Batasang Pambansa (legislature)

History

The original provisions of the 1973 Constitution, which was ratified on January 17, 1973, provided for the establishment of a unicameral National Assembly. Upon its ratification, an Interim National Assembly composed of the president and the vice president, those who served as president of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention, was established and functioned as the legislature. Before the Regular Batasang Pambansa convened, a 120-member interim body served as the national legislature. The body was composed of the incumbent president, representatives elected from different regions and from different sectors, and select Cabinet officials appointed by the president. In 1981, the semi-parliamentary legislature was formally convened as the Batasang Pambansa, and in 1985, some dissident members unsuccessfully tried to impeach President Marcos.

On March 25, 1986, Proclamation No. 3, commonly known as the 1986 Freedom Constitution, was promulgated, effectively abolishing the Batasang Pambansa.

References

References

1. Journal Service. (1983–1984). "Record of the Batasan". Batasang Pambansa.
2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6AxAQAAIAAJ&q=Mambabatas+Pambans%C3%A2 ''Supreme Court Reports''], Annotated, Volume 140, Central Book Supply, Incorporated, 1986, page 140
3. (March 25, 1986). "Proclamation No. 3 – Declaring a National Policy to Implement Reforms Mandated by the People Protecting Their Basic Rights, Adopting a Provisional Constitution, and Providing for an Orderly Transition to a Government Under a New Constitution". President of the Philippines.