Government of the Philippines

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The government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas or Gobyerno 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 serves as both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. The powers of the three branches are vested by the Constitution of the Philippines as follows: Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Congress of the Philippines—the Senate is the upper chamber, and the House of Representatives is the lower chamber. Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president. Judicial power is vested in the courts, with the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body.

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