Philippine Congress
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| Eighth Philippine Congress | |||||
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| Speaker Pro-Tempore | vacant | ||||
| Majority Floor Leader | vacant | ||||
| Minority Floor Leader | vacant | ||||
| Head of the Education Committee | vacant | ||||
The Philippine Congress is the legislative body of the Philippines. It is composed of 40 Congressmen. Out of the 40 members of Congress, 36 are representatives of the 4 regions of the Philippines, and the remaining 4 are wild card winners.
The members of the Philippine Congress are elected by the people of the Philippines every 25th day of the month. Each member elected will receive an amount of 5 Gold and 20 Experience Points.
The Philippine Congress is headed by the Speaker elected by the its members. The Congress members under the current Party Administration will be under the Majority Wing of the Congress while Congress members who are not under the current Party Administration falls under the Minority Wing even if they constitute the large membership percentage of the Congress.
Congress Speakership
The Speaker of the House will be responsible for:
- Setting the agenda of the Philippine Congress.
- Moderating Congress debates and discussions (telling people to shut up when they get too noisy or irrelevant)
- Next month, the Speaker will be the one to create this nomination thread, the Congress sign-in thread, as well as the article instructing newly elected congressmen what to do.
- Telling when Congress can make 'lulz' proposals and when they can't, and what kind.
- Make rules and guidelines for making proposals and how to vote on them.
- Maintain a voting record.
- Update the public on Congress activities through articles.
- Keep congressmen happy.
The Speaker after the expiration of his/her term shall continue to serve in a hold-over capacity until a new Speaker shall have been elected. The extension shall not however exceed 5 days.
Congress Deputy Speakership
The Deputy Speaker of the House will be responsible for assisting the Speaker on all the task stated above, and other duties and functions as maybe determine.
In exchange for the dutiful dispensation of these responsibilities, the Speaker will be addressed directly as "Mr. Speaker, Your Honor", and otherwise will be addressed in the third person. He will also be loved and adored by the Filipino people.
Legal Rubbish
- The term of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month.
- Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President.
The Philippine Congresses
- February 26, 2009 - March 25, 2009: First Philippine Congress
- March 26, 2009 - April 25, 2009: Second Philippine Congress
- April 26, 2009 - May 25, 2009: Third Philippine Congress
- May 26, 2009 - June 25, 2009: Fourth Philippine Congress
- June 26, 2009 - July 25, 2009: Fifth Philippine Congress
- July 26, 2009 - August 25, 2009: Sixth Philippine Congress
- August 26, 2009 - September 25, 2009: Seventh Philippine Congress
- September 26, 2009 - October 25, 2009: Eighth Philippine Congress
- October 26, 2009 - November 25, 2009: Ninth Philippine Congress
- November 26, 2009 - December 25, 2009: Tenth Philippine Congress
