EXECUTIVE POWER

1. CLASSROOM
OBSERVATION 1
MARK ANTHONY C. RIVAS, TII
DISCUSSANT
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2. OPENING PRAYER
• Classroom rules/ norms/ safety protocol
1. Please wear a mask before entering the classroom.
2. Please clean your hands with soap and hand sanitizer.
3. Practice social distancing.
4. Respect and listen to your teacher and classmates
5. Be kind to everyone in the classroom

3. ACTIVITY
• Direction: Guess who are the following president being shown below.
1.Who is the latest president from the pictures?
2. How many have become presidents of the Philippines?
3. What do you think are the qualities of the presidents in the picture prosessed?
4. Do you have an idea how these presidents managed/handled our country?

4. The following are the presidents of the Philippine government
1. Emilio Aguinaldo 8. Carlos P. Garcia 15. Benigno Aquino III
2. Manuel L. Quezon 9. Diosdado Macapagal 16. Rodrigo R. Duterte
3. Jose P. Laurel 10. Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 17. Bong bong Marcos
4. Sergio Osmena 11. Corazon Aquino
5. Manuel Roxas 12. Fidel Ramos
6. Elpidio Quirino 13. Joseph Estrada
7. Ramon Magsaysay 14. Gloria Arroyo

5. EXECUTIVE POWER
• Executive power is roughly defined as the power to implement laws in one
country. If the legislature’s task is to create or make laws while the
Judiciary’s duty is to interpret or apply these laws, the executive branch of
the government is vested the power to execute these laws and make sure
that they are properly implemented.
• The president of the Republic of the Philippines is both the head of
government and head of state. This means that he or she holds both
governmental and ceremonial powers.
• The president is not only the head of the executive department but of the
entire country; hence he or she is referred to as “Pangulo”.

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POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
• The Philippine president is granted specified powers by the Constitution.
The following are some of his or her powers:
Control over all executive departments, bureaus, and offices
Power of general supervision over local governments and autonomous regions
Power to nominate, appoint, and remove officials
Budgetary and fiscal power
Military power (Commander in Chief)
Power to contract or guarantee foreign loans on behalf of the country
Pardoning power
Check other branches of the Government

7. GUIDE QUESTIONS:
• What are the roles and power of the Philippine President?
• How similar or different were the Presidents in their exercise of their power?

8. GROUP
WORK

9. GROUP 1
• A. Directions: Make an essay about the situation below.
• Knowing that corruptions and other major crimes are rampantly happening,
as a learner you are given the chance to critique the bill that allows Death Penalty.
What will your criticism be and why? You are to discuss your answer in not less
than 3 paragraphs. Your Criticism will be rated based on the rubric provided
below

10. GROUP 2
• B. Complete the Semantic Web below and cite the different power of the
President and briefly explain each using the box below.

11. GROUP 3
• C. Bongbong Marcos is the new President of the Philippine Government.
Compose a song about his power. Write it on a separate sheet of paper. Your
output will be graded using the criteria below:
• Content - 25 Points
• Structure - 10 Points
• Word choice - 10 Points
• Grammatical accuracy - 5 Points
• Total - 50 Points

12. TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE ACTIVITY
• Directions: Analyze which among the statements are TRUTH and a LIE. Use flashcards with if it is a
TRUTH and if is a LIE.
• 1
• • The president gets paid to throw large parties.
• • The president can declare war if Philippine’s national security is threatened
• • The President has the power to appoint ambassadors.
• 2.
• • The president has the right to withhold certain information from Congress if he thinks it
would endanger Philippines.
• • No president has ever made it to the highest office without being elected as vice
president.
• • The President is allowed to campaign for other candidates of his same party running for
office.

13. • 3.
• • The power of the vice‐presidency has been increasing since the early 1990s.
• • The president is one of the highest paid members of Philippine society.
• • No president has ever been elected to more than two terms.
• Question:
• If you were given the chance to meet President Bongbong Marcos, what would
you ask him?

14. • What is the role and powers of the Philippine
presidents?

15. • Analyze the situation and explain your answer to the space provided
• I. A bill has been sent to you by Congress that involves making flag burning
illegal. You disagree with this bill and absolutely do not want such a law passed.
What can you do to act on your displeasure, and what role enables you to do it?
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16. • Directions: Congratulations! You have just been elected as the President of the
Philippines. Given what you have learned regarding the powers granted to the
president, you must deal with the following situations in an appropriate manner,
making good use of your power and justifying your right to handle these situations
by noting what role gives you the power to make such a choice. Remember, the roles
of the President include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief,
Legislative Leader, Head of State, Economic Leader, and Party Leader. Write your
answer in a sheet of paper provided for you.
• 1. Egypt and Israel continue to fight and bring even more instability to the Middle
East. You are very concerned about this situation and would like to rejuvenate the
peace process in the Middle East. What power do you have in this situation, and what
role grants you this power?

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