John Lester C. Limon.

HRDM 2-D
Quiz Assignment # 7 :
Answer:
1. They are made by lawmakers in the Philippine Legislature that is also
called the Congress of the Philippines. Congress has two chambers or
houses – the House of Representatives and the Senate. To qualify for
election as a Representative, you have to be a natural-born citizen of the
Philippines, a registered voter in the district in which you seek to be
elected, a resident therein for not less than one (1) year before the day
of the election and at least twenty-five (25) years of age. To qualify for
election as a Senator, you also have to be a natural-born Filipino citizen,
a registered voter, a resident of the Philippines for at least two (2) years
before the day of the election and at least thirty-five (35) years old.
2. The President of the Philippines, as chief executive, has the mandate to
supervise local governments in the Philippines, despite their
autonomous status as provided by Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991. No person may be
elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a
registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on
the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten
years immediately preceding such election. The Vice President of the
Philippines a natural-born citizen of the Philippines. A registered voter.
Be able to read and write. At least forty years of age on the day of the
election.
3. In case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or
resignation of the President, the Vice-President shall become the
President to serve the unexpired term.
4. It is composed of the chief justice as ex-officio chairman, the Secretary
of Justice and representatives of Congress as ex-officio members, and a
representative of the Integrated Bar, a professor of law, a retired
member of the Supreme Court and a representative of the private
sector as members. Members of the Supreme Court must be at least
forty years of age and must have been, for fifteen years or more, judges
 of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines.
SECTION 11. The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower
courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age
of seventy years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of
their office.
5. The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts shall
hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy
years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office.
The Philippines is a republic with a presidential form of government
wherein power is equally divided among its three branches: executive,
legislative, and judicial. One basic corollary in a presidential system of
government is the principle of separation of powers wherein legislation
belongs to Congress, execution to the Executive, and settlement of legal
controversies to the Judiciary. The Legislative branch is authorized to
make laws, alter, and repeal them through the power vested in the
Philippine Congress. This institution is divided into the Senate and the
House of Representatives. The Executive branch is composed of the
President and the Vice President who are elected by direct popular vote
and serve a term of six years. The Constitution grants the President
authority to appoint his Cabinet. These departments form a large
portion of the country’s bureaucracy. The Judicial branch holds the
power to settle controversies involving rights that are legally
demandable and enforceable. This branch determines whether or not
there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess
of jurisdiction on the part and instrumentality of the government. It is
made up of a Supreme Court and lower courts. The Constitution
expressly grants the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review as the
power to declare a treaty, international or executive agreement, law,
presidential decree, proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance or
regulation unconstitutional.