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HUMAN ACTS AND VALUES
EDUCATION
Human Act – an act which proceeds from the deliberate free will of
man.
Integrity – a firm adheres to a code of morals and values; its quality

or state of being complete or undivided and honest.
Discipline – the orderly or regular pattern of behavior in accordance

with a self- imposed rule or self-rules and with the rules of an
organizations.
Hard Work – a need to work with outmost effort or energy.

DUTIES and RIGHTS of the
FILIPINO PEOPLE NECESSARY
to PROPERLY CONTROL
HUMAN ACTS
1. Duties of the People
The following are the duties of our people to the state:
a) To vote honestly and wisely
b) To obey the laws of the land
c) To respect public authority
d) To be loyal to the Republic
e) To defend the Motherland
f) To pay taxes to the Government
g) To take active interest in local, national, and international affairs
2. Rights
The following are the various classes of rights that a citizen of a democratic state
must enjoy:
a) Natural Rights – right conferred upon human beings by God which cannot be
taken away.
b) Civil Rights – rights granted by the state for the promotion of common welfare
of individual citizens.
c) Political Rights – rights conferred by the state to the people so that they may
participate in government.
d) Constitutional Rights – recognized and protected by the constitution and part of

the fundamental law of the land.
e) Statutory Rights – rights conferred by statues or law promulgated by a law
making body and can be abolished by the same body.
FILIPINO CITIZEN – VOTER EDUCATION
(Excerpted from Your Vote – our Future: Citizen Participation in Election, 2003)
- covers the political and electoral system, human rights and governance that serve to
contribute to efforts at developing matured and informed political attitudes and decisions
of Filipino citizen – voters.
1. What is the Right of Suffrage?

- suffrage is the human right to vote which, in the Philippines, is embodied
in three documents:
a. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR);

b. The International covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and
c. The 1987 Philippine Constitution
2. Who are qualified to vote in Philippine elections
a) Citizens of the Philippines
b) Those who are 18 years old and above on the day of elections.
c) A resident of the Philippines for one year and in the city or
municipality wherein she/he proposes to vote for at least six
months before elections
3. Who are qualified to vote under the Overseas Absentee Voting

Law?
a. Filipino citizen abroad
b. Those who are 18 years old and above on the day of election
c. Immigrants with affidavit to resume residence in the
Philippines
d. Permanent residents with affidavit of intent to resume
residence in the Philippines
4. Who are disqualified by law to vote in Philippines elections?
a. Persons sentenced to be imprisoned for not less than one year

b. Persons who committed rebellion, sedition, violation of the anti-subversion and firearms
law, or any crime against national security or disloyalty to the government
c. Insane or incompetent persons
5. What are the action points for citizen-voters in exercising the right of suffrage?
d. Before Election
Prepare to exercise the right of suffrage and the right to an informed and free choice
 Register during the period allowed for voter registration
 Be informed of the issues, platforms, and personalities of the political candidates
 Set specific guidelines in choosing government leaders in terms of the candidates social
affiliation and interest, competence, lifestyle and performance records
 Conduct/participate in public debates that would informed citizens and gain the commitment
of the candidates to integrate, foremost, the interest and welfare of the citizen in their
program of government
6. During Elections
exercise vigilance and the right to vote.
 Vote according to your conscience
 Protect the integrity of your own from any other undue influence
 Volunteer in organizations that work for clean and peaceful elections
 Watch out for instances of cheating in the elections and inform authorities and the rest of the
electorate of such activities
c. After Elections
- Practice continued vigilance and participate in governance.
 Be vigilant in the counting and canvassing of votes
 Attend consultations and public hearings, and participate in local special bodies
 Legislate advocacy – process where citizen talk with the lawmakers and other implements in
the government to ensure that the concerns and welfare of the general public are included in
the discussion and making of laws
The citizen-voter can also engage in
political and electoral process in others
ways such as:
Making views known to the elected
representative
Supporting/campaigning for a political
party;
Supporting initiatives of the civil society
organizations to ensure honest and
peaceful elections; and
Running for office
d. The Election Process
1) Registration Day
2) Revision Day
3) List of Votes
4) Casting of Votes
5) Counting of Votes
6) Preparation of Election returns and other reports
7) Distribution of election returns
- Board of canvassers(for President and Vice President)
- Board of canvassers(for senators)
- Board of canvassers(Provincial/City/District/Municipal)
8) Proclamation of winning candidates
e. Citizen-voter Participation in Political Affairs
 Initiation and referendum

- through this system the people can directly propose, exact, and reject laws at the local level
 Plebiscite
- through plebiscite, the people approve or reject the call for a constitution, approve or reject
proposed changes in the constitution and, at the local level, express their will on certain local issues.
 Sectorial Representative
- the party-list system of representation gives sectors the chance to be represented in congress
together with our congressman/woman
-the constitution and the 1991 Local Government Code(LGC) allow for representation of sectors in the
local legislature or sanggunian
 Local Special Bodies
- ordinary citizens are called to sit in local special bodies such as the local health boards,
school boards, peace and order councils, and development councils for consultation
- the barangay assembly has the power to hear and judge the report of Sangguniang
Barangay’s(SB) performance.
 Absentee Voting System

- Republic Act 9189 or the Overseas Absentee Voting Law provides for a system which allows
qualified Filipinos abroad to vote in national elections in the Philippines.

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HUMAN ACTS AND VALUES

Integrity – a firm adheres to a code of morals and values; its quality

Discipline – the orderly or regular pattern of behavior in accordance

Hard Work – a need to work with outmost effort or energy.

d) Constitutional Rights – recognized and protected by the constitution and part of

1. What is the Right of Suffrage?

a. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR);

3. Who are qualified to vote under the Overseas Absentee Voting

a. Persons sentenced to be imprisoned for not less than one year

 Initiation and referendum

 Absentee Voting System

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