Unit 2: The Structure of the Philippine Government

The legislative department is that branch of government tasked with the duty and
power to make and formulate laws. That is why, the legislature is considered as the
lawmaking body of the state. This is the body where laws originate, without which, the
executive and judicial departments shall be paralyzed. If there is no law from the
legislature, the executive department has nothing to implement and the judiciary has
nothing to interpret.
THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Under the provisions of Article VI of the 1987 Constitution, the legislative power is
vested in the Congress of the Philippines. The wisdom behind the bicameral structure of
the Philippine legislature is that the Senate whose numbers are