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Department of the Interior and Local Government: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal: March 22, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of the Interior and Local Government: Jonvic Remulla: Department of Justice: Kagawaran ng Katarungan: April 17, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of Justice: Jesus Crispin Remulla
The government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform ...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pangkaunlarang Kumbersiyon ng mga Base [4]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is a government instrumentality vested with corporate powers under Republic Act 7227 (Bases Conversion and ...
[10]: 53 Ultimate power was held by the King and the Council of the Indies, with the Philippines being part of New Spain, [106]: 1077 although the islands functioned practically autonomously. [108]: 25 The Philippines had their own Governor [106]: 1077 and a judicial body was established in 1583.
Treasurer of the Philippines February 19, 1942 – March 26, 1942 Manuel Roxas: March 26, 1942 – May 8, 1942 Auditor-General: Jaime Hernández: December 30, 1941 – August 1, 1944 Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress: Joaquín Miguel Elizalde: December 30, 1941 – August 1, 1944 (given cabinet rank, May 1942)
Map showing the traditional island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, with the largest city in each respective area. The Philippines is broadly divided into three traditional island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine flag's three stars are often taken to represent each of these geographical groupings. These island ...
The Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, sometimes known as the "Jones Law", modified the structure of the Philippine government by removing the Philippine Commission as the legislative upper house and replacing it with a Senate elected by Filipino voters, creating the Philippines' first fully elected national legislature. This act also explicitly ...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala) [1] is an executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines.It is responsible for the sound and efficient use of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals.