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LEGISLATIVE

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THE

LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT
This focuses on the components of
the Constitution that pertain to the
legislative and the important role
that legislative branch plays in our
government.
SECTION 1:The
legislative power shall
be vested in the
Congress of the
Philippines which shall
consist of a Senate
and a House of
Representatives,
except to the extent
reserved to the people
by the provision on
initiative and
Section 2. The Senate shall
be composed of twenty-four
Senators who shall be
elected at large by the
qualfied voters of the
Philippines, as may be
provided by law.
19th Congress Senators
Senators of the 19th Congress - Senate of the Philippines
Section 3. No person shall
be a Senator unless he is a
natural-born citizen of the
Philippines and, on the day
of the election, is at least
thirty-five years of age,
able to read and write, a
registered voter, and a
resident of the Philippines
for not less than two years
immediately preceding the
day of the election.
Section 4. The term of
office of the Senators
shall be six years and
shall commence, unless
otherwise provided by
law, at noon on the
thirtieth day of June
next following their
election. No Senator
shall serve for more
than two consecutive
terms. Voluntary
renunciation of the
office for any length of
time shall not be
Section 5. (1) The House of Representatives shall be composed
of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless
otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative
districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the
Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of
their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and
progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be
elected through a party-list system of registered national,
regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute
twenty per centum of the total number of
representatives including those under the party list. For
three consecutive terms after the ratification of this
Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list
representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by
selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor,
indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and
such other sectors as may be provided by law, except
the religious sector.
Section 6. No person
shall be a Member of
the House of
Representatives
unless he is a natural-
born citizen of the
Philippines and, on
the day of the
election, is at least
twenty-five years of
age, able to read and
write, and, except the
party-list
representatives, a
registered voter in the

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