Phil Gov Topics

1.      Elements of State

2.      Kinds of Constitution

3.      Article 1 – National Territory and the Philippine claim for Spratly Islands

4.      Article 2 – Declaration of Principles and State Policies

5.      Article 3 Sections 1 – 3 - Bill of Rights (definition, purpose, classes, due process, aspects of due process, requisites for due process, requisites for search warrant)

6.      Article 3 Sections 4 – 7 - (freedom of expression and aspects of freedom of expression;  religious belief and worship, travel)

7.      Article 3 Sections 8 – 10 - (private property, limitations to the freedom to contract)

8.      Article 3 Sections 11 – 16 - (miranda right, arrest, investigation, habeas corpus, bail)

9.      Article 3 Sections 17 – 22 - (due process, imprisonment, punishment, double jeopardy)

10.   Article 4 – Citizenship (modes of citizenship, naturalized citizens)

11.   Article 5 – Suffrage  

12.   Article 6 –Sections 1 – 10 - The Legislative Department – (the 15^th congress and its committees, non-legislative functions of congress, qualifications, salaries and pork barrel)

13.   Article 6 – Sections 11 – 24 -  The Legislative Department – (The Senate and its committees, qualifications, commission on appointments, declaration of state of war, salaries and pork barrel)

14.   Article 6 – Sections 25 – 32 - (pork barrel and salaries, how a bill is passed, power to veto)

15.   Article 7 – The Executive Department - (qualifications and salaries, successions, cabinet members)

16.   Article 8 – The Judicial Department – (the supreme court, qualifications and salaries, powers, judicial and bar council)

17.   Article 9 –   The Constitutional Commission – (Civil Service Commission; qualifications, term)

18.   Article 9 – The Constitutional Commission – (commission on elections, power and functions)

19.   Article 9 – The Constitutional Commission – (commission on audit, qualifications, power)        

20.   Article 10 – Local Government – (rationale for local autonomy, sources of funds, cities and metro cities)

21.   Article 10 – Local Government – Autonomous Regions:  CAR and ARMM

22.   Article 11 – Accountability of Public Officers (nature of public office, impeachment proceedings)

23.   Article 11 – Accountability of Public Officers (Sandigan Bayan)

24.   Article 11 – Accountability of Public Officers (Ombudsman)

25.   Article 12 – National Economy and Patrimony (The Indigenous People’s Right Act of 1997 or RA 8371)

26.   Article 12 – National Economy and Patrimony (WTO – GATT)

27.   Article 12 – National Economy and Patrimony (The Cooperative Development Authority or RA 6939; foreign debt)

28.   Article 13 – Social Justice and Human Rights (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program or RA 6657)

29.   Article 13 – Social Justice and Human Rights (Urban Development and Housing Act  or RA 7279)

30.   Article 13 – Social Justice and Human Rights (RA 7277)

31.   Article 13 – Social Justice and Human Rights (Commission on Human Rights)

32.   Article 14 – Education (DepEd and CHED)

33.   Article 14 – Science and Technology

34.   Article 15 – Family (The Family Code of the Philippines under EO 209)

35.   Article 15 – Family (Expanded Senior Citizen’s Act RA 7876)

36.   RH Bill

37.   RA 9262 – Violence Against Women