Monarchy of the Philippines (World of Kings and Queens)

The Monarchy of the Philippines (Spanish: Monarquía de Filipinas, Tagalog: Monarkiya ng Pilipinas) is the core of both Philippines' federalism and its parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal and each provincial government. The current Philippine monarch, since 19 June 2014, is King Felipe VI. As the sovereign, she is the personal embodiment of the Canadian state. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 9 other independent countries within the Coalition of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result, the current monarch is officially titled King of the Philippines and, in this capacity, he, his consort, and other members of the Royal Family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of the Philippine state. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any constitutional role. As Felipe VI lives predominantly in Spain, most of the sovereign's governmental and ceremonial duties in Philippines are carried out by the King's representative, the Governer-General, although several powers are the sovereign's alone. In each of Philippines' provinces, the monarch is represented by a lieutenant governor, while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a viceroy.

Philippines is one of the oldest continuing monarchies in the world, where the historical roots of the Philippine monarchy date back to approximately the turn of the 16th century, when European kingdoms made the first claims to what is now Philippine territory. Monarchical governance thenceforth evolved under a continuous succession of Spanish and Portuguese sovereigns and eventually the federal Philippine monarchy of today.