The PCIJ : a guide to government

The PCIJ : a guide to government / Cecile C. A. Balgos ... [et al.] ; edited by Yvonne T. Chua and Sheila S. Coronel ; foreword by Shiela S. Coronel - x, 320 pages

Chapter 1: The presidency

Power of the president Path to the presidency Official residence Office of the president The Executive secretary The chief to staff The cheif presidential legal counsel Private office Common staff support system Paper flow Ordinance powers Deputy executive secretaries The cabinet "Kitchen' cabinet President advisers and assistants The president and the bureaucracy The President and the military The national security council The president and congress The president and the press Various sidebars: Power of the president What the president cannot do Who may be elected president? How is the president elected? What is the president's term of office? The president's oath or affirmation Office of the president: Functional structure What happens if the president is seriously ill or unable to discharge his or her duties? How may the president be removed from office? The Succession rule The vice presindent First spouse Interplay of check and blance among the three branches of government as provided in the 1987 constitution Chapter 2: Congress Functions and powers The Senate The house of representatives Sectoral representation and the party-list system When a bill is filed Committee deliberations and floor debates The "Third Chamber" The party line Vested interests Lobbying for laws Congressional committees Congressional inquiries Privilege speeches When law-makers become law breakers Looking for pork The paper trail Two tribunals and a commission Various sidebars: Power of congress Who may be elected senator What is a senator's term of office? Who may be elected congressman? What is the term of office for a member of the house of representative? How a bill becomes a law Who acts on electoral diputes involving legislators? What happens in case of a vacancy in the senate or the house of representatives The making of the national budget Chapter 3: The Police Civilian force The police organization Beyond crame Officers and men National police commission Local officials Other law-enforcement agencies Crime Vrime victimization Paging the police Criminal justice system Women and children Bungling cops Police brutality Booting out undersirables Complaints against cops Anti-crime NGOs Various Sidebars: Police commissionded officers Police Non-Commissioned Offers A quick guide to PNP's crime statistics Police paperwork Glossary of crime What to do when a heinous crime occurs Chapter 4: The Court The judicial institutions The courts following cases through the courts When The DOJ stop in A few more helpful terms A stickler for rules Where to look for a helping hand scrutinizing reputations The Paper trail Numbers that tell tales attending hearings Guarding against The legal backlash People vs godoy Libel Complaints Chapter 5:The Military Access to information Guiding principles Multilayered organization Command and staff Staff work The Joint general staff (j-staff) Discipline and public accountability Battlefield violations Military in business Policies for the AFP Various sidebars: Classified, Declassified Alerts Military ranks Promotion Excerpts from the AFP code of ethics Chapter 6: The Environment Sustainable development Understanding the DENR Access to information Powerful agency Dual function Navigating the DENR Foreign-donor established offices The green,brown and blue The mining sector The brown sector Environmental complaince certificate The blue sector Local governments and the environment Pollution NGOs and the environment Journalism with attitude Various sidebars: Government agencies involved with the environment Chapter 7: Goverment Project Overview Laws and policies Sources of basic information Project idea and feasibility Evaluation and approval Implementation and monitoring Various sidebars: components of a project cycle Flow chart of ICC business Directory Chapter 8: Agencies that regulate business The SEC Corporate birth certificate Articles of incorporeation General information sheet Annual financial statement Regular and occasional reports Other reports Special reports Where and how to look Navigating the SEC Beyond the SEC Various side bars: what's in a number? Directory

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