NSTP 1 Lesson 4: Human Acts and Values Education PDF

NSTP 1 LESSON 4 Human Acts and Values Education  1 THE HUMAN ACTS, INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND HARD WORK Larana University | 2024  2 1. A human act is an act which procee...

NSTP 1 LESSON 4 Human Acts and Values Education  1 THE HUMAN ACTS, INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND HARD WORK Larana University | 2024  2 1. A human act is an act which proceeds from the deliberate free will of man. It is any sort of activity, internal or external, bodily or spiritually, of activity, performed by a human being. Human acts refer only to those acts that proceed from a deliberate and freely willing human being. 2. Integrity is a firm adherence to a code of morals and values; its quality or state of being is complete or undivided and honest.  3 3. Discipline is the orderly or regular pattern of behavior in accordance with a self-imposed rule or self-rules and with the rules of an organization. It is a training or experience that corrects, molds strengthens, or perfects especially the mental faculties or moral character in order to acquire some corrected knowledge or skill. 4. Hard work is a need to work with utmost effort or energy. It means being industrious or working with endurance based on the human ability and capacity to do all sorts of activity.  4 OBJECTIVES Objective 1 Objective 3  Define and explain human acts,  Apply the primer of Filipino integrity, discipline, and hard citizen-voter education in work; exercising the right of suffrage; Objective 2 Objective 4  Discuss the duties and right of  Encourage the citizen-voters the Filipino people necessary to to participate in political properly control human acts; affairs  5 Duties and Rights of the Filipino People Necessary to Properly Control Human Acts Larana University | 2024  6 DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE DUTIES OF PEOPLE TO THE The people of our STATE a. to vote honestly and wisely Republic must understand b. to obey the laws of the land that they have certain c. to respect public authority duties or obligations to d. to be loyal to the Republic perform. These duties are e. to defend the Motherland the price of freedom and f. to pay taxes to the government g. to take active interest in local, of the rights which we national, and international enjoy. affairs  7 RIGHTS Natural rights - rights conferred upon human beings by God which cannot be 1 taken away. Examples: right to life, right to love, right to marry Civil rights -rights granted by the state for the promotion of common welfare of 2 individual citizens. Examples: right to life, right to own property, right to marry, right to enter into any contracts, right to seek justice in the courts Political rights- rights conferred by the state to the people so that they may 3 participate in government Examples; right to citizenship, right to suffrage, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to petition the government for redress of grievances  8 D. Constitutional rights - rights recognized and protected by the constitution 4 and part of the fundamental law of the land. Examples: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom choose one's residence, freedom from slavery E. Statutory rights - rights conferred by statutes or law promulgated by a 5 lawmaking body and can be abolished by the same body. Examples: right to inherit property, right to a minimum wage, right to go on strike for higher wages and better working conditions.  9 FILIPINO CITIZEN- VOTER EDUCATION  10 The Filipino citizen-voter education 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.  11 What is the right of suffrage?  12 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.  13 The political choice and decision you make will determine the kind of government that will serve the country. The will of the people, then, will be best expressed in clean, orderly, and honest elections.  14 Who are qualified to vote in Philippine elections?  15 Citizens of the Philippines. Those who are 18 years old and above on the day of elections. A resident of the Philippines for one year and in the city or municipality wherein he/she proposes to vote for at least six months before the elections. Those not disqualified by law.  16 Who are qualified to vote in under the Overseas Absentee Voting Law?  17 Filipino citizens abroad Those who are 18 years old and above on the day of elections Immigrants with affidavit to resume residence in the Philippines Permanent residents with affidavit of intent to resume residence in the Philippines  18 Who are disqualified by law to vote in Philippine elections?  19 Person sentenced to be imprisoned for not less than one year Person who committed rebellion, sedition, violation of the anti-subversion and firearms law, or any crime against national security or disloyalty to the government Insane or incompetent persons  20 What are the action points for citizen-voters in exercising the right of suffrage?  21 BEFORE ELECTIONS Prepare to exercise the right of suffrage and the right to an informed and free choice. 1. Register during the period allowed for voter registration. 2. Be informed of the issues, platforms, and personalities of the political candidates. 3. Set specific guidelines in choosing government leaders in terms of the candidates social affiliations and interests, competence, lifestyle, and performance records. 4. Conduct/participate in public debates that would inform citizens and gain the commitment of the candidates to integrate, foremost, the interests and welfare of the citizen in their program of government.  22 DURING ELECTIONS Exercise vigilance and the right to vote. 1. Vote according to your conscience. 2. Protect the integrity of your own vote from any other undue influence. 3. Volunteer in organizations that work for clean peaceful elections. 4. Watch out for instances of cheating in the elections and inform authorities and the rest of the electorate of such activities.  23 AFTER ELECTIONS Practice continued vigilance and participate in governance. 1. Be vigilant in the counting and canvassing of votes. 2. Attend consultations and public hearings, and participate in local special bodies. 3. Legislate advocacy -a process where citizens talk with the lawmakers and other implementers in the government to ensure that the concerns and 4. welfare of the general public are included in the discussion and making of laws.  24 The citizen-voter can also engage in the political and electoral process in other ways such as: 1. making views known to the elected representatives; 2. supporting/campaigning for a political party; 3. supporting initiatives of the civil society organizations to ensure honest and peaceful elections; and 4. running for office.  25 The Election Registration day Revision day Process Distribution of election returns  Board of Canvassers (For President List of votes and Vice President)  Casting of votes  Board of Canvassers (For Senators) Counting of votes  Board of Canvassers Preparation of election (Provincial/City/District Municipal) returns and other reports Proclamation of winning candidates  26 Citizen-voter Participation in Political Affairs Initiation and Referendum Through the system of initiative and referendum, the people can directly propose, exact, and reject laws at the local level. Citizens may directly propose amendments to the Constitution by a petition of at least 12% of the total number of registered voters where 3% of registered voters in each legislative district are presented.  27  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.  Sectoral Representation The Party-list system of representation gives sectors the chance to be represented in Congress together with our Congressmen/women. The Constitution and the 1991 Local Government Code (LGC) allow for representation of sectors in the local legislature or Sanggunian.  28  Local Special Bodies Ordinary citizens are called to sit in local special bodies such as the local health boards, A boards peace and order councils, and development council for consultation. The barangay assembly has the power, hear and judge the report of Sangguniang Barangay’s (SB) performance.  Absentee Voting System Republic Act9189 or the Overseas Absentee Voting Law provides for a system which allows qualified Filipinos abroad to vote in national elections in the Philippines. THANK YOU