BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT

1. EXECUTIVE (carries out laws)

- PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT (and CABINET)
- Section 4 Of Article VII of The Philippine Constitution
 Terms of Office:
a. Six years “which will begin at noon on the 30th day of June following
the day of the election and shall end at noon of the same day six
years thereafter
 Qualifications:
a. Natural-born citizen of the Philippines
b. Registered voter
c. Able to read and write
d. 40 years of age
e. Resident of the Philippines for 10 years

2. LEGISLATIVE (make laws)

- SENATORS (Upper House)
- Section 2-4 Of Article VI of Philippine Constitution
- Senate:
a. 24 Senators
b. Six years
- Qualifications:
a. Natural-born citizen
b. 35 years of age
c. Able to read and write
d. Registered voter
e. 2 years of resident in the Philippines
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Lower House)
- Section 5-7 of Article VI of Philippine Constitution
a. Congress- 250 members
b. Party-list- 3 years
- Qualifications
a. Natural-born citizen
b. 25 years old
c. Registered voter
d. Able to read and write
e. 1 year residence in the Philippines
 3. JUDICIAL (evaluate laws)
- SUPREME COURT
 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice are appointed by the President on
the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council
- Qualifications:
a. 40 years old
b. Legal practitioner for 15 years
c. Natural-born citizen
- COURT OF APPEALS
a. Sandigan-bayan (special court for hearing corruption cases of
government officials)
b. Shariya Court
c. Regional Trial Court

SEX
- How male and female think and act

GENDER
- Socially-constructed characteristic of being male or female
- Gender Roles:
 Reproduction
 Work
 Religion
1. Inequality
2. Development
3. Power

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
- Category of the person who have more or less the same socioeconomic
privileges in a society
a. Inherited
b. Occupational

ETHNICITY
- Cultural concept, it is the expression of the set of cultural ideas held by a
distinct ethnic or indigenous group
- Refers to the people who collectively and publicly identify themselves as distinct
and unique