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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,988 entities connected with Philippines. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 2 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Philippines. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Philippines

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Philippines.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,919 entities identified as PEPs connected with Philippines.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines11-
Secretary of Agrarian Reform12-
Secretary of Agriculture12-
Secretary of Budget & Management121
Secretary of Education, Culture, & Sports1--
Secretary of Energy11-
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources14-
Secretary of Finance112
Secretary of Health12-
Secretary of Human Settlements & Urban Development1--
Secretary of Information & Communications Technology1--
Secretary of Justice11-
Secretary of Labor & Employment111
Secretary of Migrant Workers11-
Secretary of National Defense121
Secretary of Public Works and Highways12-
Secretary of Science & Technology11-
Secretary of Social Welfare & Development13-
Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning1--
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government121
Secretary of Tourism12-
Secretary of Trade and Industry111
Secretary of Transportation111
Undersecretary of Agrarian Reform--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives-290143
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines-651
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines-71
Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan-1-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-8-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine aux Philippines-21
ambassador of China to the Philippines-1-
ambassador of Djibouti to the Philippines--1
Ambassador of France, Manila-62
ambassador of Hungary to the Philippines-11
ambassador of Japan to the Philippines--1
ambassador of Lithuania to the Philippines--1
ambassador of Mexico to the Philippines-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to the Philippines--1
ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the Philippines--1
ambassador of Spain to the Philippines-51
ambassador of Thailand to the Philippines--1
ambassador of the Philippines to the United States-31
ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines-42
ambassador to the Philippines--7
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations-1-
Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines--1
United States Ambassador to the Philippines-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of Leyte-11

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines-307239
Member of the Senate of the Philippines-214
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel-21
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology-21
Governor of Bohol-11
Governor of Camarines Sur-11
majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines--2
President of the Philippines-11
Secretary of Education-2-
Vice President of the Philippines-11
barangay captain--1
city council of a Philippines city--1
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines-1-
Executive Secretary1--
Head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office--1
minority leader of the Senate of the Philippines--1
National Security Adviser1--
President of the Republic of the Philippines1--
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process-1-
Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff-1-
Vice Governor of Cebu--1
Vice Mayor of Quezon City--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...