GENERAL INFORMATION

The 1987 Philippine Constitution

Date effective: February 2, 1987

CONTENTS:
 Preamble
 Article I- National Territory
 Article II- Declaration of Principles and State Policies
 Article III- Bill of Rights
 Article IV- Citizenship
 Article V- Suffrage
 Article VI- Legislative Department
 Article VII- Executive Department
 Article VIII- Judicial Department
 Article IX- Constitutional Commissions
 Article X- Local Government
 Article XI- Accountability of Public Officers
 Article XII- National Economy and Patrimony
 Article XIII- Social Justice and Human Rights
 Article XIV- Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and
Sports
 Article XV- The Family
 Article XVI- Amendments or Revisions
 Article XVII- Transitory Provisions

BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT (LEJ)

 Legislative
 Executive
 Judicial

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
 legislative power is vested in the CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
 law-making body
 Composed of the CONGRESS- House of Representatives and Senate
o Composition of HOR and Terms
o Composition of Senate and terms
 Bicameral
  How many votes needed to declare state of war
 Qualifications of those who belong to the Congress
 Partylist
 Senate President and Speaker of the HOR

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
 Executive power is vested in the
 President of the Philippines as the
o Commander-in-chief
 Term of the president and vice president
 Qualifications of the President and VP
 Enumerate the Order from Pres to VP to SP to SOH
 Who is the SP and SOH

JUDICIAL BRANCH
 Chief Justice
o First Female Chief Justice
 Number of Justices
 Terms of CJs and Justices
 Retirement Age

OMBUDSMAN
SANDIGANBAYAN
JUDICIAL SYSTEM

INHERENT POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT

 Eminent Domain
 Taxation
 Police Power

BILL OF RIGHTS- Article III

“No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due

process of law, nor any person be denied the equal protection of
these laws”

Discuss the basic rights.

CITIZENSHIP- Article IV
 Who are the citizens based on the Constitution
SUFFRAGE- Article V
 The right to vote

WHO ARE THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS

IMPEACHMENT CASES

TOPIC II- RA 6713

 What is RA 6713
 Who are the government officials?
 What are the duties and responsibilities of government
officials?
 What is SALN?
 When to file SALN?

TOPIC III- Election

 Referendum
 Plebiscite
 Petition
 Initiative

SPECIAL LAWS (Look for recent and popular new laws)

 TRAIN Law
 RH Bill
 Cybercrime Law
 Anti-Distracted Driving Act
 Environmental Laws
o Greenhouse Gas
o Global Warming
  Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL)- RA 11054 replacing ARMM or
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
 Philippine System Identification- RA 11055
 Boracay Closure

ASEAN
 Definition
 Member Countries (enumerate)

APEC
DENR
PHIVOLCS
PAGASA
DOST
Project NOAH

GEOGRAPHY and CURRENT EVENTS

 Official name of the West Philippine Sea
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