<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> <P> The legislative power is vested in the Congress of the Philippines which consists of the Senate of the Philippines Senate and House of Representatives . The upper house is located in Pasay City, while the lower house is located in Quezon City . Both are in Metro Manila . The district and sectoral representatives are elected for a term of three years . They can be re-elected but they may not run for a fourth consecutive term . </P>

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