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Interim Batasang Pambansa

26th legislative term of the Philippines

Summary

26th legislative term of the Philippines

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Ferdinand Marcos (until June 30, 1981)
Cesar Virata (from July 28, 1981)
Cesar Virata (until July 28, 1981)
Jose Roño (from July 28, 1981)

The Interim Batasang Pambansa (IBP; ) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978, to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a semi-presidential form of government.

The IBP was preceded by the Interim National Assembly that briefly was the de jure body established in the original text of the 1973 Constitution, was never convened and effectively superseded by a series of nine constitutional amendments ratified through a referendum plebiscite held from October 16 to 17, 1976.

Sessions

First Regular Session: June 12, 1978 – June 6, 1979
Second Regular Session: July 23, 1979 – June 11, 1980
Third Regular Session: July 28, 1980 – April 28, 1981
Fourth Regular Session: July 27, 1981 – June 1, 1982
Fifth Regular Session: July 26, 1982 – April 14, 1983
Sixth Regular Session: July 25, 1983 – June 5, 1984

Leadership

President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
Prime Minister:
- Ferdinand Marcos (KBL), until June 30, 1981
- Cesar Virata (KBL), from July 28, 1981
Deputy Prime Minister:
- Cesar Virata (KBL), until July 28, 1981
- Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL), from July 28, 1981
Speaker: Querube Makalintal (Region IV, KBL)
Speaker pro tempore: Datu Blah Sinsuat (Region XII, KBL), from November 10, 1981
Majority leader: Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL)
Minority leader: Hilario Davide Jr. (Region VII, Pusyon Bisaya)

Legislation

The Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.

Major legislation

Batas Pambansa Blg. 1 — General Appropriations Act of 1978
Batas Pambansa Blg. 2 — Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 31 and the Consolidation of Taxes of Hotels, Motels and Other Establishments
Batas Pambansa Blg. 3 — National Internal Revenue Code Amendment
Batas Pambansa Blg. 6 — Reduction of the Penalty for Illegal Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt Weapons
Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 — Definition and Implementation of the metric system and instituted the Modern Philippine Standard Time
Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 — The Anti-Bouncing Check Law
Batas Pambansa Blg. 42 — Amending the PCSO Charter
Batas Pambansa Blg. 54 — Setting the date of January 30, 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
Batas Pambansa Blg. 61 — General Banking Act
Batas Pambansa Blg. 62 — Savings and Loan Association Act
Batas Pambansa Blg. 63 — Private Development Banks Act
Batas Pambansa Blg. 64 — Amending the DBP Charter
Batas Pambansa Blg. 65 — Amending the Rural Banks Act
Batas Pambansa Blg. 66 — Amending the Investment House Law
Batas Pambansa Blg. 67 — Amending the Central Bank Act
Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 — The Corporation Code
Batas Pambansa Blg. 70 — Amending the Labor Code
Batas Pambansa Blg. 71 — Amending the Revised Penal Code
Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 — National Census Act of 1980
Batas Pambansa Blg. 73 — Energy Conservation Act of 1980
Batas Pambansa Blg. 74 — Amending the Land Transportation and Traffic Code
Batas Pambansa Blg. 76 — Amending the Probation Law of 1976
Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 — Creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas
Batas Pambansa Blg. 122 — Setting the date of April 7, 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 — Barangay Election Act of 1982

Members

Final composition of the Interim Batasang Pambansa.

Region	Member	Party
President		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
Cabinet		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region I		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
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	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region II		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region III		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
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	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region IV{{efn	Cities: Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Quezon City
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region IV-A		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
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	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region V		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region VI		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region VII		Pusyon Bisaya}}"
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
	Pusyon Bisaya}}"		Pusyon Bisaya
Region VIII		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region IX		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region X		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Mindanao Alliance}}"		Mindanao Alliance
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region XI		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Region XII		Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Other}}"		Konsensiya ng Bayan
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan}}"		KBL
Agricultural Labor – Luzon		Nonpartisan}}"
	Nonpartisan}}"		Nonpartisan
Agricultural Labor – Visayas		Nonpartisan}}"
Agricultural Labor – Mindanao		Nonpartisan}}"
Industrial Labor – Luzon		Nonpartisan}}"
	Nonpartisan}}"		Nonpartisan
Industrial Labor – Visayas		Nonpartisan}}"
Industrial Labor – Mindanao		Nonpartisan}}"
Youth – Luzon		Nonpartisan}}"
	Nonpartisan}}"		Nonpartisan
Youth – Visayas		Nonpartisan}}"
Youth – Mindanao		Nonpartisan}}"
Youth – Any Region		Nonpartisan}}"
	Nonpartisan}}"		Nonpartisan

Notes

References

Caoili, Olivia C.. (1986). "The Batasang Pambansa: Continuity in the Philippine Legislative System". Philippine Journal of Public Administration.
Supreme Court of the Philippines. (February 8, 1979). "G.R. No. L-49705-09". The LAWPHiL Project.
Olivia C. Caoili. (2006). "The Philippine Legislature: The Martial Law Period". UP sa Halalan.

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