Politics of the Philippines

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The Congress of the Philippines is the primary legislature of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the upper chamber, the Senate, and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... House of Representatives of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The Senate is composed of 24 senators half of which are elected every three years. Each senator therefore serves a total of six years. The senators are elected by the whole electorate and do not represent any geographical district.

Seal of Philippine House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is composed of a maximum of 250 congressmen. 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 are also their own congressional districts, with some composed of two or more representatives. Image File history File links Seal of Congress of the Philippines This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Image File history File links Seal of Congress of the Philippines This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...

The sectoral congressmen represent 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.

Lawmaking

1. Any of the two houses may initiate a bill that will be signed into law.
2. Three hearings.
3. Pass to other house.
4. Another three hearings.
5. Pass to president for approval or veto.
6. Bill is now a law.
7. Signed bills can still be elevated to Supreme Court to repeal it.

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External links

• Official Website of the Senate
• Official Website of the House of Representatives