Independent Branch
IndependentConstitutional commissions and independent bodies
Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
Ensures free, orderly, and honest elections
Chairman of the Commission on Elections
George Erwin Garcia
Philippines
2022-07-22 - Present
#1Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Ernesto Ferdinand Maceda Jr.
Philippines
2022-10-06 - Present
#2Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio
Philippines
2020-11-24 - Present
#3Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Norina Tangaro-Casingal
Philippines
2025-02-10 - Present
#4Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Noli Pipo
Philippines
2025-02-10 - Present
#5Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Nelson Celis
Philippines
2022-08-01 - Present
#6Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Ray Bulay
Philippines
2021-11-11 - Present
Commission on Audit (COA)
Examines and audits government revenue and expenditures
Chairman of the Commission on Audit
Gamaliel Asis Cordoba
Philippines
2022-10-21 - Present
#1Commissioner of the Commission on Audit
Douglas Michael Mallilin
Philippines
2025-02-10 - Present
#2Commissioner of the Commission on Audit
Mario Lapina
Philippines
2022-01-26 - Present
Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Central personnel agency of the Philippine government
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
Investigates human rights violations
Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights
Richard Palpal-Latoc
Philippines
2022-09-15 - Present
#1Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights
Monina Arevalo Zenarosa
Philippines
2023-03-23 - Present
#2Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights
Vacant
Philippines
#3Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights
Beda Angeles Epres
Philippines
2022-09-15 - Present
#4Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights
Maria Amifaith Fider-Reyes
Philippines
Office of the Ombudsman
Investigates and prosecutes erring government officials
Ombudsman of the Philippines
Jesus Crispin Cataluna Remulla
Philippines
2025-10-10 - Present
Overall Deputy Ombudsman
Cornelio Somido
Philippines
Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon
Dante Vargas
Philippines
Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas
Dante Vargas
Philippines
2022-03-11 - Present
Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao
Anderson Ang Lo
Philippines
2022-03-09 - Present
Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices
Vacant
Philippines