In the Philippines the executive department is the most essential core of the government. Governance is achievable even without assembly or legislature but ruling with no executive is near impossible. The executive is headed by a president, it is a department of government charged with the administration or implementation of a policy or law.
In presidential system it is viewed as a weakling form of government in at least some Latin American countries like Costa Rica, Chile and Venezuela. In this countries, it is argued that the position of the presidency is always challenged. Presidents to succeed in Latin American democracies must mobilize popular support not only from the people but also from other branches of government. As one of the writer concluded: “presidential rule is not often equated with strong government. Effective executive power is almost indispensable if democracy is to thrive, yet the history of presidential democracies in Latin America has often been one of the immobilized executives. Many strong men ended their careers as weak presidents” (Mainwaring cited in Haque, 2001).
In the Philippines alone, elected presidents have experienced difficulty in party legislation, without getting political support among members of Congress. So most often, elected presidents would always establish strong liaison or following from members of the legislative branch to the extent of supporting and financing the candidacy of potential legislative partners. Still yet, the President is the most important and influential leader of the country. The success of the state depends on how effective the President has become in manipulating other branches of government, albeit public criticisms and the intimidating presence of pressure or interest groups.
DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
The structure of the Philippine
References: 1. “Introduction to Political Science”, Ricardo S. Lazo, Rex Publishing, Manila, 2009. 2. “Philippine Constitution”: Explained, Mario “Guese” Tungol , Merriam & Webster Bookstore, Inc., Manila, Philippine, 1991. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 4. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/public-policy.html#ixzz2e4FIuy60 5. (Article IX-D of the 1987 Philippine Constitution) 6. http://ncipro67.com.ph/ncip/about-us/#sthash.KXEQ1cii.dpuf 7. “The Revised Administrative Code of 1987”, updated by Mercedita S. Nolledo