House of Representatives of the Philippines

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legislative body lower house of a bicameral legislature

The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the country’s bicameral Congress, composed of elected district and party-list representatives responsible for initiating legislation, particularly budget and revenue measures.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → lower house of a bicameral legislature →
alsoKnownAs	Kamara →
budgetRole	originates the General Appropriations Bill →
building	Batasang Pambansa Complex →
compositionType	district representatives → party-list representatives →
constitutionalBasis	1987 Constitution of the Philippines → Constitution of the Philippines →
country	Philippines →
electoralSystem	first-past-the-post for district representatives → party-list proportional representation for party-list representatives →
hasChamber	Senate of the Philippines →
hasCommitteeType	special committees → standing committees →
historicalPrecursor	House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines → Philippine Assembly →
impeachmentRole	exclusive power to initiate impeachment cases →
jurisdiction	national government of the Philippines →
languageOfProceedings	English → Filipino →
leadershipPosition	Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines → Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines → Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines → Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines →
legislativeAuthorityOver	Philippines →
legislativeSystem	bicameral →
locatedIn	Quezon City →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Metro Manila →
meetsIn	Batasang Pambansa Complex Session Hall →
nativeName	Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas →
partOf	Congress of the Philippines →
power	impeachment of certain public officials →
precededBy	Batasang Pambansa →
primaryFunction	lawmaking → representation of legislative districts → representation of party-list groups →
revenueRole	originates tax bills →
role	lower chamber of Congress of the Philippines →
seat	Batasang Pambansa Complex →
shortName	House of Representatives →
specialPower	initiation of appropriation bills → initiation of bills of local application → initiation of private bills → initiation of revenue bills → initiation of tariff bills →
termLength	3 years →
termLimit	3 consecutive terms →
votingSystem	party-list system for sectoral representation → plurality voting for district seats →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Congress of the Philippines → Philippine government → Philippines →	lowerHouse
House of Representatives of the Philippines ("Philippine Assembly") → House of Representatives of the Philippines ("House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines") →	historicalPrecursor
Republic Act No. 8491 →	chamberInvolved
Batasang Pambansa Complex →	governingBody
Philippine government →	hasChamber
Congress of the Philippines →	hasComponent
Senate of the Philippines →	hasLowerHouse
Quezon City →	hostsNationalGovernmentInstitution
Carlos P. Garcia →	legislativeBody
Batasang Pambansa Complex →	occupant
Batasang Pambansa Complex →	operator