The Philippines as a sovereign state, has a right to uphold its law and maintain order within its domain, and with the general jurisdiction to punish persons for offenses committed within its territory.
The Criminal Law Act 1967, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and common law apply to all uses of force by the police and require that any use of force should be reasonable in the circumstances. Reasonable in these circumstance means: absolutely necessary for a purpose permitted by law.
Entitled to 54 because they have 27 republican electors and 27 Democrat ones
So the system of checks and balances is that each government can limit the powers of the other government however this only done to make sure that no other government and the government itself does not become more powerful which makes sure that the power is balanced between them.