legislative power

• section 1. the legislative power shall be vested in the congress of the philippines which shall consists of a senate and a house of representative, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referundum
• legislative power is the authority under the constitution to make laws and subsequently, when the need arises, to alter and repeal them
• the task of the legislature is to prescribe general rules for the government of society
• legislative function

  • determination of the legislative policy and its promulgation as a defined binding rule of conduct through the enactment of law
• law refer to the statutes which are the written enactments of the legislature governing the relations of the people among themselves or between them and the government and its agencies
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• through the law, the legislature defines the right and duties of citizens; impose taxes; appropriate funds; define crimes and provides for their punishments; creates and abolishes government offices, determines their jurisdiction and function; and regulate human conduct and the use of property for the promotion of the common good
• section 32, article 6: the power of initiative and referendum is the power of the people directly to propose and enact laws of approve or reject any act or laws or part thereof passed by the congress or local legislative body
• general legislative power = power to enact laws intended as rules of conduct to govern the relations among individuals or between the individuals and the state
• specific power = powers which the constitution expressly directs or authorizes congress to exercise e.g., the power to choose who shall become the president in case two or more candidates have an equal and highest number of votes, to confirm certain appointments by the president, to promote social justice, to declare the existence of a state of war, to impose taxes, to appropriate money, to impeach, to act as a constituent assembly
• implied powers = essential or necessary to the effective exercise of the power expressly granted e.g., the power to conduct inquiry and investigation in aid of legislation, to punish for contempt, to determine rules of its proceedings
• inherent power = powers which are possessed and can be exercised by every government because they exist as an attribute of sovereignty
• separation of power

  • LEGISLATIVE BRANCH = passes changes, and repeal laws
• separation of power

  • LEGISLATIVE BRANCH = house of representatives, senate
• separation of power

  • EXECUTIVE BRANCH = carries out laws, runs the government day-to-day
• separation of power

  • EXECUTIVE BRANCH = president
• separation of power

  • JUDICIAL BRANCH = interprets laws, settles arguments
• separation of power

  • JUDICIAL BRANCH = supreme court