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Philippine International Convention Center was were the Batasang Bayan convened on September 21, 1976 until October 30, 1978.

The Batasang Bayan (English: National Legislative Council) also known as the Pambansang Sangguiniang Bayan was the a legislative advisory body of the that help formulate decrees promulgated by the Ferdinand Marcos from its inauguration on September 21, 1976 to October 30, 1978. As such powers and functions shall consist of but not limited to assisting and advising the President of his lawmaking functions, providing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein designated representatives, to ventilate their views on national issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of administering the affairs of the government, providing a forum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch of Government and providing a mechanism for actually conducting a review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit its finding and recommendations to the President as mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government and Presidential Decree No. 955. It held its regular and special sessions at the Philippine International Convention Center. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Picc2. ... Image File history File links Picc2. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president and dictator of the Philippines, from 1965 to 1986. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A form of government is a colloquial term that refers to the set of political institutions by which a state is organized in order to exert its powers over a political community. ... The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) is the most modern convention center the Philippines can offer to the world. ...

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Sessions

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Leadership

President

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president and dictator of the Philippines, from 1965 to 1986. ...

Functions

The Batasang Bayan functioned as a legislative advisory council to the President on legislative matters. As such powers and functions shall consist of but not limited to:

  • Assisting and advising the President of his lawmaking functions;
  • Providing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein designated representatives, to ventilate their views on national issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of administering the affairs of the government;
  • Providing a forum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch of Government;
  • Providing a mechanism for actually conducting a review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit its finding and recommendations to the President.

Members of the Batasang Bayan

The Batasang Bayan was composed of 128 members, all appointive. Representation came from the highest government entity down to the smallest local government unit (barangay) and the marginalized sectors of society. Particularly, it was composed of the following:

  • President of the Republic of the Philippines, the members of the Cabinet, including officials with the rank of Cabinet.
  • Provincial governors, city mayors, presidents of regional associations of Barangay and Kabataang Barangay Councils.
  • Sectoral representatives of professional, capital-industrial and agricultural.

See also

Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ...

External links

  • History of the Senate. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
  • The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.

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Further reading

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
  • The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6. 
  • Pobre, Cesar P.. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9. 


 
 

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