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  2. Judiciary of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three levels of lower courts, which are established through law by the Congress of the Philippines. The Supreme Court has expansive powers, able to overrule political and administrative decisions, and with the ability to craft rules and ...

  3. Federalism in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini intended the Philippines to be divided into three federal states, Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.Above is a map that shows the areas generally regarded as Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and may not match the proposed set-up of a federal government under the Aguinaldo–Mabini proposal.

  4. Government of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform ...

  5. Politics of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Politics in the Philippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people and serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and is a powerful political figure.

  6. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    The Local Government Code, enacted in 1991, establishes the system and powers of the local government in the Philippines: provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays. The Local Government Code empowers local governments to enact tax measures, including real property taxes, and assures the local governments a share in the national internal ...

  7. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    Definition National government: The government of a nation-state and is a characteristic of a unitary state. This is the same thing as a federal government which may have distinct powers at various levels authorized or delegated to it by its member states, though the adjective 'central' is sometimes used to describe it. The structure of central ...

  8. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Municipal Trial Courts in Cities, a type of civil court below Regional Trial Courts: OCA N/A: English Office of the Court Administrator: petitioner [2] N/A: English A plaintiff. petitioner-in-intervention N/A: English An intervenor who supports the case of the petitioner. [11] Cf. intervenor-oppositor. ponencia [2] report Spanish The Court's ...

  9. Judicial and Bar Council - Wikipedia

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    The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.