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treated equally, and from that punishment will Court of Appeals be served upon he or she that is deserving of Court of Tax Appeals it while the innocent will go free. Sandiganbayan Regular Courts The Philippine Government Regional Trial Courts The Philippine government Metropolitan Trial Courts takes place in an organized Municipal Trial Courts framework of a presidential, Municipal Trial Courts in Cities representative, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts democratic republic whereby Muslim Courts the president is both the Sharia District Courts head of state and the head Sharia Circuit Courts of government. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent The Constitution created the 3 branches branches: the legislative branch (the law-making of government: body), the executive branch (the law-enforcing The Legislative Branch to make the laws. body), and the judicial branch (the law- Congress is made up of two houses, the interpreting body). Senate and the House of Representatives. The Executive Branch to enforce the Executive power is exercised by the government laws. under the leadership of the president. Legislative power is vested in both the The Judicial Branch to interpret the government and the two-chamber congress—the laws. Senate (the upper chamber) and the House of Representatives (the lower chamber). Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body.