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Reported by:

Alvin Sumagaysay

(Crim. 2-A, Group 1)

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• The Philippines is a democraticrepublic governed under a 1987constitution. This constitution ismodeled on the commonwealthconstitution of 1935 that set up asystem of government similar tothat of the United States.

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It includes many restrictions onterm lengths and presidentialpowers as a way to safeguardagainst authoritarian rule. AllPhilippine citizens age 18 orolder may vote.

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During the Marcos regime, themilitary was politicized and usedto sustain his power. This set aprecedent of military influencethat has continued to be adestabilizing factor in Philippinepolitics and government.

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A. Executive

The head of state and chiefexecutive of the Philippines is apresident, elected by popular voteto a nonrenewable six-year term.The vice president, who is alsodirectly elected, may serve no

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more than two consecutive six-year terms. The president andvice president are elected byseparate ballot and may belongto different political parties. Thepresident nominatesappointments for heads of

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government departments, orministries, to form a cabinet. TheCommission on Appointments,composed of 24 members ofCongress, reviews and votes onthe nominations. The approvedcabinet oversees the day-to-day

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functions of government. Thepresident has limited emergencypowers and may place therepublic under martial law for nomore than 60 days.

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B. Legislature

The Philippines has a bicameral(two-chamber) legislature calledthe Congress of the Philippines.The upper house, or Senate, has24 members who are directlyelected to serve six-year terms.Senators are limited to two

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consecutive terms. The lowerhouse, or House ofRepresentatives, has a maximumof 260 members who servethree-year terms; 208representatives are directlyelected and 52 are indirectlyelected from party-list nominees

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of indigenous minority groups.House members are limited tothree consecutive terms. A two-thirds vote of Congress isrequired to overrule apresidential veto of proposedlegislation.

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C. Judiciary

The highest tribunal in thePhilippines is the Supreme Court,made up of a chief justice and 14associate justices, all appointedby the country’s president. Themandatory retirement age forSupreme Court justices is 70.

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Other judicial bodies include acourt of appeals, courts of thefirst instance, and municipalcourts.

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D. Local Government

For administrative purposes thePhilippines is divided intoregions, provinces, andchartered cities. Regions includethe National Capital Region,encompassing the Manila

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metropolitan area; the CordilleraAdministrative Region, asemiautonomous region ofupland tribal groups in northernLuzon; and the AutonomousRegion of Muslim Mindanao(ARMM), encompassing four

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provinces in Mindanao. TheARMM is a quasi self-governingregion that was formed in 1989.It has an elected legislativeassembly and is headed by agovernor with limited executivepowers.

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Provinces are headed bygovernors, and chartered citiesare headed by mayors.

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Philippine provinces aresubdivided into cities andmunicipalities. Unlike charteredcities, which are accountable tothe national government, citiesand municipalities areresponsible to the government

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of the surrounding province.Each provincial city ormunicipality is headed by anelected mayor.

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The smallest unit of localgovernment is the barangay. Inrural areas the barangay is avillage, and in urban areas it is aneighborhood. Each city ormunicipality contains numerousbarangays, and there are

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The smallest unit of localgovernment is the barangay. Inrural areas the barangay is avillage, and in urban areas it is aneighborhood. Each city ormunicipality contains numerousbarangays, and there are

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thousands of barangays in thePhilippines. Each barangay isadministered by a chiefexecutive and a communitycouncil, whose members areelected by the residents of thebarangay.

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