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- 4. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a _______ and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum.
- 6. done by the congress of the Philippines, both the house of rep and the senate meaning all the laws passed by the house should be sent to the senate for another reading or evaluation or if needed for revision.
- 8. In case of vacancy in the Senate or in the House of Representatives, a special election may be called to fill such vacancy in the manner prescribed by law, but the Senator or Member of the House of Representatives thus elected shall serve only for the ____________.
- 11. The Senate shall be composed of ________ Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law.
- 14. of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of the senator's service for the full term of which he was elected.
- 17. Section 3. No person shall be a ________ 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.
- 19. The Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of three years which shall begin, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the ________ of June next following their election.
- 20. Section 6. No person shall be a Member of the House of Representatives unless he is a ___________ 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 district in which he shall be elected, and a resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election.
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- 1. A Senator or Member of the House of Representatives shall, in all offenses punishable by not more than six years __________, be privileged from arrest while the Congress is in session.
- 2. representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list.
- 3. 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.
- 5. No Senator or Member of the House of Representatives may personally appear as counsel before any court of justice or before the ____________, or quasi-judicial and other administrative bodies.
- 7. The Senate shall elect its President and the House of Representatives its ______, by a majority vote of all its respective Members.
- 9. The Congress shall convene once every year on the _________ of July for its regular session
- 10. Unless otherwise provided by law, the regular election of the Senators and the Members of the House of Representatives shall be held on the __________ of May.
- 12. No Member shall be questioned nor be held liable in any other place for any speech or debate in the __________ or in any committee thereof.
- 13. All Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall, upon assumption of office, make a full disclosure of their __________ and business interests.
- 15. Within three years following the return of every census, the Congress shall make a _________ of legislative districts based on the standards provided in this section.
- 16. Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory. Each city with a population of at least two hundred fifty thousand, or each province, shall have at least one _________.
- 18. The ______ of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be determined by law. No increase in said compensation shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of all the Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives approving such increase.