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As a whole, one can take that justice is

blind, all evidence will be accepted and Lower Collegiate Courts


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.

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