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DSWD = DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

• It is responsible for
government
programs that serve
the poor and the
needy.
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DILG= DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• It manages local government

units such as barangays,
municipalities, cities and
provinces. It oversees the
local government by
providing the budget and
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the municipalities.
MMDA= METROPOLITAN MANILA
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

• Created to provide
direct service to Metro
Manila or NCR
residents

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DOH= DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

It holds the overall responsibility

over health of Filipino citizens as it
provides programs for disease control
and prevention of communicable
diseases such as cholera, measles and
other infectious diseases.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• It is in charge of providing
education in our
country.When there is an
approaching natural disaster,
public schools are often used
as temporary shelter of
affected residents.
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DPWH= DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
• It undertakes major
infrastructure projects such as
national roads, bridges, dikes
and other government
infrastractures damaged
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and other natural disasters.

DND= DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL
DEFENSE
• It maintains peace and
order in our country. It
protects the safety of the
citizens against crimes
such as kidnapping ,
robbery theft and more.
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DENR= DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• It protects the environment
and natural resources of the
country. It prohibits illegal
activities that can destroy our
environment such as cutting of
trees.

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PAGASA=PHILIPPINE
ATMOSPHERIC ,GEOPHYSICAL AND
ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
• The services of this
department include
weather forecasting and
giving of tropical cyclone
warning.
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PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD

It is an agency under the

Department of Transportation
and communications that
enforces maritime safety,
security and search and rescue
operations.

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CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
• CAAP is an agency under
the Department of
Transportation and
Communications tasked to
implement policies on
civil aviation.
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