Common q's

• the 3 main branches of the Government of the Philippines are Legislative, Executive, Judicial

   
• The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and 14 Associates Justices?

   
• The Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines this is Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.
• The executive power shall be vested in the President of the Philippines
• The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
• The Senate shall be composed of 24 senators elected at large by voters of the Philippines?

   
• term of office of the senators is 6 years
• The term of office of the President and Vice-president of the Philippines is 6 years
• The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of 3 years
• The following shall be exempted from taxation except: Lands and buildings
• The Congress, by a vote of Two-thirds of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have the sole power to declare a state of war.
• Bill of Rights states that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.”
• All of the following is TRUE except: No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall not be enacted.
• Suffrage is the right and obligation by all citizens, who are at least 18 years of age, and qualified by law, to vote in the election of national and local officials of the government without literacy,, property, or other substantive requirement
• The three inherent powers of the state are the following: Police Power, Power of Eminent Domain, Power of Taxation
• Police Power is the power of the State to promote public welfare by restraining the use of both liberty and property of all people.
• Power of Eminent Domain is the power of the State to take properties for the purpose of public use upon payment of just compensation.
• Power of Taxation is the power of the State to impose charge or burden to persons and properties, and property rights for the purpose of raising revenues to protect the people and extend public projects and services.
• The following are members of the Constitutional Commission: Commission on Elections, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit
• Accountability states that public office is public trust and that public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice and lead modest lives.

   
• House of Representatives have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment
• Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees R.A. 6713 is an act to uphold the time-honored principle of public office being a public trust, granting incentives and rewards for exemplary service, enumerating prohibited acts and providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes.

   
• The following are duties and responsibilities of Public officials and Employees except: Accept gifts from the public upon prioritizing their queries.
• Petition is a written instrument containing the proposition and required number of signatories and shall be in a form determined by and submitted to the Commission on Elections.

   
• Plebiscite is the electoral process by which an initiative on the Constitution is either approved or rejected by the people.
• Referendum is the power of the electorate to approve or reject a legislation through an election called for the purpose.

   
• Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law promotes responsible family planning and proper use of reproductive methods to eliminate over-population growth.
• World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that concerns international public health.
• APEC stands for: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
• Cybercrime Prevention Act is a law in the Philippines that aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and harmful internet behavior in the Philippines. It aims to prevent and punish cybercrime in the country.
• Biodegradable waste breaks down into natural components and can be recycledinto the life cycle naturally
• Project NOAH is a project of DOST for more accurate, integrated and responsive disaster prevention and mitigation system especially in high-risk calamity areas of thePhilippines.

   
• PAGASA is the official government agency for weather forecasting, flood control, astronomical observations, and time service. PAGASA stands for: Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• PHIVOLCS is a branch of DOST to moderate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena in the Philippines. PHIVOLCS stands for: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
• Greenhouse Effect is a process by which thermal radiation from the earth’s surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases and is re-radiated in all directions.
• USB stands for: Universal Serial Bus
• WWW stands for: World Wide Web
• ASEAN stands for: Association of South-East Asian Nation
• ATM stands for: Automated teller machine 
• CPU stands for: Central Processing Unit