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	Batasang Pambansa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Batasang Pambansa ("National Assembly") is where members of the Philippines House of Representatives hold their sessions.
		Beginning in 1978, he began to implement the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, including the organization of an Interim Batasang Pambansa, roughly translated as "National Assembly." In 1981, the semi-parliament was formally convened as the "Batasang Pambansa."
		The Batasang Pambansa complex itself was begun in the 1950's following the naming of Quezon City as the new capital.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batasang_Pambansa (313 words)

	The Supreme Court E-Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Batasang Pambansa which shall be composed of not more than 200 Members unless otherwise provided by law, shall include representatives elected from the different regions of the Philippines, those elected or selected from various sectors as may be provided by law, and those chosen by the President from the members of the Cabinet.
		The Batasang Pambansa, taking into account conservation, ecological, and developmental requirements of the natural resources, shall determine by law the size of lands of the public domain which may be developed, held or acquired by, or leased to, any qualified individual, corporation, or association, and the conditions therefor.
		The interim Batasang Pambansa may by law adopt a new name for the country, a national anthem, and a national seal, which shall all be truly reflective and symbolic of the ideals, history, and traditions of the people.
	www.supremecourt.gov.ph /elibrary/laws_constitution_1973consti.htm (9761 words)

	Batasang Pambansa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Batasang Pambansa is located in Batasan Road, Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Manila.
		Beginning in 1978, he began to implement the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, including the organization of an Interim Batasang Pambansa or Interim National Assembly.
		The Batasang Pambansa complex itself was begun under the Marcos Administration and completed in the 1980's to house the Batasang Pambansa, a unicameral parliament.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Batasang-Pambansa.htm (338 words)

	Benigno Aquino, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed in his honor) on returning home from exile, and widow Corazon Aquino became the focus of the opposition and eventually replaced Marcos as president.
		In 1978 from his prison cell, he was even allowed to "take part" in the elections for Interim Batasang Pambansa (Parliament).
		Although his friends, former Senators Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga preferred "boycott", Aquino urged his supporters and allies "outside" to organize to run 21 candidates in Metro Manila.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benigno_Aquino_Jr. (3681 words)

	THE 1973 CONSTITUTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Public officers employees shall serve with the highest degree of responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, and shall remain accountable to the people.
		Upon the filing of a verified complaint, the Batasang Pambansa may initiate impeachment by a vote of at least one-fifth of all its Members.
		When the Batasang Pambansa sits in impeachment cases, its Members shall be on oath or affirmation.
	www.25by8.com /sites/uplaw/docs/appendices/73constitution.htm (214 words)

	PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Batasang Pambansa, in Resolutions Numbered 104, 105, 110, 111 and 112 has proposed that the Constitution of the Philippines be amended in the particulars hereinbelow stated.
		The Members of the Batasang Pambansa shall be elected by the different provinces with their component cities, by highly urbanized cities, and by the districts of Metropolitan Manila, instead of by the various regions.
		The convening of the Batasang Pambansa cannot be suspended nor the special election postponed.
	www.chanrobles.com /bataspambansabilang643.htm (2266 words)

	PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		— This Act shall be known and cited as "The Law on the 1984 Batasang Pambansa Election." It shall govern the election for the regular Batasang Pambansa which shall be held on May 14, 1984, and the selection of sectoral representatives thereafter as provided by the Constitution.
		— There shall be three sectors to be represented in the Batasang Pambansa, namely: (1) youth; (2) agricultural labor; and (3) industrial labor whose representatives shall be selected by the President from the nominees of their respective sectors in the manner herein provided.
		The rules Section 140, 154, and 155 of the 1978 Election Code, as amended, referring to block voting, including the requirement on the printing of the names of candidates in the official ballot, shall not be applicable in the election of the regular Batasang Pambansa on May 14, 1984.
	www.chanrobles.com /bataspambansabilang697.htm (5894 words)

	The Congressional Library of the House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines - Section on Library and ...
		Parts of the library and archival collections of the Philippine congresses dispersed after the imposition of Martial Law in 1972 that were retrieved from various sources became the initial collections of the Batasang Pambansa when the latter convened in 1978.
		In 1980, arrangements for exchange of legislative documents between the Parliamentary Library Service of the Batasang Pambansa and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library of Australia were established.
		Its collections are comprised of documents of the constitutional institutions of 1971 and 1986, martial law period institutions, Batasang Bayan and interim Batasang Pambansa and Regular Batasang Pambansa, legislative institutions from First to Ninth Congress; Electoral Tribunals: House, Senate, Presidential and Constitutional Convention; and reports on Members' participation in international and regional conferences or meetings.
	www.ifla.org /VII/s3/conf/1phili-e.htm (2842 words)

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		Aquino also abolished the Batasang Pambansa controlled by Marcos and assumed legislative powers.
		Constitution dissolved the Batasang Pambansa and the position of prime minister.
		The Commission formally opened its session at the former Batasang Pambansa building in Quezon City on June 2, 1986.
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Pool/1644/aquinoadmin.html (1617 words)

	PHNO: ERAP's CORNER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Batasang Pambansa, QC, July 27, 1999 - President Estrada yesterday pledged to continue upholding the Constitution and protecting all freedoms, as he reaffirmed his"unwavering commitment to democracy" and pushed for the eradication of poverty and complete the rehabilitation of the economy.
		The President, together with the First Lady, Dr. Loi Ejercito Estrada, arrived at the Batasang Pambansa complex aboard a helicopter moments yesterday and later delivered his report to the nation in both Filipino and English.
		His sixty seven- minute report to the nation was punctuated by applause, especially on issues involving media responsibility and the modest but positive growth of the nation's economy in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis.
	www.newsflash.org /1999/07/pe/pe000829.htm (439 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| TOP STORIES > Security won’t allow canvass disruption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		All military and police units based in Metro Manila are ready to crush any attempt to disrupt the congressional canvassing of the votes at the Batasang Pambansa.
		The 15,000 soldiers in the metropolis were put on red alert to counter moves by unnamed groups that might destabilize the country, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced on Monday.
		Director Ricardo de Leon, Metro Manila police chief, said several police units were already in position to protect and block the routes leading to the Batasang Pambansa complex, where Congress had convened to determine the country’s next president and vice president.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/may/25/yehey/top_stories/20040525top4.html (804 words)

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		Known as a reformist, he was elected to the Batasang Pambansa not under the dominant Marcos party but Pusyon Bisaya.
		Solicitor general, justice minister under Marcos; was also elected member of the Batasang Pambansa and governor of Pampanga.
		Resigned in 1980 to join the opposition at the Batasang Pambansa, where he was first elected in 1978.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /tagalog/erap/trial.htm (1755 words)

	House of Representatives - About the HOR
		Congress was abolished and was replaced by an elected unicameral National Assembly, known as Batasang Pambansa.
		The Batasang Pambansa was made up of a maximum of 200 Members elected from different provinces with their component cities, highly urbanized cities and districts of Metropolitan Manila, appointed representatives from various sectors such as the youth, agricultural and industrial labor sectors, and those chosen by the President from the members of the Cabinet.
		These political changes were: the abolition of the Batasang Pambansa following the proclamation of a new revolutionary government; the organization of a Constitutional Commission that drafted a new charter which, in turn, was ratified in February 1987; the rebirth of the old bicameral system; and the election of Members to the new Congress.
	www.congress.gov.ph /about/index.php?about=history (557 words)

	P.D. No. 1912 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		WHEREAS, in its consideration of a more definitive state policy on this matter, the Batasang Pambansa was not able to provide measures which would govern the affected leaseholds upon the expiry of Batas Pambansa Blg.
		The National Economic and Development Authority and the Ministry of Human Settlements shall undertake further studies on the feasibility of extending or lifting rent control and submit their recommendations to the Batasang Pambansa not later than September 15, 1984.
		For the purpose, both agencies are hereby authorized to solicit all necessary data/information from both public and private institutions.
	www.lawphil.net /statutes/presdecs/pd1984/pd_1912_1984.html (241 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| TOP STORIES > ‘No-rally’ zone in Batasan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		THE National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday announced that the perimeter of the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City has been tagged a “no-rally” zone.
		Director Ricardo de Leon, NCRPO chief, said this was among the security measures to protect the congressional canvassing of votes for president and vice president.
		De Leon said demonstrators would not be allowed to enter the perimeter of the Batasang Pambansa complex to ensure that the canvassing would not be disrupted.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/may/26/yehey/top_stories/20040526top4.html (1127 words)

	PHNO: Headline News Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The cases were filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue which claimed that Imee did not pay her income tax for the year 1985 for her salaries and allowances as elected member of the Batasang Pambansa, nor did she file her income tax return for that year.
		Imee's lawyers argued that the BIR erroneously included in their computation of her income tax the office funds given her for the maintenance and operation of her Batasang Pambansa office as assemblywoman.
		They also pointed out that the taxes for Imee's salary had been automatically withheld as is the standard operating procedure for government compensation.
	www.newsflash.org /199807/hl/hl000782.htm (323 words)

	:: Xinhuanet - English ::
		(local time) Monday her annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) to the Congress, under tight security around the Batasang Pambansa complex, where the Philippine Congress is located.
		Police and government troops have been put on full alert, as some 20,000 anti-government protesters are marching toward the Batasang Pambansa complex, where the 13th Congress of the Philippines opened Monday morning.
		Metro Manila police commander Director Ricardo de Leon said 6,000 anti-riot policemen and 3,000 combat troops are fielded on the Commonwealth Avenue, several meters away from the gates of the Batasan, where a permit has been granted to protesters to demonstrate there.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/07/26/cache/286650.html (399 words)

	COMELEC: Omnibus Election Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		- The regular election of the Members of the Batasang Pambansa shall be held on the second Monday of May, Nineteen hundred and ninety (1990) and on the same day every six years thereafter.
		- In case a vacancy arises in the Batasang Pambansa eighteen months or more before a regular election, the Commission shall call a special election to be held within sixty days after the vacancy occurs to elect the Member to serve the unexpired term.
		The Batasang Pambansa through a duly approved resolution or an official communication of the Speaker when it is not in session shall certify to the Commission the existence of said vacancy.
	www.comelec.gov.ph /laws/oec_art3.html (714 words)

	The Philippine Senate Online Forum
		C) The State legislature should be renamed as BATASANG PAMBANSA instead of Congress.
		Comstitutional amendments should come from both houses of the Batasang Pambansa.
		The Batasang Pambansa shall have no right to allocate and readjust the electoral district.
	www.network54.com /Forum/8601/message/1063560078/CHA-CHA (521 words)

	The Philippine Legislature
		The present Congress is the 12th in the series since the first congress was held from 1946 to 1949; the second from 1949 to 1953; the third from 1953 to 1957; the fourth from 1957 to 1961; the fifth from 1961 to 1965; the sixth from1965 to 1969; and the seventh from 1969 to 1972.
		With the declaration of Martial Law, the Philippine Legislature was referred to as the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
		It was at that time that the Philippine Congress adopted the bicameral system which lasted until 1972 when the Philippine Constitution created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa under a semi-parliamentary government.
	www.cld.org /phil_leg.html (2323 words)

	Bayan Muna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Marcos-period Batasang Pambansa Bilang 880 has been the convenient excuse for state forces to suppress otherwise peaceful demonstrations, effectively curtailing the basic constitutional rights to assembly, free speech and petition of government for redress of grievances.
		This bill repeals the Marcosian relic Batasang Pambansa 880.
		– All laws, decrees, letters of instructions, resolutions, orders, ordinances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, particularly Batas Pambansa Bilang 880, are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
	www.bayanmuna.net /legislation/HB/HB_1555.htm (1179 words)

	P.D. No. 1604 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		WHEREAS, in the exercise of their official functions and duties of Members of Batasang Pambansa have to send officials mail matter; and
		WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and proper to grant or extend to them franking privilege to enable them to carry out their functions and duties more effectively.
		Mails intended for transmission as registered, airmail, and/or special delivery matter, shall be subject to the payment of the necessary registry, airmail, and/or special delivery fee.
	www.lawphil.net /statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1604_1978.html (226 words)

	HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		regular session of the Batasang Pambansa, assemblyman Juan B. Yballe filed parliamentary Bill No. 279 which Batas Pambansa Blg.
		412 was passed by the Batasang Pambansa on April 4, 1983 and was approved by President Marcos on June 23, 1983.
		This is an act converting the Cebu School of Arts and Trades in Cebu City into a chartered college to be known as the Cebu State College of Science and Technology expanding its jurisdiction and curricular programs.
	www.cscst.ph /camotes/history.htm (234 words)

	6,000 cops to be deployed during President's SONA - Jul. 19, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		THE NATIONAL Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is preparing 6,000 policemen for deployment when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo makes her State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City next week.
		And to avoid a repeat of the violent dispersal at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila, last week, the policemen to be deployed next Monday were made to attend seminars on disturbance management, NCRPO Director Ricardo De Leon told the Inquirer Sunday.
		Aside from the areas around the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, policemen will also be deployed in other strategic areas, including the Mendiola area near Malacañang Palace in Manila and the EDSA Shrine in Mandaluyong City.
	www.inq7.net /met/2004/jul/19/met_4-1.htm (423 words)

	Asian Journal Online
		SOME of the families whose houses were demolished as part of the preparation for the Oct. 18 state visit of US President George Bush have returned to where their shanties used to stand near the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City.
		Some 200 squatter families were affected in the clearing operation about a week before the American president's state visit.
		Bush was coming to address a joint session of Congress at the Batasang Pambansa complex.
	www.asianjournal.com /cgi-bin/view_info.cgi?code=00001586&category=NW (286 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He is a former governor of Davao del Sur, former member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa and also served as deputy minister of the Ministry of Interior and Local Government.
		Cagas told DZMM that he had always been independent all throughout his political career, a trait that is needed in the post of Ombudsman.
		Thatâs why I signed the impeachment of Marcos in 1985 when I was a member of Batasang Pambansa despite the fact that there were tempting offers to the House.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=19413 (1208 words)

	QUEZON CITY SUBDIVISIONS
		Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province, which was also named after the president, who hailed from that province.
		Being the former capital, many government offices are located in the city, including the Batasang Pambansa, the seat of the House of Representatives, which is the lower chamber in the Philippine Congress.
		At the heart of Commonwealth is the Batasang Pambansa (literally national lawmaking place), which is where the country's House of Representatives holds its sessions.
	propertiesmla.tripod.com /id12.html (836 words)

	House of Representatives - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Under the bill authored by party list representatives led by Rep. Satur Ocampo, a policeman will face seven years imprisonment and perpetual disqualification from the service by mere possession of baton, shield, crash helmets with visor, gas masks or boots or ankle high shoes during rallies.
		The bill seeks to repeal Batasang Pambansa 880, which according to the lawmakers has been used as a convenient excuse to suppress peaceful demonstrations.
		The bill also allows rally organizers to conduct their protest actions in public places, including the Mendiola Bridge, even without permit from the local government units.
	www.congress.gov.ph /press/details.php?pressid=979 (352 words)

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