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The Republic of China, or ROC, is a Philippine overseas territory that controls land south and west of Nanking. The ROC is backed by the Philippines and Japan in a civil war against the People's Republic of China, or PRC. Its capital is Kalayaan_City and its leader is PagongJuice04. The Philippines shares ownership of the ROC with Japan. As of 3/15/22, the ROC has five towns and a population of nine.

======McMurdo======

McMurdo is a Philippine colony based on the US research facility in Antarctica. Its capital is Onyx, and its leader is TheSalamiGamer. As of 2/16/21, McMurdo has one town and a population of one.

In the last days leading up to the revolution on February 12th, then governor of Pagong_City, PagongJuice04, established the Constitutional Commission, with the approval of the Revolutionary Congress. Assisted by Jayisa and YetI_MC, in 2 days, the original 4500 words that made up the Constitution were drafted. This Constitution is still used today.  The Government was broken into three branches; the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. All three served to balance the others in a system of checks and balances. The Constitution took heavy inspiration from the real Philippine Constitution, with certain American elements included as well.

===The Legislative Branch===

======The Senate======

Each in-game city correlates to one senator. Generally speaking, the senator is also their city's governor, but this is not always the case, as senators are elected in 2-month intervals. The Senate is led by the Senate Majority Leader, which accepts proposals to the Senate Floor and establishes the Senate's agenda. The Senate Minority Leader may also submit issues to the Senate agenda. The Senate Majority Leader is appointed by the political party with the most Senate seats. The Senate Minority Leader is appointed by the remaining senators which are not in the leading political party.  Currently, as of January 2022, there are 25 Senate seats, many of which are currently vacant. Senators may vote three ways during a senate vote; Yay, Nay, or Abstain. If the number of Yays and Nays are equal, the vice president of the Philippines may cast a tie-breaking vote. The president and vice president cannot hold seats in the Senate at the time of them holding office.

Each city is allocated one representative per city barangay, regions of a city determined by nationwide censuses. Most representatives are also city barangay captains, but this is not always the case. The House is led by the Speaker of the House.

The vice-president is elected by the president during election season. The vice-president may enact executive orders, but may not declare a defensive war without the president's permission.

The five cabinet members are selected by the president after winning the election. These positions are the secretary of finance, defense, foreign affairs,  external development, and immigration. These positions have the powers to control their given fields.

The judicial branch reviews and interprets the Philippine Constitution. The branch only contains a single position, the holder. The holder acts as a form of Supreme Court, making the final decision on matters brought to them. The holder is a permanent position unless they either are impeached by the Senate or resign. If the holder is removed by one of these methods, the Senate votes on a new holder.

While not in the Philippine constitution, the nation owner, or "king," of the Philippines is a permanent position. The role of the nation owner is to prevent the president from abusing their power, and to limit the power of the president. In all other aspects, the nation owner is treated the same as a normal citizen. The nation owner of the Philippines is YetI_MC.  

By the end of 2019, many Filipinos throughout the nation were tired of the failing state of the Philippines. Her emperor, Skylordvoxaco, was largely inactive, totalitarian, and ethnically non-Filipino. SirInfinity attempted to rebel from the monarchy in the First Filipino Civil War but was defeated after months of conflict against Skylordvoxaco. Following SirInfinity's defeat and, later on, his ban, the nation saw a rapid population decline, falling from her peak at nearly 200 citizens to a much smaller 6.

By the later part of the year, however, several new citizens began to join the Philippines. Illidanlestat was the first of these new players, creating Dumaguete on September 11. He was followed by Jayisa, who created Naga on October 12, YetI_MC, who created Greater_Manila on November 12, PagongJuice04, who created Pagong_City on January 27, and Vippyyy, who created Palawan_Central on ___.

Godlyeriss' actions proved to be too much for the young republic. On February 24, the powers of the Senate created the Kalayaan Coalition (which translates to the "Freedom Coalition") to combat Eriss' influence and prevent further damage. However, arguments between Godlyeriss and Jayisa over who should be the Senate Majority Leader further divided the nation, and the position was removed from Jayisa's hands and into Eriss' for a brief period.

On February 27, Godlyeriss delivered an insult to the leader of Xia, who then declared war against the Philippine_F.R. A day later, the nations Asia, Nunavut, and Sui joined the war in support of Xia. Attempts to deescalate were made by Illidanlestat. A temporary armistice was held between the two sides to discuss peace. However, this peace talk soured seven days after they started. The representative from Xia quoted, "GG guys, y'all played yourself xP" before talks were shut down, and the war raged on.

Minister_Miong, senator of New_Masbate, was tired of the drama involving Godlyeriss and began plans to succeed from the Philippines to avoid the chaos. The Senate had enough with Godlyeriss as well, and, on March 1, almost unanimously voted to expel New_Muscat from the Philippines. However, this action came too late, as New_Masbate succeeded from the Philippines and formed its nation, the Holy Antarctic Christian Confederation, or H.A.C.C. Immediately following Eriss' removal, Eriss, despite being the one to send Xia an insult, aligned himself with Xia, making the Omani_Sultanate, the nation he formed from New_Muscat, a protectorate of Xia.

On March 2, YetI_MC confronted Skylordvoxaco on the Greater_Manila - Manila border in an attempt to fight Skylordvoxaco, but Sky instead told Yeti of Illidanlestat's plan for the Philippine_F.R. to rejoin the monarchist Philippines. While Illidanlestat's intentions were just to end the civil war, this was unknown to the rest of the Philippine_F.R., who believed that Illidanlestat was a traitor to the nation. In the heat of an argument, Illidanlestat's town, Dumaguete, succeeded from the Philippine_F.R. This rebellion-within-a-rebellion was titled the Negros Republic, named after the island the town was located on.

On March 3, Okinawa raided the Philippines. YetI_MC, assisted by two others, traveled to Okinawa to counterattack, but his two assistants were trapped and killed by lava in a small box in Okinawa. Yeti fought the leader of Okinawa, but no victor was declared in combat, and the leader of Okinawa stopped fighting and teleported elsewhere. The events on that day caused the Philippine_F.R. to declare war against Okinawa. In the weeks that followed, Okinawa disbanded itself and became a part of Japan, and the Philippine_F.R. declared total victory in the war.

With Godlyeriss' removal, Congress became less divided. The Kalayaan Coalition was renamed the BLP, and Congress became much more efficient. The Philippine_F.R. became increasingly stable as a result of this, and Dumaguete soon rejoined the Philippine_F.R.

On March 24, The Philippine_F.R. and monarchist Philippines agreed to an armistice, with the eventual goal of reuniting under one flag once again. Many in the republic planned to create a constitutional monarchy, with Skylordvoxaco acting as a powerless monarch and the democracy continuing unchanged. The walls of iron on the Greater_Manila - Manila border were removed, and a garden flourishing with flowers was planted in place of them.

Following the end of the Second Civil War and the removal of Godlyerris, the Philippine_F.R. entered a period of relative peace and prosperity, which lasted for the remaining three weeks of Yeti_MC's presidency, and continued for months to come. Yeti oversaw the creation of two new towns, Davao and Coron, alongside the rapid expansion of the already existing towns. The Philippine population doubled in this period from twenty to forty as well.

Peace talks between the Omani_Sultanate and Philippine_F.R. began on YetI_MC's last day in office, as a result of the three attacks against the Omani_Sultanate the day prior. The Philippine_F.R. was rewarded the entirety of Mongolia, which Oman had claimed beforehand, and Oman was rewarded a roughly ten-chunk island in South-East Asia. However, tensions between the two nations continued when the Omani Sultanate falsely announced total victory in the war, cropping out the term in which they ceded Mongolia and posting that on Earth MC Live, instead of announcing the real terms.

Although no exact date is attributed to these events, the Yeti administration saw the opening of ties between the Philippine_F.R. and Israel, and later between the Philippine_F.R. and Himyar. While there was no official alliance between the nations, the Philippine_F.R. maintained strong relations with Israel and Himyar, owning four or more shops in Himyar and doing business deals left and right with the Israeli Frede, bringing a large amount of income to the Filipinos who worked alongside Israel.

Despite joining the Rajasa Pact and creating the nation, the Yeti administration had a rough start, thanks to an abuse of power from his Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Godlyerris, who started wars and divided the country. However, as Godlyerris was removed from power and the nation as a whole, the Philippine_F.R. started what would soon become five months of continuous, exponential growth. The nation prospered in the final weeks of Yeti's administration, ending the grueling civil war and winning the independence of the nation, and winning a war against Godlyerris himself.

-Joining the Rajasa Pact (that was my plan and i did most of it >:( -illidanlestat)

-Doubling the population from twenty to forty<br />

The three main parties of the April 2021 election were the BLP, the NCP (National Christian Party), and the Liberal Party. YetI_MC decided to take a break from running the nation to focus on school, so PagongJuice04 took the role of representing the BLP, with YetI_MC as his vice president. Marangal, who is a friend of SirInfinity in real life, represented the NCP, with Vippyyy as his vice president. The liberal party, unable to find a representative for their party due to minimal support and the party leader's inactivity, disbanded, reducing the election to a two-party system. In the end, the BLP defeated the NCP with a 75% majority, winning three to one. This election is known for having the lowest voter turnout of any election in Philippine history, largely due to poor communication and increased focus on school and college.

The Pagong administration added on to, and further catalyzed, the Philippine_F.R.'s success and growth started by the Yeti administration. To this day, the Pagong administration is credited as being the peak of the Philippine_F.R in many ways.

The peace treaty between the Philippine_F.R. and Omani_Sultanate (see above for more information) was signed around the time of PagongJuice04's inauguration. As such, the victory is attributed with both his and Yeti_MC's administrations. However, the peace that followed the end of the war would not last even an entire month, due to a new, quickly escalating, global conflict.

In addition to economic growth, the Philippine_F.R. reached a new record population of roughly eighty by the end of PagongJuice04's administration, doubling from the end of YetI_MC's presidency. This population continued its upward, exponential trend through Pagong's second term as well.

The Philippines started many unofficial alliances outside of its east-asian region during PagongJuice04's presidency. The first of these alliances was Nubia. The two nations' relations started when StarKiller1744, the Nubian prime minister, killed the Filipino Vippyyy in wilderness. PagongJuice04 then went out of his way to try and purchase back Vippyyy's gear from StarKiller1744, and the two nations began positive relations with each other after the conversations that followed. These relations were further strengthened by Zanzibar and the Philippine_F.R.'s joint colony in Oman, to the point where Nubia and the Philippine_F.R. considered themselves to be some of each other's closest allies.  

-Doubling the population from forty to eighty

The three main parties of the June 2021 election were the BLP, the NCP, and the BP (Banana Party). YetI_MC and PagongJuice04 competed for representative of the BLP in the BLP primary elections, and PagongJuice04 beat out YetI_MC by a single vote, picking YetI_MC as his vice president. The NCP was run by a real-life friend of SirInfinity, Marangal, with ___ as his vice president. The BP was a joke party run by Vippyyy, with Illidanlestat as his vice president. As the voter turnout reached a new record for the nation, the election commissioner, Jayisa, determined the BLP had a large enough majority over the other parties to end the election early, as it was statistically impossible for any other party to make a comeback. The BLP won with a 75% majority, followed by the NCP with 25% and the BP with 0%. In total, twelve Filipino citizens voted in the June election.

WIP

The three parties of the August 2021 election were the BLP, the PPP (Philippine Progressive Party), and the BP. In order to focus on the beginning of his last year of high school, PagongJuice04 decided to completely withdraw from Philippine politics, and to allow YetI_MC to represent the BLP for him, with Jayisa as Yeti's vice president. The PPP was represented by Yoda2301, with Djole07 as his vice president. The BP was represented by Vippyyy, with Illidanlestat as his vice president.

The election of August 2021 proved to be a major upset, with the PPP defeating the dominant party. However, as many of Yoda2301's friends faded away from EarthMC, and as Yoda continued to pump out statements and attempt to introduce laws which angered the dual-citizen minority, his populatity within the Philippines diminished, although the election was still relatively close. The BBC won the October 2021 election with a 65.2% majority, and the PPP received 34.8% of the twenty-three votes.  

WIP

WIP

The seventh Philippine election held an extra amount of significance when compared to the previous elections, as it was held on the one-year anniversary of the Second Philippine Civil War. The two parties of the February 2022 election were the BLP and the PPP. YetI_MC represented the BLP, and, by a game of luck, picked PagongJuice04 over Vippyyy as vice president. Yoda2301 represented the PPP party, and picked Djole07 as his vice president. No controversy soured the seventh Philippine election, as tensions between the two parties reached an all-time low. Out of the eighteen people who voted, the BLP won the election with a 72.2% majority, and the PPP received 27.8% of the vote.

WIP

The Party has been in holding the House uncontested since the birth of the Republic in February of 2021, has held the Senate since March, and has been the ruling party since Pagong04's election in April. The BLP also is the largest political party in the nation by far boasting 40+ registered members, more than all of the other parties combined.

While the Liberal Party was the political party to be created it quickly died down and lost support, while 2 attempts were made to revitalize the party both attempts failed as their leaders went inactive or abandoned the project altogether. Currently, there is no politician, in the Senate, the House, no Supreme Court Justice, nor Cabinet Member who affiliates with the Liberal Party, the Party also has no registered voters leaving its future bleak and unpromising.

The PPP is a center-left party founded by Yoda2301. Its primary goals are: