Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Nation

• Latin ‘nasci’ which means to be born

Culturally

• A nation is community '“ bound together by a common language, religion, history, and tradition”

Politically

• A nation is “a group of people who regard themselves as natural political community”

State

• It is Defined as “a political association that establies soverign jurisdiction”

Institutions

• Their main function is to keep society in order and implement specific tasks assigned to them

• Organizations, Establishments, Foundations

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judiciary

3 Branches of the Government

The Office of the President

• Embodies the executive department

• They handle Decision Making

Executive Branch

• Composed of the President and Vice President

• Who are elected by direct popular vote and serve a term of Six Years

The Congress of the Philippines

• Divided into the Upper House {Senate) the Lower House (House of the Representative)

The Senate

• Shall be composed of 24 Senators

• Who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the philippines

House of Representative

• SHall be Composed of 250 Members

Judicial Branch

• Vested in the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Lower Court Established by the law

The Supreme Court

• Which has a Chief Justice

• 14 associate

Bank

• It is a Financial Institution license to provide several financial services

Corporation

• Owned by a group of people but has a separate legal identity.

Trade Unions

• It is an organization composed of workers or employees from related fields.

• Aims to represent the interests and right of its members

Cooperative

• These are made up of people with common interest who agreed to work together for easy, safe, and affordable

Development Agencies

• These are agencies that promotes progress by engaging in projects, policymaking and dialogue.

Civil Organizations

• These organizations are created to expose the conditions of the marginalized sector of the society by using mass media

Transational Advocacy Group

• It Influence the government to take actions on matter commonly neglected.