CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS (NATIONAL)

House of Representatives Constitutional Commissions Ombudsman and

Qualification President Vice-President Senators SC Justices CHR Members Voter REMARKS
District Partylist CSC Members COA Members COMELEC Members Deputies

Nature Elected Elected Elected Elected Elected Appointive Appointive Appointive Appointive Appointive Appointive n/a
No. of Positions 1 1 24 Not more than 250 20% of the total number 15 3 3 7 1 Ombudsman 5 n/a
Available members, unless fixed by of Reps (1 chair, 2 members) (1 chair, 2 members) (1 chair, 6 members) 4 Deputies (Luzon, (1 chair, 4 members)
law Visayas, Mindanao,
Military)
Age 40 40 35 25 25 40 35 35 35 40 silent, provided by law 18 Reckoning is on the day of the
election
Ability to Read and Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes silent pero duh none silent pero lawyer or CPA silent pero may college silent pero duh None None
Write lang degree eh (No literacy requirement)

Registered Voter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes

In the district which he
shall be elected
Residence 10 years in the Philippines 10 years in the Philippines 2 years in the Philippines 1 year in the district None None None None None None None 1 year in the Philippines Reckoning is X years from the
which he shall be elected and 6 months in the place day of the election
they propose to vote

Citizenship Natural Born Citizen Any Citizen

Education/Professio none none none none none Lawyer None Lawyer or CPA; at least College degree; at least 4 Lawyer at least 3 are lawyers None
n one of each is members are lawyers
represented
Experience none none none none none 15 years Proven capacity for public 10 years For the lawyers, at least 10 years silent, provided by law None
Practice of Law or as a administration CPA - AUDITING exp 10 years practice of law Practice of Law or as a
Judge Lawyer - Practice of law Judge
Term (in years) 6 6 6 3 3 Max of 30 yrs (40 to 70) 7 7 7 7 silent, provided by law n/a
No. of Consecutive 1 term 2 successive terms 2 consecutive terms 3 consecutive terms 3 consecutive terms Until they reach the age 1 1 1 1 silent, provided by law
Terms / Reelection No reelection; No person (12yrs total) / CANNOT (12yrs total) / may run (9yrs total) / may run (9yrs total) / may run of 70 yrs or become No reappointment No reappointment No reappointment No reappointment
who has succeeded as run again even after again after break again after break again after break incapacitated to
President and served for break discharge duties
more than 4yrs may be
reelected

Impeachable Yes Yes No, No, No, Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No n/a Total of 31 impeachable
May be expelled by 2/3 May be expelled by 2/3 May be expelled by 2/3 officers; Note that all officers
vote vote vote can be removed by Quo
Warranto
CA Confirmation n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No; Yes Yes Yes No silent, provided by law n/a
but JBC regular members
need CA confirmation

JBC Requirement n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Yes; No No No Yes; No n/a
Chosen from a list of at Chosen from a list of at
least 3 nominees least 6 nominees
Other Requirements Each legislative district Must be a member of the Must be of proven Not a candidate for any elective position in the elections preceding Must be of proven Provided by law Other requirements may
must be contiguous, sector represented or, if competence, integrity, competence, integrity, be provided by law for
compact, and adjacent not, is an advocate probity, and probity, and purposes of regulating
thereof independence. independence. conduct of fair, honest,
Holds office during GOOD transparent elections
BEHAVIOR
Fiscal Autonomy None n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes None n/a
Automatic and None n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n/a
Regular Release
Other matters: Presidential Privilege from arrest while Congress is in Session - All offenses punishable by not None None None None None n/a
Immunities / communications more than 6yrs imprisonment.
Privileges privilege; No member shall be questioned nor held liable in any other place for any
Immunity from Suit speech or debate in the Congress or in any Committee
(removed from the Consti
but supported by
jurisprudence)
Other matters: Generally, none. Except None Yes, Yes Yes, Contempt in n/a
Contempt when exercised through For inquiries in aid of legislation Rule 71 accordance with the
Powers admin agencies vested by Rules of Court
law