A LESSON PLAN IN PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Prepared by: Maethel Angelo S. Soriano

I. TOPIC: Roles and Powers of Executive Branch of the Government (President)

II. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students must be able to:
1. determine the roles and powers of the Executive Branch specifically of the President of
the Philippines;
2. identify the positions and the qualifications to serve in the Executive Branch (President);
and
3. express their insight on the importance of what they had learned on the lesson.
Appreciate the value of having positions in an organization.

VALUES: Integrity- be responsible in all actions and decisions

REFERENCES:

1. 1987 Philippine Constitution

2. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/about/gov/exec/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines
III. PROCEDURES

Teacher Activity Student Activity

A. DAILY ROUTINE (2 minutes)
Opening Prayer

B. PRESENTATION OF OBJECTIVES (5 minutes)

The teacher presents the objectives for the day’s lesson and
express his belief and expectation of the students.

“Before we start discussing anything, allow me to present to

you the objectives of today’s lesson.”

The teacher reads the objectives as presented.

“This is the time when we will fully understand what our

president is doing based on the roles as described in our
Philippine Constitution. I expect everyone to participate and
do your share of activities and I also firmly believe that this
lesson will benefit you a lot.”
C. JUMPING BOARD: (5 minutes)
The teacher presents pictures of 4 prominent figures.

Afterwards, the teacher asks the following questions.

“Yes, they look familiar”
a) Are these people you see in the picture look familiar? Can
you identify who these people are in the picture? “The picture shows President
Duterte, Vice-President
“Today, our lesson is very much connected about these Robredo, Manila mayor Isko
people you see in the picture.” Moreno and Secretary
Nograles.”
“Would you like to learn what exactly are the powers of the
President?” “Yes, we would like to learn
about them.”
D. PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON: (15 minutes)
The teacher prepares the student to watch a video about the
Executive Branch of the government. The teacher will be
presenting the video twice: the first one for intent viewing,
and the second one with guided questions.
 1. First Viewing of Video:
“Class, I’ll be presenting a video about the Executive
Branch of the government. I want you to watch the whole
video carefully and try to understand it as a whole.”
“When watching the video, I want everybody to stop from
doing anything and focus only on watching.”
The teacher presents the video.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RpeG7HiUxaQ&t=124s

2. Second Viewing of the Video:

“Now that you’ve seen the video, I want you now to watch
it again, but this time I want you to use the video to seek
the answers for the following questions. Please do not
forget to take down notes.”

a) What qualifications must a person have to be elected

as President of the Philippines?

b) What are the powers of the President as mandated by

the Philippine Constitution?

c) In case of an emergency regarding to the President’s

health condition or his/her untimely death, who are
qualified to succeed his/her position as president?

E. STUDENT ACTIVITY (20 minutes)

The teacher, afterwards, explains to the students the activity
that they’ll be doing using concept map.
(This activity can be done by the whole class. You can use
Google Jamboard to gather their ideas about the certain
topic. Then afterwards, you can call them to answer and
explain what they have inputted in the board.)
“To organize the knowledge that you have acquired from the a) According to Section 2 of
video, I would like you use the concept map presented to fill- Article VII of the
in the details that would answer the guide questions that Philippine Constitution:
were for you to consider before having your second viewing No person may be
of the video.” elected President unless
he is a natural-born
“You may copy the concept map on another sheet of paper citizen of the Philippines,
 which later on you will be asked to present.” a registered voter, able
to read and write, at
least forty years of age
on the day of the
election, and a resident
of the Philippines for at
least 10 years
immediately preceding
such election.
b) The powers of the
president as mandated
by the constitution are
the following: The power
of control over the
executive branch, Power
F. STUDENT PRESENTATION (15 minutes) of Ordinance Power,
By citing the guide questions one by one, the teacher calls Power over Aliens,
several students to share what they filled-in to their concept Powers of Eminent
map. Domain, Escheat, Land
Reservation, and
As the students share their work, the teacher uses questions recovery of ill-gotten
to guide students in explaining in details their works. wealth, Power of
Appointment and Power
General Supervision of
Local Governments.
VALUING c) Section 8 of Article VII of
There are many stories in the bible that people in their young the Philippine states
age are called by God to lead his faithful, just like in the story that: In case of death,
of King David of Israel. permanent disability,
How can you prove to yourself that, “Youth are the hope of removal from office, or
nation and of the Church”? (Padlet) resignation of the
President, the Vice-
President shall become
the President to serve
the unexpired term. In
case of death,
permanent disability,
removal from office, or
resignation of both the
Instead of true or false, use assessment that can enhance President and Vice-
President, the President
 their critical thinking. For example, an open-ended statement. of the Senate or, in case
of his inability, the
I have learned Speaker of the House of
that______________________________________. To Representatives, shall
become an engaged citizen of our country when it comes to then act as President
roles and power of the Executive Branch, I promised to myself until the President or
that I will ____________________________________. Vice-President shall have
(Google Form) been elected and
qualified.
G. ASSESSMENT (5 minutes)
Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is
true. Otherwise, write FALSE.
1) The President can deport an alien without due process.
2) The president can appoint government officials mandated
by the constitution and laws of the Philippines.
1) FALSE
3) The vice-president of the Philippines can succeed the
president in case of his/death or incapacitated .
2) TRUE
4) A naturalized Filipino citizen can run as a candidate for the
3) TRUE
position of president in the upcoming election.
5) A 25-year old Filipino citizen is eligible to run as a
candidate for the position of President of the Philippines.
4) FALSE

5) FALSE