Batasang Pambansa (legislature)

Philippine legislature

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Batasang Pambansa

Philippines

The seal of the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986, during which the Philippines had a unicameral legislature.

Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Established| October 16–17, 1976
Disbanded| February 2, 1987
Leadership

Speaker of the Batasan

Querube Makalintal (Assemblyman, Region IV) KBL (1978–1984)
Nicanor Yñiguez (Assemblyman, Southern Leyte) KBL (1984–1986)

Speaker Pro-Tempore

*     * Datu Blah Sinsuat (Assemblyman, Region XII) KBL (1978–1984)
* Salipada Pendatun (Assemblyman, Maguindanao) KBL (1984–January 27, 1985)
* Macacuna Dimaporo (Assemblyman, Lanao del Sur) KBL (from March 13, 1985–1986)

Majority Floor Leader

Jose Roño (Assemblyman, Region VIII; Samar) KBL (1978–1986)

Minority Floor Leader

Hilario Davide Jr. (Assemblyman, Region VII) Pusyon Bisaya (1978–1984)
Jose Laurel Jr. (Assemblyman, Batangas) UNIDO (1984–1986)

Structure
Seats| 179 members (1978); elected
200 members (1984); elected

Length of term

| 6 years
Authority| Article III, 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
Elections

Voting system

| First-past-the-post voting
Meeting place
Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City

The Batasang Pambansa ('National Assembly', lit. 'National Legislature'), often referred to simply as the Batasan,[1] was the legislature of the Philippines, established as an interim assembly in 1978 and later as an official body in 1984. It was the fourth unicameral legislature in Philippine history. Members of the Batasang Pambansa were referred to as Mambabatas Pambansa ('Member of Parliament', lit. 'National Lawmaker'), shortened to MP.[2]

The Batasan was instituted under the 1973 Constitution promulgated by then-President Ferdinand Marcos, replacing the earlier Congress of the Philippines established by the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution. It was abolished immediately after the People Power Revolution in 1986, and Congress was restored with the passage of the 1987 Constitution.

## History

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The original provisions of the 1973 Constitution, which was ratified on January 17, 1973, provided for the establishment of a unicameral National Assembly. Upon its ratification, an interim National Assembly composed of the president and the vice president, those who served as president of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention, was established and functioned as the legislature. Before the Regular Batasang Pambansa convened, a 120-member interim body served as the national legislature. The body was composed of the incumbent president, representatives elected from different regions and from different sectors, and select Cabinet officials appointed by the president. In 1981, the semi-parliamentary legislature was formally convened as the Batasang Pambansa, and in 1985, some dissident members unsuccessfully tried to impeach President Marcos.

On March 25, 1986, Proclamation No. 3, commonly known as the 1986 Freedom Constitution, was promulgated, effectively abolishing the Batasang Pambansa.[3]

## See also

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* Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978-1984)
* Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986)

## References

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1. ^ Journal Service (1983–1984). Record of the Batasan. Vol. II. Quezon City, Philippines: Batasang Pambansa. Retrieved March 21, 2022 - via Google Books.
2. ^ Supreme Court Reports, Annotated, Volume 140, Central Book Supply, Incorporated, 1986, page 140
3. ^ "Proclamation No. 3 – Declaring a National Policy to Implement Reforms Mandated by the People Protecting Their Basic Rights, Adopting a Provisional Constitution, and Providing for an Orderly Transition to a Government Under a New Constitution". Official Gazette. President of the Philippines. March 25, 1986. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

## External links

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* Website of the Philippine House of Representatives: Brief History of the Philippine Congress

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Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos

10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines

Family|

* Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents)
* Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children)
* Pacifico Marcos, Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)

Education|

* University of the Philippines and U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand)
St. Paul's College of Tacloban and Philippine Women's University (Imelda)

Political career|

* Pi Gamma Mu
* Military career
* Nacionalista Party
* 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949–1959)
* President of the Senate of the Philippines
* Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
* Marcos propaganda

Presidency
(1965–1986)|

* Executive orders
* Vietnam War
* Moro conflict
* Sabah claim
* Operation Merdeka and Jabidah massacre
* Establishment of the MNLF
* Manili massacre
* 1976 Tripoli Agreement
* Pata Island massacre
* ASEAN Declaration
* Communist Party of the Philippines
* New People's Army
* Communist armed conflicts
* 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis
* First Quarter Storm
* 1971 constitutional convention
* Plaza Miranda bombing
* Proclamation No. 1081
* New Society
* Rolex 12
* Integrated Reorganization Plan
* 1973 constitution
* Palimbang massacre
* Green Revolution
* Thrilla in Manila
* Metro Manila
* Tictapul massacre
* Creation of the Municipality of Kalayaan
* Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa
* Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
* 1980s debt crisis
* Binondo Central Bank
* Negros famine
* Escalante massacre
* Philippine economic history during the Marcos dictatorship
* Philippine military history during the Marcos dictatorship
* NAMFREL
* People Power Revolution

Post-presidency|

* 1st district of Leyte (1995–1998)
* Operation Big Bird
* Burial
* Historical distortion
* Solid North

Kleptocracy|

* Unexplained wealth of the Marcos family
* Marcos mansions
* Marcos jewels
* Overseas landholdings of the Marcos family
* Japanese Official Development Assistance scandal
* Coco Levy Fund scam
* Golden Buddha theft
* BNPP kickbacks

Controversies|

* Human rights abuses
* Fake war claims and fake medals
* Cronies
* Edifice complex
* Cult of personality
* Death of Alfie Anido
* Affair with Dovie Beams
* Murder of Archimedes Trajano
* Manila Film Center disaster

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* 1986
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* 2010
* 2013
* 2016
* Bongbong Marcos vice presidential campaign
* 2019
* 2022
* Bongbong Marcos presidential campaign

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* Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story)
* Kumander Dante
* A Dangerous Life
* Batas Militar
* Chavit
* Here Lies Love
* The Kingmaker
* Maid in Malacañang
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