From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Batasang Bayan
Batasang Bayan
Batasang Bayan • Senate President
• Current senators
• House of Representatives
• Speaker
• Legislative districts
• Sectoral representation
The Philippine International Convention Center Executive
Type • President (list)
• Benigno Aquino III
Type Consultative • Vice President (list)
Timeline • Jejomar Binay
• Cabinet
Philippines
• Executive departments
Established September 21, 1976 Judiciary
• Supreme Court
Preceded by Congress of the Philippines
• Chief Justice
Succeeded by Interim Batasang Pambansa • Renato Corona
Disbanded October 30, 1978 • Court of Appeals
• Court of Tax Appeals
Members 128 members; appointive • Sandiganbayan
Meeting place • Ombudsman
Elections
Philippine International Convention Center
• Commission on Elections
Footnotes • Chairman: Sixto Brillantes
• Elections:
Though there were about 128 members of the Council, it is
unclear how they voted on resolutions or were given voting
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Batasang Bayan
The Batasang Bayan (English: Legislative Advisory Council) • Providing a mechanism for actually conducting a
was the consultative assembly and legislative advisory review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of
council that help formulate decrees promulgated by the the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit
Ferdinand Marcos from its inauguration on September its finding and recommendations to the President.
21, 1976 to October 30, 1978. As such powers and func-
tions shall consist of but not limited to assisting and ad-
vising the President of his lawmaking functions, provid-
Members
ing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein desig- The Batasang Bayan was composed of 128 members, all
nated representatives, to ventilate their views on nation- appointive. Representation came from the highest gov-
al issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of ad- ernment entity down to the smallest local government
ministering the affairs of the government, providing a fo- unit (barangay) and the marginalized sectors of society.
rum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification Particularly, it was composed of the following:
on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch • President of the Republic of the Philippines, the
of Government and providing a mechanism for actually members of the Cabinet, including officials with the
conducting a review of the structures, policies and effi- rank of Cabinet.
ciencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and • Provincial governors, city mayors, presidents of
submit its finding and recommendations to the President regional associations of Barangay and Kabataang
as mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines Barangay Councils.
shifted from a presidential to a parliamentary form of • Sectoral representatives of professional, capital-
government and Presidential Decree No. 995[1]. It held industrial and agricultural.
its regular and special sessions at the Philippine Interna-
tional Convention Center.
See also
• Congress of the Philippines
Sessions • Senate of the Philippines
• : September 21, 1976 – October 30, 1978 • House of Representatives of the Philippines
Leadership References
[1] Presidential Decree No. 995
President
• Ferdinand Marcos
External links
Secretary of Local Governments • "History of the Senate". Senate of the Philippines.
http://www.senate.gov.ph/about/history.asp.
• Jose A. Roño, Jr.
Retrieved 2007-04-01.
• "The LAWPHi’L Project - Philippine Laws and
Floor Leader
Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation.
http://www.lawphil.net. Retrieved 2006-09-16.
Functions
The Batasang Bayan functioned as a legislative advisory Further reading
council to the President on legislative matters. As such
• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional
powers and functions shall consist of but not limited to:
Library
• Assisting and advising the President of his
• Assembly of the Nation. Studio 5 Publishing, Inc..
lawmaking functions;
• The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the
• Providing a forum for the citizenry, through the
Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
herein designated representatives, to ventilate their
• Pobre, Cesar P.. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN
views on national issues, as well as their opinions on
971-92245-0-9.
the manner of administering the affairs of the
government;
• Providing a forum for the rationalization,
unification, and clarification on the policies and
programs of the Executive Branch of Government;
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