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The Executive Department: Speaker: Hernandez, Czarrina
The Executive Department: Speaker: Hernandez, Czarrina
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
PRESIDENT
OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Natural-born citizen
A registered voter
Able to read and write
At least 40 years of age on the day of
election
Resident of the Philippines for at least
ten years immediately preceding the
election
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
POWERS
OF
PRESIDENT
Power of control over the executive
branch
Power ordinance power Memorandum General or
Proclamations Memorandum
Administrative circulars special orders
Executive fixing a date or orders
orders declaring a on matters
orders status or relating to
on matters of acts and
condition of administrative internal commands of
relate to particular public moment administration,
providing for detail, or of the President
aspects of or interest, which the
rules of a subordinate or in his capacity
governmental upon the President desires
general or temporary
operations in existence of to bring to the as commander-
permanent interest which
pursuance of his which the only concern a attention of all or in-chief of the
character in duties as the operation of a some of the Armed Forces
particular officer
implementation administrative specific law or departments, of the
or government
or execution head regulation is agencies,
office Philippines
made to bureaus, or
depend offices, etc.
Power of control over the executive
branch
The President of the Philippines has certain powers over
non-Filipinos in the Philippines.
• The chief executive may have an alien in the Philippines deported from the country
after due process.
• The President may change the status of a foreigner, as prescribed by law, from a
non-immigrant status to a permanent resident status without necessity of visa.
• The President may choose to overrule the Board of Commissioners of the Bureau
of Immigration before their decision becomes final and executory (after 30 days of the
issuance of the decision). The Board of Commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration
has jurisdiction over all deportation cases.
• The president is also mandated by the Administrative Code of 1987 to exercise
powers as recognized by the generally accepted principles of international law.
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
Powers of eminent domain, escheat,
land reservation and recovery of ill-
gotten wealth
Once conditions are met:
Power to direct escheat or reversion proceedings — The President shall direct the
solicitor general to institute escheat or reversion proceedings over all lands transferred or
assigned to persons disqualified under the constitution to acquire land.
Power to reserve lands of the public and private domain of the government
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
Powers of eminent domain, escheat, land
reservation and recovery of ill-gotten
wealth
Power over ill-gotten wealth — The President shall direct the solicitor general to institute
proceedings to recover properties unlawfully acquired by public officials or employees,
from them or from their nominees or transferees.
Power of appointment
FUNCTIONS OF A
CABINET SECRETARY
Cabinet secretaries act as the alter ego of the President
executing, with his authority, the power of the Office of
the President in their respective departments.
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
THE POWER OF A CABINET SECRETARY
• they posses the power to issue directives relative to their departments, such as department orders.
These orders only apply to offices under a specific department under the cabinet secretary’s
jurisdiction. Cabinet secretaries also act as advisors to the President of the Philippines for their
areas.
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
As of July 2017
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
VETO POWER
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to
cancel or
postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch,
especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief
executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
HE PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO VETO ANY PARTICULAR ITEM
OR ITEMS IN AN APPROPRIATION, REVENUE, OR TARIFF BILL, BUT THE
VETO SHALL NOT AFFECT THE ITEM OR ITEMS TO WHICH HE DOES NOT
OBJECT.
HERNANDEZ, CZARRINA
SPEAKER: CUI, ALMIRA MAE -ANNE
Election of the President and Vice-
President
System of direct voting
Election of Congress in case of a tie
• Shall not be eligible for any re- election •Term limitation: 2 successive terms.
• No Person who has succeeded as President xxx •Voluntary renunciation of the office for any
for more than 4 years shall be qualified xxx length of time is NOT an interruption in the
continuity of service for the full term for which
the Vice-President was elected.