Filippine Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Manila
coordinate geografiche: 14 35 N, 121 00 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

12 Giugno 1898 (independence proclaimed from Spain); 4 Luglio 1946 (from the US)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 12 Giugno (1898); note - 12 Giugno 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 Luglio 1946 was date of independence from US

Costituzione

2 Febbraio 1987, effective 11 Febbraio 1987

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (da allora 20 January 2001); note - president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (da allora 20 January 2001)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with consent of Commission of Appointments
elections: president and vice president (Manuel "Noli" DE CASTRO) elected on separate tickets by popular vote for a single six-year term; election last held on 10 May 2004 (next to be held in May 2010)
election results: Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO elected president; percent of vote - Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO 40%, Fernando POE 37%, three others 23%