The Philippine

Government
What is a government?
It is an agency through which
the will of the state is
formulated, expressed, and
carried out.
Why do we need a
government?
1. Advancement of the public
welfare
2. Consequence of absence
Composition of the
Philippine Government
1. Executive Department
2. Legislative Department
3. Judicial Department
Executive Department
Section 1, Article VII:
The executive power shall be
vested in the President of the
Philippines
Executive Department
Section 1, Article VII:
The executive power shall be
vested in the President of the
Philippines
Executive Department
President:
-natural born citizen
-a registered voter
-able to read and write
-at least 40 years of age
-a resident for at least 10 years
Executive Department
Vice President:
-natural born citizen
-a registered voter
-able to read and write
-at least 40 years of age
-a resident for at least 10 years
Executive Department
Term of Office: 6 years
Reelection:
President No
Vice President No more than
2 consecutive terms
Executive Department
Powers/Responsibilities:
1. Appointments
2. Control as Commander-in-
Chief of the Armed Forces
3. Power to declare Martial
Law (Section 18, Art. VII)

Executive Department
Powers/Responsibilities:
4. Power to grant reprieves
5. Veto Power
Legislative Department
Section 1, Article VI:
The legislative power shall be
vested in the Congress of the
Philippines, which shall
consist of a Senate and a
House of Representatives
Legislative Department
Senate:
-24 senators elected at large
-term of office is 6 years
-no more than 2 consecutive
terms
Legislative Department
Qualifications:
-natural born citizen
-a registered voter
-able to read and write
-at least 35 years of age
-a resident for not less than 2
years
Legislative Department
House of Representatives:
-not more than 250 members
-term of office is 3 years
-no more than 3 consecutive
terms
Legislative Department
Qualifications:
-natural born citizen
-a registered voter**
-able to read and write
-at least 25 years of age
-a resident for not less than 1
year
Legislative Department
Powers/Responsibilities:
1. MAR
(Make, Alter, and Repeal laws)
2. Legislative Inquiry
3. Power to declare the
existence of state of war

Legislative Department
Powers/Responsibilities:
4. Appropriations bill
5. Override the Presidents
veto power
Judicial Department
Section 1, Article VIII:
The judicial power shall be
vested in one Supreme Court
and in such lower courts as
may be established by law.
Judicial Department
Qualifications:
-natural-born citizen
-at least 40 years old
-must have been a judge of a
lower court or engaged in the
practice of law for 15 years
Judicial Department
Qualifications:
-a person of proven
competence, integrity,
probity, and independence
Judicial Department
Powers/Responsibilities:
1. Adjucatory power
2. Power of Judicial Review
3. Incidental Powers

The
Philippine
Government
Executive Legislative Judiciary
CHECKS AND BALANCES