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Article 6 Section 1 - Answer The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the
Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to
the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum.
Article 6 Section 2 - Answer The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who
shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by
law.
Article 6 Section 3 - Answer No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born
citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least thirty-five years of
age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not
less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.
Ariticle 6 Section 4 - Answer The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and
shall commence, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June
next following their election. No Senator shall serve for more than two consecutive
terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered
as an interruption in the continuity of his service for the full term of which he was
elected.
Article 6 Section 5 (1) - Answer The House of Representatives shall be composed of not
more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be
elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the
Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants,
and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law,
shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral
parties or organizations.
Article 6 Section 5 (3) - Answer Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as
practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory. Each city with a population of
at least two hundred fifty thousand, or each
ARTICLE VI Section 5 (4) - Answer Within three years following the return of every
census, the Congress shall make a reapportionment of legislative districts based on the
standards provided in this section.
ARTICLE VI Section 5 (2) - Answer The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty
per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list.
For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the
seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by
, selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural
communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except
the religious sector.
ARTICLE VISection 6 - Answer No person shall be a Member of the House of
Representatives unless he is a natural- born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of
the election, is at least twenty-five years of age, able to read and write, and, except the
party-list representatives, a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected,
and a resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the
day of the election.
ARTICLE VI Section 7 - Answer The Members of the House of Representatives shall be
elected for a term of three years which shall begin, unless otherwise provided by law, at
noon on the thirtieth day of June next following their election. No Member of the House
of Representatives shall serve for more than three consecutive terms. Voluntary
renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an
interruption in the continuity of his service for the full term for which he was elected.
ARTICLE VI Section 8 - Answer Unless otherwise provided by law, the regular election
of the Senators and the Members of the House of Representatives shall be held on the
second Monday of May.
ARTICLE VI Section 9 - Answer In case of vacancy in the Senate or in the House of
Representatives, a special election may be called to fill such vacancy in the manner
prescribed by law, but the Senator or Member of the House of Representatives thus
elected shall serve only for the unexpired term.
ARTICLE VI Section 10 - Answer The salaries of Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be determined by law. No increase in said compensation shall
take effect until after the expiration of the full term of all the Members of the Senate and
the House of Representatives approving such increase.
ARTICLE VI Section 11 - Answer A Senator or Member of the House of Representatives
shall, in all offenses punishable by not more than six years imprisonment, be privileged
from arrest while the Congress is in session. No Member shall be questioned nor be held
liable in any other place for any speech or debate in the Congress or in any committee
thereof.
ARTICLE VI Section 12 - Answer All Members of the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall, upon assumption of office, make a full disclosure of their financial
and business interests. They shall notify the House concerned of a potential conflict of
interest that may arise from the filing of a proposed legislation of which they are
authors.
ARTICLE VI Section 13 - Answer No Senator or Member of the House of Representatives
may hold any other office or employment in the Government, or any subdivision, agency,
or instrumentality thereof, including government-owned or controlled corporations or
their subsidiaries, during his term without forfeiting his seat. Neither shall he be
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