Quiz 5 Q#2 Flashcards
THREE GREAT POWERS
- CREATE LAWS
- IMPLEMENT LAWS
- INTERPRET LAWS
THREE MAIN BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT
- LEGISLATIVE
- EXECUTIVE
- JUDICIARY
is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state. The executive executes and enforces law.
The executive
is the Head of State and Head of Government and functions as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The president
The President of the Philippines has the mandate of control over all the executive departments, bureaus, and offices. This includes restructuring, reconfiguring, and appointments of their respective officials. The Administrative Code also provides for the President to be responsible for the abovementioned offices’ strict implementation of laws.
Power of control over the executive branch
The President of the Philippines has the power to give executive issuances, which are a means to streamline the policy and programs of an administration. There are six issuances that the President may issue. They are the following as defined in the Administrative Code of 1987:
Power ordinance power
The President of the Philippines has certain powers over non-Filipinos in the Philippines.
Power over aliens
The President of the Philippines has the authority to exercise the power of eminent domain. The power of eminent domains means the state has the power to seize or authorize the seizure of private property for public use with just compensation.
Powers of eminent domain, escheat, land reservation and recovery of ill-gotten wealth
The President may appoint officials of the Philippine government as provided by the constitution and laws of the Philippines. Some of these appointments, however, may need the approval of the Committee on Appointments (a committee composed of members from the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines).
Power of appointment
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. Traditionally, this is done by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), headed by a cabinet secretary-an alter ego of the President
Power of general supervision over local governments
