Name: Danis, Sylvia Taguiba

Course: BSEd-Eng. (2nd Year College)

Subject: CONSTI

CHAPTER VII-THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES; ARTICLE

VI, ARTICLE VII, ARTICLE VIII

Assignment 6

Choose the 5 Departments in which you think needs the most funding and 5 Cabinets which you
think needs the least fund.

Departments which needs the MOST Funding

Department Justification
1. Department of Public The Department of Public Works and Highways (Filipino:
Works and Highways Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan),
abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of
the Philippine government solely vested with the
Mandate to “be the State's engineering and construction
arm” and, as such, it is “tasked to carry out the policy” of
the State to “maintain an engineering and construction
arm and continuously develop its technology, for the
purposes of ensuring the safety of all infrastructure
facilities and securing for all public works and highways
the highest efficiency and the most appropriate quality in
construction” and shall be responsible for “(t)he planning,
design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure
facilities, especially national highways, flood control and
water resources development systems, and other public
works in accordance with national development
objectives,” provided that, the exercise of which “shall be
decentralized to the fullest extent feasible. It has an
annual budget ₱694.82 billion (2021). Retrieved from:
http: //www.dpwh.gov.ph
2. Department of Human The Department of Human Settlements and Urban
Settlements and Urban Development (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pananahanang
Development Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran), abbreviated as
DHSUD, is the executive department of the Philippine
government responsible for the management of housing
and related development in the Philippines.[2] The
department is led by the Secretary of Human Settlements
and Urban Development, as appointed by the President
of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on
Appointments. The secretary would be assisted by three
Undersecretaries and three Assistant Secretaries, that

3. Department of Education
4. Department of the Interior
and Local Government
5. Department of National
Defense
would be appointed by the President upon the
recommendation of the Secretary. It has an annual
budget ₱656.48 million (2021). Retrieved from: http: //
www.dhsud.gov.ph
The Department of Education (abbreviated as DepEd;
Filipino: Kagawaran ng Edukasyon) is the executive
department of the Philippine government responsible for
ensuring access to, promoting equity in, and improving
the quality of basic education.[4] It is the main agency
tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of
basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine
education policy and responsible for the Philippine
primary and secondary school systems. It has an annual
budget ₱557.25 billion (2021). Retrieved from:
https://www.deped.gov.ph
The Department of the Interior and Local Government
(Filipino: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal),
abbreviated as DILG, is the executive department of the
Philippine government responsible for promoting peace
and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local
government capability aimed towards the effective
delivery of basic services to the citizenry. The DILG-
Napolcom Center (right) beside the yet to be completed
The Sky suites Tower (left), Quezon Avenue, EDSA
The department is currently led by the Secretary of the
Interior and Local Government, nominated by the
President of the Philippines and confirmed by the
Commission on Appointments. It has an annual budget
₱247.51 billion (2021). Retrieved from: http: //
www.dilg.gov.ph
The Department of National Defense (DND; Filipino:
Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa, KTP) is the
executive department of the Philippine government
responsible for guarding against external and internal
threats to peace and security in the country. The
Department of National Defense exercises executive
supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the Philippine
Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), the National Defense
College of the Philippines (NDCP), the Government
Arsenal (GA), and Veterans Memorial Medical Center
(VMMC). It is also responsible for disaster preparation
and management in the country.

Departments which needs the MOST Funding
Department
5. Department of Social Welfare
and Development
4. Department of Health
3. Department of Transportation
2. Department of Agriculture
1. Department of Labor and
Employment
It is headed by the Secretary of National Defense, who is
a member of the President's cabinet. It has an annual
budget ₱205.8 billion (FY2021). Retrieved from: //
www.dnd.gov.ph
Justification
The Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and
Development (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at
Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan,[2] abbreviated as DSWD) is
the executive department of the Philippine Government
responsible for the protection of the social welfare of
rights of Filipinos and to promote the social development.
It has an annual budget ₱163.81 billion (2020). Retrieved
from: https://www.dswd.gov.ph/
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng
Kalusugan) is the executive department of the
government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring
access to basic public health services by all Filipinos
through the provision of quality health care, the
regulation of all health services and products. It is the
government's over-all technical authority on health. It has
an annual budget ₱134.94 billion (2021). Retrieved from:
http: //www.doh.gov.ph
The Department of Transportation (DOTr; Filipino:
Kagawaran ng Transportasyon) is the executive
department of the Philippine government responsible for
the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and
dependable transportation systems as effective
instruments for national recovery and economic
progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and
sea communications infrastructure. It has an annual
budget ₱87.45 billion (2021). Retrieved from: http://
www.dotr.gov.ph
The Department of Agriculture, is the executive
department of the Philippine government responsible for
the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development
and growth. It has an annual budget ₱68.62 billion
(2021). Retrieved from: http: // www.dar.gov.ph
The Department of Labor and Employment (Filipino:
Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo, commonly
abbreviated as DOLE) is one of the executive
departments of the Philippine government mandated to
 formulate policies, implement programs and services,
and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive
Branch in the field of labor and employment. It is tasked
with the enforcement of the provisions of the Labor Code.
It has an annual budget ₱36.61 billion (2021). Retrieved
from: http:// www.dole.gov.ph

Assignment 7

Make a flow chart to show the distribution of powers in the Judicial Branch of government of the
Philippines.