Department EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIARY CONSTITUTIONAL

COMMISSION

President Vice-President Senators House of 1 Chief Justice Civil Service Commission of Commission on
Representative and 14 Associate Commission 1-2 Election 1-6 Audit 1-2
Justices

Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born Natural-born

citizen of the citizen of the PH citizen of the PH citizen of the PH citizen of the PH citizen of the PH citizen of the PH citizen of the PH
PH

Registered Registered voter Registered voter Registered voter

voter House of Rep: (in
their district)

Able to read Able to read and Able to read and Able to read and
and write write write write

Age At least 40 yrs At least 40 yrs of At least 35 yrs of At least 25 yrs of At least 40 years At least 35 years At least 35 years At least 35 years
of age age (election day) age (election age (election old old old old
(election day) day) day)

Residency At least 10 At least 10 years At least 2 years At least 1 year

years (election day) (election day)

Term 6 years 6 years 6 years 3 years Appointed by the Appointed by Appointed by

Pres. the Pres. the Pres.
With consent of With consent of With consent of
Commission on Commission on Commission on
Appointment Appointment Appointment

1 Chairman: 7yrs 1 Chairman: 1 Chairman: 7yrs

w/o 7yrs w/o w/o
reappointment reappointment reappointment

2 Commissioner: 3 Commissioner: 1 Commissioner:

3yrs w/o 7yrs w/o 5yrs w/o
reappointment reappointment reappointment

2 Commissioner: 1 Commissioner:
 5yrs w/o 3yrs w/o
reappointment reappointment

1 Commissioner:
3yrs w/o
reappointment

Tenure 1 2 successive term 2 consecutive 3 consecutive

(max) term (max) term (max)

Supreme Supreme Court Electoral Commission of JBC:

Court (elections, Tribunal: Appointment: Chief Justice
(elections, returns, 3 Justices of SC, Senate Pres. Secretary of
returns, qualifications) 6 are from 12 senators Justice
qualifications) Senate and 12 House of Rep. Rep. of Congress
H.O.R. BOTH CHAMBER
Rep. of
BOTH CHAMBER Integrated Bar
Professor Law
Retired member
of SC
Rep. of the
private sector

Term of 4 years

Other Qualif. Judge of Lower Proven capacity for Holder of CPA with not
courts for 15 public College Degree less than 10
years administration years of auditing
experience

Member of PH
bar
(half half)
Member of PH Not have been Not have been Not have been
bar candidates for any candidates for candidates for
elective position. any elective any elective
position. position.

Proven Majority
Competence member
Integrity including
Probity chairman shall
Independence be a member of
PH bar and have
been engaged in
the practice of
law for 10 years