PLEB·I·SCITE

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noun
noun: plebiscite; plural noun: plebiscites
1. the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the
constitution.
"the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"
synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll
"a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"
o ROMAN HISTORY
a law enacted by the plebeians' assembly.
Origin

mid 16th century (referring to Roman history): from French plébiscite, from Latin plebiscitum,
from plebs, pleb- ‘the common people’ + scitum ‘decree’ (from sciscere ‘vote for’). The sense ‘direct vote of
the whole electorate’ dates from the mid 19th century.

WHAT IS THE PARLIAMENT?

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a
modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the
government via hearings and inquiries.

The most common meaning of parliament refers to a country's legislative (law-making) body.
England's parliament is very famous. The word comes in part from the French verb parler, which means to
speak, which makes sense since this group of people assemble to talk about laws and issues.

An ELECTION is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official
position.
A CONGRESS is a formal meeting where people come together to discuss issues or questions. It often
refers to the legislative branch of a nation's government, such as the US Congress, but it can also refer to
any important meeting or official organization.

THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the national legislature of
the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate (upper chamber), and the House of
Representatives (lower chamber), although colloquially, the term "congress" commonly refers to just the
latter.

Government of the Philippines

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Government of the Philippines

Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas

Jurisdiction Philippines

Website www.gov.ph

Legislative branch

Legislature Congress
Meeting place Batasang Pambansa Complex
(House of Representatives/Lower
Chamber)
GSIS Building
(Senate/Upper Chamber)

Executive branch

Leader President

Appointer Election by popular vote

Headquarters Malacañang Palace

Main organ Cabinet

Departments Executive departments of the Philippines

Judicial branch

Court Supreme Court

Seat Manila

Philippines

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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.
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.[1]
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
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.
Senators are elected to a term of six years. They can be re-elected but may not run for a third consecutive
term. The House of Representatives may opt to pass for a vacancy of a legislative seat, which leads to a
special election. The winner of the special election will serve the unfinished term of the previous district
representative, and will be considered as one elective term. The same rule also applies in the Senate,
however it only applies if the seat was vacated before a regular legislative election.
The current President of the Senate is Vicente Sotto, III, while the current Speaker of the House of
Representatives is Alan Peter Cayetano.

A PARTY-LIST system is any system of proportional representation in which voters choose among
parties rather than among candidates. Votes are awarded to parties in proportion to the votes they receive.
Most countries in Europe, as well as Russia, South Africa and Israel favor some form of party-list system
because it opens up the political process beyond one or two dominating political parties.

A PARTY-LIST SYSTEM can help create a healthy democracy, providing a citizens' voice in
Congress and in local government. The Philippine party-list system aims to increase the representation,
particularly of "marginalized and underrepresented" sectors and enhance transparency and accountability,
leading to more efficient government. Political parties are strengthened, encouraging program and platform-
based politics instead of weak affiliations between opportunists. This challenges moneyed and patronage
politics that have bred corruption and inefficiency, hindering the country's development.

Officially LOCAL GOVERNMENT in the Philippines, often called local government units or LGUs, are
divided into three levels – provinces and independent cities; component cities and municipalities; and
barangays.

Definition: LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS are institutional units whose fiscal, legislative and executive
authority extends over the smallest geographical areas distinguished for administrative and political
purposes