Congress of the Philippines

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
canOverride presidential veto
convenes regular sessions
country Philippines
electoralBodyFor some constitutional officers in joint session
establishedUnder Constitution of the Philippines
surface form: 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 Philippine government
surface form: 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 Congress of the Philippines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kongreso ng Pilipinas
numberOfSenators 24
overrideRequirement two-thirds vote of each house
oversees implementation of laws by the executive branch
precededBy Batasang Pambansa
reestablishedUnder Constitution of the Philippines
surface form: 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

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Republic Act No. 1125 legislativeBody Congress of the Philippines
Secretary of Budget and Management worksWith Congress of the Philippines
Republic Act No. 9503 legislativeBody Congress of the Philippines
First District of Nueva Ecija legislature Congress of the Philippines
Second District of Nueva Ecija representedIn Congress of the Philippines
Second District of Nueva Ecija legislativeBranch Congress of the Philippines
Third District of Nueva Ecija legislature Congress of the Philippines
Fourth District of Nueva Ecija hasLegislature Congress of the Philippines