Interim Batasang Pambansa
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| Overview | |||||
| Term | June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 | ||||
| President | Ferdinand Marcos | ||||
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| Deputy Prime Minister |
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| Batasang Pambansa | |||||
| Members | 189 | ||||
| Speaker | Querube Makalintal | ||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Datu Blah Sinsuat | ||||
| Majority leader | Jose Roño | ||||
| Minority leader | Hilario Davide Jr. | ||||
The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Assembly) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978, to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a semi-presidential form of government.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: June 12, 1978 – June 6, 1979
- Second Regular Session: July 23, 1979 – June 11, 1980
- Third Regular Session: July 28, 1980 – April 28, 1981
- Fourth Regular Session: July 27, 1981 – June 1, 1982
- Fifth Regular Session: July 26, 1982 – April 14, 1983
- Sixth Regular Session: July 25, 1983 – June 5, 1984
Leadership
- President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
- Prime Minister:
- Ferdinand Marcos (KBL), until June 30, 1981
- Cesar Virata (KBL), from July 28, 1981
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Cesar Virata (KBL), until July 28, 1981
- Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL), from July 28, 1981
- Speaker: Querube Makalintal (Region IV, KBL)
- Speaker pro tempore: Datu Blah Sinsuat (Region XII, KBL)
- Majority leader: Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL)
- Minority leader: Hilario Davide Jr. (Region VII, Pusyon Bisaya)
Legislation
The Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.
Major legislation
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 1 — General Appropriations Act of 1978
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 2 — Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 31 and the Consolidation of Taxes of Hotels, Motels and Other Establishments
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 3 — National Internal Revenue Code Amendment
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 6 — Reduction of the Penalty for Illegal Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt Weapons
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 — Definition and Implementation of the metric system and instituted the Modern Philippine Standard Time
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 — The Anti-Bouncing Check Law
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 42 — Amending the PCSO Charter
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 54 — Setting the date of January 30, 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 61 — General Banking Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 62 — Savings and Loan Association Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 63 — Private Development Banks Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 64 — Amending the DBP Charter
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 65 — Amending the Rural Banks Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 66 — Amending the Investment House Law
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 67 — Amending the Central Bank Act
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 — The Corporation Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 70 — Amending the Labor Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 71 — Amending the Revised Penal Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 — National Census Act of 1980
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 73 — Energy Conservation Act of 1980
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 74 — Amending the Land Transportation and Traffic Code
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 76 — Amending the Probation Law of 1976
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 — Creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 122 — Setting the date of April 7, 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 — Barangay Election Act of 1982
Members
| Region | Member | Party | |
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| Region I[a] | Jose Aspiras | KBL | |
| Salacnib Baterina | KBL | ||
| Lucas Cauton | KBL | ||
| Andres Cosalan | KBL | ||
| Roque de Guzman | KBL | ||
| Felipe de Vera | KBL | ||
| Victor Dominguez | KBL | ||
| Conrado Estrella Sr. | KBL | ||
| Vicente Millora | KBL | ||
| Jeremias Montemayor | KBL | ||
| Joaquin L. Ortega | KBL | ||
| Antonio Raquiza | KBL | ||
| Antonio Villar | KBL | ||
| Jeremias Zapata | KBL | ||
| Region II[b] | Rodolfo Albano | KBL | |
| Prospero Bello | KBL | ||
| Simon Gato | KBL | ||
| Gualberto Lumauig | KBL | ||
| Carlos Padilla | KBL | ||
| Benjamin Perez | KBL | ||
| Juan Ponce Enrile | KBL | ||
| Rolando Puzon | KBL | ||
| Region III[c] | Vicente Abad Santos[d] | KBL | |
| Amado Alinea | KBL | ||
| Felicita Bernardino[e] | KBL | ||
| Angel Concepcion | KBL | ||
| Leopoldo Diaz | KBL | ||
| Juan Liwag[f] | KBL | ||
| Vicente Magsaysay | KBL | ||
| Baldomero Mangiliman | KBL | ||
| Estelito Mendoza | KBL | ||
| Narciso Nario | KBL | ||
| Teodulo Natividad | KBL | ||
| Blas Ople | KBL | ||
| Cicero Punzalan | KBL | ||
| Antonino Roman | KBL | ||
| Mercedes Teodoro | KBL | ||
| Eller Torres | KBL | ||
| Region IV[g] | Emilio Abello Sr.[h] | KBL | |
| Estanislao Alinea Jr. | KBL | ||
| Jose Bengzon | KBL | ||
| Jose Conrado Benitez | KBL | ||
| Manuel Camara | KBL | ||
| Fred Elizalde | KBL | ||
| Gerardo Espina Sr. | KBL | ||
| Alejandro Fider | KBL | ||
| Pablo Floro | KBL | ||
| Eddie Ilarde | KBL | ||
| Querube Makalintal | KBL | ||
| Imelda Marcos | KBL | ||
| Roberto Oca Jr. | KBL | ||
| Vicente Paterno | KBL | ||
| Waldo Perfecto[i] | KBL | ||
| Ricardo Puno | KBL | ||
| Rogelio Quiambao | KBL | ||
| Carlos P. Romulo | KBL | ||
| Januario Soller Jr. | KBL | ||
| Arturo Tolentino | KBL | ||
| Ronaldo Zamora | KBL | ||
| Region IV-A[j] | Mariano Agcaoili | KBL | |
| Helena Benitez | KBL | ||
| Leonides de Leon | KBL | ||
| Soledad Dolor | KBL | ||
| Gilberto Duavit | KBL | ||
| Estanislao Fernandez[k] | KBL | ||
| Nemesio Ganan Jr. | KBL | ||
| Salvador Laurel[l] | KBL[m] | ||
| Jose Leido Jr.[n] | KBL | ||
| Expedito Leviste | KBL | ||
| Pedro Mendiola | KBL | ||
| Jorge Nuñez | KBL | ||
| Teodoro Peña | KBL | ||
| Carmencita Reyes | KBL | ||
| Frisco San Juan | KBL | ||
| Godofredo Tan | KBL | ||
| Arturo Tanco Jr. | KBL | ||
| Medardo Tumagay[o] | KBL | ||
| Cesar Villariba | KBL | ||
| Luis Yulo | KBL | ||
| Region V[p] | Jose Alberto | KBL | |
| Ricardo Butalid | KBL | ||
| Socorro de Castro | KBL | ||
| Emilio Espinosa Jr. | KBL | ||
| Arnulfo Fuentebella | KBL | ||
| Carlos R. Imperial | KBL | ||
| Augusto Ortiz | KBL | ||
| Maximino Peralta | KBL | ||
| Marcial Pimentel | KBL | ||
| Dolores Sison | KBL | ||
| Francisco Tatad | KBL | ||
| Luis Villafuerte | KBL | ||
| Region VI[q] | Teodoro Benedicto | KBL | |
| Salvador Britanico | KBL | ||
| Fermin Caram Jr. | KBL | ||
| Pedro Exmundo | KBL | ||
| Alfonso Garcia | KBL | ||
| Roberto Gatuslao | KBL | ||
| Rodolfo Layuman | KBL | ||
| Leopoldo Locsin | KBL | ||
| Jeanito Madamba | KBL | ||
| Narciso Monfort | KBL | ||
| Jose Montalvo | KBL | ||
| Remo Montelibano | KBL | ||
| Arturo Pacificador | KBL | ||
| Jose Tumbokon | KBL | ||
| Niel Tupas Sr. | KBL | ||
| Jose Varela Jr. | KBL | ||
| Region VII[r] | Natalio Bacalso[s] | Pusyon Bisaya | |
| Bartolome Cabangbang | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Eutiquio Cimafranca[t] | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Alfonso Corominan Jr. | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Hilario Davide Jr. | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Filemon Fernandez | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Jorge Kintanar | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Valentino Legaspi | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Mariano Logarta | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Enrique Medina Jr. | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Dominador Pernes | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Jesus Villegas | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Julian Yballe | Pusyon Bisaya | ||
| Region VIII[u] | Damian Aldaba | KBL | |
| Victor Amasa | KBL | ||
| Edilberto del Valle | KBL | ||
| Artemio Mate | KBL | ||
| Emiliano Melgazo | KBL | ||
| Benjamin Romualdez | KBL | ||
| Jose Roño | KBL | ||
| Alberto Veloso | KBL | ||
| Fernando Veloso | KBL | ||
| Nicanor Yñiguez | KBL | ||
| Region IX[v] | Antonio Ceniza | KBL | |
| Joaquin Enriquez Jr. | KBL | ||
| Manuel Espaldon | KBL | ||
| Guardson Lood | KBL | ||
| Hussin Loong | KBL | ||
| Celso Palma | KBL | ||
| Ulpiano Ramas | KBL | ||
| Kalbi Tupay | KBL | ||
| Region X[w] | Edelmiro Amante | KBL | |
| Reuben Canoy | Mindanao Alliance | ||
| Concordio Diel | KBL | ||
| Carlos Fortich | KBL | ||
| Constantino Navarro | KBL | ||
| Liliano Neri[x] | KBL | ||
| Emmanuel Pelaez | KBL | ||
| Henry Regalado | KBL | ||
| Antonio Tupaz | KBL | ||
| Region XI[y] | Alejandro Almendras | KBL | |
| Benjamin Bautista | KBL | ||
| Rodolfo del Rosario | KBL | ||
| Manuel Garcia | KBL | ||
| Teodoro Palma Gil | KBL | ||
| Jose Puyat Jr. | KBL | ||
| Jorge Royeca | KBL | ||
| Felicidad Santos | KBL | ||
| Rogelio Sarmiento | KBL | ||
| Jose Sison | KBL | ||
| Region XII[z] | Jesus Amparo | KBL | |
| Anacleto Badoy Jr. | KBL | ||
| Tomas Baga Jr. | KBL | ||
| Abdullah Dimaporo | KBL | ||
| Ahdel Pangandaman | KBL | ||
| Ernesto Roldan | Konsensiya ng Bayan[1][2] | ||
| Datu Blah Sinsuat | KBL | ||
| Estanislao Valdez | KBL | ||
| Agricultural Labor – Luzon | Luis Taruc | Independent | |
| Jose Cervantes | Independent | ||
| Agricultural Labor – Visayas | Rolando Bayot | Independent | |
| Agricultural Labor – Mindanao | Jiamil Ismael Dianalan | Independent | |
| Industrial Labor – Luzon | Ruben de Ocampo | Independent | |
| Eulogio Lerum | Independent | ||
| Industrial Labor – Visayas | Januario Seno | Independent | |
| Industrial Labor – Mindanao | Princess Porti Pacasum | Independent | |
| Youth – Luzon | Danilo Concepcion | Independent | |
| Rogelio Peyuan | Independent | ||
| Youth – Visayas | Luisito Patalinhug | Independent | |
| Youth – Mindanao | Nurodin Mamaluba | Independent | |
| Youth – Any Region | Macairog Aznar | Independent | |
| Judy Carunungan | Independent | ||
Notes
- ^ Provinces: Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mountain Province, Pangasinan
Cities: Baguio, Dagupan, Laoag, San Carlos (Pangasinan) - ^ Provinces: Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
- ^ Provinces: Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales
Cities: Angeles, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Palayan, San Jose - ^ Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on January 17, 1979.
- ^ Died on May 23, 1983.
- ^ Died on November 30, 1983.
- ^ Cities: Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Quezon City
Municipalities: Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, San Pedro, Taguig, Valenzuela - ^ Died on May 18, 1982.
- ^ Died on August 16, 1980.
- ^ Provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Aurora (est. 1979)
Cities: Batangas City, Cavite City, Lipa, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, San Pablo, Tagaytay, Trece Martires - ^ Died on July 28, 1982.
- ^ Resigned on September 16, 1983.
- ^ UNIDO from 1980.
- ^ Died on July 30, 1983.
- ^ Died on February 12, 1984.
- ^ Provinces: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon
Cities: Iriga, Legazpi, Naga - ^ Provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental
Cities: Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, Iloilo City, La Carlota, Roxas, San Carlos (Negros Occidental), Silay - ^ Provinces: Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor
Cities: Bais, Canlaon, Cebu City, Danao, Dumaguete, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Tagbilaran, Toledo - ^ Died on March 30, 1984.
- ^ Died on June 8, 1984.
- ^ Provinces: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte
Cities: Calbayog, Ormoc, Tacloban - ^ Provinces: Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
Cities: Dapitan, Dipolog, Pagadian, Zamboanga City - ^ Provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte
Cities: Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Surigao, Tangub - ^ Died on August 24, 1978.
- ^ Provinces: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur
Cities: Davao City, General Santos - ^ Provinces: Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat
Cities: Cotabato City, Iligan, Marawi
References
- ^ Supreme Court of the Philippines (February 8, 1979). "G.R. No. L-49705-09". The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Olivia C. Caoili (2006). "The Philippine Legislature: The Martial Law Period" (PDF). UP sa Halalan. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
External links
- Philippine Commission on Elections
- Philippine House of Representatives
- Philippine Senate
- The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance databank
Further reading
- Philippine Commission on Elections — Records and Statistics Division
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Pobre, Cesar P.; Philippine Historical Association; New Day Publishers (June 26, 2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 978-971-92245-0-1.