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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.

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List of congresses

2009

2009
Congress	Election	Composition	Seats
1st Congress	25 February 2009	Government (16) 16 NPC Opposition (25) 15 FGP 5 PFF 5 PN	41
2nd Congress	25 March 2009	Government (29) 17 FPM 12 PFF Opposition (10) 6 PN 4 PAP	39
3rd Congress	25 April 2009	Government (19) 13 FPM 6 PFF Opposition (22) 18 SGV 4 PAP	41
4th Congress	25 May 2009	Government (27) 14 PFF 13 FPM Opposition (14) 13 KMP 1 NFP	41
5th Congress	25 June 2009	Government (21) 12 FPM 9 PFF Opposition (19) 11 KMP 8 NFP	40
6th Congress	25 July 2009	Government (38) 17 FPM 13 KMP 7 PFF 1 TNB Opposition (2) 2 CPP	40
7th Congress	25 August 2009	Government (30) 16 KMP 14 FPM Opposition (11) 8 PFF 2 CPP 1 TNB	41
8th Congress	25 September 2009	Government (19) 12 FPM 7 PFF Opposition (22) 15 KMP 4 FLP 3 WR	41
9th Congress	25 October 2009	Government (28) 16 KMP 12 FPM Opposition (12) 5 PFF 4 FLP 3 WR	40
10th Congress	25 November 2009	Government (28) 18 KMP 10 FPM Opposition (12) 6 PFF 4 PHP 2 FLP	40

2010

2010
Congress	Election	Composition	Seats
11th Congress	25 December 2009	Government (8) 8 PFF Opposition (33) 11 KMP 10 FPM 9 PHP 3 FLP	41
12th Congress	25 January 2010	Government (22) 10 KMP 3 FLP 3 FPM 3 PFF 3 PHP	22
13th Congress	25 February 2010	Government (9) 9 PHP Opposition (25) 14 KMP 5 FLP 5 FPM 1 PFF	34
14th Congress	25 March 2010
15th Congress	25 April 2010
16th Congress	25 May 2010
17th Congress	25 June 2010	Government (41) 21 NPM 20 Bayanihan	41
18th Congress	25 July 2010	Government (20) 18 NPM 2 CSP Opposition (12) 12 Bayanihan	32
19th Congress	25 August 2010	Government (16) 16 NPM Opposition (25) 12 Bayanihan 6 DP 5 CSP	41
20th Congress	25 September 2010	Government (20) 20 Bayanihan Opposition (21) 10 NPM 8 CSP 3 DP	41
21st Congress	25 October 2010	Government (9) 9 Bayanihan Opposition (32) 12 CSP 11 NPM 9 KMP	41
22nd Congress	25 November 2010	Government (26) 8 KMP 8 NPM 6 CSP 4 Bayanihan Opposition (7) 7 NAP	33

Leadership

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.

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.