Philippines Government

• REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Malacangang is were the President of the Philippines or the Republic of the Philippines resides. Provincial governments are established nationwide in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The executive branch, judiciary, legislative, senate, congress, are all located in Manila. The government website has directories for the departments of the DOJ, DOH, DILG, DOST, DSWD, PRC, DA, DENR, DOF, DBM, DOTC, DPWH, PAGIBIG, NEDA, GSIS, SSS, DepEd, DOLE, AFP, PNP, ARMM. Also from their site you can obtain news, resources, reference, protocols, heritage, history, and obtain other Philippine information. Foreign affairs and diplomatic corps are found at the respective embassies. Many worldwide organizations are involved in the planning, development, education, poverty alleviation, and developing future good political will. The federal government is based in Manila in the Luzon Province. The new Philippine Constitution was ratified in early 1987, leading the country to a return to democracy. The Current Chief of State is President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vice President Teofisto Guingona. The President is both the chief of state and head of government. Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments. The President and Vice President are elected on separate tickets by popular vote for six-year terms with the next election to be held 16 May 2004. Bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado. The Senate has 24 seats, one-half elected every three years. The members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms. The House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan has 214 seats. The members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms. Additional members may be appointed by the president but the Constitution prohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250 members. The next Senate and House of Representative selections to be held 16 May 2004.

• PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ONLINE

• PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO

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