inas , ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁or ▁Filip ino : ▁Gab in ete ) ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Currently , ▁it ▁includes ▁the ▁secret aries ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁executive ▁depart ments ▁and ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁other ▁several ▁other ▁minor ▁ag encies ▁and ▁offices ▁that ▁are ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁The ▁Cab inet ▁secret aries ▁are ▁task ed ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁the ▁different ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁like ▁agricult ure , ▁budget , ▁fin ance , ▁education , ▁social ▁w elf are , ▁national ▁defence , ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁then ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁App oint ments , ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁that ▁confir ms ▁all ▁appoint ments ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁state , ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁or ▁re jection . ▁If ▁the ▁president ial ▁app o inte es ▁are ▁approved , ▁they ▁are ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office , ▁receive ▁the ▁title ▁" Secret ary ", ▁and ▁begin ▁to ▁function ▁their ▁duties . ▁ ▁Constitution al ▁and ▁legal ▁basis ▁ ▁App oint ment ▁Article ▁ 7 , ▁Section ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁and ▁Cab inet - level ▁officials ▁The ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁listed ▁below ▁form ▁the ▁cabinet ▁and ▁are ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁depart ments