A View of the Philippines
GOVERNMENT ![]()
Official Name: Republic
of the Philippines
Form of Government: Democratic
Independence: June 12, 1898
Constitution: The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines restored the republican form of government in the country. It was ratified on February 2, 1987.
Branches:
Incumbent Officers:
President: Benigno S. Aquino III
Vice-President: Jejomar C. Binay
Senate President: Juan Ponce Enrile
Speaker of the
House of Representatives: Feliciano Belmonte
Administrative Subdivisions1: As of December 2010, the Philippines had 17 regions, 80 provinces, 138 cities, 1,496 municipalities and 42,025 barangays.
Suffrage: Universal, but not compulsory, at age 18.
Note: Information are as of January 2011.
1 Source: Philippine Standard Geographic Codes, NSCB