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    The President is the country's chief executive and holds executive power to administer laws. The President resides in Malacanang Palace and receives an annual salary of 300,000 PhP. The President delivers an annual State of the Nation Address and oversees various executive departments. To qualify for election, one must be a natural-born Filipino citizen aged 40 or older who has resided in the Philippines for at least 10 years. The President has powers of appointment, removal, control, supervision and foreign relations. Succession goes from the Vice President to the Speaker of the House if the President is unable to serve. Grounds for impeachment include treason, bribery, graft, corruption and betrayal of public trust.

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    The President is the country's chief executive and holds executive power to administer laws. The President resides in Malacanang Palace and receives an annual salary of 300,000 PhP. The President delivers an annual State of the Nation Address and oversees various executive departments. To qualify for election, one must be a natural-born Filipino citizen aged 40 or older who has resided in the Philippines for at least 10 years. The President has powers of appointment, removal, control, supervision and foreign relations. Succession goes from the Vice President to the Speaker of the House if the President is unable to serve. Grounds for impeachment include treason, bribery, graft, corruption and betrayal of public trust.

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    The President is the country's chief executive and holds executive power to administer laws. The President resides in Malacanang Palace and receives an annual salary of 300,000 PhP. The President delivers an annual State of the Nation Address and oversees various executive departments. To qualify for election, one must be a natural-born Filipino citizen aged 40 or older who has resided in the Philippines for at least 10 years. The President has powers of appointment, removal, control, supervision and foreign relations. Succession goes from the Vice President to the Speaker of the House if the President is unable to serve. Grounds for impeachment include treason, bribery, graft, corruption and betrayal of public trust.

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    The President is the country's chief executive and holds executive power to administer laws. The President resides in Malacanang Palace and receives an annual salary of 300,000 PhP. The President delivers an annual State of the Nation Address and oversees various executive departments. To qualify for election, one must be a natural-born Filipino citizen aged 40 or older who has resided in the Philippines for at least 10 years. The President has powers of appointment, removal, control, supervision and foreign relations. Succession goes from the Vice President to the Speaker of the House if the President is unable to serve. Grounds for impeachment include treason, bribery, graft, corruption and betrayal of public trust.

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    EXECUTIVE

    BRANCH
    The President: The Country’s Chief Executive
    • Executive power
    • The power to administer and enforce laws and
    ensure that they are observed by the people
     Entrusted by our Constitution to the President.

    • President of the Philippines


     The title given to the country’s chief executive

    • Malacanang Palace
     Official Residence of the President of the Philippines and also
    serves as his/her office

     The president and Vice-president assume their office at the


    beginning of their terms
    • Compensation
     The salaries of the President and the Vice-president are
    determined by law and are not decreased during their tenure.

     PRESENT: The President receives 300,000 PhP per annum, while


    the Vice-president receives an annual income 240,000 PhP yearly

    • State of The Nation Address


     The President reports the status of the nation and informs both
    Chambers of Congress of his/her legislative agenda.

     Is an opportunity for opposition parties and civil groups to protest


    against the government
    Departments of Executive Branch
    • Department of Agrarian Reform • Department of Justice
    • Department of Agriculture • Department of Labor and
    • Department of Budget and Employment
    Management • Department of Natural Defense
    • Department of Education • Department of Public Works and
    • Department of Energy Highways
    • Department of Environment and • Department of Science and
    Natural Resources Technology
    • Department of Finance • Department of Tourism
    • Department of Foreign Affairs • Department of Trade and Industry
    • Department of Health • Department of Social Welfare and
    Development
    • Department of Interior and Local
    Government • Department of Transportation and
    Communication
    Qualification for Election into Office
    • A natural-born citizen of the Philippines
     A registered voter
     Able to read and write
     At least 40 years of the day of the election
     A resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years immediately preceding
    such election
    Power of the President
     Power of Executive Clemency
    • Remission of fines and forfeitures-condoning the
     Power of Appointment financial problem and the return of properties
    confiscated by reason of offense or conviction of the
     Power of Removal offender
    • Reprieve-temporary relief from or postponement of
     Power of Control the execution of criminal punishment or sentence
    • Commutation-changes a punishment to one which is
    less severe
     Power of Supervision
    • Pardon-act of grace that sets aside punishment for a
    crime or an offense
     Military Power

     Diplomatic or Foreign Relations Power


    • Power to recognize a newly established government or state
    • Power to send and receive diplomatic missions
    • The armed forces must be recruited proportionally from all provinces and cities as far as practicable
    Constitutional safeguards to prevent the
    president from ruling indefinitely under
    emergency powers
    • Martial law may be proclaimed by the President, but only for 60 days
    • He/she has to notify the Congress of the institution of Martial law within
    48hrs.
    • Congress can revoke martial law by a simple majority vote
    • The Supreme Court may review or invalidate a presidential proclamation of
    martial law
    • The president and Vice-president are not elected as a team
    Succession of the Presidency
    • Beginning of the term
     In case the president-elect fails to qualify, the Vice-president elect shall as
    President until the President-elect shall have qualified.
     The Vice-president shall become President if the President-elect shall have died or
    shall have become permanently disabled
    • During the term
     Vice President – becomes the President to serve the unexpired term in case of death, permanent
    disability, removal from office, or resignation of president.
     Speaker of the House of Representative – shall act as president until the President or Vice-president
    shall have been elected or qualified in case of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or
    resignation of both president and Vise president, the senate president, in case of his inability.
    Removal from Office
    Grounds for impeachment are as follows:

     Culpable violation of the institution

     Treason

     Bribery
     Graft and Corruption

     Betrayal of Public trust

     And other high crimes

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