The executive power shall be vested in the President
of the Philippines. power to administer the laws Constitution, statutes enacted by the Congress, decrees, executive orders, court decisions. Republic act 1081 - comes from legislative branch Executive orders 101 - comes from executive branch Section 2. Qualifications natural-born citizen registered voter able to read and write at least 40 years of age on the day of the election resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years The VP must have the same qualifications as the President Section 2 states that: -
open for anyone.
does not require to have educational background it purposely open the possibility for all Filipinos they live it to the voters who will be the President/VP regardless what is their background democracy
Section 4. Terms of Office
Elected at large by plurality on the 2nd Monday of May Plurality not equal to majority (by plurality you can easily decide who wins. system of direct voting term of office - period, duration or length of time during which an officer may claim to hold office o not equal to tenure of office actual incumbency, period during which the incumbent actually holds the office
The president has a single term of 6 years
not eligible for any re-election if serving more than 4 years The VP can have 2 successive/consecutive terms
Supreme Court as the sole judge of election contents
related to Pres/VP Official residence: Malacanang Salary is determined by law cannot be decreased/increased President succession President VP Senate P Speaker of the House Chief Justice The President appoints VP from Congress when the office of the VP is vacant Vacancy in the offices of both the President and VP requires special election P/VP/cabinet secretaries shall hold no other office How much does the President earn? PGMA = P57,750/month vs. PNoy = 95,000/month Is the Presidents salary subject to tax? Yes.
PNoys paycheck only amounts to P63,002 due to mandatory
deductions such as: withholding tax Pag IBIG GSIS life and retirement insurance premiums PhilHealth
At the end of PNoys term, the presidents monthly salary will
already amount to P120,000/month
Salary Standardization Law III of 2009
Authorizes the President to carry out salary adjustment for government personnel in 4 tranches 1st EO 811 (July 2009) = P82,400 2nd E0 900 (June 23, 2010) = P95,000 3rd and 4th will happen in PNoys term = P120,000/month
Powers of the President
Appointment o departments, ambassadors, consuls, officers of armed forces. constitutional, commissioners, ombudsman, approve appointments of the memberd of the judiciary (SC, judges courts, and Sandiganbayan)
Chief executive, power of control
o control of all the executive depratments
Commander in Chief of AFP
o Call upon the army to prevent lawless violence, invasion or rebellion o Suspend the writ of habeas corpus (<60 days) o Martial Law (<60 days)
Timothy McElroy by His Legal Guardians, Thomas McElroy and Vivian McElroy v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, A Foreign Corporation, 894 F.2d 1504, 11th Cir. (1990)