1. Composition of the Congress of the Philippines
•Senate of the Philippines
•House of Representatives

2. 1. Senate of the Phil.
o Upper chamber of the Congress
o Second level to that of the Pres. And the V-
pres
A. Composition
• 24 Members
B. Qualification
1.Natural-born citizen of the philippines

3. 2. At least 35 years of age
3. Able to read and write
4. A registered voter
5. A resident of the philippines for not less than
two(2)years
C. Term of office
• (6) Six years
• 30th day of june after their election

4. 2. House of Representatives
• Consist of men and women
• Lower house
A. Compositions
• 1O times larger than senate
• 250 members

5. 1. District Representatives
 Elected from Legislative districts
• Provinces, Cities, Metropolitan Manila area.
2. Party-list Representatives
 Specific sector in a society
 Elected through the party-system of the registered
national
• Regiona,sectoral parties

6. B. Qualifications
1. District Representatives
. Natural-born citizen of the Phil
. At least twenty five years
. able to read and write
. A registered voter in district in w/c he shall be
elected
. A resident of thedistrict in w/c he shall be
elected for not less than one year

7. 2. Party list Rep.
 Same as that of the district Rep
.
C. Term of office
• 1935 Constitution(House of Rep.)
 4 years and 6 years.
• Congressman reduced 3 years and like a Senate.
• They can only be elected for three years consecutive
years or a continuous service for a years.
• No limits as to the number of years a person can hold
office as a congressman.

8. D. Apportionment of Legislative District
1. Legislative districts.
• Apportioned among the provinces, cities and
the Metropolitan manila
2. Each city with a population of not less than
250,000.
3. Each Legislative district shall comprise.

9. E. Party-list System
• Is a mechanism of proportional representation
in the election of representatives to the house
of Representatives.
• Social justice tool designed to enable them to
become veritable lawmakers.

10. Classifications of the powers of
Congress
• Enumerated powers
• Implied powers
• Inherent powers

11. General Legislative powers
 Refer to its lawmaking powers.
 Specifically, refer to the authority of the congress to
enact.
 It demonstrates the system of checks and balances
through the participation of the president in the
lawmaking process
 Law passed by the Congress are called statues or
Republic acts.
 Requires knowledge on the limitation and the
elaborate process of how law are made

12. A. Limitations
1. Substantive limitations
 Express limitations
 Implied limitations
2. Procedural limitations
B. Lawmaking process
 Origin of the bills
 Parts of a Bill
 Procedure in the approval of a bill

13. C. Second reading
D. Third reading
E. Presidential veto
Power of Legislative Investigation
1. Power of Legislative oversight
2. Limitations on the power of Investigation
3. Power to punish witness contempt

14. Power Appropriation
1. Classification of appropriation law
A. General App. Law
B. Special App. Law
2.Limitations on App. Measure
3.Constitutional guidelines on App.
A. Guidelines on General App.
B. Guidelines on special App.
4.Discretionary fund

15. Power of Taxation
1.Rule of Taxation
2.Tax Exemptions and Institutions Exempt from
Taxations
 Non Legislative Powers