1.Localgovernmentsare established by state government.Stateuse theirown constitutionto legalize and definedtheirlocalgovernment.
2.The president exercisesgeneral over all governmentsunits and also the commanderin the chief ofarmed forces ofphilippines.Under the existing presedential form of thegovernment,the executive and legislative branchesare entirely,subjectonly the mechanism of check and balance.