Question

Give a short essay about "The Philippines Political Structure"​

Answer 1

Answer:

The politics of the Philippines take 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 executive branch, and the judicial branch. Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the president. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the bicameral Congress: the Senate (the upper house) and the House of Representatives (the lower house). Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Current Political Context

Since his election for a six-year term in 2016, President Duterte has launched an intense campaign against drug crime and has distanced the Philippines from the U.S. to strengthen relations with China and establish closer ties with neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia. Combating maritime piracy and Islamist terrorist groups are the other security priorities on the presidential agenda. Despite some successes in fighting radical Islamist groups, the President’s popularity fell in the recent 2019 opinion polls.

Main Political Parties

The Philippines has a multi-party system and political parties usually have diverse ideologies. As a result, parties generally work together to form coalition governments. The largest political parties in the country are:

- Liberal Party (LP): centre/centre-left, liberal, endeavours to tackle poverty and promote economic growth

-United Nationalist Alliance (UNA): Filipino Nationalism, Conservatism

- Nationalist Party (NP): centre-right, oldest party and historically dominated the political arena

- Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats - Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Lakas-Kampi-CMD): centre-right, conservative political party with religious overtones

Other notable parties include:

Aksyon Demokratiko ( Democratic Action), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) , National Unity Party (NUP), Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Force of the Filipino Masses PMP), Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (Philippine Democratic Party-People's Power PDP-Laban), Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement KBL), Lapiang Manggagawa (Philippine Labour and Peasant Party)

Executive Power

The President is both the head of the state and the head of the government. The President is elected by a popular vote to serve a single six-year term. He presides over and appoints the cabinet members. The President holds the executive powers which include the implementation of the law in the country and running the day-to-day affairs. The President is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. If the President resigns, is impeached or dies, the Vice President takes the succession.

Legislative Power

The legislature in the Philippines is bicameral. The parliament, called the Congress, consists of: the Senate (the upper house) having 24 seats with its members elected mostly by popular vote to serve six-year terms, and the House of Representatives (the lower house) having up to a maximum of 250 seats, with its members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms. The President has the power to veto acts of the legislature, and in turn a supermajority (generally two—thirds) of legislators may act to override his veto. The people of the Philippines enjoy considerable political rights.

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