Lesson 7 - The Executive Branch
Lesson 7 - The Executive Branch
Lesson 7 - The Executive Branch
Article VII
• Article VII, Section 1 states that the executive power shall be vested
in the President of the Philippines.
• In case of a tie, the candidate who will win will be chosen by the vote
of a majority of Congress (both Senate and House of
Representatives), voting separately.
• According to the Article VII, Section 16, the President may appoint
anyone to executive departments with the consent of the
Commission on Appointments. Names of individuals nominated to
cabinet posts are submitted to the Commission on Appointments for
their consideration.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
• Local government units also have the power to create its own
sources of revenue and to levy taxes, fees, and charges that shall
accrue exclusively to them.
• Each local government has its own chief executive. The following is
the list of local chief executives:
1. barangay — punong barangay (barangay chairman)
2. municipality — municipal mayor
3. city — city mayor
4. province — provincial governor
• The local chief executives have the power to approve or veto local
ordinances recommended by the local legislators.
POWERS OF THE LGUs
Punong Barangay
• The punong barangay, as the chief executive of the barangay
government
Provincial Governors
• The provincial governor, as the chief executive of the provincial
government
TERM LIMITS