Qualifications for Membership in the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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SEC. six. 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.

One. Qualifications of district and party-list Representatives.

A district representative must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected, and a resident of that district for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election. The qualifications must be possessed on the day of the election....

The qualifications of a sectoral representative were not explicitly discussed by the Commission. Since, however, sectoral representatives were, for a limited period, meant to take the place of party-list representatives and were a prelude to full implementation of the party-list system, they should have the same qualifications as party-list representatives. A party-list representative must possess the same qualifications except for the exemption from the requirement of being a resident of a district for at least one year immediately preceding the election. This is because a party-list representative does not represent a district. It is understood, moreover, that implicit in this requirement is that a party-list representative must be a registered voter and a resident of the Philippines. However, as noted above, Ang Bagong Bayani seems to have amended the Constitution by adding the requirement that party-list nominees "must represent marginalized and underrepresented sectors." The citizenship qualification is that a representative must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines. "Natural-born citizens," according to the Constitution, "are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those who elect Philippine citizenship in

Sec. six

Section six

One. Term of Representatives.

One. Filling vacancies.

One. Salary of Senators and Representatives.

Two. Allowances.

One. Privilege from arrest.

Two. Parliamentary freedom of speech and debate.

Section thirteen

Section fourteen. No Senator or Member of the House of

Two. Prohibitions: conflict of interests.

One. Sessions of Congress.

Section sixteen

Sec. sixteen

Two. "A quorum to do business."

Section sixteen

Four. Rolled bill rule.

Section sixteen

Five. Recess.

One. Composition.

Sec. seventeen

Two. Jurisdiction of the Electoral Tribunals.

Section seventeen

Three. Independence of the Electoral Tribunals.

One. Commission on Appointments: composition, nature, functions.

Sees. twenty to twenty-one

One. Legislative investigations.

One. Congress and Heads of Departments.

Two point one Article eight, Section twelve, nineteen seventy-three Constitution. The nineteen eighty-seven Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines Sec. twenty-two

Section twenty-three. The Congress, by a vote of two-thirds of both houses in joint session assembled, voting separately,

shall have the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war.

One. Declaration of the existence of a state of war.

Two. Delegation of emergency powers.

OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Sec. twenty-four

OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Sec. twenty-five

One. Limits on power to appropriate.

Section twenty-five.

Two. Prohibition of increase.

Three. Prohibition of "riders" in appropriation bills.

Overview

The document details the qualifications for district and party-list representatives in the Philippine House, examining citizenship, residency, and age requirements. It emphasizes the distinction between natural-born citizens and those acquiring citizenship through election.

Key Points

1A member of the House must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines
2Representatives must be at least twenty-five years old and registered voters
3Residency requirements dictate a minimum of one year in the district before election
4The distinction between residence and domicile is legally significant for eligibility
5Party-list representatives have similar qualifications but are exempt from the residency requirement.

Details

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