Executive Branch
The executive power is given to the President of The Philippines who is Benigno "Noy Noy" Aquino III of the Liberty Party. After every 6 years, the president then appoints his/her cabinet to whomever he/she presides to. The executive seat of government, is officially distributed by the Malacanang Palace in Manila. (See the picture above). The president has the ability to accept and execute the bill he has been given or to veto to bill. The president is assisted by his/her cabinet that is made up of different departments and is headed by a secretary. The president appoints the secretary with permission from the Commission on Appointments. The 2nd highest position in the executive branch is the Vice President. He/She is the first in line to succession if the president resigns or dies. If there is a vacancy for vice president, the president will choose any member of congress as new vice president.
The president has many "powers" being at the top of the executive branch. I will talk to you about the top 2 powers that a president must be able to do properly. One, the power of control. This power is about having control in all the executive departments, bureaus and offices. This also means that the president must ensure that the laws are executed faithfully. 2, the power over foreigners. There are sections within this power so the one that affects the country the most is the power to change non-immagrants statuses. This power lets the president change the status of non-immigrants by allowing them to aquire permenant residences without a visa.
Palace vetoes bill on displaced persons
The Malacanang Palace vetoes a bill that was about the rights of internally displaced persons. In Benigno's veto message that was sent to the Senate president, he cited 4 reasons why he vetoed the message. Most of which dealt with how claims are awarded to displaced persons. This veto came a day after the Palace vetoed another bill which was seeking bigger discounts and a P100,000 bonus for people living after 100 years old (Centenarians). The veto of this bill has caused a word war between its supporters and both chambers of congress. Even though many bills have been vetoed, many bills have also been signed. 10 new laws that were signed by the president creates new courts that are used for these new laws.