1. Office of the President (OP)
President has a great power such as control over all executive branches, ordinance, etc. The following agencies are under OP.
- Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - Tertiary Education
- Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) - Sepcial Economic Zone (SEZ)
- Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) - transform former US military bases into civil use. It's subsidiaries are Clark Development Corporation (CDC), John Hay Management Corp., Poro Point Management Corp., Bataan Technology Park, and North Luzon Railways Corporation.
- Cagayan Special Economic Zone (CSEZ): SEZ
- Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
- Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
- National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
- Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)
- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
- Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)
- National Security Council (NSC)
- Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO): National Lottery and sweepstakes draw
- Philippine Competition Commission (PCC): promote and maintain market competition
- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
- Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost)
- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)
- Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA): SEZ
- Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom): governs and regulates horse racing
- PHilippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR): operates and regulates gaming industry such as casino, electronic gaming, online gaming,bingo, sports betting, etc.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
It provides land tenure security to landless farmers through land acquisition and distribution.
- National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) - recognition of ancestral domain.
Department of Agriculture (DA)
- National Food Authority (NFA)
- National Irrigation Administration (NIA): regulate small hydropower on irrigation system also.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
Procurement Service
Department of Education (DepED) - covers till high school
National Museum of the Philippines
Department of Energy (DOE)
- National Power Corporation (NPC/Napocor) - Missionary electrification function.
- National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) - took over national power grid function from NPC.
- National Electrification Administration (NEA) - Rural electrification
- Philippine national Oil Company (PNOC) - will build LNG complex
- Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) - took over all NPC's assets and liability in accordance with EPIRA. will privatize the assets.
Notes: Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body, no under DOE.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
- Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) - mining policy
- Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) - environmental issue near the lake.
- Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA)
Department of Finance (DOF)
- Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
- Bureau of Customes (BOC)
- Bureau of Treasury (BTR)
- Insurance Commission (IC)
- Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) - guarantee P500k per depositor
- Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Business Registration
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Department of Health (DOH)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
- National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) - Telcos, Frequencies, ISP, Cable, TV, etc
- National Privacy Commission (NPC)
- Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
- Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
- Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
- Philippine National Police (PNP)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
- Bureau of Immigration (BI)
- Land Registration Authority (LRA)
- National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
- Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)
- Public Attorney's Office (PAO)
- Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG)
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - Vocational School
- National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) - handles labor disputes
- National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) - Minimum Wage
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) - Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)
- Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) - license exam like teacher, etc
Department of National Defense (DND)
- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) - Army, Navy (including Marine), Air Force
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
- Metropolitan Waterworks and sewerage System (MWSS)
- Road Board
- Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
- Philippine Institue of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS)
- Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
- National Youth Commission
- Duty Free Philippines Corporation
- TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY (TIEZA)
- PHILIPPINE RETIREMENT AUTHORITY (PRA) - Sepcial retirement Visa
- INTRAMUROS ADMINISTRATION
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - register of Sole Proprietor Business
- Board of Investments (BOI) - Foreign Investment
- Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) - Patent, Trademark
- Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)
- Small Business Corporation (SB Corp)
Department of Transportation (DOTr)
- Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) - during war time, it will be transferred to DND.
- Land Transportation Office (LTO) - Vehicle registration, License
- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) - Policy
- Philippine National Railways (PNR)
- Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
- Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
- Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA-NAIA)
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)
- North Luzon Railways Corporation (NORTHRAIL)
- Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
3. Others
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
It's a independent cabinet level agency headed by President of the Philippines. It finalizes major investment decisions of the country. Board members are composed of Socio-Economic Planning Secretary (Director General of NEDA), BSP Governor, MMDA chairman, etc.
- Tariff Commission (TC)
- Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center
- Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
Metro Manila is directly supervised by the president of the Philippines. Voting members are the mayors of the localities in Metro Manila and the President, and Non-voting members are representatives from several Departments.
Social Security System (SSS) is state-run social insurance program for private sector workers.
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is for government employees.
Housing Urban and Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) is the umbrella agency of various housing and development offices of the government. It's a cabinet level agency.
- Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
- Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC)
- Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
- National Housing Authority (NHA)
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Because of the several fiscal and non-fiscal incentives SEZ provides, many foreign companies choose SEZ.
- 73 Manufacturing Economic Zone
- 243 Information Technology Parks/Centers
- 21 Agro-Industrial Economic Zone
- 19 Tourism Economic Zones (TEZ)
- 2 Medical Tourism Parks/Centers
Notes: DOT, under TIEZA, handles TEZ (Tourism Enterprises Zone). They have separate basis law but looks like it's a redundant.
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body.
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)
In June 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted the PSE a ""Self-Regulatory Organization"" (SRO) status,
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) is a government research and training institution.
BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) is a central bank of the Philippines. (not an executive branch)
- Monetary Board (MB) conducts monetary policy and supervises the financial system. DOF secretary is a member of MB.
The Administrative Branch
Local Government Units (LGUs)
Business Permit and Local tax related transactions. (Barangay Permit, Mayor's Permit, Occupancy Permit, Real Property Tax, etc)