POLITICAL LAW
Statutes involving emergency measures
 Enactment is specifically vested in
Congress by the Constitution.
 Cannot be subject to referendum until
90 days after effectivity
Term of Office of a Senator
 6 years
 Commencing at noon on the 30th day of
June next following their election
 Cannot serve for more than 2
consecutive terms
o Voluntary interruption of office
for any length of time shall not
be considered as an
interruption in the continuity of
his service for the full term for
which elected.
Congress to make reapportionment of
legislative district within 3 years following the
return of every census
Registration/Manifestation to Participate in
the Party-List System
 Filing with the COMELEC not later than
90 days before the election
o Petition verified by its president
or secretary stating its desire to
participate
 Any party already registered with the
COMELEC need not register anew
o Only file manifestation to
participate with the COMELEC
not later than 90 days before
the election
Nomination of Party-List Representatives
 Shall submit to COMELEC not later than
45 days before the election the list of
DAYS
names not less than 5 from which party-
list representative shall be chosen in
case it obtains the required number of
votes.
Qualifications of Party-List Nominees
1. Natural-born citizen
2. Registered voter
3. Resident of the Philippines for at least 1
year immediately preceding the day of
the election
4. Able to read and write
5. Bona fide member of the party or
organization which he seeks to
represent for at least 90 days preceding
the day of the election
6. At least 25 years of age on the day of
the election
7. For the youth sector
a. At least 25 years of age but not
more than 30 years of age on
the day of the election
b. Any youth representative who
attains the age of 30 during his
term shall be allowed to
continue in office until the
expiration of his term
REGULAR SESSION
 Congress shall convene once every year
on the 4th Monday of July, unless a
different date is fixed by law, and
 shall continue for such number of days
as it may determine until 30 days
before the opening of its next regular
session
 exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays
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Discipline of Members in Congress

 Concurrence of 2/3 of all its members

 Suspend for not more than 60 days
 Expel a member

Commission on Appointments

 shall act on all appointments submitted

to it within 30 session days of Congress
from their submission
 shall rule by a majority vote of its
members
 shall meet only while Congress is in
session
 at the call of its Chairman
 or a majority of all its
members

Constitutional Duty of Congress in case of

vacancy in the Offices of the President and Vice
President

 Without need of call

 10 o’clock in the morning of the 3rd day
after the vacancy occurs
 Enact a law calling for a special election
 Not earlier than 45 days
 Not later than 60 days from the time of
such call
 Bill shall be deemed certified and shall
become a law upon its approval on 3rd
reading by Congress.
 Convening of Congress cannot be
suspended.
 Special election cannot be postponed.
 No special election shall be called if the
vacancy occurs within 18 months before
the date of the next presidential
election.