1 | Philippine Government and Constitution i

PREFACE

Buenas dias SSUsians!

Your aim to continually learn even in the midst of pandemic is laudable. It is
rewarding on your part as students since you will no longer be travelling to Samar State
University in order to gain irreplaceable knowledge, simply by staying in the comfort of
your home, you will have to learn vast and beneficial information from the different
courses you anticipated to enroll in. On the other hand, your burning passion to learn fuels
us- your teachers, to be more resourceful on how lessons should be delivered in a manner
that the course contents’ quality will not be sacrificed. Thus, coming up with this Module in
Philippine Government and Constitution, consisting of five (5) Learning Packets with the
following topics:
1. The Concept of the State;
2. Government;
3. Constitution: Importance and Purpose;
4. The 1987 Constitution; and
5. Social Issues Concerning Philippine Government.
This instructional material will serve as your potential companion of knowledge in
your journey to discover SS 410- Philippine Government and Constitution in which case the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No. 74 (2017) provides
that this course should be taught for fifty-four (54) hours intended to reinforce students’
basic knowledge on government, infusing substantial material on the natural and meaning
of state, classification of government and rule of law. It is emphasized further in the CHED
order that you must be acquainted with the constitution as the supreme law of the land for
it directly and constantly touches every aspect of your lives as citizens of the state. As such,
it is likewise expected from all of you to render due respect in the constitution by
understanding your rights and exercising your corresponding obligations to others with so
much diligence and reverence. Hence, your social involvement in your society as a well-
educated student and as a citizen of the state is the best gauge on how far you have truly
understood this course in SS 410.
Learn, engage and act. Be an agent of change, not tomorrow but TODAY!

R. T. Sablad

C. M. D. Hamo-ay