FOR SIXTH SFTW

Question 1

Who are the key official of the house of representatives?

Answer 1

Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Question 2

What are the roles of the speaker?

Answer 2

1. Presides over the sessions of the House
2. Responsible for the overall management of the proceedings, activities, resources, facilities, and employees of the House.
3. “ex-officio” in all standing committees

Question 3

What are standing committees?

Answer 3

Lower house’s equivalent of senate’s PCs

Question 4

How many standing committees are there?

Answer 4

66 standing committees

Question 5

How many deputy speakers are there?

Answer 5

9

Question 6

On the deputy speakers, what did the 19th congress create?

Answer 6

Senior Deputy Speaker

Question 7

What is a Senior Deputy Speaker?

Answer 7

Reserved for the other contender for the House Speakership (Gloria Arroyo

Question 8

What are the roles of deputy speakers?

Answer 8

1.) Temporarily assume the duties and powers of the Speaker when the Speaker is absent, incapacitated, or does not preside.

(Deputy speaker for that session is chosen by assignment, by majority vote, or by lot)

2.) Ex-officio member of standing committees