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Interim Batasang Pambansa
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Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
|---|---|
| Philippines | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | 1 |
| History | |
| Established | June 12, 1978 |
| Disbanded | June 5, 1984 |
| Preceded by | Batasang Bayan |
| Succeeded by | Regular Batasang Pambansa |
| Leadership | |
Prime Minister/MP, Region IV-A | |
Deputy Prime Minister/Majority Floor Leader | |
Speaker of the Batasan | |
Speaker Pro-Tempore | |
Minority Floor Leader | |
| Seats | 208 members; elected |
| Elections | |
| Multi-member | |
Last election | April 7, 1978 (regional) April 27, 1978 (sectoral) |
| Meeting place | |
| Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City | |
The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Assembly) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978, to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a semi-presidential form of government.
Sessions[edit]
- First Regular Session: June 12, 1978 – June 6, 1979
- Second Regular Session: July 23, 1979 – June 11, 1980
- Third Regular Session: July 28, 1980 – April 28, 1981
- Fourth Regular Session: July 27, 1981 – June 1, 1982
- Fifth Regular Session: July 26, 1982 – April 14, 1983
- Sixth Regular Session: July 25, 1983 – June 5, 1984
Leadership[edit]
- President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
- Prime Minister:
- Ferdinand Marcos (KBL), until June 30, 1981
- Cesar Virata (KBL), from July 28, 1981
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Cesar Virata (KBL), until July 28, 1981
- Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL), from July 28, 1981
- Speaker: Querube Makalintal (Region IV, KBL)
- Speaker pro tempore: Datu Blah Sinsuat (Region XII, KBL)
- Majority leader: Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL)
- Minority leader: Hilario Davide Jr. (Region VII, Pusyon Bisaya)
Legislation[edit]
The Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.
Major legislation[edit]
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 1 — General Appropriations Act of 1978
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 2 — Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 31 and the Consolidation of Taxes of Hotels, Motels and Other Establishments
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 3 — National Internal Revenue Code Amendment
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 6 — Reduction of the Penalty for Illegal Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt Weapons
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 — Definition and Implementation of the metric system and instituted the Modern Philippine Standard Time
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 — The Anti-Bouncing Check Law
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 42 — Amending the PCSO Charter
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 54 — Setting the date of January 30, 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 61 — General Banking Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 62 — Savings and Loan Association Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 63 — Private Development Banks Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 64 — Amending the DBP Charter
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 65 — Amending the Rural Banks Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 66 — Amending the Investment House Law
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 67 — Amending the Central Bank Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 — The Corporation Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 70 — Amending the Labor Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 71 — Amending the Revised Penal Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 — National Census Act of 1980
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 73 — Energy Conservation Act of 1980
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 74 — Amending the Land Transportation and Traffic Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 76 — Amending the Probation Law of 1976
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 — Creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 122 — Setting the date of April 7, 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 — Barangay Election Act of 1982
Members[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on January 17, 1979.
- ^ Died on May 23, 1983.
- ^ Died on November 30, 1983.
- ^ Died on May 18, 1982.
- ^ Died on August 16, 1980.
- ^ Died on July 28, 1982.
- ^ Resigned on September 16, 1983.
- ^ UNIDO from 1980.
- ^ Died on July 30, 1983.
- ^ Died on February 12, 1984.
- ^ Died on March 30, 1984.
- ^ Died on June 8, 1984.
- ^ Died on August 24, 1978.
References[edit]
- ^ Supreme Court of the Philippines (February 8, 1979). "G.R. No. L-49705-09". The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Olivia C. Caoili (2006). "The Philippine Legislature: The Martial Law Period" (PDF). UP sa Halalan. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Philippine Commission on Elections
- Philippine House of Representatives
- Philippine Senate
- The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance databank
Further reading[edit]
- Philippine Commission on Elections — Records and Statistics Division
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Pobre, Cesar P.; Philippine Historical Association; New Day Publishers (June 26, 2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 978-971-92245-0-1.
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