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Executive power has been defined as the power to administer the laws,
which means carrying them into practical operation and enforcing their
due observance. The executive power is vested to the President of the
Philippines.
The President and Vice- President must be: (a) a natural-born citizen of the
Philippines; (b) a registered voter; (c) able to read and write; (d) at least
forty years of age on the day of the election for president; (e) a resident of
the Philippines ten (10) years immediately preceding such election.
The President and Vice President enjoy security of tenure. Their term of
office is six years which shall begin at noon on the 30th day of June
following the day of the election and shall end at noon of the same date
six (6) years after.
Executive Department (Article VII)
There are two factors that contribute to effective hold and control of
the President over all executive departments, bureaus, and offices, to
wit: (a) the power of appointment with which he may choose men of
competence and confidence; (b) the power of removal with which he
may weed out incapable and dishonest officials.
Executive Department (Article VII)
It implies that he may alter or modify or set aside subordinate officer had
done in the performance of his duties and to substitute his judgement for
that of the latter, act directly on any specific function entrusted to the offices
concerned, direct the performance of a duty, restrain the commission of
acts, determine priorities in the execution of plans and programs, and
prescribe standards, guidelines, plans and programs.
Over the subordinate officers for his powers is not only limited to the heads of
departments, bureaus and offices under the executive branch. He can
supervise, investigate, suspend, and remove officers and employees and those
who are not members of the career service.
Executive Department (Article VII)
Pardoning Power
The power to grant pardon and other acts of clemency to violators of
law is traditionally vested to the Chief Executive of the nation. Pardon
has been defined as an act of grace proceeding from the power
entrusted with the execution of laws (President) which exempts the
individual on whom it is bestowed, from the punishment of the law
inflicts for a crime he has committed.