSC | Chairperson of the Philippine Sports Commission | Richard Bachmann |
| Presidential Security Group | PSG | Commander of the Presidential Security Group | Ramon Zagala |
| Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | SBMA | Chairman and Administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | Rolen Paulino Sr. |
See also
References
- ^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF) (in Filipino). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2013. 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.