OBJECTIVES

At the end of the discussion, the students should be able

to
1. Enumerate the 3 branches of the Philippine
Government (Remember)
2.Analyze the different parts and components of each of
the 3 branches. (Analyze)
3.Understand the functions of each of the 3 branches
(Understand)
4. Conduct a 5-minute student activity administered by
the teacher (Apply)
5. Extract values learned from the topic (affective)
OUTLINE OF TOPICS/ACTIVITY
ILLUSTRATIVE PICTURE OF THE
THREE BRANCHES THROUGH A VIDEO
CLIP
FUNCTIONS OF THE THREE BRANCHES
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
THE JUDICIARY
OVERVIEW
CLASS ACTIVITY
The three branches and their respective
function
Executive branch-executes,
administers and implements the
law
Legislative Branch-proposes,
creates/enacts and amends laws
Judiciary-interprets the laws
EXECUTIVE BRANCH STRUCTURE
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
CABINET headed by the Secretaries
EXECUTIVE BRANCH-OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT
PDEA-Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency
COMMISSION ON GOCC
PNTC-Phil. National
Telecommunications
VICE-PRESIDENT
CABINET
 EXECUTIVE BRANCH-CABINET
DAR-Dept. of Agrarian Reform
DA-Dept. of Agriculture
DBM-Dept. of Budget & Management
DEP ED-Dept. of Education
DOE-Dept. of Energy
DOF-Dept. of Finance
DFA-Dept. of Foreign Affairs
DOH-Dept. of Health
DILG-Dept. of Interior & Local Government
DOJ-Dept. of justice
DOLE-Dept. of Labor & Employment
DND-Dept. of National Defense
DPWH-Dept. of Public Works & Highways
DOST-Dept. of Science & Technology
DSWD-Dept. of Social Welfare & Development
DOT-Dept. of Tourism
DTI-Dept. of Trade & Industry
DOTC-Dept. of Transportation & Communication
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH-proposes and
enacts laws
UPPER HOUSE
◦ SENATE-enacts or legislates NATIONAL laws, which
are national in application (24 senators)
LOWER HOUSE
◦ THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-enacts LOCAL
laws which are local in application (in region, province,
city, municipality & barangay)
◦ (270 congressman)
◦ 2 kinds
◦ Ordinary congressman-elected by the people
◦ Party-list-elected by their constituents in the organization
 Judiciary-interprets laws
1. Supreme Court-highest court composed of 1 chief justice & 14 associate
justices

2. (Court of Appeals of 69 associate justices; Sandiganbayan of 15 associate

justices; Court of Tax Appeals of 9 associate justices)

3.RTC-Regional Trial Court; District Sharia Court of Muslims; Military

Tribunal

4.MTC-Municipal Trial Court;

MTCC-Municipal Trial Court in Cities
MCTC-Municipal Circuit Trial Court
MTC-Metropolitan Trial Court
SCC-Sharia Circuit Court
STUDENT ACTIVITY-
RECITATION/QUIZ
Direction: A picture will be shown each
slide. Then identify to which branch the
photo belongs.
Second activity
Recite a single word we tackled which
starts with a letter I am going to ask. For
example, the letter A, you may answer
agriculture, administration, etc. Let us
begin with the letter B….
Quiz

(Reading Comprehension)
1. Dexter heard the news that the law on
PDAF (Priority Development Assistance
Fund) was declared unconstitutional by the
14 magistrates of justice after a one month
resolution and interpretation. To what
branch of the government do these 14
magistrates belong?
a. Executive b. legislative c. judiciary
QUIZ
(Analogy)
2. Senate Legislative Branch Vice-
President:_______________
a. Executive b. legislative c. judiciary
QUIZ
(Identify the Error)
3. President Aquino is the head of the
a b
legislative branch.
c d. no error
QUIZ
(Choose the correct or best statement)
4. a. The Regional Trial Court is under the
executive Branch.
b. The lower house is also known as the
Senate.
c. The Cabinet secretaries belong to the
executive branch.
d. The Sandiganbayan Court is under the
Office of the Executive Branch.
Choose

a. TT if both statements are true

b. FF-if both statements are false
c. TF-if 1st statement is true & 2nd statement is false
d. FT-if 1st statement is false & 2nd statement is true
Each statement is indicated by an asterisk (*)

5. * The judges of the lower courts belong to the

judiciary.
* Party-list representatives belong to the legislative
branch.
IV. END PART-VALUES
INTEGRATION
The Value of governance and leadership,
teamwork and equality.
Leadership-the art of influencing others
behavior and attitude.
Teamwork-the act of concerted efforts of
everybody to achieve the common goal.
Equality-the fair exercise of functions and
powers to give anyone what is due to him.
THANK YOU & GOD BLESS US ALL.

“Ad astra per Aspera.”