Departments of the Philippine Government 

Ralp C. Ramos
BEEd-3rd year

DEPARTMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
The following are the different departments of the Philippine government, and the names of their secretaries. * Department of Agriculture - Sec. Proceso J. Alcala
-Proceso Jaraza Alcala (born July 2, 1955), popularly known as "Procy" in his home province. A member of the Liberal Party, is the current Philippine. He was a two-term congressman of the 2nd District of Quezon Province from 2004 to 2010. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III picked him as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. * Department of Agrarian Reform - Virgilio R. de los Reyes
- Virgilio "Gil" R. de los Reyes is the current Philippine Secretary of Agrarian Reform. Prior to assuming his post, he was Vice Dean of the De La Salle University College of Law, teaching constitutional law. * Department of Budget and Management - Sec. Florencio B. Abad
- Florencio "Butch" Barsana Abad is a Filipino lawyer and politician. Having held many cabinet-level ranks in the past, he is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management. Abad held various cabinet-level positions in the past, particularly as Secretary of the Department and Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform. * Department of Education - Sec. Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC
- Armin Altamirano Luistro, born December 24, 1961 in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines, is a Filipino Lasallian Brother, who serves as secretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines. Luistro entered De La Salle Scholasticate (the center for academic training of De La Salle Brothers) in Manila on April 1979 while he was studying in De La Salle University (DLSU). He received the religious habit of the congregation on October 1981 at the La Salle Novitiate in Lipa. He professed his first religious vows on October 1982, and his final vows on May 1988. * Department of Energy - Sec. Jose Rene D. Almendras
- Jose Rene D. Almendras is a Filipino businessman and public servant. He is the current Secretary to the Cabinet of the Philippines and the first to hold the position after its restoration. Prior to his appointment as cabinet secretary, Almendras was the Secretary of the Department of Energy. * Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Sec. Ramon J. P. Paje
- Secretary Ramon Jesus P. Paje is the 19th secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Prior to his appointment, he was DENR's undersecretary for field operations and executive director of the Minerals Development Council under the Office of the President in concurrent capacity.

* Department of Finance - Sec. Cesar Purisima
- Cesar V. Purisima is a Filipino accountant and financial expert. He is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Finance under PresidentBenigno Aquino III. He had been Finance Secretary during the stint of Aquino's predecessor President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo but resigned amid the latter's involvement in the 2005 Hello Garci Scandal. * Department of Foreign Affairs - Sec. Albert F. del Rosario
- Albert Ferreros del Rosario (born November 14 1939) is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. On February 24, 2011, PresidentBenigno Aquino III swore in del Rosario as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs replacing Alberto Romulo. * Department of the Interior and Local Government - Sec. Mar Roxas II
- Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta. * Department of Health - Sec. Dr. Enrique T. Ona
- Dr. Enrique T. Ona is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He is the current Secretary of the Department of Health, succeeding Dr. Esperanza Cabral. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. * Department of Justice - Sec. Leila M. de Lima
- Leila Magistrado de Lima (born on August 27, 1959) is the secretary of Philippine Department of Justice under the Administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. * Department of Labor and Employment - Sec. Rosalinda D. Baldoz
- Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz is a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, and labor arbiter. She is the current Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. * Department of National Defense - Sec. Voltaire T. Gazmin
- Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin (born October 22, 1944) is the 35th secretary of the Philippines’ Department of National Defense, officially assumed office on July 1, 2010 after President Benigno S. Aquino III issuing his appointment on June 30, 2010. * Department of Public Works and Highways - Sec. Rogelio L. Singson
- Rogelio Lazo Singson is a Filipino industrial engineer, businessman, and public servant. He is the current Secretary of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Philippines. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Public Works and Highways. * Department of Science and Technology - Sec. Engr. Mario G. Montejo
- Mario G. Montejo is the current Philippine Secretary of Science and Technology. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Science and Technology. Prior to his appointment, he was a professor at the College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman. * Department of Social Welfare and Development - Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman
- Corazón "Dinky" Solíman ý Juliano (born January 27, 1953) is the current secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Philippines, appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on June 30, 2010. She once held the position under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo but later resigned in 2005 as a result of the Hello Garci scandal. * Department of Tourism - Sec. Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr.
- Ramon Reyes Jimenez, Jr., sometimes known as Monet or Mon Jimenez, is a prominent advertising executive and is notable for being the current Secretary of Tourism of the Philippines. On September 1, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Tourism chief following the resignation of former Tourism secretary Alberto Lim. Jimenez assisted with the advertising campaign of Aquino earlier. * Department of Trade and Industry - Sec. Gregory L. Domingo
- Gregory L. Domingo is the current Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III reappoints him as Secretary of Trade and Industry. * Office of the Press Secretary - Sec. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.
-Paquito "Jojo" Navarro Ochoa, Jr. (born November 11, 1960) is a Filipino lawyer. He is the current Executive Secretary of the Philippines under the Administration of President Benigno Aquino III. He had been the city administrator of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010.