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  2. Congress of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines.It is bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives, [3] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter.

  3. List of bills in the 18th Congress of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Congress of the Philippines is the bicameral legislature of the Republic of the Philippines consisting of two chambers: the lower chamber known as the House of Representatives and the upper chamber known as the Senate. The House of Representatives and the Senate are equal partners in the legislative process, which means that bills ...

  4. Senate of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in senatorial elections) under a plurality-at-large ...

  5. House of Representatives of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Commission was abolished and a new fully elected, bicameral Philippine Legislature consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate was established. The Nacionalistas continued their electoral dominance at this point, although they were split into two factions led by Osmeña and Quezon; the two reconciled in 1924, and ...

  6. Constitutional reform in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In December 2006, House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. attempted to push for the constitutional change process by convening the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines into a Constituent Assembly, or "con-ass," one of the three modes by which the 1987 Constitution could be amended.

  7. 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

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    Commonwealth House Bill No. 647 (Senate Bill No. 51), titled "An Act Governing the Payment of Monetary Obligations Incurred or Contracted Prior to and During the Japanese Invasion of the Philippines and for Other Purposes", was passed by both houses of Congress on the last day of its last session, December 20, 1945.

  8. 15th Congress of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The House Committee on Justice conducted hearings on the plea bargaining agreement of the Office of the Ombudsman and retired General Carlos Garcia who has a plunder suit in the Sandiganbayan (special court for government officials). The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the other hand, focused on the pabaon or send-off money given to generals.

  9. List of legislatures of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    With the passage of the Philippine Bill of 1902, the Philippine Commission eventually became an appointive upper house of the new Philippine Legislature, of which the wholly elected Philippine Assembly was the lower house. The passage of the Philippine Autonomy Act instituted a mostly elective Senate as the upper house, with the House of ...