REVIEWER (General Information)

Directions: Read the following questions carefully then select the letter of the correct

answer.

1) According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which has the exclusive power to initiate all

cases of impeachment?

(A) Senate

(B) House of Representatives

(C) Supreme Court

(D) Ombudsman

(E) None of the above

2) According to Article XI, Section IV of the 1987 Constitution. Which is also known as the

“anti-graft” court?

(A) Sandiganbayan

(B) Ombudsman

(C) Commission on Elections

(D) Civil Service Commission

(E) None of the above

3) This is a facility in every barangay where collected segregated wastes are brought for final

sorting and recyclable wages are stored seperately.

(A) Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

(B) Material Recycling Facility (MRF)

(C) Material Recreation Facility (MRF)

(D) Material Responsive Facility (MRF)

(E) None of the above

4) A public official must resign from any private enterprise within _______ days due to conflict of

interests.

(A) 20

(B) 30

(C) 40
(D) 50

(E) None of the above

5) The Judicial power is vested upon the ______________.

(A) Solicitor-General

(B) Ombudsman

(C) President

(D) Supreme court

(E) None of the above

6) Which of the following is guaranteed by the constitution to every citizen?

(A) Freedom of speech, of expression, and of the press.

(B) Right to property

(C) The right of people to public information on matters of public concern.

(D) Equal Protection of the law

(E) All of the above

7) Public Officials must adhere to the norms of being a public servant which was stipulated in

the Republic Act No. 6713. One of these is having a simple life. Which of the following is an

appropriate description of this norm?

(A) Living a life based on modesty and in appropriation to his position and income.

(B) Displaying luxurious way of life

(C) Initiating extravagant celebrations with an aim to display abundance of wealth

(D) Presentation of luxurious properties

(E) None of the above

8) This organization was given the task to protect the people of the Philippines and protect the

state. It is also responsible for defending the national territory and the state sovereignty.

(A) Armed Forces of the Philippines

(B) Philippine National Police

(C) National Bureau of Investigation

(D) Philippine Army

(E) None of the above

9) The Executive department has the control over different departments that have different

functions. Which of the following is responsible for appropriating health and social care services

to the Filipino citizens.

(A) Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

(B) Department of Health

(C) Department of Social Welfare and Development

(D) Department of Agriculture

(E) None of the above

10) Which of the following is NOT a duty of a public official?

(A) Act promptly on letters and requests

(B) Submission of annual reports

(C) Make documents accessible to the public

(D) Act immediately on the public’s personal transactions

(E) None of the above

11) This was known as the continuous increase in the overall temperature of the Earth due the

excess Carbon Dioxide attributed to different human activities.

(A) Climate Change

(B) Global Warming

(C) Deforestation

(D) Reforestation

(E) None of the above

12) This is an act that aims to promote and achieve quality of air that is in adherence to the

National Air Quality Guideline Values for criteria pollutants.

(A) Clean Air Act of 1999

(B) Toxic Substances , Hazardous, and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

(C) PD 1586 Environmental Impact Statement of 1978

(D) Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000

13) What are the three branches of the Philippine Government?

(A) Legislative, Judiciary, Auxiliary

(B) Legislative, Exemplary, Actuary

(C) Executive, Legislative, Judiciary

(D) Judiciary, Exemplary, Authoritative

(E) None of the above

14) Which of the following can be considered as a human rights issue?

(A) Arbitrary and illegal detention

(B) Torture and Hazing

(C) Political Prisoners

(D) A, B, and C

(E) None of the above

15) Which sector usually receives the highest portion in the annual budget every fiscal year?

(A) Public works and highways

(B) Environment

(C) Interior and Local Government

(D) Education

(E) None of the above

16) In which case may the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus be suspended?

(A) Political transitionings

(B) Cases of invasion or rebellion

(C) High-profile cases

(D) Political related conflicts

(E) None of the above

17) A member of the Supreme Court must be at least ________ years of age.

(A) 35

(B) 40

(C) 45

(D) 50

(E) None of the above

18) This is a typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2013 with casualties reported as at least 6300

people.

(A) Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

(B) Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy)

(C) Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong)

(D) Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses)

(E) None of the above

19) Battle of Marawi is a five-month long urban war in the Southern City of Marawi with 42

fighters suspected to be affiliated to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. What year did the

Battle of Marawi happen?

(A) 2015

(B) 2016

(C) 2017

(D) 2018

(E) None of the above

20) Who promulgated the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

(A) The Constitutional Commission of 1987

(B) The sovereign Filipino People

(C) The Supreme Court

(D) The 8th Congress of the Philippines

(E) None of the above

ANSWERS

1. Answer: B
Explanation: It was stated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution, that the House of
Representatives shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment.
2. Answer: A
Explanation: The Sandiganbayan was termed as the “anti-graft” court by the 1987 Philippine
Constitution.
3. Answer: A
Explanation: The Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is a facility in every barangay where
collected segregated wastes are brought for final sorting and recyclable wages are stored
seperately.
4. Answer: B
Explanation: According to RA 6713, a public official must resign from any private enterprise
within 30 days due to conflict of interests.
5. Answer: D
Explanation: The judicial power, according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, is vested upon
the Supreme Court.
6. Answer: E
Explanation: All of the freedoms and rights stated in the options are guaranteed by the
constitution. Specifically, these are all stated in the Bill of Rights.
7. Answer: A
Explanation: RA 6713 stated that a public official must have a simple life. Specifically, the act
stated that a public official must live a life based on modesty and in appropriation to his
position
and income.
8. Answer: A
Explanation: As per Article II Section 3 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, “... The Armed
Forces of the Philippines is the protector of the people and the State. Its goal is to secure the
sovereignty of the State and the integrity of the national territory.”
9. Answer: B
Explanation: The Department of Health is responsible for appropriating health and social care
services to the Filipino citizens.
10. Answer: E
Explanation: All of the responsibilities stated in the options are duties of a public official which
are stated by RA 6713.
11. Answer: B
Explanation: Global Warming is the gradual increase of the temperature of the Earth. It is
believed that the excess emission of Carbon Dioxide due to human activities is the cause of
Global Warming.
12. Answer: A
Explanation: The Clean Air Act of 1999 aims to promote and achieve quality of air that is in
adherence to the National Air Quality Guideline Values for criteria pollutants.
13. Answer: C
Explanation: The three branches of the government which was implied by the constitution are
the following:
(1) The Legislative Department - responsible for lawmaking, consists of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
(2) The Executive Department - responsible for the execution of the legislated laws and has
the control over executive departments and bureaus.
(3) The Judiciary Department - responsible for the interpretation of the law and supervision
of all the judiciary courts in the country.
14. Answer: D
Explanation: The three options (Arbitrary and illegal detention, Torture and Hazing, and
Political Prisoners) are all considered issues of Human Rights.
15. Answer: D
Explanation: Every fiscal year, the Education Sector usually receives the highest allocation of
the national budget.
16. Answer: B
Explanation: According to Article III Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the privilege
of the writ of habeas corpus “..Shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion,
when the public safety requires it.”
17. Answer: B
Explanation: As per Article VIII Section 7 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution “...a Member of
the Supreme Court must be at least forty years of age, and must have been for fifteen years or
more, a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines”
18. Answer: A
Explanation: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the Philippines in 2013 with casualties reported as
at least 6300 people.
19. Answer: C
Explanation: The Battle of Marawi started on May 23, 2017 to October 23, 2017.
20. Answer: B
Explanation: As the preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution stated:
“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just
and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations,
promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and
our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime
of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this
Constitution.”