publicus-js-ncpag-the roles and challenges facing philippine legislators
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I. Legal and constitutional basis
for the Representatives role
and responsibilities
Roles and Challenges
Facing Philippine Legislators
II. Appraisal of public perception
III. Issues that need to beaddressed
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities
unitary presidential Executive: President and his
cabinetImplements or enforces the law
Judiciary: Chief Justice andthe courts
Interprets the law
Legislative: SenatePresident, Speaker of theHouse
Make/pass laws
3 great departments
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities
Article VI, Section I
The legislative power shall be vested in the
Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a
Senate and a House of Representatives xxx
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities
Policy determination
Rule-making, legislation, passing
of laws
Act as prosecutors/judges
Impeachment (Art. XI,
Sections 2 & 3); HRET (Sec.
17); discipline of fellow
Representatives (Section 16[3])
What does a Representative
do?
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities
Co-appoints, with the President,members of Cabinet through the
Commission on Appointments(Sec. 18), Article VII, Section 16
Cabinet, generals, colonels,
ambassadors, public ministers andconsuls and others whose
appointment is vested in the
President (Constitutional
Commissions, Judicial and BarCouncil)
What does a Representative
do?
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities
Oversight (inquiries in aid oflegislation)
Sec. 21, Sec. 22, Section 24
(power of the purse)
What does a Representative
do?
Sole power to declare theexistence of a state of war
Section 23 [1]
Checks presidential power intimes of war or other nationalemergency
Sec. 23(2); Article VII, Sec. 18
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Legal and constitutional basis for the
Representatives role and
responsibilities Exclusively initiates
appropriation, revenue or tariffbills; authorizes increase of the
public debt, bills of localapplication, private bills (Sec.24)
What does a Representative
do?
Other roles:Consensus-building usinginfluence and access tomedia;
Advocate prevailing issues.Most applicable to party-listrepresentatives
Brings home the baconto constituents
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Appraisal of public perception
The March 2010 survey found50% satisfied and 25%
dissatisfied with theperformance of the Senate, or amoderatenet +25, two pointsdown from +27 in December2009 (Table 6, Chart 5 andTable 7)
Determined through
opinion surveys,
newspaper and other
media views
There were 37% satisfied and
30% dissatisfied with the Houseof Representatives, for aneutralnet satisfaction rating of+7, similar to +9 in the previousquarter
http://www.sws.org.ph
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Appraisal of public perception
Determined through
opinion surveys,
newspaper and other
media views
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Appraisal of public perception
Determined through
opinion surveys,
newspaper and othermedia views
Individually:Will the local/district
constituents
re-elect you?
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Issues that need to be addressed
1. Poverty and bridging the incomegap
2. Increasing population - how to
feed, clothe, shelter and educate
3. Peace and security
4. Graft and corruption
5. Environment
6. Local issues