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This page is intended as a guide to all Filipino citizens, citizens resident in the Philippines and indeed anyone with an interest in the Filipino nation. Please check the #FAQ section before contacting an individual person or department.
Contents
- 1 Executive Branch
- 1.1 Departments
- 1.2 Positions in the Departments
- 2 Legislative Branch
- 3 FAQ
Executive Branch
The President of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas, informally: Presidente ng Pilipinas (derived from Spanish)) is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The executive power is vested in the President of the Philippines. This power includes the creation of departments and appointment of department heads and staff.
Departments
Departments are listed in the order of foundation, not order of importance or size.
Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is responsible for the Filipino Army, under the command of the President. Anyone wanting to join the Filipino Army should fill in the AFP Military Registration Form
Staff
- Director: Trooper_C
- Deputy: Position Vacant
Organizations
Responsibilities
- Recruiting citizens to the Filipino Army
- Issuing orders to the Filipino Army
- Supply weapons to the Filipino Army
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Department of Defense is also responsible for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, under the command of the President. Anyone wanting to join the AFP should fill in the AFP Military Registration Form
Staff
- Philippine Military Academy Superintendent: Mr aNiallator
Organizations
Responsibilities
- Recruiting citizens to the Filipino Army
- Issuing orders to the Filipino Army
- Supply weapons to the Filipino Army
Department of Finance
Overall financial responsibility for the Philippines lies with the Department of Finance. Please contact the Bank of Philippines if you wish to make an enquiry. All new payments to be received or claimed from the Philippines government should initially go through the current Filipino President. All existing payments or receipts should go through the Bank of Philippines. The Filipino government would respectfully request that citizens trading in PHP respect the suggest trading prices wherever possible.
Staff
- Director: Negosyo sa tao
- Deputy: Benedicto Powerlover
Organizations
Responsibilities
- Banking of country monies
- Control of the rate of PHP to GOLD and GOLD to PHP
- Money Market trading on behalf of the Philippines Government
- All payments/revenues for official Philippine government organizations
Department of Home Affairs
The DoHA is responsible for making sure all Filipinos and visiting citizens have the opportunity to find reasonably priced Q1 food and a fairly paid job.
Staff
- Director: Vacant
- Deputy: Quin2k
Organizations
Responsibilities
- Providing jobs at all skill levels at a fair salary
- Ensuring affordable Q1 food is available at all times
- Providing Q3 food as much as possible
PESO
The Public Employment Service Office is responsible for giving nice paid jobs to new players and at the same time serve as a training ground for them.
Organizations
Department of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and other countries are nurtured and maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Enquiries about the Philippines from external nations should go through the Department for Foreign Affairs.
Staff
- Director: Keegan Knoll
- Deputy: Rita Repulsa
- Deputy: Kymomo
Organizations
- N/A
Responsibilities
- Creating diplomatic relationships with other countries
- Maintaining diplomatic relationships with other countries
- Fielding queries from other countries
- Keeping up to date with current world events
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) are responsible for identifying threats to the security of the Philippines, either by people, organizations or other nations.
Staff
- Director: Slothen
Organizations
- N/A
Responsibilities
- Identifying threats to the security of the Philippines
- Recruiting and organizing spies
- Vetting all citizenship requests
Department of Education
Educates citizens on all aspects of the game and the Philippine nation and its government.
Staff
- Director: roymustang
- Deputy: Ariel David Buena
Organizations
- DepEd (Banned)
Responsibilities
- Answer in game shouts asking for information
- Writing articles on how various aspects of the game work
- Encouraging citizens to register and participate on the official Philippines forums
Philippine Information Agency
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) is responsible for creating various programs and tools that can help the government in the game through the erepublik API.
Staff
- Director:
Organizations
- N/A
Responsibilities
- Look for information helpful to the government with the help of the erepublik API
Ministry of Merriment
It is the Ministry of Merriment's duty to keep the people of the Philippines entertained and to remember that this game is meant to be fun!
Staff
- Director: Anarchist
- Deputy: Topy XYZ
Organizations
Responsibilities
- Create games for people to play in game
- Lighten the mood when doom and gloom overpowers us!
Department of Public Displays of Affection
Filipino websites are some of the best-designed and most content-rich in cyberspace. They are testament to our creativity and resourcefulness. Sure, you'll find a heap of garbage. But so many sites are real gems that deserve a permanent bookmark in your browser. The Department of Public Displays of Affection's duty is to spam these sites to bits and get people to join eRepublik.
Staff
- Director: none
- Deputy: none
Organizations
- N/A
Responsibilities
- Advertise/Market erepublik to RL Filipinos by spamming Filipino websites
Department of Trade and Industry
The Department of Trade and Industry is responsible for the exporting businesses of the government. Staff
- Director: none
- Deputy: none
Organizations
- N/A
Responsibilities
- Manage government companies that export products
Positions in the Departments
To become a Director, Assistant Director or even just staff member of any department, a citizen must apply for the positions when the President of the Philippines calls for applications. When the President doesn't call for applications, it means that he/she will just appoint citizens that he/she already know to be capable of the position.
A Director, Assistant Director, and any other position in the departments usually serve for one month along with the President. But, it is in the prerogative of the President if he/she is going to dismiss a department's Director, Assistant Director and staff and replace them from the new applicants.
Legislative Branch
The legislative body of the Philippines is the Philippine Congress (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas). It is usually composed of 40 Congressmen where 36 are representatives of the 4 regions of the Philippines, and the remaining 4 are wild card winners.
The members of the Philippine Congress are elected by the people of the Philippines every 25th day of the month. Each member elected will receive an amount of 5 Gold and 20 Experience Points.
The Philippine Congress is headed by the Speaker elected by the its members. The Congress members under the current Party Administration will be under the Majority Wing of the Congress while Congress members who are not under the current Party Administration falls under the Minority Wing even if they constitute the large membership percentage of the Congress.
FAQ
Official Philippines Forum FAQs
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