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The Job Descriptions of Congressmen

The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. There are two types of congressmen: district congressmen who represent a particular geographical district, and sectoral congressmen who represent minority groups. Congressmen have general legislative powers to enact laws, budgetary powers to determine taxes and appropriate funds, and the power to declare war and determine rules of proceedings. They serve as representatives of all individuals as they form laws and public policies.

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The Job Descriptions of Congressmen

The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. There are two types of congressmen: district congressmen who represent a particular geographical district, and sectoral congressmen who represent minority groups. Congressmen have general legislative powers to enact laws, budgetary powers to determine taxes and appropriate funds, and the power to declare war and determine rules of proceedings. They serve as representatives of all individuals as they form laws and public policies.

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The Job Descriptions of Congressmen

The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body

consisting of the Senate (upper chamber), and the House of Representatives (lower chamber). Although

in the Philippines the term congress commonly refers to just the latter.

There are two types of congressmen: the district and the sectoral representatives.

 The district congressmen represent a particular geographical district of the country.

All provinces in the country are composed of at least one congressional district.

Several cities also have their own congressional districts, with some composed of two or more

representatives.

 . The sectoral congressmen represent the minority sectors of the population. This enables these

minority groups to be represented in the Congress, when they would otherwise not be

represented properly through district representation. Also known as party-list representatives,

sectoral congressmen represent labor unions, rights groups, and other organizations.

 The congress serves as the representative of the common individual, that’s why when they are

forming laws and public polices, it is presumed that everyone is being represented.

The Powers of the Congressmen

 General Legislative – It consists of the enactment of laws intended as a rule of conduct to

govern the relation between individuals (i.e., civil laws, commercial laws, etc.) or between

individuals and the state (i.e., criminal law, political law, etc.) The lawmaking function of Congress

is very important. It passes laws that regulate the conduct of and relations between the private

citizens and the government. It defines and punishes crimes against the state and against persons

and their property.

 Budgetary power and mitigating power - It determines the taxes people should pay for the

maintenance of the government. It appropriates the money to be spent for public purposes. It can
reorganize, create, or abolish offices under the civil service. They also have the power to taxation;

Budgetary power; Power to concur amnesty; Power to appropriate; Power to act as constituent

assembly; Power to confirm treaties.

 Call war and determine rules- it is only Congress which was given by the Philippine Constitution

the sole power to declare war and to authorize the President - in case of national emergency or

war - to issue executive orders embodying rules and regulations intended to carry out the national

policy. They are to determine rules of proceedings; to compel attendance of absent members to

obtain quorum to do business; to keep journal of its proceedings.

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