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Aklan State University

Banga,Aklan
College of Teacher Education

Angela Clarisse M. Begaso Ms. Catherine Quillano


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

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