LESSON PLAN IN PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
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OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the powers of the President; Express the powers of the President by means of a graphic organizer; Interact actively with their group mates during group work.
II.
Subject Matter Topic : Powers of the President of the Philippines References : The 1987 Philippine Philippine Constitution by Hector De Leon Article VII, pp 24 – 24 – 34 34 Materials : Cartolina, Markers Visual Aids : Powerpoint Powerpoint Presentation Printed visual aids (in lieu of PPT)
III.
Presentation/Procedure:
A. Routine Activity Teacher’s Activity 1. Classroom Management/Preparation
Student’s Activity
2. Greetings and Opening Prayer “Good morning class!” “Please stand for a prayer.” “Thank you, you may now take your seats.”
“Good morning Sir!” (The students stand for a prayer.)
3. Cleanliness and orderliness “Before we start, kindly pick up t he pieces of papers under your chairs and throw it to the garbage bin.” “Please arrange also your chairs and make sure that you’re on your proper seats.”
(The students pick up the pieces of papers under their chairs and throw to the garbage bin.)
4. Checking of Attendance “None Sir.” “Secretary, may I know who is absent today?” “We’re fine Sir.” “How are you today class?”
Duration
5. Motivation “Okay, that’s good to hear. I hope our day will good all throughout. Before we start with our lesson, let me show you some images that will aid us in our lesson today.” (Shows them a set of images) “Do you know who this person is?” “Very good.” “How about this one.” “Correct.” “And this one?” “Correct.” “Now, take a look at the following words and guess who said these words.” “Who said WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY” “Very good.” “Finally, who said MY GOD!, I HATE DRUGS!
“Yes sir, that’s Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.” “Noynoy Aquino, sir.” “Joseph Estrada, sir.”
“Spiderman, sir” “President Duterte, sir”
“The images that I have shown you are some of the former presidents and of course our present president Rodrigo Roa Duterte.” 6. Presentation of the Topic “With great power comes great responsibility. This means that if you’re a great person with given powers, you also have many responsibilities.” “A president is a great person right?” “Now, if a president if a great person, then do you know the powers of the President?” “Today, we will discuss the different powers of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.”
“Yes sir.”
“No sir.”
7. Application Answers may vary. “Let’s go over our lesson proper. Class, what is power?” “Power is the ability to do something or act in a particular way.” “Who do you think is the most powerful person in our country? Anyone?”
Answers may vary.
Answers may vary. “How about Duterte?”
President
Rodrigo
“Bear in mind class that the President is the highest elected official of our country – it is the people who elected him in that position. As a democratic country, the most powerful is the voice of the people. Remember this Latin phrase/maxim ‘Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex’ which means the welfare of the people is the supreme law. It means therefore, that the powers of the president comes from the people who elected him.” “Understood class?” “To better understand our lesson, let’s have a group activity. I will divide the class into three groups. In each group, kindly select your leader, secretary and presenter. Now open your books on the different sections of Article VII of the Philippine Constitution and identify and discuss among yourselves the different powers of the president mentioned in those sections. After which, kindly develop a graphic organizer of the powers of the president on the piece of cartolina provided to you. Write the names of the group members at the back part of the paper.” “I will give you 10 minutes to finish your work. After 10 minutes, the reporter from each group will come
“Yes sir.”
forward and present their work in front of the class.” “Did you understand instructions, class?”
the
“Yes sir.” (Everyone will follow the teacher’s instructions.)
“Please take note of the following rubrics/score criteria for your activity: Promptness ----- 60% Delivery ---------- 20% Neatness--------- 10% Creativity -------- 10% Total - - - - - 100%
(The students will work quietly)
“Class be ready with your presentation. Each group will be given 2 minutes to present their output.”
Reporter of each group present their output.
“Thank you so much for a very nice presentation. Now, let us check your work.” 8. Discussion a. Executive power (sec. 1) –Until and unless
a
law
is
declared
unconstitutional, the President has a duty to execute it regardless of his doubts as to its validity (Faithful Execution Clause). The President shall
have
the
control
of
all
executive departments, bureaus, and offices. He shall ensure that laws are faithfully executed. b. Power of appointment (sec 16) The President shall nominate and with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS , ambassadors, public ministers and consul, or officers of the armed forces of the Philippines from the rank of colonel or naval captain and other officers
will
c.
whose appointments are vested in him in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Power of removal (sec. 16) General Rule: This power is implied from
the
power
to
appoint.
Exception – Those appointed by the President where the Constitution prescribes certain methods for separation from public service. d. Power of control (sec. 17) – control over all executive department, bureaus and offices. e. Military powers (Commander-inChief Clause)(sec. 18) - To call out the Armed Forces of the Philippines to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion (whenever it becomes necessary)to meet the emergency situation. f. Pardoning power (sec. 19) – As the President
entrusted
with
the
execution of the laws he may release and exempts the individual from the punishment inflicts for a crime he has committed. g.
Borrowing power(sec. 20) President
may
contract
The or
guarantee foreign loans on behalf of
the
Republic
concurrence
of
with
the
the
Monetary
Board, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law. h. Diplomatic power (Foreign Affairs Powers) (sec. 21) - No treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred in by at least 2/3 of all the Members of the Senate. The power to ratify is vested in the President, subject to the concurrence of the Senate.
i.
j.
Budgetary power (sec. 22) - Within 30 days from the opening of every regular session, President shall submit to Congress a budget or expenditures and sources of financing, including receipts from existing and proposed revenue measure. Informing power (sec. 23) - The President shall address Congress at the opening of its regular session. The information may be needed for the
basis
of
legislation.
The
President usually discharges the informing power through what is known as the State of the Nation Address k.
Other powers/Residual Power a. Call to Congress to a special session b.) Approve or veto bills c.) Deport Aliens e.) Exercise emergency (war, law, limited, necessary) and Tariff powers f.) Power to classify or reclassify lands
9. Generalization “Now based on our lesson class, what do you think is the importance of knowing the different powers of the President?” “Having knowledge of the different powers of the president is very important. As a Filipino citizen, you have to know the different powers of the president including the scope and limitations to prevent possible abuses that may be committed by him in the exercise of his functions or duties. “Do you have any questions about our lesson for today?”
Answers may vary.
“It seems that you all understand the lesson. Now be ready for a short quiz, get one fourth sheet of paper.
IV.
Evaluation. 1. What branch of the government is Article VII all about? a. Legislative Branch
c. Executive
b. Judicial Branch
d. Commission on Appointment
2. Who is the head of our country and government? a. Senate President
c. Chief Justice
b. Speaker of the House
d. President
3. The power of the President to call out the Armed Forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion or rebellion. a. Police Power
c. Military Power
b. Power of Control
d. Diplomatic Power
4. This power is implied from the power to appoint. a. Deportation Power
c. Power of Removal
b. Power of Control
d. Pardoning Power
5. The power to contract or guarantee foreign loans on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines.
V.
a. Borrowing Power
c. Diplomatic Power
b. Power of Control
d. Budgetary Power
Assignment Study and read the qualifications, term of office and rules on succession of the President.
Prepared by: Nerson Ray F. Romero
