Thousands of people protested in Manila this week, angry at the current President, Gloria Arroyo, over allegations that the election was fixed. They are asking her to resign, which would be easier on the country than having to throw her out, ala Ferdinand Marcos in the 80s. The Philippines need a more stable government than they have now.
What I found interesting was that Arroyo considering a proposal to create a more parliamentary form of government as a salve instead of resigning.
I assume that this would divest more of the President’s power to the legislative branch, but I’m unsure what the proposal she is considering is comprised of.
The Philippines’ government is currently a lot like ours, with a President who is both chief of state and head of government (as opposed to having a Prime Minister as well). They have a bicameral (senate and house) legislative branch and a court system, focused on a federal Supreme Court.
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