government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 11 February 1987; never amended
legal system: mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic (sharia), and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: bicameral Congress (Kongreso) consists of the Senate (Senado) and the House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 14 associate justices); Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan (special court for corruption cases of government officials); Court of Tax Appeals; regional, metropolitan, and municipal trial courts; sharia courts
religion: Roman Catholic 79.5%, Muslim 6%, Iglesia ni Cristo 2.6%, Evangelical 2.4%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.1%, other 7.4%, none <0.1% (2015 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (aiming to the abolition of the death penalty)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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