| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Kongreso / Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan / House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senado / Senate
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| APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
| Title |
Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Term |
- duration: 3 years (term of House)
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, removal, loss of parliamentary mandate, death, dissolution of the House
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| Appointment |
- elected by all Members of the House
- the election is held on the fourth Monday in July every 3 years
- after the swearing-in ceremony
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| Eligibility |
- any Member of the House may be a candidate |
| Voting system |
- formal public vote by roll call
- a simple majority is required
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| Procedures / results |
- the Secretary General presides over the House during the voting
- the Secretary General supervises the voting
- the Secretary General announces the results without delay
- the results may be challenged
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| STATUS |
| Status |
- ranks fourth in the hierarchy of the State
- follows the President of the Senate in the order of precedence
- represents the House with the authorities
- represents the House in international bodies
- the Presidents of the two Chambers preside over joint sittings
- in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker can assume his/her role and functions
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| Board |
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| Material facilities |
- allowance: 240,000 pesos/yr
+ expense allowance
- official car
- secretariat
- bodyguards
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| FUNCTIONS |
| Organization of parliamentary business |
- convenes sessions after consulting with the presidents of majority and minority groups
- organizes the debates and sets speaking time
- refers texts to a committee for study
- examines the admissibility of requests for setting up committees and/or committees of enquiry, proposes or decides on the setting-up of such committees
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| Chairing of public sittings |
- can open, adjourn and close sittings
- ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
- makes announcements concerning the House
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak
- calls for a vote
- checks the quorum
- authenticates the texts adopted and the records of debates
- interprets the rules or other regulations governing the life of the House, based on precedents
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates
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| Special powers |
- is responsible for establishing the budget
- recruits, assigns and promotes staff
- organizes the services of Parliament
- is responsible for relations with foreign Parliaments
- is responsible for safety, and in this capacity, can call the police in the event of disturbance in the Chamber
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| Speaking and voting rights, other functions |
- takes the floor in legislative debates as a Member of the House
- takes part in voting in case of a tie
- proposes bills or amendments
- intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure
- signs laws before transmitting them to the Head of State for promulgation
- checks the constitutionality of laws
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