1.

Which Public
officials have the
power to approved or
Veto a bills?
2. What types of power,
where the president is
mandated as the
Commander of Chief of
Armed Forces of the
Philippines?
3. How many
Structures of the
Legislative
Department?
4. How many
composition of
elected senator at
large?
Philippine
Politics and
Governance
Prepared By:
Joel J. Daelo
•At the end of the session, the students are
expected to:
1. Explain the Basic structures and Dynamics
of Judiciary Department
2. Understand the composition, qualification
and term of office of the Judiciary
Department.
3. Crtitiques the Judiciary Department in their
duty and performance.
 The Judicial Department
•Article VIII, Section 1: Judicial power will
be vested in the Supreme Court and all
lower courts
•Judicial power: the power to apply the
laws to contests or disputes concerning
legally recognized rights
•Loosely, the judiciary refers to the court
system
 Judicial Power
• Generally entails two activities:
1. Settling legal controversies

2. Determining whether there has been

grave abuse of discretion amounting
to lack or excess of jurisdiction by
any branch of government
 Scope of Judicial Power
• Adjudicating Power
• The power to settle legal disputes
• Power of Judicial Review
• Refers to the power of the Supreme Court to
interpret and make judgments with respect to the
law
• Incidental Powers
• Powers necessary for the discharge of the judicial
function
 The Supreme Court
•Composition
•1 Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices
•Sits en banc or in divisions
•Qualifications
•By appointment
•40 years of age
•Natural born citizen
•Judge or legal practitioner for 15 years
 Importance of the Judiciary
1.Confidence in the certain and
even administration of justice.
2.Preservation of the
government.
3.Respect for law and order.
 Jurisdiction of courts
Jurisdiction – is the
power and authority of
a court to hear, try and
decide a case
 Jurisdiction of courts
1. General – when it is
empowered to decide all
disputes which may come
before it except those assigned
to other courts.
 Jurisdiction of courts
2. Limited – when it has
authority to hear and
determine only a few specified
cases.
 Jurisdiction of courts
3. Original – when it can try
and decide a case
presented for the first time.
 Jurisdiction of courts
4. Apellate – when it can take a
case already heard and
decided by a lower court
removed from the latter by
appeal.
 Jurisdiction of courts
5. Exclusive – when it can
try and decide a case
which cannot be presented
before any other court.
 Jurisdiction of courts
6. Concurrent – when any one
of two or more court may take
cognizance of a case.
 Jurisdiction of courts
7. Criminal – that which
exist for the punishment
of crime.
 Jurisdiction of courts
8. Civil – that which
exist when the subject
matter is not of a
criminal nature.
Thank You