May 1992 (next to be held NA May 1998);
results - Fidel Valdes RAMOS won 23.6% of the vote, a narrow
plurality
cabinet: Executive Secretary was appointed by the president with the
consent of the Commission of Appointments

Legislative branch: bicameral Congress (Kongreso)
Senate (Senado): elections last held 8 May 1995 (next to be held NA
1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (24 total) LDP
14, Lakas/NUCD 5, NPC 2, LP 1, PRP 1, independent 1
House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan): elections
last held 8 May 1995 (next to be held NA 1998); results - percent of
vote by party NA; seats - (204 total) Lakas/NUCD 129, LDP 29, NPC
(opposition) 25, LP 6, PDP 3, KBL/NPC 1, results pending 11

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, justices are appointed for
four-year terms by the president on recommendation of the Judicial
and Bar Council

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Filipino Struggle (Laban
ng Demokratikong Pilipino, LDP), Edgardo ANGARA; People
Power-National Union of Christian Democrats (Lakas ng EDSA-NUCD or
Lakas-NUCD); Raul MANGLAPUS, president and Jose DE VENECIA,
secretary general; Liberal Party (LP), Raul DAZA; National People's
Coalition (NPC), Eduardo COJUANGCO; People's Reform Party (PRP),
Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO; New Society Movement (Kilusan Bagong
Lipunan, KBL), Imelda MARCOS; Nacionalista Party (NP), Salvador H.
LAUREL, president; Filipino Democratic Party (Partido Demokratikong
Philipinas or PDP), Jose COJUANGCO, is part of the ruling coalition
with the LDP

International organization participation: APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, Mekong Group, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNMIH, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Raul Chaves RABE
chancery: 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 467-9300
FAX: [1] (202) 328-7614
consulate(s) general: Agana (Guam), Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
New York, San Francisco, and Seattle
consulate(s): San Diego and San Jose (Saipan)

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador-designate Thomas C. HUBBARD
embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita Manila 1000
mailing address: APO AP 96440
telephone: [63]