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Constitution
The Philippines is a republic with a presidential form of government wherein power is equally
divided among its three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
To ensure a separation of powers, the Philippine Government is made up of three branches:
legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens’ rights are
protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other
branches.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• The legislative power of the government is given the Congress of the Philippines.
• The Congress is divided into two chambers: the House of Representatives (Lower
House) and the Senate of the Philippines (Upper House).
• Primary function is the creation enactment, and amendment of laws.
• Proposed laws may come from Senators or Congressmen.
• Bill – is a draft of law presented to legislation for enactment.
The Senate
The Congress
• The Senate is composed of not more than 250 members; 20% Party List
Representatives.
• Represent a district in a province, a province, or a certain group (party list).
• Natural born citizen, able to read and write, a registered voter, at least 25 yrs. old.
• Speaker of the House: Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez.