South Philippines

The Commonwealth of the Philippines (: Sangbansáng̃ Pilipínas, : Mancomunidad Filipina), also known as South Philippines is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia occupying the southern half of the. It has direct maritime borders with North Philippines, Malaya and Indonesia. Its official capital is Cebu. The country has an area of XXX km2 and, as of 2017, had a population of XXX. Together with its northern counterpart, the islands form a key area for. It is a member of the Alliance of Free States and forms part of the political-economic union Pan-Malayan Organization, with Malaya and Indonesia.

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Establishment of Commonwealth
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Government
South Philippines is a unitary presidential parliamentary republic, with a constitution based mainly on the and the. Divided into three separate branches, it is nominally helmed by the President as head of state, with the Prime Minister serving as head of government. Both positions hold the position of chief executive, while the former serves as of the Philippine Armed Forces and the Constabulary. The President and Prime Minister is elected by popular vote for a renewable six year term. While the Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet, only the President can appoint its members.

The legislature of the commonwealth is the unicameral 260-seat National Assembly, also known as the Senate. About a 12 of its senators, known as

The senators are elected at large while the representatives are elected from both legislative districts and though sectoral representation.

The judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court, composed of a Chief Justice as its presiding officer and fourteen associate justices all of whom are appointed by the President from nominations submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council.