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- <title>
- Philippines: Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Philippines
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Philippines</l>
- <l> local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas</l>
- <l> local short form: Pilipinas</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: RP
- </p>
- <p>Type: republic
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Manila
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 73 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
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 4 July 1946 (from US)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts
- compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Independence Day, 12 June (1898) (from
- Spain)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: Democratic Filipino Struggle
- (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipinas, Laban), Edgardo ESPIRITU;
- People Power-National Union of Christian Democrats (Lakas ng
- Edsa, NUCD and Partido Lakas Tao, Lakas/NUCD); Fidel V. RAMOS,
- President of the Republic, Raul MANGLAPUS, Jose de VENECIA,
- secretary general; Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Eduardo
- COJUANGCO; Liberal Party, Jovito SALONGA; People's Reform Party
- (PRP), Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO; New Society Movement (Kilusan
- Bagong Lipunan; KBL), Imelda MARCOS; Nacionalista Party (NP),
- Salvador H. LAUREL, president
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 15 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> President: last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held
- NA May 1998); results - Fidel Valdes RAMOS won 23.6% of votes, a
- narrow plurality
- </p>
- <p> Senate: last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held NA
- May 1995); results - LDP 66%, NPC 20%, Lakas-NUCD 8%, Liberal
- 6%; seats - (24 total) LDP 15, NPC 5, Lakas-NUCD 2, Liberal 1,
- Independent 1
- </p>
- <p> House of Representatives: last held 11 May 1992 (next
- election to be held NA May 1995); results - LDP 43.5%;
- Lakas-NUCD 25%, NPC 23.5%, Liberal 5%, KBL 3%; seats - (200
- total) LDP 87, NPC 45, Lakas-NUCD 41, Liberal 15, NP 6, KBL 3,
- Independent 3
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: bicameral Congress (Kongreso) consists of
- an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or House of
- Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Fidel
- Valdes RAMOS (since 30 June 1992); Vice President Joseph
- Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June 1992)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77,
- GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
- INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM
- (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNTAC, UPU, WCL,
- WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Raul RABE</l>
- <l> chancery: 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
- 20036</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 483-1414</l>
- <l> consulates general: Agana (Guam), Chicago, Honolulu,
- Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'affaires Donald
- WESTMORE</l>
- <l> embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila</l>
- <l> mailing address: APO AP 96440</l>
- <l> telephone: [63] (2) 521-7116</l>
- <l> FAX: [63] (2) 522-4361</l>
- <l> consulate general: Cebu</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: 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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