7. z
ALL PROPOSED BILLS MUST
HAVE THE SIGNATURE OF
THE PRESIDENT TO BECOME
LAW.
BLUFF
8. z
If the President doesn’t sign or
VETO(reject) the bill and it
stays within 30 days on his/her
table, the bill becomes a law as
if the President has signed it.
12. z
SEC 1. The legislative power shall be vested in
the Congress of the Philippines which shall
consist of a Senate and a House of
Representatives, except to the extent reserved to
the people by the provision on initiative and
referendum.
13. z
The congress is divided into
two chambers:
The house of Representatives (Lower House)
The Senate of the Philippines (Upper House)
16. z
SEC. 3 of Article 6 No person shall be a
Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of
the Philippines, and, on the day of the election,
is at least thirty-five years of age, able to read
and write, a registered voter, and a resident of
the Philippines for not less than two years
immediately preceding the day of the election.
17. z
Who is our current Senate
President?
Juan Miguel Zubiri
He was elected on July 25, 2022- first day of the 19th
congress.
18. z
What do you call the
leader of the congress?
Speaker of the house
19. z
Who is our current
Speaker of the House?
Martin Romualdez
20. z
Qualifications to become a
congress/house of representatives
1.a natural-born citizen of the Philippines;
2.at least twenty-five years old;
3.is able to read and write; and
4.except the party-list representatives, a registered voter
and a resident for at least one year in the district where
s/he shall be elected.
21. z
SEC. 6 0F Aricle 6.
No person shall be a Member of the House of
Representatives unless he is a natural-born
citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the
election, is at least twenty-five years of age,
able to read and write, and, except the party-list
representatives, a registered voter in the
district in which he shall be elected, and a
resident thereof for a period of not less than
one year immediately preceding the day of the
election.
22. z ROLE OF LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH
- Bill –is draft of law
presented to legislation for
enactment.
23. z
The Congress composed
of how many members
and representatives?
The Congress is composed of not more
250 members, 20% Partylist
Reprentatives
-Represent a district in a province, a
province or a certain group (Party-List)
24. z
-responsible for making enabling laws to make sure
the spirit of the constitution is upheld in the country
and, at times, amend or change the constitution itself.
-In order to craft laws, the legislative body comes out
with two main documents: bills and resolutions.
Legislative process
25. z
Resolutions
-convey principles and sentiments of the Senate
or the House of Representatives. These
resolutions can further be divided into three
different elements
26. z
The three different elements
1. joint resolutions — require the approval of both chambers of
Congress and the signature of the President, and have the force
and effect of a law if approved.
2. concurrent resolutions — used for matters affecting the operations
of both chambers of Congress and must be approved in the same form
by both houses, but are not transmitted to the President for his
signature and therefore have no force and effect of a law
27. z
The three different elements
3. Simple resolutions — deal with matters
entirely within the prerogative of one chamber of
Congress, are not referred to the President for
his signature, and therefore have no force and
effect of a law.
28. z
Bills are laws in the making. They pass into law when they are
approved by both houses and the President of the Philippines. A bill
may be vetoed by the President, but the House of Representatives
may overturn a presidential veto by garnering a 2/3rds vote. If the
President does not act on a proposed law submitted by Congress, it
will lapse into law after 30 days of receipt.
30. z
He/She is both the head of state
and the head of Government and
serves as the commander -in-chief
of the country’s armed forces.
The President of the
Philippines
