The Philippine political system has been tagged to be corrupt and hopeless.

The political system of the Philippines occurs within an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic with the president as both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. The three branches of government, the law-making body or the legislative branch, the law-enforcing body or the executive branch and the law-interpreting body or the judicial branch forms political system of the Philippines. If I am to ask if I am in favor of the current political structure of our country, I would still say yes I do agree with the concept of our political structure. There is a balance between the government and the people of the state. The local people have a voice in the government. Also the government is not rested in just a single person or a single unit but instead it is divided into many branches that do certain works to compliment the whole system. Though there are parts that need improvement in our political structure especially under the Executive branch. As chief executive, the president has the power to execute laws. The president is assisted by a cabinet, which currently comprises twenty-three departments. Among the more important departments are Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Finance, Interior and Local Government, Justice, and Trade and Industry. Both president and vice president are elected at large for a six-year term with no possibility of reelection. This means that the president and vice president could belong to different political parties. So as president and vice president of our country they should be capable and have the knowledge to lead us. I would like to amend the requirements of being a president and a vice president of the Philippines. Under Article 7, Section 2 of the Philippine Constitution, in order to serve as President, one must be at least 40 years of age, a registered voter, able to read and write, a Filipino citizen by birth, and a resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years prior to election. If I were to make or set the requirements of becoming a president of the Philippines, one must be at least 40 years of age, a registered voter, has at least a college degree, a Filipino citizen by birth and at least have an experience in serving in the government or the government through NonGovernment Organizations (NGOs). In this way we can all say that the president of the Philippines has the knowledge to lead, the ability to lead, the experience to lead effectively and is still a citizen of our country.