Section 1.

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:
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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)

habeas corpus you cant be in jail