LESSON PLAN IN PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

I. 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 Constitution by Hector De Leon
Article VII, pp 24 – 34
Materials : Cartolina, Markers
Visual Aids : Powerpoint Presentation
Printed visual aids (in lieu of PPT)

III. Presentation/Procedure:

A. Routine Activity
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity Duration
1. Classroom
Management/Preparation

2. Greetings and Opening Prayer

“Good morning Sir!”
“Good morning class!” (The students stand for a prayer.)
“Please stand for a prayer.”
“Thank you, you may now take your
seats.”

3. Cleanliness and orderliness

(The students pick up the pieces of
“Before we start, kindly pick up the papers under their chairs and throw to
pieces of papers under your chairs the garbage bin.)
and throw it to the garbage bin.”
“Please arrange also your chairs and
make sure that you’re on your
proper seats.”

4. Checking of Attendance
“None Sir.”
“Secretary, may I know who is
absent today?”
“We’re fine Sir.”
“How are you today class?”
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)

“Yes sir, that’s Gloria Macapagal
“Do you know who this person is?” Arroyo.”

“Very good.” “Noynoy Aquino, sir.”

“How about this one.”
“Correct.” “Joseph Estrada, sir.”
“And this one?”
“Correct.”
“Now, take a look at the following
words and guess who said these
words.”
“Who said WITH GREAT POWER “Spiderman, sir”
COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY”
“Very good.” “President Duterte, sir”
“Finally, who said MY GOD!, I HATE
DRUGS!

“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.” “Yes sir.”
“A president is a great person right?”
“Now, if a president if a great person,
then do you know the powers of the “No sir.”
President?”

“Today, we will discuss the different

powers of the President of the
Republic of the Philippines.”
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 Answers may vary.
powerful person in our country?
Anyone?”
Answers may vary.
“How about President Rodrigo
Duterte?”

“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.” “Yes sir.”
“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
 forward and present their work in
front of the class.”

“Did you understand the “Yes sir.”

instructions, class?” (Everyone will follow the teacher’s
instructions.)
“Please take note of the following
rubrics/score criteria for your activity:

Promptness ----- 60% (The students will work quietly)

Delivery ---------- 20%
Neatness--------- 10%
Creativity -------- 10%
Total - - - - - 100%

“Class be ready with your Reporter of each group will

presentation. Each group will be given present their output.
2 minutes to 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
 whose appointments are vested in
him in the 1987 Philippine
Constitution.
c. 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-in-
Chief 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) - The
President may contract or
guarantee foreign loans on behalf
of the Republic with the
concurrence of 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. 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.
j. 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 Answers may vary.

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?”
 “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.
a. Borrowing Power c. Diplomatic Power
b. Power of Control d. Budgetary Power

V. Assignment
Study and read the qualifications, term of office and rules on succession of the President.

Prepared by:

Nerson Ray F. Romero