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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 multi-party system. The powers of the three branches are vested by the Constitution of the Philippines ...
The Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, sometimes known as the "Jones Law", modified the structure of the Philippine government by removing the Philippine Commission as the legislative upper house and replacing it with a Senate elected by Filipino voters, creating the Philippines' first fully elected national legislature. This act also explicitly ...
Government Procurement Reform Act, establishes the creation of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) RA 9208 May 26, 2003 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003: RA 9262 March 8, 2004 Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 [2] RA 9372 March 6, 2007
1. Do you want the present Mayor-Council form of government now existing in the cities and municipalities of Greater Manila to continue? 2. If you do not want the Mayor-Council type to continue, do you favor the President exercising his powers to restructure the local governments in Greater Manila (four cities and 13 municipalities) into an integrated system like a Manager or Commission form ...
The 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, which served as the basis for the current constitution. The Philippine legal system is a hybrid form based on the Spanish civil law and American common law system, [32]: 304–305 with a system of Sharia law in place for some areas of law involving Muslims. [33] [26]: 10874
Department of the Interior and Local Government: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal: March 22, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of the Interior and Local Government: Jonvic Remulla: Department of Justice: Kagawaran ng Katarungan: April 17, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of Justice: Jesus Crispin Remulla
Directing All Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, Including Local Government Units, to Implement the Philippine Development Plan and Public Investment Program for the Period 2017–2022 June 1, 2017 [27] 28 Providing for the Regulation and Control of the Use of Firecrackers and Other Pyrotechnic Devices June 20, 2017 [28] 29
The Batasang Pambansa first convened in 1978, and will continue to exist until the 1986 People Power Revolution that overthrew Marcos from power. President Corazon Aquino appointed a constitutional commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution which restored the bicameral Congress with the presidential system of government.