Article IV

Section 3
Q: What may be lost or reacquired in the manner provided by law?
A: Philippine citizenship
Q: How will the Philippine citizenship be lost or reacquired?
A: in the manner provided by law
Section 4
Q: Does a citizenship changes if one marries an alien?
A: No, he or she shall retain his or her citizenship.
Q: What shall happen if a citizen acted or omitted his or her citizenship?
A: he or she is deemed, under the law, has to renounce it

Section 5
Q: Is dual allegiance of citizens a national interest?
A: No, it is inimical to the national interest
Q: How shall a dual allegiance of citizens be dealt?
A: it shall be dealt with by law

Article VI: The Legislative Department

Section 1
Q: Who shall be vested with the legislative power?
A: the Congress of the Philippines
Q: What consist the legislative department?
A: the Senate and the House of Representatives

Section 2
Q: How many senators shall compose the senate?

A: 24 senators
Q: How can the senators become part of the senate?
A: they shall be elected and voted by qualified voters

Section 3
Q: can a moral person but an illiterate one be qualified in a senatorial election?
A: No. he or she should be able to read and to write
Q: what is the age qualification of a senator to be elected?
A: at least 35 years old on the day of the election

Section 4
Q: how many allowable terms does a senator have to serve the senate?
A: 2 terms
Q: how many years are there in a term?
A: 6 years
Section 5
Q: how many members shall compose the House of Representatives?
A: not more than 250 members
Q: how many representatives are allowed in a city?
A: one representative per city with a population of at least 250, 000
Section 6
Q: Do a naturalized person can become a member of the House of Representatives?
A: No. he or she should be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines
Q: what is the age qualification to become a member of the House of Representatives?
A: at least 25 years of age on the day of the election
Section 7
Q: how many terms does a member of the House of Representatives allowed to serve?
A: 3 terms

Q: when shall an elected person begin to serve as member of the House of Representatives?
A: he or she shall begin, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June next
following their election

Section 8
Q: When shall be the election of senators and House of Representatives?
A: second Monday of May
Q: Can a regular election of senators and house of representatives be moved?
A: Yes, unless otherwise provided by law

Section 9
Q: in case of vacancy, how will it be filled?
A: there will be a special election to fill such vacancy
Q: until when shall a person serve a vacancy?
A: he or she will serve only for the unexpired term
Section 10
Q: how are the salaries of Senators and Members of the House of REperesentatives be determined?
A: it shall be determined by the law
Q: when shall be the effectivity of the increase of the salary of the members of the senate?
A: after the expiration of the full term of all the members of the senate
Section 11
Q: how many years of imprisonment does a senator or member of the senate punishable?
A: six years
Q: can a senator be immune in any violation of the law?
A: no. he or she is punishable by his or her offense or violation
Section 12
Q: Who shall make a full disclosure of their financial and business interests?
A: All Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives

Q: Who shall they notify of a potential conflict of interest that may arise from the filing of a proposed
legislation of which they are authors?
A: the House concerned
Section 13
Q: can a senator or member of the house of representatives hold an employment in the government?
A: No.
Q: can a senator or member of the house of representatives hold any office in the government?
A: No.
Section 14
Q: Can a Senator or Member of the house of Representatives may personally appear as counsel
before any court of justice or before the Electoral Tribunals and other administrative bodies?
A: No
Q: Shall a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives intervene in any matter before any
office of the Government for his pecuniary benefit or to act on account of his office?
A: No
Section 15
Q: who can call a special session of the congress?
A: The President
Q: can the congress avail a rest day during Saturday and Sunday?
A: Yes
Section 16
Q:Who shall lead the senate?
A: The senate president.
Q: What is the highest position of the house of representative?
A: The speaker of the house
Section 17
Q:How many members does an Electoral Tribunal have?
A: 9 Members
Q: How do the members of the Electoral Tribunal divided?

A: The members are divided into 3 shall be justice of the supreme court and 6 be members of the
senate.
Section 18
Q: what does section 18 provides?
A: It provides the commission on Appoinments.
Q: Who shall act on all appointments?
A: the Commission
Section 19
Q: when shall the Electoral Tribunals and the Commission on Appointments be constituted?
A: within thirty days after the Senate and the House of Representatives shall have been organized
with the election of the President and the Speaker
Q: When shall the Commission on Appointments meet?
A: they shall meet only while the Congress is in session
Section 20
Q: Can the public view the records and book accounts of the congress?
A: Yes, it is open to the public in accordance with the law.
Q: Who will audit the said account?
A: It will be the commission on Audit.
Section 21
Q: who conducts inquiries in aid of legislation in accordance with its duly published rules of
procedure?
A: the Senate or the House of Representatives or any of its respective committees
Q: what if such inquiries affect the rights of persons?
A: the rights of person appearing in, or affected by, such inquiries shall be respected
Section 22
Q: Who shall appear before and be heard by such House on any matter pertaining to their
departments?
A: the heads of departments, upon the their own initiative, with the consent of the President, or upon
the request of their House, as the rules of each House shall provide
Q: To whom and when will the written questions be submitted?

A: to the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least three days
before their scheduled appearance
Section 23
Q: When do a Philippines can declare a war?
A: When two-thirds of both houses voted.
Q: Who will vote for existence of state of war?
A: The congress
Section 24
Q: where shall bills like revenue or tariff bills originate?
A: exclusively in the House of Representatives
Q: Who may propose or concur with amendments?
A: the Senate
Section 25
Q: How will be the procedure of approving the appropriations for the congress?
A: It shall strictly follow the procedure for approving just like other departments
Q: Who will authorize any transfer of appropriations?
A: The president, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chief
justice and the heads of constitutional commissions.
Section 26
Q: What is being read in the first reading of the bill?
A: Only the title and the number of the bill.
Q: If the bill will be approved by the upper chamber, where will it be sent next?
A: It will be submitted to the president.
Section 27
Q: What will happen to the bill if it will be approved by the president?
A: The president will sign it.
Q: If the bill will not be approved, what will happen to it?
A: the president shall veto it and return the same with his objections to the house where it originated.
Section 28

Q: Do people pay differently in tax?

A: No, the rule of taxation shall be uniform and equitable.
Q: Are there some exempted to taxation?
A: Yes, just like churches, charitable institutions.
Section 29
Q: Do the public money can be applied directly or indirectly in support of any churches or sectarian
institution?
A: No.
Q: How will all money collected on any tax levied for a special purpose be treated?
A: it shall be treated as a special fund and paid out for such purpose only
Section 30
Q: shall there be a law passed increasing the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
A: No
Q: What should be required to make the increase of appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
possible?
A: its advice and concurrence
Section 31
Q: shall there be a law enacted granting a title of royalty?
A: No
Q: shall there be a law enacted granting a title of nobility?
A: No
Section 32
Q: Who shall provide for a system of initiative and referendum, and the exceptions therefrom?
A: the Congress
Q: How many per centum must every legislative district be represented?
A: at least three per centum of the registered voters