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