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'''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.
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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''.
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The '''Congress of the Philippines''' ([[Wikipedia:Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Kongreso ng Pilipinas'') is the national legislative branch of the [[Philippines]].
  
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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.
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Each congress convenes every 27th of the month and consists of the duly elected [[Speaker]], Deputy Speaker and [[Congress member|members of Congress]].  
  
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==Congress Speakership==
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==History==
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Initially, members of Congress were divided accordingly to the 4 regions of the Philippines, with each of the regions having 9 representatives plus 4 [[wildcard]] winners. However, in September 2012, a new voting system was implemented by the eRepublik Administrators. After the implementation of a party-list proportional representation voting system in September 2012, congress is usually composed of 40 [[Congress member|Congress members]].
  
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The Speaker of the House will be responsible for:
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In the new election system, voters are required to vote for the political [[party list]], not the candidates themselves. However, the candidates are still required to submit their [[Congress candidate|candidacy]] in order to be eligible for the election. The top 5 political parties in the country are only eligible for the vote. The percentage of seats of the political parties is determined by the percentage of votes received by the political party. If ever a party has received enough percentage of votes but is lacking a sufficient number of seats due to a lack of candidates, the remaining vacant seats are disregarded. With this, the 40 seats available and up for election are not always assured to be filled after the results have been announced.  
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# Setting the agenda of the Philippine Congress.
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# Moderating Congress debates and discussions (telling people to shut up when they get too noisy or irrelevant)
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# 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.
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# Telling when Congress can make 'lulz' proposals and when they can't, and what kind.
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# Make rules and guidelines for making proposals and how to vote on them.
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# Maintain a voting record.
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# Update the public on Congress activities through articles.
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# Keep congressmen happy.
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''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.''
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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.
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==Congress Deputy Speakership==
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The Deputy Speaker , ''(Officially Pro-Tempore 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.
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==Legal Rubbish==
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Having the current election system in place, the equality of representation from the country's regions is now dissolved.
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# The term of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month.
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# Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President.
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==The Philippine Congresses==
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2009]]
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===First Congressional Year===
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2010]]
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The first Congressional Year of the Philippine Congress started in February 26, 2009 and had ended in February 25, 2010.
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2011]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2012]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2013]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2014]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2015]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2016]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2017]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2018]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2019]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2020]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2021]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2022]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2023]]
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*[[Congress of the Philippines 2024]]
  
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==List of congresses==
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===2009===
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{{main|Congress of the Philippines 2009}}
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|[[First Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[1st Congress of the Philippines|1st Congress]]'''
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|February 26, 2009 - March 25, 2009
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| 25 February 2009
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|[[Second Philippine Congress]]
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'''Government (16)'''
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|March 26, 2009 - April 25, 2009
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* 16 [[Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC]]
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'''Opposition (25)'''
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* 15 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2368|FGP]]
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* 5 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 5 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2369|PN]]
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|[[Third Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[2nd Congress of the Philippines|2nd Congress]]'''
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|April 26, 2009 - May 25, 2009
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| 25 March 2009
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| style="text-align:left" |
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'''Government (29)'''
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* 17 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 12 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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'''Opposition (10)'''
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* 6 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2369|PN]]
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* 4 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|PAP]]
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|[[Fourth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[3rd Congress of the Philippines|3rd Congress]]'''
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|May 26, 2009 - June 25, 2009
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| 25 April 2009
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'''Government (19)'''
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* 13 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 6 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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'''Opposition (22)'''
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* 18 [[Secta del Guru Varnish|SGV]]
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* 4 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|PAP]]
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|[[Fifth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[4th Congress of the Philippines|4th Congress]]'''
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|June 26, 2009 - July 25, 2009
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| 25 May 2009
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'''Government (27)'''
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* 14 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 13 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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'''Opposition (14)'''
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* 13 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 1 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|NFP]]
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|[[Sixth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[5th Congress of the Philippines|5th Congress]]'''
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|July 26, 2009 - August 25, 2009
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| 25 June 2009
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'''Government (21)'''
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* 12 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 9 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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'''Opposition (19)'''
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* 11 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 8 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|NFP]]
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|[[Seventh Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[6th Congress of the Philippines|6th Congress]]'''
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|August 26, 2009 - September 25, 2009
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| 25 July 2009
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'''Government (38)'''
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* 17 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 13 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 1 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2555|TNB]]
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'''Opposition (2)'''
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* 2 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|CPP]]
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|[[Eighth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[7th Congress of the Philippines|7th Congress]]'''
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|September 26, 2009 - October 25, 2009
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| 25 August 2009
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'''Government (30)'''
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* 16 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 14 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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'''Opposition (11)'''
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* 8 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 2 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2376|CPP]]
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* 1 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2555|TNB]]
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|[[Ninth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[8th Congress of the Philippines|8th Congress]]'''
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|October 26, 2009 - November 25, 2009
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| 25 September 2009
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'''Government (19)'''
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* 12 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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'''Opposition (22)'''
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* 15 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 4 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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* 3 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2555|WR]]
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|[[Tenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[9th Congress of the Philippines|9th Congress]]'''
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|November 26, 2009 - December 25, 2009
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| 25 October 2009
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|[[Eleventh Philippine Congress]]
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'''Government (28)'''
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|December 26, 2009 - January 25, 2010
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* 16 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 12 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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|[[Twelfth Philippine Congress]]
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|January 26, 2010 - February 25, 2010
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'''Opposition (12)'''
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* 5 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 4 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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* 3 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#2555|WR]]
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| '''[[10th Congress of the Philippines|10th Congress]]'''
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| 25 November 2009
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'''Government (28)'''
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* 18 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 10 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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'''Opposition (12)'''
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* 6 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 4 [[Philippine Health Party|PHP]]
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* 2 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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===Second Congressional Year===
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===2010===
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The second Congressional Year of the Philippine Congress started in February 26, 2010 and will end in February 25, 2011.
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{{main|Congress of the Philippines 2010}}
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! colspan="4" | 2010
 
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|[[Thirteenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[11th Congress of the Philippines|11th Congress]]'''
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|February 26, 2010 - March 25, 2010
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| 25 December 2009
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|[[Fourteenth Philippine Congress]]
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'''Government (8)'''
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|March 26, 2010 - April 25, 2010
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* 8 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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'''Opposition (33)'''
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* 11 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 10 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 9 [[Philippine Health Party|PHP]]
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* 3 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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|[[Fifteenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''12th Congress'''
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|April 26, 2010 - May 25, 2010
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| 25 January 2010
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'''Government (22)'''
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* 10 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 3 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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* 3 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 3 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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* 3 [[Philippine Health Party|PHP]]
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|[[Sixteenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''13th Congress'''
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|May 26, 2010 - June 25, 2010
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| 25 February 2010
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'''Government (9)'''
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* 9 [[Philippine Health Party|PHP]]
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'''Opposition (25)'''
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* 14 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pinoy|KMP]]
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* 5 [[Filipino Labor Party|FLP]]
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* 5 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]
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* 1 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]
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|[[Seventeenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''14th Congress'''
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|June 26, 2010 - July 25, 2010
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| 25 March 2010
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|[[Eighteenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''15th Congress'''
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|July 26, 2010 - August 25, 2010
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| 25 April 2010
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|[[Nineteenth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''16th Congress'''
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|August 26, 2010 - September 25, 2010
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| 25 May 2010
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|[[Twentieth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''[[17th Congress of the Philippines|17th Congress]]'''
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|September 26, 2010 - October 25, 2010
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| 25 June 2010
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'''Government (41)'''
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* 21 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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* 20 [[Bayanihan]]
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|[[Twenty-First Philippine Congress]]
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| '''18th Congress'''
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|October 26, 2010 - November 25, 2010
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| 25 July 2010
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'''Government (20)'''
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* 18 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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* 2 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3197|CSP]]
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'''Opposition (12)'''
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* 12 [[Bayanihan]]
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|[[Twenty-Second Philippine Congress]]
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| '''19th Congress'''
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|November 26, 2010 - December 25, 2010
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| 25 August 2010
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'''Government (16)'''
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* 16 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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'''Opposition (25)'''
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* 12 [[Bayanihan]]
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* 6 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3259|DP]]
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* 5 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3197|CSP]]
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|[[Twenty-Third Philippine Congress]]
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| '''20th Congress'''
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|December 26, 2010 - January 25, 2011
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| 25 September 2010
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'''Government (20)'''
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* 20 [[Bayanihan]]
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'''Opposition (21)'''
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* 10 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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* 8 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3197|CSP]]
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* 3 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3259|DP]]
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|[[Twenty-Fourth Philippine Congress]]
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| '''21st Congress'''
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|January 26, 2010 - February 25, 2011
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| 25 October 2010
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'''Government (9)'''
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* 9 [[Bayanihan]]
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'''Opposition (32)'''
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* 12 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3197|CSP]]
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* 11 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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* 9 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pilipino|KMP]]
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| '''[[22nd Congress of the Philippines|22nd Congress]]'''
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| 25 November 2010
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'''Government (26)'''
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* 8 [[Kilusan ng Makabayang Pilipino|KMP]]
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* 8 [[Neutral Philippines Movement|NPM]]
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* 6 [[List of political parties in the Philippines#3197|CSP]]
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* 4 [[Bayanihan]]
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'''Opposition (7)'''
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* 7 [[New Age Party|NAP]]
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==List of Congress Speakers and Deputy Speakers==
 
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This is a list of all the Philippine Congress Speakers and Deputy Speakers starting from the creation of its position.
 
  
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|'''First Philippine Congress'''
 
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|'''Second Philippine Congress'''
 
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|'''Third Philippine Congress'''
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|'''Fourth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|'''Fifth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|<small>''Position not available''</small>
 
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|'''Sixth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Nikko_33
 
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|joshjoson
 
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|'''Seventh Philippine Congress'''
 
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|joshjoson
 
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|Anti-Beelzebub
 
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|'''Eighth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|joshjoson
 
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|Revilo X
 
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|'''Ninth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Revilo X
 
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|Ariel David Buena
 
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|'''Tenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Revilo X
 
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|Keegan Knoll
 
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|'''Eleventh Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Keegan Knoll
 
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|CruelBear
 
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|'''Twelfth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Revilo X
 
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|CruelBear
 
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|'''Thirteenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Revilo X
 
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|CruelBear
 
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|'''Fourteenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Rupert Jaradal
 
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|''Vacant''
 
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|'''Fifteenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Rupert Jaradal
 
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|Paul delos Santos
 
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|'''Sixteenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|indielfi
 
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|Niall H
 
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|'''Sixteenth Philippine Congress'''
 
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|Hekter
 
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|Jelly9473
 
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The Speakership position was an initiative of Ariel David Buena,he suggested to create a Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions in order for the Congress to be organized.<ref>http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/wanted-speaker-of-the-house-857727/1/20 ''Wanted: Speaker of the House''. Article by Ariel David Buena of the eRepublik Outsider. </ref>
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==Leadership==
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{{Main|List of speakers of congress of the Philippines}}
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On Day 602, President Ariel David Buena suggested creating Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions in order for the Congress to be organized. The next congress (Sixth Congress), the positions were made official and they elected the first Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Philippine Congress. <ref>{{eLink|article|857727|''Wanted: Speaker of the House''. Article by Ariel David Buena of the eRepublik Outsider.}} </ref>
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===Speaker of Congress===
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The Speaker of the House will be responsible for:
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# Setting the agenda of the Philippine Congress.
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# Moderating Congress debates and discussions (telling people to shut up when they get too noisy or irrelevant)
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# 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 Congress members on what to do.
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# Telling when Congress can make 'lulz' proposals and when they can't, and what kind.
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# Make rules and guidelines for making proposals and how to vote on them.
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# Maintain a voting record.
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# Update the public on Congress activities through articles.
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# Keep Congress members happy.
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''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.''
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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.
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* The term of the Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as a Congress member.
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* Rules for the impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as the impeachment of the President.
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===Deputy Speaker of Congress===
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The Deputy Speaker, ''(Officially Pro-Tempore Speaker)'', of the House will be responsible for assisting the Speaker on all the tasks stated above, and other duties and functions as may be determined.
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* The term of the Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as a Congress member.
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
  
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{{Lists of Congresses by country}}
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The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the national legislative branch of the Philippines.

Each congress convenes every 27th of the month and consists of the duly elected Speaker, Deputy Speaker and members of Congress.

History

Initially, members of Congress were divided accordingly to the 4 regions of the Philippines, with each of the regions having 9 representatives plus 4 wildcard winners. However, in September 2012, a new voting system was implemented by the eRepublik Administrators. After the implementation of a party-list proportional representation voting system in September 2012, congress is usually composed of 40 Congress members.

In the new election system, voters are required to vote for the political party list, not the candidates themselves. However, the candidates are still required to submit their candidacy in order to be eligible for the election. The top 5 political parties in the country are only eligible for the vote. The percentage of seats of the political parties is determined by the percentage of votes received by the political party. If ever a party has received enough percentage of votes but is lacking a sufficient number of seats due to a lack of candidates, the remaining vacant seats are disregarded. With this, the 40 seats available and up for election are not always assured to be filled after the results have been announced.

Having the current election system in place, the equality of representation from the country's regions is now dissolved.

List of congresses

2009

Main article: Congress of the Philippines 2009

2010

Main article: Congress of the Philippines 2010


Leadership

Main article: List of speakers of congress of the Philippines

On Day 602, President Ariel David Buena suggested creating Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions in order for the Congress to be organized. The next congress (Sixth Congress), the positions were made official and they elected the first Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Philippine Congress. [1]

Speaker of Congress

The Speaker of the House will be responsible for:

  1. Setting the agenda of the Philippine Congress.
  2. Moderating Congress debates and discussions (telling people to shut up when they get too noisy or irrelevant)
  3. 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 Congress members on what to do.
  4. Telling when Congress can make 'lulz' proposals and when they can't, and what kind.
  5. Make rules and guidelines for making proposals and how to vote on them.
  6. Maintain a voting record.
  7. Update the public on Congress activities through articles.
  8. Keep Congress members 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.

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.

  • The term of the Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as a Congress member.
  • Rules for the impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as the impeachment of the President.

Deputy Speaker of Congress

The Deputy Speaker, (Officially Pro-Tempore Speaker), of the House will be responsible for assisting the Speaker on all the tasks stated above, and other duties and functions as may be determined.

  • The term of the Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as a Congress member.

References

  1. ↑ Wanted: Speaker of the House. Article by Ariel David Buena of the eRepublik Outsider.
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