GOVERMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Type of Goverment: Presidential Republic/ Democratic

The President of the Philippines is both the head of state and the head of government
3 BRANCHES)
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
● The President is elected by a direct vote of the people for a term of 6 years and is not
eligible for reelection
● Exercised by the government under the leadership of the president judicial power is
vested in the courts with the supreme court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body
● Is vested in the president of the Philippines the president is elected by popular vote the
principle workplace of the president is the MALACANANG PALACE in SAN MIGUEL
MANILA
● The excutive branch is currently headed by President RODRIGO DUTERTE
● The President is also the COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES
● Vice President is LENI ROBREDO the vice president is first in line to succession if the
presidents resigns is impeached to dies
● The vice president is usually they’re not always a member of the presidents cabinet if
there is vacancy in position of vice president the president will appoint any member of
congress as the new vice president. The appointment must then validated by a three-
fourths vote of the congress

The president must be:

● a natural-born citizen of the Philippines
● at least 40 years of age,
● and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding the
election.
The president is empowered to control all the executive departments, bureaus, and offices, and
to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed.

Vice President
The vice president has the same term of office as the president and is elected in the same
manner. The vice president also may serve as a member of the cabinet. No vice president may
serve for more than two successive terms. The president and vice president are not elected as
a team. Thus, they may be ideologically opposed, or even personal rivals.

LEGISLATIVE POWERS
● Vested in the two chamber Congress of the Philippines and Senate is the upper
chamber and the house of Representative is the lower chamber
● Vested in the Congress of the Philippines which consist of the of the Senate and House
of Representatives.
● The upper house is located in Pasay City while the lower house is located in Quezon
City both are in Metro Manila
 ● The district and sectoral representatives are elected for a term of 3 years they can be
re elected but they not run for fourth consecutive term.
● Senators are elected to a term of 6 years they can be re elected but may not run for
a third consecutive term
● The house of representatives may opt to pass for vacancy of legislative seats which
leads to a special election, the winner of the special election wil served the uninished
term of the previous district representatives and will be considered as one elective term,
the same rule also applies in the Senate however it only if the seat was vacated before
regular legislative election
● The current President of the Senatore Aquilino Pimentel 3 while the current speaker of
the House of Representative is Pantaleaon Alvarez
The constitution establishes a 24- seat Senate and a House of Representatives with 200
elected representatives and up to 50 more appointed by the president. Senators are chosen at
large, and the twenty- four highest vote-winners nationwide are elected.

JUDICIAL BRANCH
● Vested in the Supreme Court of the Philippines and lower courts established by law the
Supreme court which have achieved justice as its head and 14 associate justices
occupies.
● The highest tier of the judiciary the justices serve until the age of seventy, the justices
are appointed by the President of the recommendation of the judicial and Bar Council of
the Philippines
● The sitting chief justices Morelia Serrano of the 24th serve in that position Diosdado
Peralta
● At the local level are metropolitan trial courts, municipal trial courts, and municipal
circuit trial courts.
● The next level consists of regional trial courts, one for each of the nation's thirteen
political regions, including Manila.
● Courts at the local level have original jurisdiction over less serious criminal cases while
more serious offenses are heard by the regional level courts, which also have appellate
jurisdiction.
● At the national level is the Intermediate Appellate Court, also called the court of
appeals. Special courts include Muslim circuit and district courts in Moro (Muslim
Filipino) areas, the court of tax appeals, and the Sandiganbayan. The Sandiganbayan
tries government officers and employees charged with violation of the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act.
● The Supreme Court also regulates the practice of law in the Philippines, promulgates
rules on admission to the bar, and disciplines lawyers.
3 CONSITITUTIONAL COMMISIONS
● CIVIL SERVICE COMMISION
● COMMISION IN ELECTION
● COMMISION OF AUDIT