Senator Qualifications:

1. a natural born Citizen of the Philippines, and, on the day of the election, is
2. at least thirty-five years of age,
3. able to read and write,
4. a registered voter, and
5. resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the
day of the election.

House of Representative

A representative must be:

1. a natural-born citizen of the Philippines;
2. at least 25 years of age on the day of the election;1
3. able to read and write;
4. except for a party-list representative, a registered voter in the district in which he
shall be elected; and
5. a resident thereof for a period of not less than one ( 1) year preceding the day of
the election.

President And VP
1. He is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines;
2. He is a registered voter;
3. He is able to read and write;
4. He is at least forty ( 40 ) years of age on the day of the election
5. (He is a resident of the Philippines for at least ten (10) years immediately
preceding such election.

Automatic VP to President

1. Death
2. Removal from office
3. Resignation from office
4. Permanent disability
Parens Patriae – obligation of the state to take care of the people

Jurisdiction – power of the court to hear and decide a case

Jurisdiction of courts.
Jurisdiction is the power and authority of a court to hear , try, and
decide a case. It may be:
1. General. --when it is empowered to decide all disputes which may
come before it except those assigned to other courts (e.g., jurisdiction of the
Regional Trial Courts);
2. Limited - when it has authority to hear and determine only a few
specified cases (e.g., jurisdiction of special courts, supra.);
3. Original- wh en it can try and decide a case presented for the first
time;
4. Appellate.- when it can take a case already heard and decided by a
lower court removed from the latter by appeal;
5. exclusive- when it can try and decide a case which cannot be
presented before any othe1· court;
6. Concurrent. - when any one of two or mol'e courts may take
cognizance-or-a case;
7. Criminal. - that which exists for the punishment of crime; and
8. Civil - that which exists when the subject matter is not .of a
criminaT nature (e.g., collection of debt).

Power of President

1. Give pardon
2. Parole
3. Amnesty
4. Reprieve
5. Remission
6. Commutation
Ground of the declaration of Martial law and Habeas Corpus

1. Invasion
2. Rebellion

Judicial and Bar Council is hereby created under the supervision of the Supreme
Court composed of the Chief Justice as ex officio Chairman, the Secretary of Justice,
and a representative of the Congress as ex officio Member, a representative of the
Integrated Bar, a professor of law, a retired Member of the Supreme Court, and a
representative of the private sector.

3 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS

1. COMELEC
2. Commission on Audit
3. Civil Service Commission

Impeachable Officers

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Members of Con Comm
4. Tanod Bayan
5. Members of Supreme Court

Grounds for impeachment

1. Brivery
2. Treason
3. Graft and Corruption
4. Culpable Violation of the constitution
5. Other high crimes
6. Betrayal of public trust

Impeachment Effect

1. Removal from office

2. Permanent disqualification