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− | + | |style="text-align: center;"| {{{title|'''The Philippine Congress'''<br><small>''[[Forty-First Philippine Congress|The Forty-First Philippine Congress]]''</small>}}} | |
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+ | |style="text-align: center;"| [[File:CongressPhil.png|200px|center|The Philippine Congress]]<small>''Official Seal of the Philippine Congress''</small> | ||
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− | | | + | <div class="NavHead" style="background-color:#FBEC5D;border:1px solid #000000;padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; font-size: 100%; text-align:center;margin:0px;color:black"><b>Type</b></div> |
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− | + | * '''Branch:''' Legislative | |
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− | + | <div class="NavHead" style="background-color:#FBEC5D;border:1px solid #000000;padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; font-size: 100%; text-align:center;margin:0px;color:black"><b>Leadership</b></div> | |
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− | + | * '''House Speaker:''' | |
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− | + | <div class="NavHead" style="background-color:#FBEC5D;border:1px solid #000000;padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; font-size: 100%; text-align:center;margin:0px;color:black"><b>Structure</b></div> | |
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− | + | *'''Membership:''' '''40 Representatives'''<br> | |
− | + | ::::: <small>''9 from [[Luzon]]''</small> | |
− | + | ::::: <small>''9 from [[Visayas]]''</small> | |
− | + | ::::: <small>''9 from [[Palawan]]''</small> | |
− | + | ::::: <small>''9 from [[Mindanao]]''</small> | |
− | + | ::::: <small>''4 Wildcard members''</small> | |
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+ | <div class="NavHead" style="background-color:#FBEC5D;border:1px solid #000000;padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; font-size: 100%; text-align:center;margin:0px;color:black"><b>Meeting Place</b></div> | ||
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+ | [[File:Philippine Congress.jpg|150px|center]]<center><small>The Philippine Congress: Plenary Hall</small></center> | ||
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− | '''The Philippine Congress''' (Filipino: ''Kongreso ng Pilipinas'') is the legislative body of the [[Philippines]]. It is usually composed of 40 [[Congress member|Congressmen]], having 9 representatives from each of the 4 regions of the | + | '''The Philippine Congress''' (Filipino: ''Kongreso ng Pilipinas'') is the national legislative body of the [[Philippines]]. It is usually composed of 40 [[Congress member|Congressmen]], having 9 representatives from each of the 4 regions of the Philippines, and the remaining 4 are wild card winners. |
− | The members of the | + | The members of the Philippine Congress are elected by the people of the Philippines every 25th day of the month. Each member elected receives an amount of ''5 [[Gold]]'', ''20 Experience Points'', and an achievement award. |
− | The | + | The Philippine Congress is headed by the [[Speaker]] elected by the members of the current legislative body. |
− | + | ==The Legislatures of Philippines== | |
− | ==The | + | The Congress of the Philippines has been around for more than 3 years since the inaugural of the first Congress in February 26, 2009. |
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− | ! | + | ! colspan=8| <small>The Legislatives of the Congress of the Philippines</small>! <small>Session Started</small> |
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− | + | ! <small>Legislature</small> | |
− | + | ! <small>Session Started</small> | |
+ | ! <small>Session Ended</small> | ||
+ | ! <small>Number of Members</small> | ||
+ | ! <small>Election</small> | ||
+ | ! <small>Election Results</small> | ||
+ | ! <small>House Speaker</small> | ||
+ | ! <small>Deputy Speaker</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[First Philippine Congress|1st Congress]]</small> |
− | |February 26, | + | | <small>February 26, 2009</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>March 25, 2009</small> |
− | |[[ | + | | rowspan=11| <small>40</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>February 25, 2009</small> |
+ | | align=left | <small>15 [[Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC]]; 15 FGP; 5 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 5 PN</small> | ||
+ | | rowspan=5 colspan=2 | <small>''None''<sup>{{ref label|Note00|1|1}}</sup></small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Second Philippine Congress|2nd Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>March 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>April 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>March 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left | <small>16 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 12 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 6 PN; 4 FGP</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Third Philippine Congress|3rd Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>April 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>April 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left | <small>18 SGV; 12 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 6 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 4 PAP</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Fourth Philippine Congress|4th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>May 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>June 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>May 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left | <small>13 KMP; 13 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 11 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 2 NFP</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Fifth Philippine Congress|5th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>June 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>July 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>June 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left | <small>13 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 12 KMP; 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 5 NFP</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Sixth Philippine Congress|6th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>July 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>August 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>June 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>17 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 12 KMP; 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 2 CP-P; 1 TNB</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Nikko_33</small> | ||
+ | | <small>joshjoson</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Seventh Philippine Congress|7th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>August 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>September 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>August 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>16 KMP; 13 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 8 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 2 CP-P; 1 TNB</small> | ||
+ | | <small>joshjoson</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Anti-Beelzebub</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Eighth Philippine Congress|8th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>September 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>October 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>September 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>14 KMP; 11 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 4 FLP; 1 WR</small> | ||
+ | | <small>joshjoson</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Revilo X</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Ninth Philippine Congress|9th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>October 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>November 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>October 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>16 KMP; 12 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 5 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 4 FLP; 3 WR</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Revilo X</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Ariel David Buena</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Tenth Philippine Congress|10th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>November 26, 2009</small> |
+ | | <small>December 25, 2009</small> | ||
+ | | <small>November 25, 2009</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>18 KMP; 10 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 6 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 4 FF; 2 FLP</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Revilo X</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Keegan Knoll</small> | ||
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− | | | + | | <small>[[Eleventh Philippine Congress|11th Congress]]</small> |
− | + | | <small>December 26, 2009</small> | |
− | + | | <small>January 25, 2010</small> | |
− | + | | <small>December 25, 2009</small><br> | |
− | + | | align=left |<small>11 KMP; 10 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 8 FF; 7 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 3 FLP</small> | |
− | + | | <small>Keegan Knoll</small> | |
− | + | | <small>CruelBear</small> | |
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− | + | | <small>[[Twelfth Philippine Congress|12th Congress]]</small> | |
− | + | | <small>January 26, 2010</small> | |
+ | | <small>February 25, 2010</small> | ||
+ | | <small>22<sup>{{ref label|Note00|2|2}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>January 25, 2010</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>8 KMP; 4 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 4 FF; 3 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 3 FLP</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Revilo X</small> | ||
+ | | <small>cruelbear</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Thirteenth Philippine Congress|13th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>February 26, 2010</small> |
+ | | <small>March 25, 2010</small> | ||
+ | | <small>30<sup>{{ref label|Note00|3|3}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>February 25, 2010</small><br> | ||
+ | | align=left |<small>8 KMP; 4 [[Filipino Progressive Movement|FPM]]; 4 FF; 3 [[Philippines for the Filipinos|PFF]]; 3 FLP</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Revilo X</small> | ||
+ | | <small>cruelbear</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Fourteenth Philippine Congress|14th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>March 26, 2010</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>April 25, 2010</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>40<sup>{{ref label|Note00|4|4}}</sup></small> |
− | |March | + | | <small>March 25, 2010</small><br> |
+ | | rowspan=4 align=center | <small>''No Official Records''</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Rupert Jaradal</small> | ||
+ | | <small>''Vacant''</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Fifteenth Congress|15th Congress]]</small> |
− | |April 26, | + | | <small>April 26, 2010</small> |
+ | | <small>May 25, 2010</small> | ||
+ | | <small>30<sup>{{ref label|Note00|5|5}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>April 25, 2010</small><br> | ||
+ | | <small>Rupert Jaradal</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Paul delos Santos</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Sixteenth Congress|16th Congress]]</small> |
− | |May 26, | + | | <small>May 26, 2010</small> |
+ | | <small>June 25, 2010</small> | ||
+ | | <small>8<sup>{{ref label|Note00|6|6}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>May 25, 2010</small><br> | ||
+ | | <small>indielfi</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Niall H</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | | <small>[[Seventeenth Congress|17th Congress]]</small> |
− | |June 26, | + | | <small>June 26, 2010</small> |
+ | | <small>July 25, 2010</small> | ||
+ | | <small>30<sup>{{ref label|Note00|7|7}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>May 25, 2010</small><br> | ||
+ | | <small>Hekter</small> | ||
+ | | <small>Jelly9473</small> | ||
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− | |[[ | + | ! colspan=8 | <small>''No Official Records from 18th Congress to 37th Congress; There were no elections held in September 25, 2011 as the Philippines was annexed by [[Taiwan]], and in April 25, 2012 as the Philippines was conquered by Indonesia''</small> |
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− | |[[Thirty- | + | | <small>[[Thirty-Eighth Philippine Congress|38th Congress]]</small> |
− | | | + | | <small>May 26, 2012</small> |
+ | | <small>June 25, 2012</small> | ||
+ | | <small>20<sup>{{ref label|Note00|8|8}}</sup></small> | ||
+ | | <small>May 25, 2012</small><br> | ||
+ | | colspan=3 align=center | <small>''No Official Records''</small> | ||
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− | | | + | | <small>August 26, 2009</small> |
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− | | | + | | <small>August 25, 2009</small> |
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+ | {{ref label|Note00|1|1}} Position was not yet implemented.<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|2|2}} The total membership of the newly created ''Twelfth Congress'' was reduced to 22 from the usual 40 members after when [[Mindanao]] and [[Visayas]] were annexed by [[Malaysia]] before the Twelfth Congress elections. The annexation was due to prevent a political takeover by ''888channers'', an external internet troll group from 4chan. The regions were returned 2 days after the elections.<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|3|3}} The total members of the newly created ''Thirteenth Congress'' was reduced to 30 from the usual 40 members. The decrease of membership was due to the annexation of Mindanao by Malaysia in order to prevent an invasion of the [[Indonesia|Indonesian forces]].<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|4|4}} All regions of the Philippines were annexed by the [[USA|US Government]] as part of a plan to prevent a [[Serbia|Serbian]] political takeover. The Philippines, however, was lent the region of [[Sabah]] by [[Malaysia]], and hold a temporary regions of 4 from [[China]].<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|5|5}} Before the elections for the ''Fifteenth Congress'', [[Luzon]], [[Visayas]], and [[Palawan]] are returned in to the Philippines; Mindanao was still annexed by [[USA]]. With 3 regions only, the up for election Congress seats were reduced to 30 from the usual 40.<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|6|6}} Luzon was the last remaining region after Indonesia attacked Visayas and Mindanao; Palawan was annexed by Malaysia. The maximum number of seats available were 10; however Luzon had only 8 candidates before the other more populated regions were taken over.<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|7|7}} The total members of the newly created ''Seventeenth Congress'' was reduced to 30 from the usual 40 members. The decrease of membership was due to the annexation of Mindanao by Malaysia in order to prevent a possible invasion of the [[Indonesia|Indonesian forces]].<br> | ||
+ | {{ref label|Note00|8|8}} Luzon and Palawan were the only regions liberated by the Philippines; thus being allowed only to have 20 Congress members.<br> | ||
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==Positions in the Congress== | ==Positions in the Congress== | ||
− | + | On Day 602, the President Ariel David Buena suggested to create 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>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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* The term of the Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as congress member. | * The term of the Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as congress member. | ||
* Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President. | * Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President. | ||
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The Philippine Congress The Forty-First Philippine Congress |
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The Philippine Congress (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the national legislative body of the Philippines. It is usually composed of 40 Congressmen, having 9 representatives from each 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 receives an amount of 5 Gold, 20 Experience Points, and an achievement award.
The Philippine Congress is headed by the Speaker elected by the members of the current legislative body.
Contents
The Legislatures of Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines has been around for more than 3 years since the inaugural of the first Congress in February 26, 2009. |- ! Legislature
The Legislatives of the Congress of the Philippines! Session Started | |||||||
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Legislature | Session Started | Session Ended | Number of Members | Election | Election Results | House Speaker | Deputy Speaker |
1st Congress | February 26, 2009 | March 25, 2009 | 40 | February 25, 2009 | 15 NPC; 15 FGP; 5 PFF; 5 PN | None[1] | |
2nd Congress | March 26, 2009 | April 25, 2009 | March 25, 2009 |
16 FPM; 12 PFF; 6 PN; 4 FGP | |||
3rd Congress | April 26, 2009 | April 25, 2009 |
18 SGV; 12 FPM; 6 PFF; 4 PAP | ||||
4th Congress | May 26, 2009 | June 25, 2009 | May 25, 2009 |
13 KMP; 13 PFF; 11 FPM; 2 NFP | |||
5th Congress | June 26, 2009 | July 25, 2009 | June 25, 2009 |
13 FPM; 12 KMP; 7 PFF; 5 NFP | |||
6th Congress | July 26, 2009 | August 25, 2009 | June 25, 2009 |
17 FPM; 12 KMP; 7 PFF; 2 CP-P; 1 TNB | Nikko_33 | joshjoson | |
7th Congress | August 26, 2009 | September 25, 2009 | August 25, 2009 |
16 KMP; 13 FPM; 8 PFF; 2 CP-P; 1 TNB | joshjoson | Anti-Beelzebub | |
8th Congress | September 26, 2009 | October 25, 2009 | September 25, 2009 |
14 KMP; 11 FPM; 7 PFF; 4 FLP; 1 WR | joshjoson | Revilo X | |
9th Congress | October 26, 2009 | November 25, 2009 | October 25, 2009 |
16 KMP; 12 FPM; 5 PFF; 4 FLP; 3 WR | Revilo X | Ariel David Buena | |
10th Congress | November 26, 2009 | December 25, 2009 | November 25, 2009 |
18 KMP; 10 FPM; 6 PFF; 4 FF; 2 FLP | Revilo X | Keegan Knoll | |
11th Congress | December 26, 2009 | January 25, 2010 | December 25, 2009 |
11 KMP; 10 FPM; 8 FF; 7 PFF; 3 FLP | Keegan Knoll | CruelBear | |
12th Congress | January 26, 2010 | February 25, 2010 | 22[2] | January 25, 2010 |
8 KMP; 4 FPM; 4 FF; 3 PFF; 3 FLP | Revilo X | cruelbear |
13th Congress | February 26, 2010 | March 25, 2010 | 30[3] | February 25, 2010 |
8 KMP; 4 FPM; 4 FF; 3 PFF; 3 FLP | Revilo X | cruelbear |
14th Congress | March 26, 2010 | April 25, 2010 | 40[4] | March 25, 2010 |
No Official Records | Rupert Jaradal | Vacant |
15th Congress | April 26, 2010 | May 25, 2010 | 30[5] | April 25, 2010 |
Rupert Jaradal | Paul delos Santos | |
16th Congress | May 26, 2010 | June 25, 2010 | 8[6] | May 25, 2010 |
indielfi | Niall H | |
17th Congress | June 26, 2010 | July 25, 2010 | 30[7] | May 25, 2010 |
Hekter | Jelly9473 | |
No Official Records from 18th Congress to 37th Congress; There were no elections held in September 25, 2011 as the Philippines was annexed by Taiwan, and in April 25, 2012 as the Philippines was conquered by Indonesia | |||||||
38th Congress | May 26, 2012 | June 25, 2012 | 20[8] | May 25, 2012 |
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41st Congress | August 26, 2009 | September 25, 2009 | 40 | August 25, 2009 | 15 RSP; 9 KMP; 8 RDPM; 6 DPP; 2 SE | TBA |
Legend:
[1] Position was not yet implemented.
[2] The total membership of the newly created Twelfth Congress was reduced to 22 from the usual 40 members after when Mindanao and Visayas were annexed by Malaysia before the Twelfth Congress elections. The annexation was due to prevent a political takeover by 888channers, an external internet troll group from 4chan. The regions were returned 2 days after the elections.
[3] The total members of the newly created Thirteenth Congress was reduced to 30 from the usual 40 members. The decrease of membership was due to the annexation of Mindanao by Malaysia in order to prevent an invasion of the Indonesian forces.
[4] All regions of the Philippines were annexed by the US Government as part of a plan to prevent a Serbian political takeover. The Philippines, however, was lent the region of Sabah by Malaysia, and hold a temporary regions of 4 from China.
[5] Before the elections for the Fifteenth Congress, Luzon, Visayas, and Palawan are returned in to the Philippines; Mindanao was still annexed by USA. With 3 regions only, the up for election Congress seats were reduced to 30 from the usual 40.
[6] Luzon was the last remaining region after Indonesia attacked Visayas and Mindanao; Palawan was annexed by Malaysia. The maximum number of seats available were 10; however Luzon had only 8 candidates before the other more populated regions were taken over.
[7] The total members of the newly created Seventeenth Congress was reduced to 30 from the usual 40 members. The decrease of membership was due to the annexation of Mindanao by Malaysia in order to prevent a possible invasion of the Indonesian forces.
[8] Luzon and Palawan were the only regions liberated by the Philippines; thus being allowed only to have 20 Congress members.
Positions in the Congress
On Day 602, the President Ariel David Buena suggested to create 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]
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.
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 congress member.
- Rules for impeachment of the Speaker shall follow the same rules as impeachment of the President.
Congress Deputy Speakership
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.
- The term of the Deputy Speaker of the House shall last for one month along with his/her term as congress member.
Sources
- ↑ 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.
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