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Government of The Philippines

The government of the Philippines is a unitary state with three branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial. The president functions as both head of state and head of government. Legislative power is held by Congress, comprised of the Senate as the upper chamber and the House of Representatives as the lower chamber. Executive power is exercised by the government led by the president. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court as the highest court.

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Government of The Philippines

The government of the Philippines is a unitary state with three branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial. The president functions as both head of state and head of government. Legislative power is held by Congress, comprised of the Senate as the upper chamber and the House of Representatives as the lower chamber. Executive power is exercised by the government led by the president. Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court as the highest court.

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The 

government of the Philippines (Filipino: pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) is the national


government of the Philippines. It is governed as a unitary state under
a presidential representative and democratic and a constitutional republic where
the President functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country
within a pluriform multi-party system.
The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive
branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of
the Philippines in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber Congress of the
Philippines—the Senate is the upper chamber and the House of Representatives is the lower
chamber.[1]
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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