| Philippine Government
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• 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 listed below 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 Foreign Philippine 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.
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.
Philippine Governement
Philippine Office of the President
Philippine President - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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