senate and HoR

• composition: senate

  • 24 senators elected at large
• composition: house of representatives

  • not more than 250 members unless otherwise provided by the law
• composition: house of representatives

  • district and partylist representatives
• qualification: senate

  • natural born citizen
• qualification: senate

  • at least 35 years old on the day of the election
• qualification: senate

  • resident of the PH for at least 2 years immediately preceding the day of the election
• qualification: house of representatives

  • natural born citizen
• qualification: house of representatives

  • at least 25 years old at the day of the election
• qualification: house of representatives

  • registered voter in the district they seek to represent
• qualification: house of representatives

  • resident of the PH for at least 1 year immediately preceding the day of the election
• term of office: senate

  • 6 years
• term of office: house of representative

  • 3 year
• term limits: senate

  • 2 consecutive terms
• term limits: house of representative

  • 3 consecutive terms
• members of the house of representative

  district representative = elected from the legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and Metro Manila area
• members of the house of representative

  partylist representative = constitutes 20% of the total number of representatives
• kinds of election for congress

  regular election = held on the 2nd Monday of May
• kinds of election for congress

  special election = in case of vacancy in the senate or HoR
• sessions of congress

  • SEC 15, ART 6 = shall convene once every year on the 4th Monday of July for its regular session (unless a different date is fixed by a law) and shall continue to be in session for such number of days as it may determine (until 30 days) before the opening of its next regular session; exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays
• powers of congress: legislative inquiries and oversight (function)

  • SEC. 21, ART. 4 = the Senate and HoR or any of its respective committees may conduct inquiries in aid of legislation in accordance with its duly published rules of procedures
• powers of congress: legislative inquiries and oversight (function)

  • SEC. 21, ART. 4 = the rights of a person appearing in or affected by such inquiries shall be respected
• congressional oversight = embraces all activities undertaken by Congress to enhance its understanding of and influence over the implementation of legislation it has enacted
• powers of congress: declare a state of war

  • SEC. 23, ART. 6 = the Congress, by a vote of 2/3 of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war
• powers of congress: declare a state of war

  • SEC. 23, ART. 6 = in times of war or other national emergency, the Congress may authorize the President, for a limited time and restrictions, to exercise powers necessary and proper to carry out a declared national policy