The Executive Department

Article 7: Philippine Constitution 1987

•Is the largest component of the national executive branch of the government of the Philippines.

-President

-Vice – President

- Cabinet of the Philippines.

•Natural born citizen of the Philippines

•Registered voter

•Literate (can read and write)

•At least 40 years old on election day

•Resident of the country for 10 years

•Elected at large by plurality

Qualification

•The term of the President is for six years (no re-election)

•No person who has succeeded and served as President for four (4) years can run again

•Vice-President: maximum two (2) terms

Term Limits

•Appoint the heads of the different executive departments

•Appoint ambassadors, consuls and public ministers

•Appoint armed forces personnel from the rank of colonel or naval captain

•Contract / guarantee foreign loans

Presidential Priviledges

•Hold any other office or enjoy any other form of employment

•Make appointments two months prior to the next elections

•Make appointments within the 4th civil degree of consanguinity

Limitation on Power

•Increase his/her salary or that of the Vice-President during his/her term

•Ratify foreign treaties

•Grant clemency in cases of impeachment

PresidentShall receive an annual salary of three

hundred thousand pesos (Php 300,000).

Vice – President Two hundred forty thousand pesos.

Salaries

•March 14, 2007

•President Arroyo

•Implement a ten percent (10%) increase over the basic monthly salaries of civilian government personnel whose positions are covered by the Compensation and Position Classification System as of June 30, 2007

Executive Order No. 611 Department of Budget and Management (DBM)

Philippine Presidents and their Vice President

(1899-1901) President: Emilio F. Aguinaldo (1897?) Vice-President: Mariano C. Trias

1935-1944) President Manuel L. Quezon (1936-1944) Vice-President: Sergio S. Osmeña, Sr.

(1944-1946) Sergio S. Osmeña, Sr.

(1943-1945) President: Jose P. Laurel(1943-1945) Vice-Presidents: Benigno Aquino, Sr. and Ramon Avancena

(1946-1948) President: Manuel L. Roxas (Died of a heart attack)(1946-1948) Vice-President: Elpidio R. Quirino

(1948-1953) President: Elpidio R. Quirino (Assumed the remaining term & re-elected)(1949-1953) Vice-President: Fernando H. Lopez 

(1953-1957) President: Ramon F. Magsaysay(Magsaysay died in an airplane crash on March 16, 1957 on Mt. Manunggal in Cebu)(1953-1957) Vice-President: Carlos P. Garcia

(1957-1961) President: Carlos P. Garcia (Assumed the remaining term and re-elected)(1957-1961) Vice-President: Diosdado P. Macapagal

(1961-1965) President: Diosdado P. Macapagal(1961-1965) Vice-President: Emmanuel N. Pelaez

(1965-1986) President: Ferdinand E. Marcos (the first to win 2 presidential terms)(1965-1972) Vice-President: Fernando H. Lopez(1986) Vice-President: Arturo M. Tolentino (proclaimed but did not serve due to the revolt)(1981-1986) Prime Minister Cesar E. A. Virata

(1986-1992) President: Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino(1986-1992) Vice-President: Salvador H. Laurel

(1992-1998) President Fidel V. Ramos(1992-1998) Vice-President: Joseph Ejercito Estrada

(1998-2001) President: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Deposed by "People Power")(1998-2001) Vice-President: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

(2001-2010) President: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Assumed Estrada's remaining term & re-elected)(2001-2004) Vice-President: Teofisto T. Guingona (1st term of Arroyo)(2004-2010) Vice-President: Manuel "Noli" Leuterio de Castro (2nd term of Arroyo)

(2010-Present) President: Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III(2010-Present) Vice-President: Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay

List of Departments

Department Acronym Creation

Department of Agrarian ReformKagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan

DAR (KRP) September 1, 1971

DepartmentKagawaran ng Pagsasaka

DA (KPS) June 23, 1898

Department of Budget and ManagementKagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala

DBM (KPP) April 25, 1936

Department of EducationKagawaran ng Edukasyon

DepEd (KEd) January 21, 1901

Department of EnergyKagawaran ng Enerhiya

DOE (KEn) December 9, 1992

Department of Environment and Natural resourcesKagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan

DENR (KKLK) January 1, 1917

Department of FinanceKagawaran ng Pananalapi

DOF (KNPN) March 17, 1897

Department of Foreign AppairsKagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas

DFA (KUP) June 23, 1898

Departmetnt of Trade and IndustryKagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya

DTI (KKI) June 23, 1898

Department of Transportation and CommunicationKagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon

DOTC (KNTK) January 23, 1979

Department of HealthKagawaran ng Kalusugan

DOH (KNKL) September 29, 1898

Department of Interior and Local GovernmentKagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal

DILG (KIPL) March 22, 1897

Department of JusticeKagawaran ng Katarungan

DOJ (KNKT) September 26, 1898

Department of Labor and EmploymentKagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo

DOLE (KNPE) December 8, 1933

Department of National DefenseKagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa

DND (KTP) December 21, 1935

Department of Public Works and HighwaysKagawaran ng Pagawaing Bayan at Lansangan

DPWH (KPBL) January 30, 1987

Department of Science and TechnologyKagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya

DOST (KNAT) January 30, 1987

Department of Social Welfare and DevelopmentKagawaran ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Pagpapaunlad

DSWD (KKPP) November 1, 1939

Department of TourismKagawaran ng Turismo

DOT (KNT) May 11, 1973