| | The Philippine Legislature |
 | | 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. |
 | | 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 Philippine Congress is divided into two chambers, namely the Senate and the House of Representatives referred to as the Upper House and the Lower House respectively. |
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