<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) is the national government of the Philippines . It is governed as unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic and a constitutional republic where the President function as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform multi-party system . </P> <P> The government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch . The powers of the branches are vested by the Constitution of the Philippines in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two - chamber Congress of the Philippines--the Senate is the upper chamber and the House of Representatives is the lower chamber . </P> <P> Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the President . Judicial power is vested in the courts with the Supreme Court of the Philippines as the highest judicial body . </P>

3 main branches of the government of the philippines