Congress of the Philippines

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bicameral legislature national legislature

The Congress of the Philippines is the country’s bicameral national legislature, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

Aliases (4)

Philippine Congress ×3
Kongreso ng Pilipinas ×1
Legislative branch of the Philippines ×1
bicameral Congress of the Philippines ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → national legislature →
canOverride	presidential veto →
convenes	regular sessions →
country	Philippines →
electoralBodyFor	some constitutional officers in joint session →
establishedUnder	1935 Constitution of the Philippines →
governedBy	Constitution of the Philippines →
hasComponent	House of Representatives of the Philippines → Senate of the Philippines →
hasHouse	lower house → upper house →
hasPower	create and abolish government agencies → define crimes and penalties → enact national budget → levy taxes →
holds	joint sessions for specific constitutional functions →
houseTermLengthYears	3 →
houseTermLimit	3 consecutive terms →
languageUsed	English → Filipino →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of the Philippines →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of the Philippines →
mayConvene	special sessions →
meetingCity	Quezon City →
meetingRegion	Metro Manila →
meetsIn	Batasang Pambansa Complex →
nativeName	Kongreso ng Pilipinas →
numberOfSenators	24 →
overrideRequirement	two-thirds vote of each house →
oversees	implementation of laws by the executive branch →
precededBy	Batasang Pambansa →
reestablishedUnder	1987 Constitution of the Philippines →
responsibleFor	confirmation of certain presidential appointments → declaration of war → impeachment → lawmaking → oversight of the executive branch → power of the purse → ratification of treaties →
senateTermLengthYears	6 →
senateTermLimit	2 consecutive terms →
subjectTo	judicial review by the Supreme Court of the Philippines →
typeOfLegislature	bicameral →
upperHouse	Senate of the Philippines →
votingSystemInHouse	first-past-the-post voting → party-list proportional representation →
votingSystemInSenate	plurality-at-large voting →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metro Manila ("Philippine Congress") → National Capital Region ("Philippine Congress") →	contains
Batasang Pambansa Complex → Commonwealth of the Philippines →	legislativeBody
Philippines → Republic Act No. 8491 →	legislature
House of Representatives of the Philippines → Senate of the Philippines →	partOf
Constitution of the Philippines ("Legislative branch of the Philippines") →	branchDefined
Constitution of the Philippines ("bicameral Congress of the Philippines") →	establishes
Congress of the Philippines ("Kongreso ng Pilipinas") →	nativeName
Commission on Audit ("Philippine Congress") →	reportsTo