The Legislative Branch:

House of Representatives and

Senate
Arenal Ortiz Prieto & Reyes

Overview
Article VI, Sec. 1 of the 1987 Constitution:
Legislative power is vested in the Congress of the
Philippines, consisting of the Senate and the House
of Representatives. Except to the extent reserved to
the people by initiative and referendum

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is the

lower house of the Congress of the
Philippines.
It is informally known as the
Congress
It is composed of not more than two
hundred fifty (250) members, elected
by legislative districts for a term of
three years.

The congressmen can be re-elected, but cannot serve more than three consecutive
terms.
Around 80% of congressmen are district representatives, representing a particular
geographical area.
There are 234 legislative districts in the country, each composed of around
250,000 people.
There are also party-list representatives elected through the party-list system who
constitute not more than twenty percent of the total number of representatives.

 Every bill should have the Houses concurrence

in order for the President to sign it to a law.
Aside from that, it also has the power to impeach
certain officials, and all money bills must
originate from the lower house.

Leadership and Structure

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez

The leadership of the House of

Representatives compose of the Speaker
of the House, Deputy Speaker for
Luzon, Deputy Speaker for Visayas,
Deputy Speaker for Mindanao, Majority
Leader, and Minority Leader.

They are elected by a majority vote of

members. There are fifty seven (57)
standing committees and sixteen (16)
special committees of the House of
Representatives.

Website: congress.gov.ph

 Legislative documents such as House Bills, House

Resolutions, and Republic Acts are made available at the
website.
Additional features of the website include a bulletin featuring
recent updates from the Congress proceedings, press releases,
legislative calendar, as well as live streaming of important
sessions.

Senate of the Philippines

 The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Philippine

Legislature
It is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large
Senators serve a term of 6 years, with a maximum of 2
consecutive terms.
Senate encompasses national concerns
Senate is the only body that could concur with treaties and
try impeachment proceedings

Leadership and Structure

The Senate is led by the Senate
President, Pro Tempore, Majority
Leader and the Minority Leader.
The Senate President is elected by
majority vote of its members.
There are thirty six (36) permanent
committees and five (5) oversight
committees.

Senator Koko Pimentel: Senate President

Website: senate.gov.ph

 Important features include the access of legislation such as

Senate Bills, Resolutions, Journal, and Republic Acts.
It also gives detailed information about the Senate and gives
the profiles of each and every senator.

Legislative Documents Feature