The Philippines is a republic with a presidential form of government wherein power is equally divided among its three branches:legislative,executiveandjudicial. One basic corollary in a presidential system of government is the principle of separation of powers wherein legislation belongs to Congress, e...
also known as The Jones Law of 1916. It created the first fully elected legislature of the Philippines. The law was enacted by the 64th United States Congress on August 29, 1916, and contained the first formal and official declaration of the United States Federal Government’s commitment to...
First, it is instructive to quote several provisions of our Constitution. ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them. ...