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The Executive - The Role and Responsibilities of

The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Philippine President as head of the executive branch of government. It discusses the president's term limits of 6 years and powers such as appointing officials, negotiating treaties, declaring martial law, and granting acts of clemency. It also covers the privileges of the president like an official residence and immunity from suit, as well as causes for a vacancy in the presidency like death, disability, resignation, or impeachment.

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The Executive - The Role and Responsibilities of

The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Philippine President as head of the executive branch of government. It discusses the president's term limits of 6 years and powers such as appointing officials, negotiating treaties, declaring martial law, and granting acts of clemency. It also covers the privileges of the president like an official residence and immunity from suit, as well as causes for a vacancy in the presidency like death, disability, resignation, or impeachment.

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THE EXECUTIVE

- The Role and


Responsibilities of
the
Philippine President
in Relation to
His/Her Power.
At the end of the module, you should be able
to:
– Knowledge: Identify the Qualifications for
Presidency and Successors to the Position.
– Skills: Create a graphic organizer on the Roles and
responsibilities of the President.
– Attitude: Realize the value of understanding the
roles and powers of the president.
THREE BRANCHES OF
THE GOVERNMENT
1. Executive Branch – a branch of
government that carries out laws. It is
composed of the President and the Vice-
President who are elected by direct
popular vote and serve a term of six years.
2. Legislative Branch – a branch of
government that authorized to make
laws, alter, repeal them through the
power vested in the Philippine Congress.
-This institution is divided into the
Senate and the House of
Representatives.
3.Judicial Branch
– a branch of government that
evaluates laws. It holds the power
to settle controversies involving
rights and are legally demandable
and enforceable.
The Executive Branch
 Charged with the execution and
administration of a country’s laws
Term Limits
– 6 years
–Begin at noon on 13th day of June
–End at noon of the same day and
month six year after
Roles and Responsibilities
 Appoints the head of the
different executive departments
(Appointing power)
 Appoints ambassadors, consuls
and public ministers
Appoints Armed Forces Personnel
from the rank of colonel or naval
captain
 Serves as the commander-in-chief of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(Military power)
Contracts/guarantees foreign
loans (Borrowing power)
Negotiates foreign treaties
Makes appointments not
otherwise provided for by law
Suspends the writ of habeas corpus
(Control Power)
Declares martial law
Prepares the national budget
 Refuses or approves a bill or joint
resolutions thus prevent its enactment
(veto)
Performs acts of clemency
ACTS OF CLEMENCY
1. Pardon – which is an act of grace that
sets aside punishment for a crime.
2. Commutation – which is an executive
clemency that changes a punishment to
one which is less severe as from
3. Reprieve
– which means temporary relief
from or postponement of
execution of criminal punishment
or sentence.
4. Remission of fines and forfeitures
-which is the condonation of the
financial obligation and the return of
properties confiscated by reason of
the commission of the offense and
conviction of the offender.
 Amnesty – denotes the general pardon to
rebels for their treason and other high
political offenses, of the forgiveness which
one sovereign grants to the offender of the
law of nations.
PRIVILEGES OF THE PRESIDENT
Official residence – the president
shall have an official residence. He is
the only official of the government
provided with a residence maintained
by public funds.
Salary – is also entitled to a salary
like all other public officers.
Immunity from suit – the
president is accorded the immunity
from suit, both civil and criminal.
CAUSES OF VACANCY
 Death
 Permanent Disability
 Resignation
 Impeachment
Written declaration that he/she is
unable to discharge the powers and
duties of the office
If a majority of the cabinet makes a
written declaration that the President
cannot discharge the powers and
duties

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