ARTICLE VI

• THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS THREE

BRANCHES
A.LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
B.EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
C.JUDICAL DEPARTMENT

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH – LATEN TERM “LEGIS”

meaning law.
Legislative branch
-serve as a law making body of the government
-Has authority to make, alter and to repeal the laws,
legal matters and conduct debates pertaining to
the issues and concerns of the Philippines
• PHILIPPINES HAS EXPERIENCE A UNICAMERAL
AND BICAMERALFORM OF THE GOVERNMENT
• UNICAMERAL- consist of one chamber was
being applied and implemented as a national
assembly under the 1973 constitution during
the time of Ferdinand Marcos.
• BICAMERAL- consist two house legislature –
the SENATE and THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
• The advantages of this two houses would
produce a healthy check upon each other .
• House of Representative was expected to
reflect the popular will the average of the
citizen, whereas the Senate was to provide
for stability, continuity, and depth
deliberation.
• Disadvantages is lacks fast action in
legislation because in enacting important
measure, still need to pass the two
chambers and if there are disagreements as
to the content of each, it much undergo
again another forum.
• NATURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE
CONGRESS
• Legislative power granted to the congress- is
classified into constituent, which is the power
to amend and revise the constitution, and
ordinary, which is the power to pass the
ordinary law
- 1987 constitution grant of legislative power to
congress is not exclusive by virtue of the
provision on initiative and referendum .
 • SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES
• COMPOSITION :
• Senate of the Philippine Government composed of
24 senators whom they are elected at large by the
qualified voters.
• QUALIFICATIONS
• Natural born citizen of the Philippines
• At least 35 years of age
• Able to read and write
• A registered voter
• A resident of the Philippines for not less than 2
years
 TERM AND OFFICE
• THE TERM AND OFFICE OF THE SENATORS IS 6 YEARS
• NO SENATORS CAN SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO (2)
CONSECUTIVE TERMS, THE PURPOSE IS GIVE
OPPORTUNITY TO OTHERS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
House of Representative consist men and
women who are elected of the Filipino people
Composition :
House of Representative is composed of 10
times larger than the membership in the
senate. It is composed of not more than 289
members unless otherwise fixed by law .
• CONSIST OF TWO KINDS OF MEMBERS
• District Representatives – elected from
legislative districts apportioned among the
provinces, and cities.
• Party-list Representatives – elected
through the party list system of the
registered national, regional and sectoral
parties or organization
• Example : Teacher Party-list
QUALIFICATION OF DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES
A. Natural born Citizen of the Philippines
B. At least twenty(25) years of age
C. Able to read and write
D. A registered voters in the district in
which he shall be elected
E. A resident of the district in which he shall
be elected for not less than one year.