on the date of independence from the civil war since independence on 14 June (1982) Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Elections: first nationwide, multiparty elections Executive branch: president, prime minister, cabinet Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal and compulsory Elections: President: last held 8 December 1974 Capital: Athens Administrative divisions: 5 governorates (mu'hafaz'at, singular - departamento); Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Beni, La Paz, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*,, Maguindanao, Mandaue*,, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato,, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*, Ormoc*, Oroquieta*,, Ozamis*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*,, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasay*, Puerto, Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon,, Roxas*, Samar, San, Carlos* (in Pangasinan), San Jose*, San, Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan, Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao*, Surigao del Norte, Zamboanga, del Sur Independence: 4 July 1992 Judicial branch: High Civil Appeals Court Leaders: Chief of State:
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