ARTICLE VII:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
EXECUTIVE POWER
Executive power

faithfully and
continuously executed
 Vice-President
shall have the same qualifications and
term of office and be elected with, and
in the same manner, as the President
•His only constitutional function is to
be on hand to act as President when
needed or to succeed to presidency in
case of a permanent vacancy
 elected by direct vote of the people for
a term of six years shall begin at
shall
end
The President shall not be eligible for any
re-election.
No Vice-President shall serve for
more than two consecutive
terms.
 the
incumbent
may claim to actually holds
hold the office the office.
as a matter of
right.
 shall
take the following oath or affirmation:
OATH
 salaries of the President and Vice-
President shall be determined by law and
shall not be decreased during their tenure.
No increase in said compensation shall take
effect until after the expiration of the term
of the incumbent during which such
increase was approved.
Official Residence and Compensation of the
President and Vice-President.
 President-elect fails to qualify

President shall not have been chosen

President-elect shall have died or shall have become

permanently disabled
 no President and Vice-President shall have been
chosen or shall have qualified, or where both shall have
died or become permanently disabled President of
the Senate Speaker of the
House of Representatives

Congress shall, by law

of the
officials mentioned in the next preceding paragraph.
the Vice-President become
the President to serve the
unexpired term.
 the President
of the Senate
the Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 President shall nominate a Vice-
President from among the Members
of the Senate and the House of
Representative

voting separately.
 and enact a law
calling for a special election to
elect a President and VP.
 unable to discharge
the powers and duties of his office and
until he transmits to them a written
declaration to the contrary, such powers
and duties shall be discharged by the Vice-
President as Acting President.
 Declaration by the President

until the President transmits to the two

officials a written declaration of the termination of his incapacity
 Declaration by the members of the
Cabinet.
public shall be informed of the state of his
health.
 shall not, unless
otherwise provided in the Constitution,
hold any other office or employment
during their tenure.
The spouse and relatives by
consanguinity or affinity within the
fourth civil degree of the President
shall not during his tenure be
appointed
Appointments extended by an
Acting President shall remain
effective
 a President or
Acting President shall not make
appointments, temporary
appointments
(1) Prohibited if made within two months before

until the expiration of the

term of the incumbent President or the tenure of
the Acting President.
(2) Exceptions.
- Temporary appointments to executive positions

the requisites
(a)
(b)
(c)

- Appointment to judicial positions (permanent

or not)
(3) Allowed if made more than two (2)
months before.
whether permanent or
temporary, to executive or judicial
position,

are valid.