Philippines, The: Government

The Philippines is governed under the constitution of 1987. The president, who is both head of state and head of the government, is elected by popular vote for a single six-year term. There is a bicameral legislature, the Congress. Members of the 24-seat Senate are popularly elected for six-year terms. The House of Representatives consists of not more than 250 members, who are popularly elected for three-year terms. There is an independent judiciary headed by a supreme court. Administratively, the republic is divided into 79 provinces and 117 chartered cities.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Marcos and After
• The Republic of the Philippines
• World War II
• The Commonwealth
• Revolution, War, and U.S. Control
• Spanish Control
• Early History to World War II
• Government
• Economy
• People
• Land
• Bibliography

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