▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Government ▁All ▁depart ments ▁are ▁listed ▁by ▁their ▁present - day ▁name ▁with ▁their ▁English ▁names ▁on ▁top ▁and ▁Filip ino ▁names ▁at ▁the ▁bottom . ▁ ▁Official s ▁with ▁Cab inet - level ▁rank ▁The ▁following ▁officials , ▁while ▁not ▁heading ▁Executive ▁Depart ments , ▁have ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Department ▁Secretary ▁and ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Cab inet : ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁date ▁of ▁various ▁depart ments ▁vary , ▁depending ▁on ▁whether ▁their ▁origin ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Republic ▁or ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁era . ▁The ▁listing ▁of ▁cabinet ▁officials ▁is ▁particularly ▁complicated ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁govern ments , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁first ▁in ▁un occup ied ▁areas ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁and ▁the ▁various ▁govern ments ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁First ▁Republic ▁Until ▁the ▁Te jer os ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁government ▁functions ▁were ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Kat ip un an . ▁The ▁convention ▁decided ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Kat ip un an ▁with ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁revolution ary ▁government . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁B iak ▁na ▁B ato ▁Republic ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁P act ▁of ▁B iak ▁na ▁B ato . ▁The ▁Revolution ary ▁movement ▁was ▁then ▁led ▁in ▁ex ile ▁by ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Jun ta . ▁The ▁Revolution ▁res umed ▁in ▁May