FUNCTION OF THE

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
POWER IN THE GOVERNMENT IS BASICALLY
DIVIDED AMONG THE THREE BRANCHES :

 Executive branch
 Judicial branch

 Legislative branch
WHAT IS AN EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
 Executive branch basically means “the power to
enforce the laws” – (Ramirez 1969)
 The executive power vested upon the President.
TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY,
A PERSON MUST BE:

1. A natural-born Filipino citizen;

2. A registered voter;
3. Able to read and write;
4. At least forty (40) years of age on the day of the
election; and
5. A resident of the Philippines for at least ten
years immediately preceding such election.
THREE MAJOR POWER HELD BY THE
PRESIDENT:

1. Power of appointment provided in Section 16,

Article VII of the Constitution.
2. Power is Administrative power; as stated in
Section 17, Article VII.
3. Power is the Military power; power for being the
commander-in chief of all the armed forces in
the Philippines under Section 18, Article VII.