Department of Justice (Philippines)

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Department of Justice

Kagawaran ng Katarungan
Department overview
Formed	April 17, 1897 (1897-04-17)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines
Headquarters	DOJ Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila 14°34′45.70″N 120°59′1.93″E / 14.5793611°N 120.9838694°E / 14.5793611; 120.9838694
Motto	Justitiae Pax Opus (Justice, Peace, Work)
Annual budget	₱28.6 billion (2023)[1]
Department executives	Jesus Crispin Remulla, Secretary Asec. Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV, Spokesperson
Child agencies	Bureau of Corrections Bureau of Immigration Land Registration Authority National Bureau of Investigation Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution Office of the Government Corporate Counsel Office of the Solicitor General Parole and Probation Administration Presidential Commission on Good Government Public Attorney's Office
Website	www.doj.gov.ph

The Department of Justice (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Katarungan, abbreviated as DOJ) is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm.^[2] It has its headquarters at the DOJ Building in Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila.

The department is led by the Secretary of Justice, nominated by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet. President Bongbong Marcos named Jesus Crispin Remulla as secretary of Justice on May 23, 2022.^[3]