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Country
Name: Republic of the Philippines
Rebublika ng Pilipinas
Type:
Republic
Capital:
Manila
Administrative
Divisions: 72 provices, 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
Executive
Branch
chief
of state/head of government: President Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Erap) as
of June 30,1998 (6-year terms)
Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (6 year terms)
The
Cabinet is appointed by the President with consent from Commision of Appointments.
Legislative
Branch
bicameral
congress (Kongress)
Senado
(senate) has 24 members who serve 6 year terms. The Kapulungan Ng
Mga Kinatawan (House of Representatives) has 221 members who serve 3 year
terms. Additional 50 representatives may be appointed by the President.
The
last election was held on May 11, 1998. The next one will be on May
11,2001
Judicial
Branch
Supreme
Court justices serve 4-year terms, and are appointed by President with
reccomendation of Judicial and Bar Council.
Political
Parties and leaders
Laban
Ng Masang Pilipino or LAMP (Struggle of the Filipino Masses),Joseph Estrada
Lakas,Raul
MANGLAPUS
Liberal
Party, Raul Daza
People's
Reform Party (PRP), Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Aksyon
Demokratiko (Democratic Action), Raul Roco
Independence
Day: July, 12,1898 (from Spain)
July, 4, 1946 (from United States)
Economy
Natural
Resources:
timber,
petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Industries
textiles,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, electronics
assembly,
petroleum refining, fishing
Agriculture
products
rice,
coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs,
beef,
fish
Currency:
1Philippine peso (P)= 100 centavos
Communication
and Transportation
There
are 1.9 million telephones. The Philippines has 261 AM and 55 FM
radio stations.
Source
"Philippines."
The World Factbook 1999. January 1999. CIA-The World Factbook.
20 Nov.1999
<http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rp.html>
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