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District Rep. Party List Sectoral

Composition 24 Senators Not more than 20% Allocation- of the Party 1 By Direct Vote 1 By Direct Vote
elected at large 250 members, combined List Seats shall of the People of the People
unless otherwise number of all be reserved after
provided by law Party List shall the ratification
not exceed 20% of the
of the Constitution may
membership of be elected or
HOR. Maximum appointed by the
limit but the President from
maximum need the list of
not be filled. nominees
2% threshold-
garnering a
minimum of 2%
of the total votes
cast for the party
list system.
Garnering more
than 2% have
additional seat (1
qualifying and 2
additional seats)
in proportion to
their total
number of votes.
Qualification Natural Born Natural Born Natural Born Silent Natural Born Natural Born
Citizen Citizen Citizen Citizen Citizen
Atleast 35 years Atleast 25 years Atleast 25 years Atleast 40 years Atleast 40 years
old on the day of old on the day of old on the day of old on the day of old on the day of
election election election election election
Able to read and Able to read and Able to read and Able to read and Able to read and
 write write write write write
A registered A registered A registered voter A registered A registered
voter voter in the Resident of the voter voter
Resident of the district he seeks Philippines Resident of the Resident of the
Philippines for to represent Must represent Philippines for Philippines for
atleast 2 years Resident of the marginslized and atleast 10 years atleast 10 years
immediately said district for underrepresented immediately immediately
preceeding the atleast 1 year sectors preceeding the preceeding the
day of election immediately day of election day of election
preceeding the
day of election
Term 6 years 3 years 3 years - 6 years.
Term Limit 2 Consecutive 3 Consecutive 3 Consecutive 3 Consecutive
years years years years
Senator Could
run again 3 years
after the
expiration of his
second term
Vacancy Special Election
may be called.
Emanates from
Statute not from
Comelec.
Shall serve only
for the
unexpired term.
Service of
unexpired term
will be counted
as one term.
Salary Members -
204,000
 House Speaker
and President of
Senate 240,000
Allowances No legal limit
Itemized
Expenditures
shall be
published
annually (Sec.
20)
Privilege Privelege from
Arrest, in all
offenses
punishable by
not more than 6
imprisonment,
be privileged
from arrest while
the Congress is
in Session.
Limiting the
immunity to civil
arrest
XPN: Detention
for Crime May
be arrested even
when the House
is in Session.

Freedom of
Speec and
Debate
No member shall
 be questioned
nor be held
liable in any
other place for
any speech or
debate in
Congress or in
any Committee
thereof.
Publication of
any libelous
letter is not
covered by the
Priveleged.
Subject to
disciplinary
action.
Disqualification May not hold
any office or
employment
during his term
without
forfeiting his
seat.
May not be
appointed to
any office which
may have been
created or the
emolument
thereof
increased during
the term for
 which he was
elected.
Prohibition Cannot personal
appear as
counsel before
any court of
justice.
Shall not be
financially
interested,
directly or
indirectly, in any
contarct granted
by the
government
Shall not
intervene in any
manner before
any government
when it is for his
pecuniary
benefit.