| | The Philippine Legislature |
 | | It started from the American Occupation (1907-1934), followed by the Commonwealth Period (1935-1945), the Republic of the Philippines (1946-1972), the Constitutional Parliamentary Period (1972-1986), the 8th Congress (1987-1992), the 9th Congress (1992-1995), the 10th Congress (1995-1998), the 11th Congress (1998-2001); and the 12th Congress (2001-2004). |
| | 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. |
| | The first election under the party-list system was held in May 1998, where every voter was entitled to two (2) votes: the first vote is for a candidate to be a member of the House of Representatives in his/her legislative district, and the second vote is for the party-list representative. |
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