SEMI DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN
SOCIETY AND POLITICS

I. At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

 Identify the three branches of the government and their respective compositions and
fundamental powers.

 Define the executive branch of the government.

 Illustrate the Doctrine of separation of powers.

II. The Philippines Presidential Government

and
The Doctrine of Separation of Powers
Notes in the Philippines Government
With the 1987 Philippine Constitution
pp. 150 – 154

RESPECT THE LAWS OF OUR COUNTRY

III. Learning Activities

Teacher’s Role Expected Response from Students

A. Review: What are the * People, Territory, Sovereignty

Four elements of the state Government

*Briefly define government *It’s an instrumentality of the State which

Formulates, implement & carries out its will.

B. Lesson Proper:

1. Motivation & Presentation

See Picture:

*Can you recognize him? *He’s President Rodrigo Duterte, our present president
Sir.

2. Activities
2.A. Raising of Problems
What Problem do you have in
mind? *Can president Duterte really impose death penalty/
as a president?
*Can he really make “bitay” to criminals?
2.B. Giving of hypothesis.
*What do you think, can *I think yes, being the president, he can.
he possibly impose death * I think no, many will not allow him.
penalty?

2.C. Gathering of data:

Let’s find out whose *Thank you, Sir. Classmates,
Hypothesis is right. Listen Please allow us to set your heart & mind
to group one report. with a song before we give our report.
Mar Roca, being the Gracia Ho, please lead.
leader, I now turn over the class *Ang bayan ko’y . . .
to your group. *Classmates, Please listen, to Jojo Buena’s
report about the Philippines Presidential
Government.
Jojo Buena Reporting:
Following the 1987 Phil Constitution,
the Philippine government is presidential in
form for it adheres to the Doctrine of
Separation of Powers. Under this Doctrine
the three fundamental powers of the
government, namely, the executive power,
legislative power and the judicial power, are
separated from each other and are distributed
1. and vested to:
Executive department. It is empowered to
administer or implement the laws. The power is
vested to the President of the Philippines.

2. Legislative department, known as Congress.

It has two chambers, the lower house known as
the House of Representation and the upper
house, known as Senate. It’s fundamental power
is to make, amend and repeal laws.
3. Judiciary department. It is empowered to
interpret and apply the law enacted by Congress.
The power is vested in the Supreme Court and
its lower Courts.
*Please continue, Rod Doctolero.
The three branches of the government are of
co-equal and coordinate powers. The officers entrusted
with each of these powers are not permitted to
encroach upon the powers confided to other.
The doctrine of the Separation of Powers is
motivated by the belief that arbitrary rule will result if
the same person or body is to exercise all of the
powers of government. With this doctrine, tyranny in
our country is prevented.
Example:
Our Constitution has temporarily suspends death
penalty. In case the people want to restore it, it’s the
Congress who has the power to amend such provision.
The amendment shall be submitted to the
people for their rejection or approval thru plebiscite.

*That ends our report, Sir.

I’m now turning over the class to you, Sir
.
3. Analysis:
*What form of government *Presidential form of government
do we have?

*What are the three *Legislative, Executive and Judiciary

branches of our government? departments

*Give the fundamental *The legislative power is vested in Congress.

power of each and to whom It’s power is to make, amend & repeal laws.
the power is vested. The executive power is vested in the president.
It has true power to implement the law.
The judicial power is vested in Supreme Court
It interprets and applies the laws.

*What’s the essential *The separation of power between & among the
characteristics that make a executive, legislative & the judiciary departments.
Government presidential?

*Is the executive department *No sir. They are of co-equal and coordinate powers.
headed by the President
more powerful than the
Legislative & the Judiciary
Departments?

*Does the President being the *No, sir.

chief executive of the
government have the
power to restore death
penalty?

*Why not? *Because the enactment of laws or amendment

of the provision of the Constitution belongs to the
Congress.

*And so? *The executive department is not allowed to encroach

upon the power of the legislative department.

*Can the president put *No sir. The power of applying the law belongs to
criminals to death penalty? the judiciary.

*Now let’s answer our

problems.

*Can President Duterte impose *No, He can’t. There must be a law that authorizes the
death penalty as a president imposition of death penalty.
*The President cannot implement a non-
existing law.

*What legal process should *The Constitution must be amended by Congress to

be done so that death penalty effect the imposition of death penalty.
may be restored?

*Check your hypothesis, *Those who answered no: We learned that we have
Who gets the right answer? a presidential form of government and it’s essential
feature is the principle of separation of power of the
three branches; the executive, legistative and
judiciary.
 4. Abstraction:
*From the learning activities *Arbitrary rule may result if the same person or body is
that we got thru, what lessons to exercise all the powers of the government.
have you learned? What do you
think is the reason why our
Constitution provided for the
separation of power of the
three branches of the
government?

A. Infusion of Value: *Citizens of the Philippines especially those in power

What important value have should respect the laws.
you internalized out of our *People should not allow tyrants to rule our
lesson? country.

IV. Assessment:
Fill the boxes with the different
branches of our government. Indicate
whom their respective power is vested.
Use arrows to illustrate the Doctrine
of Separation of Powers.

Executive Dept.

Office of the President

Legislative Dept. Judicial Department

Senate and House of Supreme Court & Lower

Representatives Courts

Explain the implication of the arrows *The three branches of the government are of co-equal
and coordinate powers.

V. Application: (Assignment)
1. Victims of heinous crimes are clamoring *Amendments of the provision of the constitution
for imposition of death penalty, How could suspending imposition of the death penalty
this be realized?
Explain: Approval /ratification of the people of the proposed
amendment thru plebiscite.

2. In case the amendments of the *No, its power is to make laws based on the
Constitution re-death penalty prosper, Constitution. The Implementation of the law belongs to
can the Congress implement it? the President.

3., Can the President No, Sir

immediately order the release from
detention of his friends,
*Why? *Due process must be observed. It’s judiciary’s power
to interpret and apply the law

Prepared by:

FROILAN L. HIZON