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GOVERNMENT
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Country
Name:
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conventional
long form: Republic of the Philippines
conventional short form: Philippines
local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas
local short form: Pilipinas |
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Government
Type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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Manila |
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Administrative
Divisions:
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72
provinces and 61 chartered cities*; Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan
del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Angeles*, Antique, Aurora, Bacolod*, Bago*,
Baguio*, Bais*, Basilan, Basilan City*, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas,
Batangas City*, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Butuan*, Cabanatuan*,
Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro*, Calbayog*, Caloocan*, Camarines
Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Canlaon*, Capiz, Catanduanes,
Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu, Cebu City*, Cotabato*, Dagupan*, Danao*,
Dapitan*, Davao City* Davao, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Dipolog*,
Dumaguete*, Eastern Samar, General Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao,
Iligan*, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*,
Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, La Carlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte,
Lanao del Sur, Laoag*, Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte,
Lipa*, Lucena*, Maguindanao, Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque,
Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental,
Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental,
North Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*,
Ormoc*, Oroquieta*, Ozamis*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga,
Pangasinan, Pasay*, Puerto Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino,
Rizal, Romblon, Roxas*, Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental),
San Carlos* (in Pangasinan), San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor,
Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu,
Surigao*, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*, Tagaytay*,
Tagbilaran*, Tangub*, Tarlac, Tawitawi, Toledo*, Trece Martires*,
Zambales, Zamboanga*, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur |
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Independence:
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4
July 1946 (from US) |
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National
Holiday:
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Independence
Day, 12 June (1898) (from Spain) |
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Constitution:
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2
February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 |
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Legal
System :
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based
on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations |
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Suffrage:
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18
years of age; universal |
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Executive
Branch:
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chief
of state: President Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June
1998) and Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (since 30 June
1998); notethe president is both the chief of state and head
of government
head of government: President Joseph Ejercito ESTRADA (since
30 June 1998) and Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (since
30 June 1998); notethe president is both the chief of state and
head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent
of the Commission of Appointments
elections: president and vice president elected on separate
tickets by popular vote for six-year terms; election last held
11 May 1998 (next to be held 11 May 2004) election results: Joseph
Ejercito ESTRADA elected president; percent of voteNA%; Gloria
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO elected vice president; percent of voteNA% |
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Legislative
Branch:
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bicameral
Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado (24 seatsone-half
elected every three years; members elected by popular vote to
serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Kapulungan
Ng Mga Kinatawan (221 seats; members elected by popular vote to
serve three-year terms; notean additional 50 members may be appointed
by the president) elections: Senatelast held 11 May 1998 (next
to be held 11 May 2001); House of Representativeselections last
held 11 May 1998 (next to be held 11 May 2001) election results:
Senatepercent of vote by partyNA; seats by partyLAMP 12, Lakas
5, PRP 2, LP 1, other 3; notethe Senate now has only 23 members
with one seat vacated when Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO became vice
president; the seat can only be filled by election and is likely
to remain open until the next regular election in 2001; House
of Representativespercent of vote by partyNA; seats by partyLAMP
135, Lakas 37, LP 13, Aksyon Demokratiko 1, other 35 |
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Judicial
Branch:
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Supreme
Court, justices are appointed for four-year terms by the president
on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council |
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Political
Parties and Leaders:
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Laban
Ng Masang Pilipino or LAMP (Struggle of the Filipino Masses) [Joseph
ESTRADA, titular head; Eduardo "Danding" COJUANGO, chairman, Edgardo
ANGARA, party president]; Lakas [Raul MANGLAPUS, chairman, Gloria
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, secretary general, Jose DE VENECIA, party president];
Liberal Party or LP [Raul DAZA, president, Jovito SALONGA, chairman,
Florencio ABAD, secretary general]; People's Reform Party or PRP
[Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO]; Aksyon Demokratiko or Democratic Action
[Raul ROCO] |
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International
Organization Participation:
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APEC,
AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO |
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Flag
Description:
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two
equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a white equilateral
triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of the triangle
is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing three
individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small
yellow five-pointed star |
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