Reporter Professor Law is settled by a meeting of the Conference the principles and regulations established Committees of both Houses, whose in a community by someauthority andap recommendations will have to be approved by both Houses. plicable to its people, whether in the for 6. Once the bill is approved, it is m of legislationor of custom and policies r transmitted to the President of the ecognized and enforced by judicial decisi Philippines for signature. The President may then either sign the bill to indicate on. approval, or veto the bill to indicate Bill is a form or draft of a proposed disapproval. If approved, the bill officially statute presented to a legislature, but not becomes a law. yet enacted or passed and made law. 7. If the President decides to exercise his veto powers, the Congress may re-pass CREATION OF LAW the vetoed bill if two-thirds of both Houses, voting separately, approve its 1. To initiate the law-making process, the enactment. In this case, the bill also officially proposed bill is signed by its author and becomes a law. filed with the Secretary of the either the Lower House (for congressmen) or the Senate (for senators). 2. The bill will go through three readings. On the First Reading, the number and title of the bill is read, followed by its referral to the appropriate committee for study. 3. On the Second Reading, the bill is read in full along with amendments proposed by the committee who studied it. The bill is then subjected to debates and discussion by the members of the House where it was filed. After extensive discussion, the bill will be voted on. If approved, it would go through a third reading. 4. On Third Reading, the bill will be submitted for a final vote. If approved again, it shall be transmitted to the other House for concurrence. The other House will go through the same process of having three readings. 5. If the other House introduces amendments and the House from which the bill originated does not approve of the amendments, the differences will be