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Revolutionary government: Assembly of Representatives First Republic: 2 Taft Commission: 2nd: Unicameral assembly: Philippine Commission: Unelected 5–8 March 16, 1900 U.S. military government: U.S. Insular Government: 3 Philippine Legislature: 1st: Philippine Commission: Unelected 8–9 Philippine Assembly: July 30, 1907: 59 Nacionalista 16 ...
Whenever a bicameral system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934. When a unicameral system is in use, the sole house of the legislature has been called as the National Assembly from 1935 to 1941 (the Commonwealth National Assembly) and from 1943 to 1944 (the Second Republic National ...
Country Legislature Type Lower house [1] Upper house [1] Lower house to upper house ratio Total Population [2] Population/ Lower house seats Population/ Total seats People's Republic of China
UN member or observer state Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) House level Term (years) Electoral system Seats Population per seat Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Leadership Council of Afghanistan (رهبری شُورَىٰ, Rahbarī Shūrā) [3] Unicameral: No fixed term Appointment by the supreme leader: Aprx. 30 [4] 1,340,608 [a ...
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.
[49]: 83 Members of the House and local government officials can be elected for a maximum of three terms, although positions often pass to family members. [52] In 1992, 32% of the representatives in the restored Congress were children of politicians, and 15% represented a third or fourth generation.
Pages in category "Members of the Philippine Legislature" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress.The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under plurality-at-large voting: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.