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Government positions in the Philippines, along with their common short terms

or synonyms often used in news headlines:


1. President - Chief Executive, PH President, Marcos, BBM
2. Vice President - VP
3. Senator - Lawmaker, Solon
4. House Representative - Congressman/Congresswoman, House Member
5. Supreme Court Chief Justice - Top Judge, Chief Magistrate
6. Supreme Court Associate Justice - High Court Justice
7. Cabinet Secretary - Gov't Secretary
8. Secretary of National Defense - Defense Chief
9. Secretary of Foreign Affairs - Foreign Affairs Chief
10. Secretary of Interior and Local Government - Interior Secretary
11. Secretary of Justice - Justice Chief
12. Secretary of Finance - Finance Chief
13. Secretary of Education - Education Secretary
14. Secretary of Health - Health Secretary
15. Secretary of Agriculture - Agriculture Secretary
16. Secretary of Public Works and Highways - Public Works Secretary
17. Secretary of Labor and Employment - Labor Chief
18. Secretary of Social Welfare and Development - Welfare Secretary
19. Secretary of Science and Technology - Science Secretary
20. Secretary of Transportation - Transport Secretary
21. Secretary of Trade and Industry - Trade Secretary
22. Secretary of Tourism - Tourism Secretary
23. Secretary of Budget and Management - Budget Secretary
24. Secretary of Energy - Energy Chief
25. Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources - Environment Secretary
26. Secretary of Information and Communications Technology - ICT Secretary
27. Solicitor General - SolGen
28. Ombudsman - Anti-Graft Body Chief
29. Deputy Ombudsman - Deputy Anti-Graft Chief
30. Commission on Elections Chairman - Poll Chief
31. Commission on Audit Chairperson - Audit Chief
32. Civil Service Commission Chairperson - Civil Service Chief
33. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff - AFP Chief
34. Philippine National Police Director General - PNP Chief
35. Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner - BIR Chief
36. Bureau of Customs Commissioner - Customs Chief
37. National Bureau of Investigation Director - NBI Chief
38. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General - PDEA Chief
39. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner - Immigration Chief
40. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Director General - NICA Chief
41. National Security Adviser - Security Adviser
42. Presidential Spokesperson - Palace Spokesperson
43. Presidential Legal Counsel - Palace Lawyer
44. Philippine Coast Guard Commandant - Coast Guard Chief
45. Governor - Provincial Governor
46. Vice Governor - Deputy Governor
47. Mayor - City Mayor
48. Vice Mayor - Deputy Mayor
49. Barangay Captain - Village Chief
50. Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman - Youth Council Chair
51. Secretary of Agrarian Reform - Agrarian Reform Chief
52. Secretary of Presidential Communications - Presidential Communications Secretary
53. Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development - Housing Secretary
54. Secretary of the Commission on Higher Education - CHED Chair
55. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor - Central Bank Chief
56. Philippine National Oil Company President - PNOC Chief
57. Government Service Insurance System President - GSIS Chief
58. Social Security System President - SSS Chief
59. National Housing Authority General Manager - NHA Chief
60. Land Transportation Office Chief - LTO Chief
61. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman - LTFRB Chair
62. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation President - PhilHealth Chief
63. National Telecommunications Commission Commissioner - NTC Chief
64. Philippine Ports Authority General Manager - Ports Authority Chief
65. National Water Resources Board Executive Director - Water Board Chief
66. Philippine Sports Commission Chairman - Sports Commission Chair
67. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Director - PHIVOLCS Chief
68. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Executive Director - NDRRMC Chief
69. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Administrator -
PAGASA Chief
70. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Chairperson - Indigenous Peoples Commission
Chair
71. National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman - Culture and Arts Commission Chair
72. National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairman - Historical Commission Chair
73. Philippine Commission on Women Chairperson - Women's Commission Chair
74. National Youth Commission Chairperson - Youth Commission Chair
75. Philippine Competition Commission Chairperson - Competition Commission Chair
76. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman - MMDA Chair
77. Philippine National Railways General Manager - PNR Chief
78. Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator - LRTA Chief
79. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Administrator - MWSS Chief
80. National Electrification Administration Administrator - NEA Chief
81. National Power Corporation President - NPC Chief
82. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairperson - SEC Chair
83. Philippine Stock Exchange President - PSE Chief
84. Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation President - PDIC Chief
85. Insurance Commission Commissioner - Insurance Commissioner
86. Professional Regulation Commission Chairperson - PRC Chair
87. Philippine Statistics Authority National Statistician - National Statistician
88. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator - OWWA Chief
89. National Labor Relations Commission Chairman - Labor Relations Commission Chair
90. National Conciliation and Mediation Board Chairman - Conciliation and Mediation Board Chair
91. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Administrator - POEA Chief
92. Philippine Fisheries Development Authority General Manager - Fisheries Authority Chief
93. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General - CAAP Chief
94. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager - PCSO Chief
95. National Library of the Philippines Director - National Library Director
96. National Museum of the Philippines Director - National Museum Director
97. Philippine Commission on the Urban Poor Chairman - Urban Poor Commission Chair
98. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board CEO - Land Use Regulatory Chief
99. Provincial Board Member - Provincial Councilor
100. City/Municipal Councilor - City/Municipal Council Member

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