Luna, Isabelle A.

SS10/E02

ARTICLE VI, VII, VIII

Legislative Executive Judicial

Membership Congress: President Supreme Court
 Senator- 24 members Vice President  Chief of Justice
 Senate President  Fourteen (14)
 House of Associate justice
Representatives – a Organization of Courts:
maximum of 250 1) Regular courts
members a) Court of Appeals- 69
 House of justices headed by
Representative Presiding Justice
which operates in 23
divisions
b) Regional Tial Court-
720 Regional Trial
Judges in each 13
regions
c) Metropolitan Trial
Court/ Municipal
Trial Court
2) Special courts
a) Sandiganbayan-
14 jusrices and a
presiding Justice
b) Vourt of Tax
Appeals
Qualifications Senator
a) a natural-born citizen of President
the Philippines;
b) at least 35 years of age
on the day of the
election (i.e., day of the
balloting);
c) able to read and write;
d) a registered voter; and
e) a resident of the
Philippines for not less
than (2) years
immediately preceding
the day of the election.
(Sec.3.)
House of Representatives
a) a natural-born citizen of
the Philippines;
b) at least 25 years of age
on the day of election;
c) able to read and write;
d) except for party-list
representatives,
registered voter in the
district in which he shall
be elected; and
e) a resident for a period of
not less than one (1)
year preceding the day
of the election.
President and Vice- Supreme Court
a) A Natural-Born
a) a natural-born citizen Citizen of The
of the Philippines; Philippines;
b) a registered voter; b) At Least Forty (40)
c) able to read and Years of Age;
write; c) Must Have, For
d) at least forty (40) Fifteen (15) Years or
years of age on the More, Been A Judge
day of the election Of A Lower Court Or
(not proclamation or Engaged In The
assumption) for Practice Of Law In
President; and The Philippines; And
d) Must Be A Person
Proven Competence,
Integrity, Probity and
Independence
Qualifications of Members
Of Any Lower Collegiate
Court (Sandiganbayan,
Court Of Appeals, And
Court Of Tax Appeals)
- Shall Be Prescribes By
Congress, And Must
Be Natural-Born
Citizen Of The
Philippines
Qualifications of Judges Of
Lower Courts
1) Constitutional
- Must Be A Citizen
- Must Be A Member of
The Philippine Bar
- Person of Proven
Competence, Integrity,
Probity and
Independence
2) Statutory
- Qualifications
provided under a law
passed by the defunct
Batasang Pambansa.
Powers and Function of laws- defines the
Functions rights and duties of citizens
imposes taxes, appropriates
funds, defines crimes and
provides for their jurisdiction
and functions, and in general,
regulates human conduct and the
use of property for promotion of
the common good.
Powers of Congress:
Under the Congress of the
Philippines, a double chamber
body consisting of the Senate
and House of the
Representatives, a bicameral
legislature has been created in
the place of the unicameral set-
up provided in the 1973
Constitution.
Power and functions of Senate
of President and House
Speakers
They are implied as
administrative heads and
presiding officers of their
respective chambers. Presides
over their sessions, preserve
order and decorum, decide all
questions of order, signs acts,
resolutions, orders and warrants,
issue subpoenas, and appoint
personnel, and discipline them.
Classification of powers of
Congress:
1) General legislative
power
2) Specific powers
3) Implied powers
4) Inherent powers
Executive power- power to Judicial power-
administer the laws, which is the power to apply the laws
means carrying them into to contests or disputes
practical operation and concerning legally recognized
enforcing their due rights or duties between the
observance State and private persons, or
- The president shall between individual litigants in
have control over the cases properly brought before
executive the judicial tribunal.
departments, 1) Adjudicatory power-
bureaus, and offices. duty of court of justice
- Extent of the power - Settle actual
of control of cabinet controversies
members, involving rights which
subordinate officers, are legally demandable
officers and and enforceable; and
employees in the - Grave abuse of
career service discretion
- The president shall 2) Power of judicial
be the Commander- review
in-Chief of all armed 3) Incidental powers
forces of the
Philippines Powers of the Supreme
Court
- Exercise original
jurisdiction of
Supreme Court over
cases affecting
ambassadors, etc.
- Review, revise,
reverse, modify, or
affirm on appeal or
certiorari, etc.
- Exclusive appellate
jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court
- Assignment of judges
to lower courts and
other stations
- Change of venue or
place of trial
- Rule-making power of
the Supreme Court
Limitations Term of Office: Term of Office: Limitations on the rule-
 Senator- six (6) years  President- six (6) making power of the
 House of years Supreme Court
Representatives- three  Vice President- six 1) Such rules shall provide a
(3) years (6) years simplifies and inexpensive
Maximum terms: procedure for the speedy
 Senator- is prohibited Maximum Terms disposition of cases;
to serve for more than  President- a person 2) Shall be uniform for all
two (2) consecutive who has held the courts of the same grade
terms. office of the 3) Shall not diminish,
 House of President is increase, or modify
Representative- not absolutely substantive rights
more than three (3) disqualifies for any
consecutive terms reelection
 Vice President- Not
Limitations on the power of more than two
Congress: successive terms
1) Substantive
(a) Implied
limitations
(b) Specific
limitations on
general
legislative
powers
(c) Specific
limitations on
specific powers
(d) Formal