Government

Government type:       

Republic

Capital:            

Manila

Independence:             

12 June 1898 (from Spain)

National holiday:         

Independence Day, 12 June (1898)

note: 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from US

Constitution:    

2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987

Legal system:  

based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations