FOR FIFTH SFTW Flashcards
Current Congress of the Philippines
19th Congress (2022-2025)
Where in the constitution can you find the information that the house of representatives shall be composed of not more than 250 members, unless otherwise fixed by law?
Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 6
Currently, how many congressional seats are there?
Total: 316 Congressional seats
Occupied: 307
There are two types of representatives in the House. What are they and how much percentum do they constitute
District Representives: 80 percent- 200 congressmen
Partylist Representatives: 20 percent- 50 congressmen
How many district seats are there and how many are occupied?
Total district seats: 253
Occupied: 246
How many partylist seats are there and how many are occupied?
Total district seats: 63
Occupied: 61
Where can we find the requirements for house of representatives members in the constitution?
Section 6, Article 6
Requirements for district representatives:
1) Natural born citizen
2) At least 25 years old on the day of the elections
3) Able to read and write
4) A registered voter of the district in which they shall be elected
5) Resident of that district for not less than 1 year immediately preceding the day of elections
Requirements for Partylist representatives
1) Natural born citizen
2) At least 25 years old on the day of the elections
3) Able to read and write
4) A registered voter
5) Resident of the Philippines for not less than 1 year immediately preceding the day of the elections
Congressmen/ representative no. of years per term
3 years (since 1992)
Important changes during 1987-1992
5 years 1 congressional term (Section 2, Article 18)
Term limit of house of representative members
not more than 3 consecutive terms
Explain the congress counting system
Congress is counted based on the term of the house of representatives only
years of 1st congress:
1946-1949
years of 7th congress:
1970-1972
