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  2. Parliamentary procedure - Wikipedia

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    The rules of the United States Congress were developed from parliamentary procedures used in Britain. [7] Many nations' legislatures follow American parliamentary procedure, [citation needed] including Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico and South Korea.

  3. Philippine House Committee on Rules - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine House Committee on Rules, ... Rules of procedure in impeachment proceedings; Members, 19th Congress. Position Members [2] Party Province/City

  4. Congress of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Congress of the Philippines exercises considerable control and supervision over the administrative branch - e.g.: To decide the creation of a department/agency/office; To define powers and duties of officers; To appropriate funds for governmental operations; To prescribe rules and procedure to be followed; etc. Electoral

  5. 2024 constitutional reform attempts in the Philippines

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    The People's Initiative (PI) outlines the procedures for constituents to propose changes to the constitution through a petition process. The process is summarized as: A petition for a People's Initiative must be signed by at least 12% of the total number of registered voters, with each legislative district represented by at least 3% of its ...

  6. Bangsamoro Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The Bangsamoro Parliament is the legislature of Bangsamoro, an autonomous region of the Philippines. It is currently led by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority , an interim regional governing body. The inaugural session of the parliament took place on March 29, 2019, while its first regular session is projected to take place in 2025.

  7. Constituent assembly (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    Constituent assembly is a term describing one of the three methods by which amendments to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines may be proposed. The other two modes are via people's initiative and constitutional convention. All three require a majority vote in a national referendum.

  8. Political history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Before the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, the Philippines was split into numerous barangays, small states that were linked through region-wide trade networks. [1]: 26–27 The name "barangay" is thought to come from the word balangay, which refers to boats used by the Austronesian people to reach the Philippines. [2]

  9. Elections in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president, vice-president, and the senators are elected for a six-year term, while the members of the House of Representatives, governors, vice-governors, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board members), mayors, vice-mayors, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors ...