Powers of President as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

1. As Commander-in-Chief, the President has control of the military organization and personnel
whether in peace time or in a war time. He is given the broad powers to call out the armed
forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion, or rebellion.
2. He is also empowered to create military tribunals to try persons who violate military laws or
commit crimes against national security.
3. In the event of war, the President, normally, would delegate the actual command of the armed
forces to his military experts. But the ultimate command belongs to him.

Difference between Amnesty and Pardon

Meaning of Amnesty:
is an act of the sovereign power granting oblivion.

Meaning of Pardon:
defined as an act of grace proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of
the laws which exempts the individual on whom it is bestowed, from the punishment the law inflicts for
a crime he has committed.

Pardon Amnesty
 Pardon is granted by the President alone  Amnesty is granted by the concurrence of
after conviction the Congress

 Pardon is an act of forgiveness  Amnesty is an act of forgetfulness

 Pardon is granted for infractions of the  Amnesty is granted for crimes against the
peace of the State sovereignty of the State

 Pardon is a private act of the President  Amnesty is a proclamation of the

which must be pleaded and proved by President with the concurrence of
the person who claims to have been Congress is a public act of which the
pardoned courts will take judicial notice.

Name: Michellene P. Tadle