DPWH History: At a Glance
June 23, 1898
The Organic Decree issued by Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo establishing the Philippine Revo-
lutionary Government created four (4) govern-
ment departments among which was the -
- -
DEPARTMENT
OF WAR AND PUBLIC WORKS
1902
Bureau of Engineering
and Construction of Public
Works
and Bureau of Architecture and Construction
of Public Buildings were created by Act. Nos. 22 and
268 of the Philippine Commission and placed under the - - -
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE
October 26, 1905 Bureau of Public
Works was created and placed under
(Act. No. 1407)
Department of Commerce and Police
1916
Department of Commerce and Police transformed to - - - - -
(Reorg. Act. No. 2666)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNICATIONS
May 1, 1931
Department of Commerce and Communications
renamed as - -
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNICATIONS
1951
Department of Public Works and Communications was reconstituted as - -
(E.O. No. 392) DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS, TRANSPORTATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS
1954 Bureau of Public Highways was created and placed under DPWTC
(R.A. No. 1192)
1974
BPH was expanded as - - -
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
1976
DPWTC renamed as - - -
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, TRANSPORTATION,
AND COMMUNICATIONS
DPH renamed as - - -
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
July 23, 1979
MPWTC was restructured into two (2) separate Ministries –
(E.O. No. 546)
one for Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and
two, the - - -
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
July 27, 1981 MPW
and MPH were merged to become - - -
(E. O. No. 710)
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
January 30, 1987 MPWH was renamed as - - -
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS