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The Philippines'Department of Transportation and Communications (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon), abbreviated as DOTC, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. The Executive Departments of the Philippines is the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines. ... The Philippines has a representative democracy modeled on the United States system. ...
The department is responsible for the country's rail, air, sea and communications infrastructure.