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Congress 14th Congress 2007 – 2010 Senate House President Manuel Villar, Jr. Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Judiciary
Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Fourteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | 1984 1981 | 1978 | 1969 | 1965 1961 | 1957 | 1953 | 1949 1946 | 1941 | 1935 Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The President of the Senate of the Philippines is the presiding... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jose de Venecia is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives The Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives. ... Jose de Venecia Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas) is the... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Chief Justice of the Philippines presides over the Supreme Court of the... Reynato Puno Reynato S. Puno (born May 17, 1940) is the current Chief Justice of the Philippines, presiding the Supreme Court of the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | 1984 1981 | 1978 | 1969 | 1965 1961 | 1957 | 1953 | 1949 1946 | 1941 | 1935 Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Philippine Court... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | 1984 1981 | 1978 | 1969 | 1965 1961 | 1957 | 1953 | 1949 1946 | 1941 | 1935 Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Sandiganbayan is... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | 1984 1981 | 1978 | 1969 | 1965 1961 | 1957 | 1953 | 1949 1946 | 1941 | 1935 Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      The Philippine Court... The Philippine Ombudsman is an ombudsman responsible for investigating and prosecuting government officials in the Philippines who are allegedly guilty of crimes. ...
Elections
Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Philippines elects on national level a head of state: the President, and... The Commission on Elections of the Philippines, or more commonly known as COMELEC is an independent government body responsible for running elections in the countrys democratic government. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countries Politics Portal      Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. ... Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 8, 1995. ... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      This article on elections in the Philippines give information on election... Presidential and vice-presidential snap elections were held on February 7, 1986 in the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Philippines elects on national level a head of state: the President, and...
Political parties Lakas-CMD KAMPI NPC NP LP GO CAPP PDP-Laban PMP
Administrative divisions Capital Regions Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Political parties in the Philippines are of diverse ideologies and... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI, formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Nationalist Peoples Coalition or NPC is a political party... The Nacionalista Party logo with party motto, Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat (Nation, Above All). ... The Liberal Party (Filipino: Partido Liberal) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (Philippines Democratic Party-National Struggle) is... The Partido ng Masang Pilipino (Party of the Filipino Masses) is a populist political party in the Philippines. ... This is a list of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, which includes during the time of the Spanish colonization, the First Philippine Republic, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Second Republic of the Philippines (Japanese-Sponsored Republic), the Third Republic of the Philippines, the Fourth Republic... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipyo, in Tagalog) is a local... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... // Foreign policy The fundamental Philippine attachment to democracy and human rights is reflected in its foreign policy and is also a staunch and a close ally of the United States. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | 1984 1981 | 1978 | 1969 | 1965 1961 | 1957 | 1953 | 1949 1946 | 1941 | 1935 Foreign relations Human rights Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      According to a U.S. Department of State report released in...
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The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent branches: the legislative branch (the law-making body), the executive branch (the law-enforcing body), and the judicial branch (the law-interpreting body). Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two-chamber congress -- the Senate (the upper chamber) and the House of Representatives (the lower chamber). Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of popular sovereignty by the peoples representatives. ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Head of state or Chief of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state. ... The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      In law, the judiciary or judicial is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas) is the...

National Government of the Philippines

The Republic of the Philippines has a representative democracy modeled after the United States of America's system of government. The 1987 Philippine constitution, adopted during the Corazon Aquino administration, re-established a presidential system of government with a bicameral legislature and an independent judiciary. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The Constitution of the Philippines (Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in... María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image:WashingtonDC Capitol USA2. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      In law, the judiciary or judicial is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ...

Executive branch

The executive branch is headed by the President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (party affiliation: Kampi/Lakas-CMD) 20 January 2001, who functions as both the head of state and the head of government. The president is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The president is elected by popular vote to a term of 6 years. The president, then, appoints (and may fire) his/her cabinet members whom he/she presides over. The executive seat of government is administered officially from Malacañang Palace - also the official residence of the president - in the capital City of Manila. The President may no longer run for re-election, unless he/she becomes president through constitutional succession and has served for no more than 4 years as president. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Philippines. ... The Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMPI) is a political party in the Philippines. ... LAKAS is the ruling political party of the Philippines. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Once a model for the entire Asian continent and feared and envied by its Southeast Asian neighbors, particularly during the 1950s and 60s, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has since been surpassed by all other armed forces in the region and now is one of the weakest, most underfunded... In Philippine politics, The Cabinet consists of the heads of the largest part of the executive branch of the national government. ... Image:Malacanang palace. ... Manilas President Manuel Roxas Boulevard also known as the Baywalk Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

The second highest official, Vice-President Noli de Castro (party affiliation: Lakas-CMD) 30 June 2004, is also elected by popular vote. The vice-president is second in line to succession should the president resign, be impeached or die in office. The vice-president usually, though not always, may be a member of the president's cabinet. If there is a vacancy in the position of Vice President, the President will appoint any member of Congress (usually a party member) as new Vice President. The appointment will be validated by a three-fourths vote of Congress voting separately. The Vice President of the Philippines is the second highest executive official of the Philippine government. ... Manuel Noli Leuterio De Castro, Jr. ... LAKAS is the ruling political party of the Philippines. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legislative branch

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Executive Branch
Title	Name
President Head of State Head of Government Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Vice President	Noli De Castro
Executive Secretary	Eduardo R. Ermita
Press Secretary	Ignacio Bunye
National Economic and Development Authority/Socioeconomic Planning	Romulo L. Neri
Agrarian Reform Secretary	Datu Nasser C. Pangandaman, Al Haj
Agriculture Secretary	Arthur C. Yap
Budget and Management Secretary	Rolando G. Andaya, Jr.
Education Secretary	Jesli A. Lapus
Energy Secretary	Angelo T. Reyes
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary	Jose L. Atienza, Jr.
Finance Secretary	Margarito B. Teves
Foreign Affairs Secretary	Alberto G. Romulo
Health Secretary	Dr. Francisco T. Duque III, MD
Interior and Local Government Secretary	Ronaldo V. Puno
Justice Secretary	Raul M. Gonzalez
Labor and Employment Secretary	Arturo D. Brion
National Defense Secretary	Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr.
Public Works and Highways Secretary	Manuel M. Boncan (Officer-in-Charge)
Science and Technology Secretary	Estrella Fagela-Alabastro, Ph.D.
Social Welfare and Development Secretary	Esperanza I. Cabral, MD
Tourism Secretary	Joseph Ace H. Durano
Transportation and Communication Secretary	Leandro R. Mendoza
Trade and Industry Secretary	Peter B. Favila
Presidential Chief of Staff	Joey S. Salceda
Central Bank Governor	Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.
National Security Adviser	Norberto B. Gonzales
United Nations Permanent Representative	Hilario Davide Jr.

Legislative Branch
Senate
Title	Name
Senate President	Manny Villar
Senate President Pro-Tempore	Jinggoy Estrada
Majority Floor Leader	Francis Pangilinan
Minority Floor Leader	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Secretary	Emma L. Reyes
Sergeant-at-Arms	M/Gen. Jose Balajadia, Jr.
Senate Members
House of Representatives
Title	Name
Speaker	Jose de Venecia, Jr.
Dep. Speaker - Luzon	Arnulfo P. Fuentebella
Dep. Speaker - Visayas	Raul V. del Mar
Dep. Speaker - Mindanao	Simeon A. Datumanong
Dep. Speaker - Central Luzon	Eric D. Singson
Dep. Speaker - Woman	Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa
Majority Floor Leader	Arthur D. Defensor, Sr.
Minority Floor Leader	Ronaldo B. Zamora
Secretary-General	Roberto P. Nazareno
Sergeant-at-Arms	B/Gen. Bayani N. Fabic
House Members

Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Title	Name
Chief Justice	Reynato Puno
Official Spokesperson	Ismael G. Khan Jr.
Justices of the Supreme Court
Sandiganbayan
Title	Name
Presiding Judge	Teresita L. de Castro
Clerk of Court	Emma Rosario Lorbes
Security and Sheriff	Edgardo Urieta
Sandiganbayan Judges
Court of Appeals
Title	Name
Presiding Judge	Ruben T. Reyes
Clerk of Court	Tessie Gatmaitan
Court of Appeals Justices

Constitutional Offices
Ombudsman
Title	Name
Ombudsman	Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez
Overall Deputy Ombudsman	Margarito Gervacio, Jr.
Special Prosecutor	Dennis Villa-Ignacio
Dep. Omb. (Luzon)	Victor C. Fernandez
Dep. Omb. (Visayas)	Primo Miro
Dep. Omb. (Mindanao)	Antonio Valenzuela
Deputy Ombudsman (Military and Police)	Orlando Casimiro
Other Officials
Commission on Human Rights
Title	Name
Chairman	Purificacion Valera Quisumbing
Commissioners
Commission on Elections
Title	Name
Chairman	Benjamin S. Abalos Sr.
Commissioners
Commission on Audit
Title	Name
Chairman	Guillermo Carague
Commissioners
Civil Service Commission Bold text
Title	Name
Chairman	Karina Constantino-David
Commissioners

The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress, consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives; members of both are elected by popular vote. The Senate is elected at large. There are currently 24 senators. Of a possible 250 members of the House of Representatives, 206 are elected from the single-member districts. The remainder of the House seats are designated for sectoral representatives elected at large through a complex "party list" system, hinging on the party receiving at least 2% to 6% of the national vote total. The upper house is located in Pasay City, while the lower house is located in Quezon City. The district and sectoral representatives are elected with a term of three years. They can be reelected but they are no longer eligible to run for the fourth consecutive term. The senators elected with a term of six years. They can be reelected but they are no longer eligible to run for the third consecutive term. The House of Representatives may opt to pass a resolution for a vacancy of a legislative seat that will pave way for a special election. The winner of the special election will serve the unfinished term of the previous district representative and will be considered as one elective term. The same rule applies in the Senate however it will only apply if the seat is vacated before the regular legislative election. This case applies when Senator Teofisto Guingona was appointed as Vice President before the May 2001 election. Senator Gregorio Honasan was in the 13th position in the Senatorial election and he served the unfinished term of Guingona. Honasan is no longer eligible to run for the 2004 elections. The case did not apply in 1998 when Gloria Arroyo was elected as Vice President and in 2004 when Noli de Castro was elected as Vice President. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Philippines. ... Manuel Noli Leuterio De Castro, Jr. ... Eduardo R. Ermita, the current Executive Secretary of the Philippines, was born on July 13, 1935 in Balayan, Batangas. ... Ignacio Toting Bunye is a politician in the Philippines. ... Jose Livioko Atienza, Jr. ... Raul Maravilla Gonzalez, is the current Secretary of Justice of the Philippines. ... Hilario Davide, Jr. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jinggoy Estrada Jinggoy Estrada (born February 17, 1963) is a senator in the Philippines. ... Francis Kiko Nepomuceno Pangilinan (born August 24, 1963) is a politician in the Philippines. ... Aquilino Nene Quilinging Pimentel, Jr. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... Jose de Venecia Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. ... 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When Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed the Presidency, her Lakas-CMD party also regained its dominant position in Congress. The party leads the 187 member Sunshine Coalition composed of several major and minor parties like her party Lakas-CMD, Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition, PDP-Laban, Aksyon Demokratiko, REPORMA-LM, PROMDI and Others. In the Senate, the pro-administration coalition controls 13 of the 24 seats. Members of the Philippine Congress tend to have weak party loyalties and change party affiliation easily. In October 2003, the Sunshine Coalition dissolved over Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's decision to seek election for the presidency which she came into by succeeding Joseph Estrada during the EDSA 2 Revolution of 2001. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Philippines. ... Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Philippines. ... Joseph Ejercito Estrada, more popularly known as Erap (born Jose Marcelo Ejercito on April 19, 1937), is a popular former film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ... The EDSA II revolution is depicted on the 200-peso bill. ...

Senate President: Manuel Villar Manuel Manny Bamba Villar, Jr. ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives: Jose de Venecia Jose de Venecia, Jr. ...

Presidents of the Senate

• 1916-1935 Manuel Luis Quezon (Philippine Legislature)
• 1935 Jose Avelino
• 1935-1941 Dissolved, Unicameral Legislature
• 1941-1945 Dissolved, World War II
• 1945-1946 Manuel A. Roxas (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
• 1946-1949 Jose Avelino
• 1949-1951 Mariano Jesus Cuenco
• 1952-1952 Quintin Paredes
• 1952-1952 Camilo Osias
• 1952-1953 Eulogio Rodriguez
• 1953-1953 Jose Zulueta
• 1953-1963 Eulogio Rodriguez
• 1963-1965 Ferdinand E. Marcos
• 1966-1967 Arturo M. Tolentino
• 1967-1972 Gil J. Puyat
• 1972-1978 Dissolved, Martial Law
• 1978-1986 Dissolved, Interim Batasang Pambansa and Regular Batasang Pambansa
• 1986-1987 Dissolved, 1986 Constitutional Commission
• 1987-1992 Jovito R. Salonga
• 1992-1993 Neptali A. Gonzales
• 1993-1995 Edgardo J. Angara
• 1995-1996 Neptali A. Gonzales
• 1996-1998 Ernesto M. Maceda
• 1998-1998 Neptali A. Gonzales
• 1998-1999 Marcelo B. Fernan
• 1999-2000 Blas F. Ople
• 2000-2000 Franklin M. Drilon
• 2000-2001 Aquilino Pimentel
• 2001-2006 Franklin M. Drilon
• 2006-pres Manuel B. Villar, Jr.

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• 1907-1922 Sergio Osmeña (Philippine Assembly)
• 1922-1933 Manuel A. Roxas (House of Representatives)
• 1933-1935 Quintin Paredes (House of Representatives)
• 1935-1935 Gil Montilla (National Assembly)
• 1938-1941 Jose Yulo (National Assembly)
• 1943-1944 Benigno Aquino Sr. (National Assembly, 2nd Republic)
• 1945-1946 Jose Zulueta (House of Representatives)
• 1946-1953 Eugenio Perez (House of Representatives)
• 1954-1957 Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (House of Representatives)
• 1957-1962 Daniel Romualdez (House of Representatives)
• 1962-1967 Cornelio Villareal (House of Representatives)
• 1967-1971 Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (House of Representatives)
• 1971-1972 Cornelio Villareal (House of Representatives)
• 1978-1984 Querube C. Makalintal (Interim Batasang Pambansa)
• 1984-1986 Nicanor E. Yniguez (Regular Batasang Pambansa)
• 1986-1987 Dissolved, 1986 Constitutional Commission
• 1987-1992 Ramon V. Mitra (House of Representatives)
• 1992-1998 Jose C. De Venecia, Jr.(House of Representatives)
• 1998-2000 Manuel Villar Jr. (House of Representatives)
• 2000-2001 Arnulfo Fuentebella (House of Representatives)
• 2001 Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (House of Representatives)
• 2001-Present Jose C. De Venecia, Jr. (House of Representatives)

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Judicial branch

The judiciary branch of the government is headed by the Supreme Court, which has a Chief Justice as its head and 14 Associate Justices, all appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council. Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas) is the... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      The Chief Justice of the Philippines presides over the Supreme Court of the... An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of 15 members of the Philippine Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. ...

Supreme Court Chief Justice: Reynato Puno Reynato Puno Reynato S. Puno (born May 17, 1940) is the current Chief Justice of the Philippines, presiding the Supreme Court of the Philippines. ...

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court

• 1901-1920 Cayetano L. Arellano
• 1920-1921 Victorino M. Mapa
• 1921-1924 Manuel G. Araullo
• 1925-1941 Ramon Q. Avaceña
• 1941-1942 Jose Abad Santos
• 1942-1944 Jose Yulo
• 1945-1951 Manuel V. Moran
• 1951-1961 Ricardo M. Paras
• 1961-1966 Cesar Bengzon
• 1966-1973 Roberto R. Concepcion
• 1973-1975 Querube C. Makalintal
• 1976-1979 Fred Ruiz Castro
• 1979-1985 Enrique M. Fernando
• 1985-1985 Felix V. Makasiar
• 1985-1986 Ramon C. Aquino
• 1986-1988 Claudio Teehankee, Sr.
• 1988-1988 Pedro Yap
• 1988-1991 Marcelo B. Fernan
• 1991-1998 Andres Narvasa
• 1998-2005 Hilario Davide, Jr.
• 2005-2006 Artemio Panganiban
• 2006-Present Reynato Puno

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Offices of the Ombudsman

The government and all three of its branches are independently monitored by the Offices of the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman is given the mandate to investigate and prosecute any official/s in government that is allegedly guilty of crimes, especially Graft and Corruption. The Ombudsman leads a team composed of a sheriff and 6 deputies who lead their respective divisions and/or bureaus. The Philippine Ombudsman is an ombudsman responsible for investigating and prosecuting government officials in the Philippines who are allegedly guilty of crimes. ... World map of the Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians. Blue colors indicate little corruption, red colors indicate much corruption In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse by government officials of their governmental powers for illegitimate...

Political parties and elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in the Philippines. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the Philippines.

Main article: Philippine general election, 2004