What is legislative department?

The legislative department is the part of the Philippines government that creates laws. Whenever you
read about congress people in the Senate or House debating a law, you're reading about the legislative
branch: the branch of the government that writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called
legislating.

The Legislative Branch enacts legislation, confirms or rejects Presidential appointments, and has the
authority to declare war. This branch includes Congress (the Senate and House of Representatives) and
several agencies that provide support services to Congress.

 Senate – The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large
by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law.
 House of Representatives – The House of Representatives 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.

The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per cent of the total number of representatives
including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this
Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by
law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities,
women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.

Legislative power

The power of congress to make laws. Additionally, as an incident to that power, congress can conduct
hearings and investigations, consider those matters that form the basis on which Congress may enact
legislation, and perform other duties that are "necessary and proper" to the enacting legislation
pursuant to Article I, Section I.

INITIATIVE

(a) "Initiative" is the power of the people to propose amendments to the Constitution or to propose and
enact legislations through an election called for the purpose.

There are three (3) systems of initiative, namely:

1. Initiative on the Constitution which refers to a petition proposing amendments to the

Constitution;

2. Initiative on statutes which refers to a petition proposing to enact a national legislation; and

3. Initiative on local legislation which refers to a petition proposing to enact a regional,

provincial, city, municipal, or barangay law, resolution or ordinance.

(b) "Indirect initiative" is exercise of initiative by the people through a proposition sent to Congress or
the local legislative body for action.
legislative referendum

A type of local, regional or national referendum empowered to the eligible electorate in a country,
authority or state on a specific date that provides a timetable for the creation of a referendum
campaign, referendum campaign evidence, referendum educational program, referendum rules,
referendum legislation, a government referendum plan, a referendum contingency plan to inform and
empower the eligible electorate and members of the public to make an informed choice and where the
electorate are informed and know that the result of the electoral vote is legal and binding for either
choice in this type of referendum.

Mandatory or obligatory referendum

A mandatory or obligatory referendum is a vote of the electorate which is called automatically under
circumstances defined in the constitution or in the legislation. The consequences of the vote are usually
binding. Therefore, if a proposal passes, the government or appropriate authority is compelled to
implement it. Mandatory referendums may be required in relation to pre-determined issues. Typically,
these are issues of major national significance, for example, adoption of international treaties, transfer
of authority to international bodies, and taxes and public expenditure commitments. In addition, in
many countries, proposed amendments to the constitution must be affirmed by a referendum.

Alternatively, mandatory referendums may be required in pre-determined situations. One example is in

Presidential systems, where in the case of disagreement between the President and the Legislature, a
referendum may be required to resolve the dispute.

Optional or facultative referendum

The second category of referendum is the optional or facultative referendum. These are votes of the
electorate which are called by a formal demand, which may emanate from the executive, from a
number of members of the legislature, from a number of citizens or from some other defined agent. The
consequences of the vote may or may not be binding. A government can decide to initiate a referendum
on a major political issue. It might do so because public pressure for a referendum forces it to hold one,
or it might choose to hold a referendum because it is divided on the issue at hand. Optional
referendums initiated by the government have been held frequently in Europe on the issue of European
Union integration (although in some cases, such referendums have been mandatory because they
involve an amendment to a country's constitution). Although these referendums may not be legally
binding, it may be politically difficult for a government to ignore the outcome.

A further type of optional referendum is the abrogative referendum. An abrogative referendum is a vote
of the electorate which may decide to either retain or repeal a law or decree that has been agreed and
promulgated by the legislature and already implemented. Usually, citizens force a vote by collecting a
certain number of signatures in support of a vote .

COMPOSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified
voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law.

It is worthy to note that the composition of the Senate is smaller in number as compared to the House
of Representatives. The members of this chamber are elected at large by the entire electorate. The
rationale for this rule intends to make the Senate a training ground for national leaders and possibly a
springboard for the presidency. It follows also that the Senator, having a national rather than only a
district constituency, will have a broader outlook of the problems of the country, instead of being
restricted by narrow viewpoints and interests. With such perspective, the Senate is likely to be more
circumspect, or at least less impulsive, than the House of Representatives.

The qualifications for membership in the Senate are expressly stated in Section 3, Art. VI of the
Constitution as follows:

 No person shall be a Senator 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.
 It is worthy to note that the age is fixed at 35 and must be possessed on the day of the elections,
that is, when the polls are opened and the votes cast, and not on the day of the proclamation of
the winners by the board of canvassers.
 With regard to the residence requirement, it was ruled in the case of Lim v. Pelaez that it must
be the place where one habitually resides and to which he, after absence, has the intention of
returning.
 The enumeration laid down by the Constitution is exclusive under the Latin principle of
expressio unius est exclusio alterius. This means that Congress cannot anymore add additional
qualifications other than those provided by the Constitution.

APPORTIONMENT OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS

Representation to the legislature traces its origin to the Spanish era, when the Philippines was granted
very limited representation to the Spanish Cortes. During the American period, when the Philippine Bill
of 1902 was enacted, the first Philippine Assembly was established as the lower house and the then-
existing Philippine Commission as the upper house. Representation in the assembly was apportioned
among the provinces with respect to their population, provided that no province shall have less than
one member.

In 1916, the Philippine Legislature was reconstituted with a Senate as the upper house and the Assembly
retained as the lower house. The Senate elected members through Senatorial Districts, a grouping of
provinces and areas of the country, while the Assembly retained its way of representation. During the
Commonwealth period, the Philippine Legislature was abolished, and a unicameral National Assembly
was established, with representation being like that of the Philippine Assembly, each province having at
least one member depending on its population.

With the passage of the 1940 Amendments to the 1935 Constitution, a bicameral Congress was
established with a House of Representatives and a Senate. The House of Representatives way of
representation was like that of the Philippine Assembly, while the Senate's members were elected at
large.

With the coming of the Interim Batasang Pambansa and the regular Batasan during the Marcos regime,
representation was done in many ways: most members were elected by regions, some by appointment
from the different sectors of the society such as youth and labor, and some were members of the
Cabinet appointed by the President. However, with the advent of the 1987 Constitution, the Batasan
was scrapped and the Congress was restored. The present way of electing delegates to the House of
Representatives is through legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities and the
Metropolitan Manila Area and through a party-list system of registered national, regional and sectoral
parties or organizations.

ELECTION / DISQUALIFICATION

The Commission on Elections by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus
Election Code and other election laws, resolved to promulgate as it hereby promulgates the following
rules:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

Section 1. Delegation of reception of evidence. - The Commission hereby designates its field officials
who are members of the Philippine Bar to hear and receive evidence in the following
petitions:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

(a) Petition to deny due course or to cancel Certificate of Candidacy;

(b) Petition to declare a nuisance candidate;

(c) Petition to disqualify a candidate pursuant to Sec. 68 of the Omnibus Election Code and disqualify a
candidate for lack of qualifications on possessing same grounds for disqualification; and

(d) Petition to disqualify a candidate engaged in gunrunning, using and transporting of firearms or in
organizing special strike forces.

Petitions involving Senators and Party-List Organizations shall be heard by the Commission en banc.

Sec. 2. Suspension of the Comelec rules of procedure. - In the interest of justice and in order to attain
speedy disposition of cases, the Comelec Rules of Procedure or any portion thereof inconsistent
herewith is hereby suspended.

Sec. 3. Where to file petitions. - The petitions shall be filed with the following offices of the
Commission:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

(a) For Senator and Party-List Organizations, with the Clerk of the Commission, Commission on Elections
in Manila;.

(b) For Member of the House of Representatives and local positions in the National Capital Region, with
the Regional Election Director of said region;

(c) For ARMM Governor and Vice-Governor, with the Regional Election Director of the region where the
certificate of candidacy was filed; and

(d) For all other positions, with the Provincial Election Supervisor concerned.

Sec. 4. Procedure in filing petitions. - For purposes of the preceding section, the following procedure
shall be observed:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

A. PETITION TO DENY DUE COURSE OR TO CANCEL CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY

(1) A verified petition to deny due course or to cancel certificate of candidacy may be filed at any time
not later than twenty-five (25) days from time of the filing of the certificate of candidacy but within five
(5) days from the last day of filing certificates of candidacy;

(2) The petition shall be filed in ten (10) legible copies with the offices mentioned In Sec. 3 by any citizen
of voting age or a duly registered political party, organization, or coalition of political parties on the
exclusive ground that any material representation contained therein as required by law is false;

(3) Upon payment of the filing fee of P1,000.00 and legal research fee of P20.00, the offices concerned
shall docket the petition and assign to it a docket number, which must be consecutive according to the
order of receipt and must bear the year and prefixed as SPA with the corresponding initial of the name
of the office, i.e. SPA (RED) No. A01-001; SPA (PES) No. A01-001;

(4) Within three (3) days from filing of the petition, the offices concerned shall issue summons to the
respondent candidate together with a copy of the petition and its enclosures, if any;

(5) The respondent shall be given three (3) days from receipt of summons within which to file his
verified answer (not a motion to dismiss) to the petition in ten (10) legible copies serving a copy thereof
upon the petitioner. Grounds for Motion to Dismiss may be raised as an affirmative defense;

(6) The proceeding shall be summary in nature. In lieu of the testimonies, the parties shall submit their
affidavits or counter-affidavits and other documentary evidence including their position paper;

(7) The hearing must be completed within ten (10) days from the date of the filing of the answer. The
hearing officer concerned shall submit to the Clerk of the Commission through the fastest means of
communication, his findings, reports and recommendations within five (5) days from the completion of
the hearing and reception of evidence together with the complete records of the case;

(8) Upon receipt of the records of the case and the findings, reports and recommendations of the
hearing officer concerned, the Clerk of the Commission shall immediately docket the case consecutively
and calendar the same for raffle to a division;

(9) The division to whom the case is raffled shall, after consultation, assign the same to a member who
shall pen the decision within five (5) days from date of consultation.

B. PETITION TO DECLARE A NUISANCE CANDIDATE

(1) The verified petition to declare a nuisance candidate must be filed within five (5) days following the
last day for the filing of certificates of candidacy.

(2) The petition shall be filed in ten (10) legible copies personally or through a duly authorized
representative with the offices mentioned in Sec. 3 by any candidate for the same office on the
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2.a The certificate of candidacy was filed to put the election process in mockery or disrepute;

2.b The certificate of candidacy causes confusion among the voters by similarity of names of the
registered candidates;

2.c By other acts or circumstances clearly demonstrating that the candidate has no bona fide intention
to run for the office for which the certificate of candidacy has been filed.
(3) Upon payment of the filing fee of P1,000.00 and legal research fee of P20.00, the offices concerned
shall docket the petition and assign to it a docket number which must be consecutive according to the
order of receipt, and must bear the year and prefixed as SPA the corresponding initial of the name of the
office, i.e. SPA (RED) No. 801-001; SPA (PES) No. B01-001

(4) Within three (3) days from filing of the petition, the offices concerned shall issue summons to the
respondent candidate together with a copy of the petition and its enclosures, if any;

(5) The respondent shall be given three (3) days from receipt of summons within which to file his
verified answer (not a motion to dismiss) to the petition in ten (10) legible copies, serving a copy thereof
upon the petitioner. Grounds of Motion to dismiss may be raised as affirmative defense;

(6) The proceeding shall be summary in nature. In lieu of the testimonies, the parties shall submit their
affidavits or counter-affidavits and other documentary evidence including their position paper;

(7) The hearing must be completed within ten (10) days from the date of the filing of the answer. The
hearing officer concerned shall submit to the Clerk of the Commission through the fastest means of
communication, his findings, reports and recommendations within five (5) days from the completion of
the hearing and reception of evidence together with the records of the case;

(8) Upon receipt of the records of the case and the findings, reports and recommendations of the
hearing officer concerned, the Clerk of the Commission shall immediately docket the case consecutively
and calendar the same for raffle to a division;

(9) The division to whom the case is raffled shall, after consultation assign the same to a member who
shall pen the decision within five (5) days from date of consultation.

C. PETITION TO DISQUALIFY A CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO SEC. 68 OF THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE

AND PETITION TO DISQUALIFY FOR LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS OR POSSESSING SAME GROUNDS FOR
DISQUALIFICATION.

(1) The verified petition to disqualify a candidate pursuant to Sec. 68 of the Omnibus Election Code and
the verified petition to disqualify a candidate for lack of qualifications or possessing same grounds for
disqualification, may be filed any day after the last day for filing of certificates of candidacy but not later
than the date of proclamation;

(2) The petition to disqualify a candidate pursuant to Sec. 68 of the Omnibus Election Code shall be filed
in ten (10) legible copies by any citizen of voting age, or duly registered political party, organization or
coalition of political parties against any candidate who in an action or protest in which he is a party is
declared by final decision of a competent court guilty of, or found by the Commission
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2.a having given money or other material consideration to influence, induce or corrupt the voters or
public officials performing electoral functions;

2.b having committed acts of terrorism to enhance his candidacy;

2.c having spent in his election campaign an amount in excess of that allowed by the Omnibus Election
Code;
2.d having solicited, received or made any contribution prohibited under Sections 89, 95, 96, 97 and 104
of the Omnibus Election Code;

2.e having violated any of Sections 80, 83, 85, 86 and 261, paragraphs d, e, k, v, and cc, sub-paragraph 6
of the Omnibus Election Code, shall be disqualified from continuing as a candidate, or if he has been
elected, from holding the office.

(3) The petition to disqualify a candidate (or lack of qualification or possessing same grounds for
disqualification, shall be filed in ten (10) legible copies with the concerned office mentioned in Sec. 3 by
any citizen of voting age, or duly registered political party, organization or coalition of political parties on
the grounds that any candidate does not possess all the qualifications of a candidate as provided for by
the constitution or by existing law or who possesses some grounds for disqualification as
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3.a for not being a citizen of the Philippines;

3.b for being a permanent resident of or an immigrant of a foreign country;

3.c for lack of age;

3.d for lack of residence;

3.e for not being a registered voter;

3.f for not being able to read and write;

3.g for not being a bona fide member of the party or organization which a nominee seeks to represent
for at least ninety (90) days preceding the day of the election. (for party-list nominee).

(4) Upon payment of the filing fee of P1,000.00 and legal research fee of P20.00, the offices concerned
shall docket the petition and assign to it a docket number which must be consecutive, according to the
order of receipt and must bear the year and prefixed as SPA with the corresponding initial of the name
of the office, i.e. SPA (RED) No. C01-001; SPA (PES) No. C01-0O1;

(5) Within three (3) days from filing of the petitions, the offices concerned shall issue summons to the
respondent candidate together with a copy of the petition and its enclosures, If any;

(6) The respondent shall be given three (3) days from receipt of summons within which to file his
verified answer (not a motion to dismiss) to the petition in ten (10) legible copies, serving a copy thereof
upon the petitioner. Grounds for Motion to dismiss may be raised as an affirmative defense;

(7) The proceeding shall be summary in nature. In lieu of the testimonies, the parties shall submit their
affidavits or counter-affidavits and other documentary evidences including their position paper;

(8) The hearing must be completed within ten (10) days from the date of the filing of the answer. The
hearing officer concerned shall submit to the Clerk of the Commission through the fastest means of
communication, his findings, reports and recommendations within five (5) days from the completion of
the hearing and reception of evidence together with the complete records of the case;
(9) Upon receipt of the records of the case of the findings, reports and recommendation of the hearing
officer concerned, the Clerk of the Commission shall immediately docket the case consecutively and
calendar the same for raffle to a division;

(10) The division to whom the case is raffled, shall after consultation, assign the same to a member who
shall pen the decision, within five (5) days from the date of consultation.

D. PETITION TO DISQUALIFY A CANDIDATE ENGAGED IN GUN RUNNING, USING AND TRANSPORTING OF

FIREARMS OR IN ORGANIZING SPECIAL STRIKE FORCES

(1) The verified petition to disqualify a candidate engaged in gun running, using and transporting of
firearms or in organizing special strike forces may be filed at any day after the filing of the certificate of
candidacy but not later than the date of proclamation;

(2) The petition shall be filed in ten (10) legible copies with the officer mentioned in Sec. 3 against any
candidate by any citizen of voting age on the following grounds:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

2.a By engaging directly or indirectly in gun running, using or transporting of firearms including "paltik"
or homemade guns;

2.b By organizing or using private armies or special strike forces at any time during the election period.

(3) Upon payment of the filing fee of P1,000.00 and legal research fee of P20.00, the offices concerned
shall docket the petition and assign to it a docket number which must be consecutive, according to the
date of receipt and must bear the year and prefixed as SPA with the corresponding initial of the name of
the office, i.e. SPA (RED) No. D01-001; SPA (PES) No. D01—001;

(4) Within three (3) days from filing of the petition, the offices concerned shall issue summons to the
respondent candidate together with a copy of the petition and its enclosures, if any;

(5) The respondent shall be given three (3) days from receipt of summons within which to file his
verified answer (not a motion to dismiss) to the petition in ten (10) legible copies, serving a copy thereof
upon the petitioner. Grounds of Motion to dismiss may be raised as affirmative defense;

(6) The proceeding shall be summary in nature. In lieu of the testimonies, the parties shall submit their
affidavits or counter-affidavits and other documentary evidence including their position paper;

(7) The hearing must be completed within ten (10) days from the date of the filing of the answer. The
hearing officer concerned shall immediately submit to the Clerk of the Commission through the fastest
means of communication, his findings, reports and recommendations within five (5) days from the
completion of the hearing and reception of evidence together with the records of the case;

(8) Upon receipt of the records of the case and the findings, reports and recommendations of the
hearing officer concerned, the Clerk of the Commission shall immediately docket the case consecutively
and calendar the same for raffle to a division;

(9) The division to whom the case is raffled shall, after consultation assign the same to a member who
shall pen the decision within five (5) days from the date of consultation.

Sec. 5. Effectivity. - This resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7th) day after its publication in two
(2) newspapers of general circulation.
Sec. 6. The Education and Information Department, this Commission, shall cause the publication of this
resolution in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Sec. 7. Dissemination. - The Deputy Executive Director for Operations shall furnish copies of this
resolution to the Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, Election Officers of this
Commission and give it the widest dissemination possible.

Incompatible office - This includes any kind of office of instrumentality thereof, including government-
owned or controlled corporations of their subsidiarios during his terms. The phrase “any other office
and employment” includes any officio membership of any non-congressional body committes or
commission in any guise whatsoever. The prohibition finds its rationale in the need for members of
congress to devote their time and attention to the discharge of their legislative responsibilities.

A senator representative who accepts any other office or employment in the government during
his terms forfeits his seat. It is violative of the very essence of democracy and politically immoral for a
member of congress to turn his back on his bounded duty to serve the people who elected him to be
their representative in congress and expected him to serve as such for the full term. His occupying
another position deprives his constituency of its representation in congress.

Forbidden office – This refers to any office created or the emoluments of which have been
increased during the term for which he was elected (SEC. 13.), not merely during his tenure of period of
actual incumbency. The period of ineligibility with respect to these two classes of office those not come
to an end until after the member shall have left his office by the termination of his term, not tenure.
(see Art, VII, Sec. 4.) Hence, a member of congress shall not be eligible for appointment to such office
even if he resigns of loses his seat.

Without the prohibition, members of congress might be tempted to create offices or increase
their emoluments for personal gain.

SEC. 14. No Senator or member of the house or representative may personally appear as
counsel before any court of justice or before the electoral tribunals, or quasi-judicial and other
administrative bodies. Neither shall he, directly or indirectly, be interested financially in any contract
with, or any franchise or special privilege granted by the government, or any subdivision, agency, or
instrumentality thereof including any government-owned or controlled corporation, or its subsidiary,
during his term of office. He shall not intervene in any matter before any office of the government for
his pecuniary benefit or where he may be called upon to act on account of his office.

APPROPRIATIONS LAW and GENERAL and SPECIAL APPROPRIATION LAW

An appropriation is a legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public

funds for a specific purpose. It may also be used synonymously with annexation to refer to the
unification or merging by incorporation of something, such as land. The federal Government
Accountability Office (GAO) publishes the Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, which includes a
discussion of the statutes and regulations governing appropriations matters as well as references to
significant issues rendered by the Comptroller General and the courts.
 Some states, in an attempt to assure adequate funding, require that no general appropriation law
or other law appropriating money for any state purpose shall be enacted if the appropriation contained
therein, together with all prior appropriations made for the same fiscal period, exceeds the total amount
of revenue on hand and anticipated which will be available to meet such appropriations during such
fiscal period.

In law and government, appropriation is the act of setting apart something for its application to a
particular usage, to the exclusion of all other uses. It typically refers to the legislative designation of
money for particular uses, in the context of a budget or spending bill

Content of the General Appropriations Act. — The General Appropriations Act shall be presented in
the form of budgetary programs and projects for each agency of the government, with the
corresponding appropriations for each program and project, including statutory provisions of specific
agency or general applicability.

HOW A BILL BECOME A LAW

1. PREPARATION OF THE BILL

The Member or the Bill Drafting Division of the Reference and Research Bureau prepares and drafts the
bill upon the Member's request.

2. FIRST READING

 The bill is filed with the Bills and Index Service and the same is numbered and reproduced.
 Three days after its filing, the same is included in the Order of Business for First Reading.
 On First Reading, the Secretary General reads the title and number of the bill. The Speaker
refers the bill to the appropriate Committee/s.

3. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION/ACTION

 The Committee where the bill was referred to evaluates it to determine the necessity of
conducting public hearings.
o If the Committee finds it necessary to conduct public hearings, it schedules the time
thereof, issues public notics and invites resource persons from the public and private
sectors, the academe and experts on the proposed legislation.
o If the Committee finds that no public hearing is not needed, it schedules the bill for
Committee discussion/s.
 Based on the result of the public hearings or Committee discussions, the Committee may
introduce amendments, consolidate bills on the same subject matter, or propose a subsitute bill.
It then prepares the corresponding committee report.
 The Committee approves the Committee Report and formally transmits the same to the Plenary
Affairs Bureau.

4. SECOND READING
  The Committee Report is registered and numbered by the Bills and Index Service. It is included
in the Order of Business and referred to the Committee on Rules.
 The Committee on Rules schedules the bill for consideration on Second Reading.
 On Second Reading, the Secretary General reads the number, title and text of the bill and the
following takes place:
1. Period of Sponsorship and Debate
2. Period of Amendments
3. Voting which may be by:
 viva voce
 count by tellers
 division of the House; or
 nominal voting

5. THIRD READING

 The amendments, if any, are engrossed and printed copies of the bill are reproduced for Third
Reading.
 The engrossed bill is included in the Calendar of Bills for Third Reading and copies of the same
are distributed to all the Members three days before its Third Reading.
 On Third Reading, the Secretary General reads only the number and title of the bill.
 A roll call or nominal voting is called and a Member, if he desires, is given three minutes to
explain his vote. No amendment on the bill is allowed at this stage.
o The bill is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members present.
o If the bill is disapproved, the same is transmitted to the Archives.

6. TRANSMITTAL OF THE APPROVED BILL TO THE SENATE

The approved bill is transmitted to the Senate for its concurrence.

7. SENATE ACTION ON APPROVED BILL OF THE HOUSE

The bill undergoes the same legislative process in the Senate.

8. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 A Conference Committee is constituted and is composed of Members from each House of

Congress to settle, reconcile or thresh out differences or disagreements on any provision of the
bill.
 The conferees are not limited to reconciling the differences in the bill but may introduce new
provisions germane to the subject matter or may report out an entirely new bill on the subject.
 The Conference Committee prepares a report to be signed by all the conferees and the
Chairman.
 The Conference Committee Report is submitted for consideration/approval of both Houses. No
amendment is allowed.
9. TRANSMITTAL OF THE BILL TO THE PRESIDENT

Copies of the bill, signed by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
certified by both the Secretary of the Senate and the Secretary General of the House, are transmitted to
the President.

10. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION ON THE BILL

 If the bill is approved the President, the same is assigned an RA number and transmitted to the
House where it originated.
 If the bill is vetoed, the same, together with a message citing the reason for the veto, is
transmitted to the House where the bill originated.

11. ACTION ON APPROVED BIL

The bill is reproduced and copies are sent to the Official Gasette Office for publication and distribution
to the implementing agencies. It is then included in the annual compilation of Acts and Resolutions.

12. ACTION ON VETOED BILL

The message is included in the Order of Business. If the Congress decides to override the veto, the
House and the Senate shall proceed separately to reconsider the bill or the vetoed items of the bill. If
the bill or its vetoed items is passed by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House, such bill or
items shall become a law.