CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW 1_Legislative Department_SALIVIO, Yani N.

2013

HOW CONGRESS SHOULD VOTE ON SOME IMPORTANT MEASURES:

Action to be Taken

Number of Votes Required

Houses Concerned

Manner of Casting Votes

Propose amendment to or revision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution [Section 1, Article 17]

Three-fourths (3/4)

Senate and House of Representatives

Declare the existence of a State of War [Section 23, Article 6] Determine the Presidents disability (in case of conflicting claims by the President himself and by the majority of the Cabinet members as to the disability of the former) [Section 11, Article 7] Senate and House of Representatives

Voting Separately (in a Joint Session) Two-thirds (2/3)

Repassage of a Bill vetoed by the President [Section 27, Article 6]

Two-thirds (2/3)

Senate and House of Representatives

Voting Separately (NOT in a Joint Session)

Choose the President (in cases where two or more Presidential Candidates obtained equal and highest number of votes [Section 4, Article 7] Majority Confirm nomination of the Vice President (by the President in case of vacancy in the Office of the Vice President) [Section 9, Article 7]

Senate and House of Representatives

Voting Separately (in a Joint Session)

Revoke the Proclamation of Martial Law and/or the Suspension of the Privilege of the writ of habeas corpus by the President [Section18, Article 7] Majority Extend the Proclamation of Martial Law and/or the Suspension of the Privilege of the writ of habeas corpus by the President [Section18, Article 7] Voting Separately (NOT in a Joint Session) Senate and House of Representatives Voting JOINTLY (in a Joint Session)

Concur in the grant of Amnesty by the President [Section 19, Article 7]

Majority

Senate and House of Representatives

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW 1_Legislative Department_SALIVIO, Yani N.

2013

HOW EACH HOUSE SHOULD VOTE ON SOME IMPORTANT MEASURES:

Action to be Taken

Number of Votes Required

House Concerned

Concur in the Treaty or International Agreement entered into by the President [Section 21, Article 7] Two-thirds (2/3) Suspend or Expel a member of the Senate for Disorderly Behavior [Section 16(1), Article 6] Senate

Election of the Senate President [Section 16, Article 6]

Majority

Senate

Suspend or Expel a member of the House of Representatives for Disorderly Behavior [Section 16(1), Article 6]

Two-thirds (2/3) House of Representatives Majority

Election of the Speaker of the House [Section 16, Article 6]