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<text id=93CT1130>
<title>
Philippines--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Philippines
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines</l>
<l> conventional short form: Philippines</l>
<l> local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas</l>
<l> local short form: Pilipinas</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: RP
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Manila
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 73 provinces and 61 chartered
cities*; Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay,
Angeles*, Antique, Aurora, Bacolod*, Bago*, Baguio*, Bais*,
Basilan, Basilan City*, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Batangas
City*, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Butuan*, Cabanatuan*,
Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro*, Calbayog*, Caloocan*,
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Canlaon*, Capiz,
Catanduanes, Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu, Cebu City*, Cotabato*,
Dagupan*, Danao*, Dapitan*, Davao City* Davao, Davao del Sur,
Davao Oriental, Dipolog*, Dumaguete*, Eastern Samar, General
Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao, Iligan*, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur,
Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, La
Carlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Laoag*,
Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*,
Maguindanao, Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate,
Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental,
Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros
Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva
Vizcaya, Olongapo*, Ormoc*, Oroquieta*, Ozamis*, Pagadian*,
Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasay*, Puerto
Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Roxas*,
Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos* (in
Pangasinan), San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor, Sorsogon,
South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao*,
Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*, Tagaytay*,
Tagbilaran*, Tangub*, Tarlac, Tawitawi, Toledo*, Trece
Martires*, Zambales, Zamboanga*, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga
del Sur
</p>
<p>Independence: 4 July 1946 (from US)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 12 June (1898) (from
Spain)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Democratic Filipino Struggle
(Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipinas, Laban), Edgardo ESPIRITU;
People Power-National Union of Christian Democrats (Lakas ng
Edsa, NUCD and Partido Lakas Tao, Lakas/NUCD); Fidel V. RAMOS,
President of the Republic, Raul MANGLAPUS, Jose de VENECIA,
secretary general; Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Eduardo
COJUANGCO; Liberal Party, Jovito SALONGA; People's Reform Party
(PRP), Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO; New Society Movement (Kilusan
Bagong Lipunan; KBL), Imelda MARCOS; Nacionalista Party (NP),
Salvador H. LAUREL, president
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 15 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held
NA May 1998); results - Fidel Valdes RAMOS won 23.6% of votes, a
narrow plurality
</p>
<p> Senate: last held 11 May 1992 (next election to be held NA
May 1995); results - LDP 66%, NPC 20%, Lakas-NUCD 8%, Liberal
6%; seats - (24 total) LDP 15, NPC 5, Lakas-NUCD 2, Liberal 1,
Independent 1
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held 11 May 1992 (next
election to be held NA May 1995); results - LDP 43.5%;
Lakas-NUCD 25%, NPC 23.5%, Liberal 5%, KBL 3%; seats - (200
total) LDP 87, NPC 45, Lakas-NUCD 41, Liberal 15, NP 6, KBL 3,
Independent 3
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Congress (Kongreso) consists of
an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or House of
Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Fidel
Valdes RAMOS (since 30 June 1992); Vice President Joseph
Ejercito ESTRADA (since 30 June 1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77,
GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM
(observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNTAC, UPU, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Raul RABE</l>
<l> chancery: 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20036</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 483-1414</l>
<l> consulates general: Agana (Guam), Chicago, Honolulu,
Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'affaires Donald
WESTMORE</l>
<l> embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila</l>
<l> mailing address: APO AP 96440</l>
<l> telephone: [63] (2) 521-7116</l>
<l> FAX: [63] (2) 522-4361</l>
<l> consulate general: Cebu</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a
white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the
center of the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays
(each containing three individual rays) and in each corner of
the triangle is a small yellow five-pointed star
</p></body></article></text>