Politics and Governance

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  1. 1. The government agency responsible for implementing social welfare programs in the Philippines .
  2. 3. The national police force of the Philippines .
  3. 8. The national language of the Philippines .
  4. 9. The governing body of a province in the Philippines.
  5. 10. The first elected female President of the Philippines .
  6. 12. The legislative body in the Philippines that represents the different provinces and cities.
  7. 14. The term referring to the power of the President to grant a release from punishment .
  8. 15. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws .
  9. 17. The process of removing a public official from office through legal means .
  10. 18. The governing document of the Philippines .
  11. 19. council The governing body of a municipality in the Philippines .
  12. 22. The process by which citizens vote for their representatives in government .
  13. 23. This is the official residence and office of the President of the Philippines .
  14. 27. The elected representatives in the lower house of Congress .
  15. 31. The government agency responsible for maintaining peace and order in the Philippines .
  16. 32. The term for a period of continuous service for an elected official .
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  1. 2. This term refers to the period when martial law was imposed in the Philippines by Ferdinand Marcos .
  2. 4. The highest elected official in the Philippines .
  3. 5. This is the term used for the division of the Philippines into regions for administrative purposes .
  4. 6. The government agency responsible for collecting taxes in the Philippines .
  5. 7. A bicameral legislative body in the Philippines .
  6. 11. The governing body of a barangay the smallest administrative division in the Philippines .
  7. 13. The concept of dividing power between the national government and local governments .
  8. 16. This term refers to the power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress .
  9. 20. The branch of government responsible for making laws.
  10. 21. The government agency responsible for managing the country's finances .
  11. 24. The governing body of a city or municipality in the Philippines .
  12. 25. The Philippines follows a system where power is divided among the national government and regional/local governments.
  13. 26. The act of governing or ruling a country.
  14. 28. A constitutional office in the Philippines that investigates and prosecutes government officials accused of wrongdoing .
  15. 29. The country that colonized the Philippines for over 300 years .
  16. 30. The official currency of the Philippines .