Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PARANAQUE
(Division)
SCHOOL YEAR: 2019-2020

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SOCIAL STUDIES

TRACK - HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (HUMSS)
STRAND – IC

I. OBJECTIVES
A. General Objective:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to acquire
knowledge about the Three Branches of Philippine Government.

B. Specific Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. enumerate the three branches of Philippine Government;
b. identify and explain the roles of the three branches of government;
c. participate actively and voluntarily in the class discussion and activities.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: Three Branches of Philippine Government
B. Materials: Laptop, Pictures,
C. Reference:
Books:
Philippine Politics and Government; The Introduction of Politics
Internet Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Philippines
https://pia.gov.ph/branches-of-govt

III. PROCEDURE
A. Presentation of the Lesson

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Routine Activity

1. Opening Prayer

Before we start our lesson, may I ask

_____ to lead the prayer. (Prayer)

Good morning class! Good morning Ma’am!

2. Checking of Attendance

Is anyone absent today? None ma’am!

Very good!
 3. Checking of Assignment

Class! Did you make your assignment?

Yes ma’am!
Okay, kindly pass it forward.
(Passing the papers)
4. Review of the Past Lesson

Before we proceed to our new topic, let us

have a short recap on our previous lesson.
What did we discuss last meeting?
Yes,________?
Ma’am, we discussed about the
Concepts of State and Government

Okay. Very good! What is a State?

Yes, _________?
Ma’am, State is a community of person
more or less numerous, permanently
occupying a definite portion of territory,
having a government of their own.

Alright! Then how about the four elements

of a state. What are those?
Yes,_________?
Ma’am, the four elements of a State are
People, Territory, Government, and
Sovereignty.

Okay very good! And what is a

Government? Yes, __________?
Ma’am, Government refers to the
agency to which the will of the state is
formulated, expressed, and carried out.

Very good Class! I think you are now ready

to to our new lesson.

5. Motivation

Okay class! Are you familiar with the game

4 Pics 1 Word?
Yes Ma’am!
In that case, let’s try paying that game. So
here it goes, I will be giving you 4 photos
which have something in common and
which you have to use to guess what word
is hidden among the different letters that
are given. The first one who raises his/her
hand will gain 2 points as his/her reward
and that will be added to your quiz later. Is
it clear?
Yes Ma’am!
 Any question?
None Ma’am!
So We will start then
(Performing the Activity)

Thank you class for being so attentive.

What do you think is our lesson today?
Ma’am, it’s all about the Three Branches
of Philippine Government
That’s right! Our new lesson for today is all
about the Three Branches of Philippine
Government. Can you enumerate those
three? Yes, ________?
Ma’am, the three branches of Philippine
government are legislative, executive
and judicial branch.

Very Good!

B. Development of the Lesson

1. Unlocking of Difficulties
a. Veto- official power or right to refuse, to accept or allow something even if most of
the other people or organizations involved approve of it
- a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the
enactment of measures passed by a legislature
b. Bicameral- (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
c. Term of office- the time when a person holds a job or position of authority
especially in the government
d. Legislature- a body of persons having the power to legislate, specifically, an
organized body having the authority to make laws
e. Oversee- supervise a person or their work especially in an official capacity
f. Jurisdiction- official power to make legal decisions and judgments
g. Discretion- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing
offence or revealing confidential information
-the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation
h. Certiorari- issues for the correction of errors of jurisdiction only or grave abuse of
discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction
i. Mandamus- plain, speedy, and adequate legal remedy in the ordinary courts of law
j. Quo Warranto- is a writ or order, a legal proceeding during which an individual’s
right to hold an office or governmental privilege is challenged
k. Habeas Corpus- a Latin word, a legal action or writ by means of which detainees
can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

2. Lecture and Discussion

The Philippines is a republic with a
presidential form of government wherein
power is equally divided among its three
branches. First, let’s talk about the
Legislative Branch. Do you have an idea on
what is legislative branch? Yes, _______?

Ma’am, legislative branch is authorized to

make laws.
That’s right! Legislative branch was
provided to make laws, alter and repeal
them through the power vested in the
Philippine Congress. What exactly are laws?
Yes, ______?
Ma’am, laws are rules that are created
and enforced through social or
governmental institutions to regulate
behavior.

Very Good! Laws are rules or written

enactments of the legislature governing
relations of the people among themselves
or between them and the government and
its agencies through them, the legislature
defines it as the rights and duties of the
citizens.

Here in the Philippines, we follow Bicameral

form of Legislature. Under a Bicameral
System, the Congress is composed of two
houses. And what are those two houses?
Anyone? Yes, ________?

Ma’am, Senate and House of

Representatives.
Alright, thank you! The Senate and House
of Representatives. These two bodies are
responsible for writing and passing bills.
The Senate is the upper chamber of the
congress and it is composed of 24 senators.
What is the term office of senators?
Yes, ________?
Ma’am, the term of office of senators is
six years.

Very Good! Their term of office is six years

and shall commence unless otherwise
provided by law. They can be re-elected but
may not run for more than two consecutive
terms. Will you read the qualifications to
become a Senator? Yes, _________?

The qualifications to become a Senator

 are: Natural-born citizen of the
Philippines, at least 35 years old, able to
read and write, Philippine resident of not
less than two years from the day of
election and a registered voter.

Thank you! Okay, No person shall be a

senator unless he is a natural-born citizen
of the Philippines, at least 35 years of age,
able to read and write, a registered voter
and a resident of the Philippines for not less
than two years immediately preceding the
day of the election.

Let’s proceed to another chamber of the

Congress which is the House of
Representatives. Will you read ________. House of Representatives is the lower
chamber of the Congress and shall be
composed of not more than 250
members. The term of office is 3 years
with a maximum of 3 consecutive terms.

Alright! The House of Representative is

composed of not more than 250 members
unless otherwise fixed by law, who are
elected from districts apportioned among
the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan
Manila area and those who are elected
through a party-list system of registered
national, regional, and sectoral parties or
organizations. Member of the House of
Representatives shall be elected for a term
of 3 years. No members of the House of
Representatives shall serve for more than 3 The qualifications to be a Member of
consecutive terms. What are the House of Representatives are: Natural-
qualifications to be a Member of House of born citizen of the Philippines, at least 25
Representatives? Will you read ________ years old, able to read and write, a
registered voter in his district unless he is
a party-list representative and a resident
in his district for at least a year.

Alright, No person shall be a Member of the

House of Representatives unless he is a
natural-born citizen of the Philippines and
on the day of the election is at least 25
years of age, able to read and write and
except the party-list representatives, a
registered voter in the district in which he
shall be elected and a resident thereof for a
period of not less than 1 year immediately
preceding the day of the election. Bill is a proposed legislation under
consideration by a legislature and does
How? How these two chambers make not become law until it is passed by the
laws? It starts with an idea. Now, what is a legislature.
bill? Will you read ___________.

Thank You! A bill is introduced by a

member of the Senate and assigned to a
committee for review. The committee meets
to discuss, amend and vote on the bill. If
approved, the bill procedes to the full
senate for further discussions, amendments
and voting. Bills must be passed through
both chambers, the Senate and House of
Representatives before being sent to the
president. A conference committee made of
both chambers meets to resolve any
difference between the House and Senate
versions of the Bill. Both Chambers vote on
final bill. President vetoes the bill and sends
it back to congress. The Veto can be
overridden by the Congress with a 2/3 vote.
The President signs the bill and becomes a
law. Once a bill has been enacted into law, None Ma’am
it is called an Act or a statute.

Any questions Class about the Legislative

Branch?

Alright, then let’s proceed to the second

branch of the Philippine Government which Ma’am, execute or enforces
is the Executive Branch.

Class, when you heard the word executive,

what words come into your minds?

Okay! Very Good! Executive Branch carries

out and enforces laws. It is composed of
president, vice president, and cabinet
members. The executive power is vested in
the president of the Philippines. The
President and Vice President are elected by
a direct vote of the people. Their term of
office is 6 years. The President shall not be
eligible for any re-election and no Vice-
President shall serve for more than 2
successive terms.

The President is the Chief Executive and

Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines, and whenever becomes
necessary, he may call out such armed
forces to prevent or suppress lawless
violence, invasion or rebellion. The Vice
President supports the President. If the The qualifications to become President
president is unable to serve, the Vice- and Vice-President are: Natural-born
President becomes President. What are the citizen of the Philippines, at least 40
qualifications to become a President and years old on the day of the election, able
Vice-President? to read and write, Philippine resident for
at least 10 years immediately preceding
such election and a registered voter.

Thank You, No person may be elected

President unless he is a natural-born citizen
of the Philippines, a registered voter, able
to read and write, at least 40 years of age
on the day of the election, and a resident of
the Philippines for at least 10 years
immediately preceding such election.
Cabinet Members serve as advisors to the
President. They include the Vice
Another member who composed the
President and heads of executive
Executive branch is the Cabinet Members.
departments.
Who are Cabinet Members? Will you read
________.

Alright! The Constitution grants the

President authority to appoint his Cabinet.
These departments form a large portion of
the country’s bureaucracy.

The executive branch has the authority to

administer the law primarily by bringing law
breakers to trial and to appoint officials and
oversee the administration of government
responsibilities.

Any point of clarification Class regarding the

executive branch? Judicial Branch is the branch which
interprets and evaluates law.
If no more clarifications then let’s now go to
the third branch of government, the Judicial
Branch. What do you think is a Judicial
Branch? Yes, ___________?

Correct! The Judicial branch interprets the

meaning of laws, applies laws to individual
cases and decides if laws violate the
constitution. It holds the power to settle
controversies involving rights that are
legally demandable and enforceable and to
determine whether or not there has been a
grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack
or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any
branch or instrumentality of the
government.
Ma’am, Judicial Branch is composed of
The Judicial Power rests with the Supreme Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court
Court and the lower courts as established of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan and
by law. What composed a Judicial Branch? Other Lower Courts.
Yes, __________?

Okay Very Good! The Supreme Court is the

highest court of the land. It is composed of
a Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices.
They are appointed by the President of the
Philippines chosen from a shortlist
submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council.
The President must fill up a vacancy within
90 days of occurrence. What are the powers
of Supreme Court? Will you read
____________.
Ma’am, the powers of Supreme Court
are: first; to exercise original jurisdiction,
second; exercise appellate jurisdiction,
third; power to assigned judges, fourth;
power to change venue, fifth; rule-
making power, sixth; power to appoint
court personnel
Thank You. One power of the Supreme
Court is that they exercise original
jurisdiction over cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, and over petitions for certiorari,
prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto and
habeas corpus. Second, appellate
jurisdiction; they review, revise, reverse,
modify, or affirm, on appeal or certiorari, as
the law or the rules of court may provide
final judgments and orders of the lower
courts. Third, power to assign judges; they
can assign temporarily judges of lower
courts to other stations as public interest
may require. Such temporary assignments
shall not exceed six months without the
consent of the judge concerned. Fourth,
power to change venue; they can order a
change of venue or place of trial to avoid a
miscarriage of justice. Fifth, rule-making
power; they can promulgate rules
concerning the protection and enforcement
of constitutional rights, pleading, practice,
and procedure in all courts; the admission
to the practice of law, the integrated bar;
and legal assistance to the underprivileged.
Sixth, power to appoint court personnel;
they can appoint all officials and employees
of the Judiciary in accordance with the Civil
Service Law.

Now, these are the qualifications as

Justice of Supreme Court. He or She must
be a natural-born Filipino, at least 40 years
old, served at least 15 years as Judge of
Lower Court or engaged in the practice of
law in the Philippines. He must also be a
person of proven competence, integrity,
probity, and independence. Mandatory
retirement is imposed upon reaching the
age of 70 as provided in Section 11 of the
Constitution.
And these are the qualifications for the
Lower Courts Judges. He must be a Filipino
Citizen (except judges of collegiate courts),
at least 35 years old for Regional Trial Court of Appeals is composed of one
Court; 30 years old for Lower Courts, and a Presiding Justice and 68 Associate
member of IBP for 10 years in RTC and 5 Justices, all of which are appointed by
years in Lower Courts. the President from a shortlist submitted
 by the Judicial and Bar Council.
Let’s proceed to the Collegiate Courts. What
is Court of Appeals? Will you read ________

Thank You! Court of Appeal is the

Philippines second highest judicial court just
after the Supreme Court. The Court sits by
divisions, each division being composed of
three members. The Court may sit en banc
for the purpose of exercising administrative,
ceremonial or other non-adjudicatory
functions.
Court of Tax Appeals is the special court
of limited jurisdiction, and has the same
level with the Court of Appeals. The
Court Consists of 8 Associate Justices and
1 Presiding Justice.

Alright! The expanded jurisdiction

transferred to the Court of Tax Appeals the
jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts and
the Court of Appeals over matters involving
criminal violation and collection of revenues Sandiganbayan is composed of one
under the National Internal Revenue Code Presiding Justice and 68 Associate
and Tariff and Customs Code. In addition, it Justices, all of which are appointed by
also acquired jurisdiction over cases the President from a shortlist submitted
involving local and real property taxes by the Judicial and Bar Council.
which used to be with the Regional and the
Court of Appeals. How about the
Sandiganbayan? Will you read _________.

Thank You. Sandiganbayan tries and

decides criminal and civil cases against
government officials and employees
accused of graft and corruption and similar
other cases.

Ma’am, it’s all about the Three Branches

of Philippine Government
 3. Generalization

Okay class, what was our lesson is all about

again? Yes, ________.

Very good! For you to be able to have more

insights about plant kingdom and to sum up
our lesson today please watch this video Yes Ma’am!
clip that I’ve prepared.

Okay based on the discussion and the

video, can you now identify the roles and
responsibilities of the three branches of None Ma’am
government?

I think you are now ready to have your

quiz! Please pass this paper and answer it
properly! Any question so far?

Okay Very Good! You may now proceed!

IV. EVALUATION
A. IDENTIFICATION: Answer the following questions.
_______1. The branch of government which interprets the law.
_______2. The second highest judicial court.
_______3. The power to execute the laws and rule the country as Chief Executive.
_______4. How many senators are there in Senate?
_______5. What do you call the lawmaking body of the Philippines?
_______6. The present President of the Repusblic of the Philippines?
_______7. The lower chamber of the Congress.
_______8. The Executive Branch is composed of President, Vice President and ______.
_______9. The highest court of the land.
_______10. Term of office of President and Vice President.

V. ASSIGNMENT
 Prepared by:

JULIE ROSE S.
ROSARIO
SHS Teacher Applicant

Checked by:
SONNY SYLVESTER T. GABRILLO
Cooperating Teacher

Noted by:
ARMIDA E. BRAVO, Ph. D.
MT-I, OIC-Science Department

Approved by:

ROSARIO C. FERRER, Ed. D.

Principal IV, Binmaley School of Fisheries