SECTION  15 . Distribution of Powers of Government. — The executive, legislative, and judicial powers of the Philippine Government are distributed, respectively, among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, severally exercising the functions and  powers conferred on them by law. The executive authority is vested in the following agencies: The Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, as Chief Executive; the Philippine Commission, in the exercise of its administrative functions; the several Departments and Bureaus of the Insular Government, with their lawful instrumentalities; and the provincial and local governments, with their subordinate functionaries, in the exercise of the administrative powers conferred on them. The legislative bodies are, for the Philippine Archipelago, exclusive of the territory inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian inhabitants, the Philippine Legislature, consisting of two branches, to wit, the Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assem bly; for the territory inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian inhabitants, the Philippine Commission. The judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court, Courts of First Instance, courts of justices of the peace, and in such municipal and other inferior courts as may be created by law. Arms and Great Seal SECTION  16 . Arms and Great Seal of Government of Philippine Islands . — The Arms and Great Seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands are these: Arms — Paleways of thirteen pieces, argent and gules; a chief azure; over all the arms of Manila, per fess  gules and azure, in chief the castle of Spain or, doors and windows azure, in base a sea lion, argent langued and armed gules, in dexter paw a sword hilted or. Crest — The American eagle displayed proper. Beneath, a scroll with the words "Philippine Islan ds" inscribed thereon.  The Great Seal shall be circular in form, with the arms as described in the last preceding section, but without the scroll and the inscription thereon, and surrounding the whole a double marginal circle within which shall appear the words "Government of th e Philippine Islands", "United States of America", the two phrases being divided by two small five-pointed stars. For the purpose of placing the Great Seal, the colors of the arms shall not be deemed essential. [1365-1, 2.] Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 5 ARTICLE  V