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Chapter 2: Introduction to 1987 Philippine Constitution
Quiz 1.2
A. Provide examples and situations on how the Philippine Government exercise its following powers. You can
search answers from the internet so long as you cite your sources properly.

Police Power Eminent Domain Taxation

1. Used to control nuisances, such 1. Buying lots (must be a private 1. Charging income taxes,
as tanneries that fouled the air, land
property or not owned by the a tax on the earnings of a person or
and water in a place, to prevent the government) to build public corporation. It is being collected by
the national or municipal.
sale of bad food etc. infrastructures such as hospitals,
train rails, school, roods and others.
2. Power to arrest. This is only 2. Confiscating illegal possessions 2. Giving tax-exemptions on
applicable if the offender was or smuggled goods or properties individuals aging 18 years old and
caught on act or the officers have a such as cars, buildings, lots etc. below, money given to Olympians
warrant to arrest the individual. and other deductions or exemptions
to selected or qualified
individuals/situations.
3. Right to restrict and quarantine 3. Giving salary or paying 3. Charging Tariff, tax levied by the
persons who were infected with government employees and public government on imports and
communicable diseases or to workers. exports. Example if a person
bought a car from abroad and want
restrain infected animals to be sold/
to bring it in the country, he/she
distributed. needs to pay the given tax for it.
4. Implementing checkpoints. 4. Building, repairing and 4. Imposing Excise Tax, a
Example if they need to catch a maintaining public infrastructures tax imposed on the sale of specific
escaped criminal, for illegal such as road widening, building goods or services, or on licenses to
engage in certain activities. Excise
loggings, drugs, proper usage of bridges etc.
taxes, also called selective sales
protective gears and if the drivers taxes, are considered consumption
has their license etc. taxes because they raise the prices
of certain commodities for
consumers.
5. A police officer may see a 5. Giving cars, machines and other 5. Tax allotted for retirement plans
person’s identity documents while equipment for public use. or what they called “pension”.
conducting drink-driving checks, Examples are ambulances for
may break traffic rules if they need hospitals, vaccines (like today),
to and they are also allowed to use PPE’s, and others.
force if necessary.
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BSEd2-Engl
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References:
Ministry of Justice and Security (2021). Police Powers. Retrieved November 18, 2021 from
https://www.government.nl/topics/police/police-powers Edward R. (2009). The Police Power. Retrieved
November 18, 2021 from https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/map/ThePolicePower.html and Microsoft ® Encarta ®
2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation.

B. Give your own definition of the Constitution, its nature and its purpose.

 Constitution is a compilation of written statements encompassing the laws or principles that is crucial and
followed by a state or a country. It is the core compendium in a country that guides its citizens on their
rights, to maintain peace and order in the land, to fix the limits and defines the relations of the legislative,
judicial, and executive powers of the state and to ensure a better governance.
 Its nature and purpose was to serve as a main basis of fundamental laws and principles of a country and
to assign respective powers and duties to different government departments.