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Legislative Department: Legislative Power Power To Propose, Enact, Amend and Repeal Laws
Legislative Department: Legislative Power Power To Propose, Enact, Amend and Repeal Laws
COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS
SENATE 24 Senators
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POWERS OF CONGRESS 5. QUESTION HOUR POWER power to obtain information from
1. GENERAL/PLENARY LEGISLATIVE power to propose, enact, amend and other departments through
POWER repeal laws systematic interpellations (asking of
questions) for the purpose of
LIMITATION Bill of Rights appropriate oversight
2. POWER OF APPROPRIATION a.k.a. “spending power” or “power 6. WAR POWERS power to declare the existence of
of the purse”
a state of war by a vote of 2/3 of both
subject to the veto power of the
Senate and HR voting separately
President
It’s the President who proposes the 7. OTHER POWERS power to act as Board of
budget but the final say on the
Canvassers in Presidential Election
matter of appropriation is lodged in
power to call a special election for
the Congress
President and Vice President
The Supreme Court (SC) in the
power to judge President’s
case of Philippine Constitution
physical fitness to discharge the
Association vs. Enriquez stated that
functions of the Presidency
the power of appropriation carries
power to revoke or extend
with it the power to specify the
suspension of writ of habeas corpus
project to be funded under an
or declaration of martial law
appropriation law.
power to concur in Presidential
In the landmark case of Belgica
amnesties
vs. Ochoa, the SC ruled that the
power to concur in treaties or
2013 PDAF (Pork Barrel) violates,
international agreements
among others, the principle of
power to confirm certain
separation of powers, because said
appointments/nominations made by
PDAF allowed the legislators to
the President
intervene even in the implementation
power of impeachment
stage of the law. It should be noted
power relative to natural resources
that the power and duty to implement
power to propose amendments to
is for the executive and not to the
the Constitution
legislative.
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only by impeachment.
*Note: the case of Former Chief
Justice Serreno who was removed by
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT quo warranto
3. The SC has administrative
supervision over all inferior courts
JUDICIAL POWER power of courts to settle actual and personnel.
controversies involving rights which 4. The SC has the exclusive power to
are legally demandable discipline judges/justices of lower
power to determine whether there courts.
has been GAD- grave abuse of 5. The members of judiciary have
discretion on the part of any branch security of tenure.
of government
QUALIFICATIONS
WHERE VESTED Supreme Court (SC) with 14 SC JUSTICES 1. natural-born citizen of Philippines;
Associate Justices and 1 Chief 2. at least 40 years old
Justice 3. must have been a judge of a lower
Lower courts established by law court or engaged in the practice of
like Regional Trial Court (RTC), law for at least 15 years
Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Court of
Appeals (CA) JUDGES OF LOWER COURTS 1. natural-born citizen of Philippines;
2. member of the Philippine Bar
JURISDICTION power to hear and decide a case 3. other qualifications prescribed by
The Congress has the power to Congress
define, prescribe and apportion the APPOINTMENT The judges and Justices are
jurisdiction of various lower courts appointed by the President from
among the list of nominees prepared
DELIBERATIVE PROCESS privilege against disclosure of by the Judicial Bar Council.
PRIVILEGE information or communication, to
enable the members of the Court to
freely discuss the issues without fear
of criticism for holding unpopular
positions
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SOURCES:
ACTIVITIES 1 & 2 FOR QUARTER 2:
OUTLINE/REVIEWER IN POLITICAL LAW, Justice Antonio Eduardo
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