Our government is a tripartite system of

government composed of the three great

branches:
Legislative Department
Executive Department
Judicial Department
What is the first branch of the government?
Legislative department --- Congress
the exercise of the legislative power.
Legislative power is the authority,
under the constitution, to make laws,
and to alter and repeal them.
Congress
The lawmaking authority of
the government of the
Philippines

plays a crucial role in our

government.

What are the two houses of the Congress of the

Philippines?
The Congress of the Philippines under
the 1987 Constitution is a bicameral
(Bicameralism) congress, consisting
of a two house legislature: Upper and
Lower Houses.
Distinguish bicameral from unicameral
congress
Bicameral congress is a two-house congress
(Senate and House of Representatives)
Advantages: Two houses would produce a
healthy check upon each other.
**The House of Representatives was expected
to reflect the popular will of the average citizen.

The Senate was to provide for stability,

continuity, and in-depth deliberation.
Disadvantage: lack of fast action in legislation
**pass the two chambers, if disagreements
occurs -bicameral conference committee
Unicameral legislature is congress where
there is only one body.
This was a restoration of the bicameral
legislature under the 1935 Constitution that
was changed into a unicameral congress
under the 1973 Constitution (National
Assembly).