Philippine Politics & Governance

• The Local Government Code was created

  1991
• House of Representativesare composed of how many number of lawmakers?

  not more than 250 members or 316 lawmakers
• Process of a lawwhere the title of the bill is mostly mentioned?

  First reading
• List of local officials ranked from highest to lowest

  • Governor
  • Vice Governor
  • Mayor
  • Vice Mayor
• Government officials that can be impeached by Congress

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Members of the Supreme Court
  • Members of the Constitutional Commissions
  • Ombudsman
• Process of passing a bill into law

  1. Drafting

  2. Introduction

  3. Committee Action

  4. Floor Action

  5. Chambers Approval

  6. Conference Committee

  7. Presidential Action

  8. Overrade

  9. Enactment
• Veto


  The power of the President to disapprove a bill passed by Congress
• General qualifications to run for President

  • Natural born Filipino
  • A registered voter
  • Must be able to read & write
  • 40 years of age
  • Resided in the Philippines for 10 years before the election is held
• Bona fide member requirement for party list representative

  90 days
• Executive branch


  Heads of government agencies and departments
• The 1987 Constitution is the fundamental law of the land that requires the President to take an oath prior to assumption of office
• Legislative branch


  Controls the Impeachment Process
• President


  Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
• Executive power


  The power of the President to enforce and administer laws
• Cabinet-level positions


  Advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office
• President


  Signs bills to become laws
• Enacting ordinances, approving resolutions, and adopting local development plan are the roles of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in the planning process. Specific responsibility of the Provincial Government is not one of these.
• Municipality


  A group of barangays which serves as general purpose government for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular and direct services and effective governance of the inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction
• Local Government Code

  Otherwise known as R.A. No. 7160
• Barangay


  The smallest administrative division in the Philippines
• President


  Can veto the law
• Legislative branch


  Law making body of the Government
• Congress


  Officially can declare war
• Congress


  Can override the vetoed law of the President
• Congress


  The Legislative Power shall be vested in, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives
• Senators

  According to the constitution, under Article 6, there shall be 24 Senators
• Removable through Impeachment processPresident

  • Impeachable Government
• Grounds for Impeachment


  • Culpable violation of the Constitution
  • Treason
  • Bribery
  • Graft and corruption
  • Other high crimes
  • Betrayal of public trust
• Government


  A system or a group of people governing an organized community and often a state, made up of the executive, legislative and judicial branches
• Separation of powers of the three branches of government

  • Executive
  • Legislative
  • Judicial
• The provisions about the Executive Branch of the Government are in Article VII, Section 1 of the Philippine Constitution
• Age requirement to run for President

  40 years
• Residency requirement to run for President

  10 years
• Two Consecutive Terms - An elected senator can be elected in the position of how many terms.
• Which of the following is not a specific responsibility of the provincial government? National Policy on Environment