vote
to serve three-year terms; note - additional members may be appointed by
the president but the Constitution prohibits the House of Representatives
from having more than 250 members) elections: Senate - last held 14 May
2001 (next to be held 16 May 2004); House of Representatives - elections
last held 14 May 2001 (next to be held 16 May 2004) election results:
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Lakas 13,
PDP-Laban/LDP 11; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - Lakas 86, NPC 51, LDP 21, LP 20, independents 10,
other 26

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (justices are appointed by the president
on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council and serve until
70 years of age)

Political parties and leaders: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society
Movement) [Imelda MARCOS]; Laban Ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of
Filipino Democrats) or LDP [Eduardo ANGARA]; Lakas [Jose DE VENECIA,
party president]; Liberal Party or LP [Florencio ABAD]; Nacionalista
Party [Jose OLIVEROS]; National People's Coalition or NPC [Eduardo
COJUANGCO]; PDP-Laban [Aquilino PIMENTEL]; People's Reform Party or PRP
[Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM,
OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNTAET,
UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Albert DEL ROSARIO consulate(s): San Diego consulate(s) general: Chicago,
Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose (Northern Mariana
Islands), Tamuning (Guam) FAX: [1] (202) 328-7614 telephone: [1] (202)
333-6000 chancery: 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Francis RICCIARDONE embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 1000 Manila
mailing address: FPO 96515 telephone: [63] (2) 523-1001 FAX: [63]
(2) 522-4361

Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with
a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of
the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing
three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small
yellow five-pointed