The Congress of the Philippines is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral,composed of an upper body,the Senate,and a lower body,the House of Representatives,although colloquially,the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter. The Senate meets at the GSIS Building in Pasay,while the House of Representatives meets at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City,which also hosts joint sessions.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress,the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto is a Filipino actress and politician. In a career spanning over six decades,she has played dramatic roles in film and television in the Philippines. She is widely referred as the "Star for All Seasons". She began her career as a child actress in the 1963 film Trudis Liit,for which she won her first FAMAS Award. She won the FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her dual role in Dama de Noche (1972). She has portrayed the superhero Darna in four films beginning with Lipad,Darna,Lipad! (1973). Santos produced Pagputi ng Uwak,Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978),which won both the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and the Gawad Urian for Best Film.
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician currently serving as the 33rd Secretary of Finance under President Bongbong Marcos since January 12,2024. He previously served as the representative for Batangas' 6th district and as the House Deputy Speaker from 2022 to 2024.
Trade Union Congress Party is a party-list in the Philippines,set up by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines as its electoral wing. The party contested the 2004 legislative elections,mustering 201,396 votes nationwide (1.58%). The list failed to win any seat. The Supreme Court declared TUCP,as well as a few other party-list organizations,as winners in the 2007 legislative elections by virtue of the Philippine Constitution.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats,abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas,is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 elections,Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives,with the party's president,Martin Romualdez,serving as Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the UniTeam Alliance led by President Bongbong Marcos.
The Bangsamoro Organic Law,also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL),and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054,is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The 18th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2019,until June 1,2022,during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Debate has occurred throughout Asia over proposals to legalize same-sex marriage as well as civil unions.
The Anti-Hazing Act of 1995,officially designated as Republic Act No. 8049,is a Philippine law that regulates the acts of hazing and other initiation rites in fraternities and sororities in the country. It prohibits and penalizes physical harm and violence in such practices.
Party-list Coalition Foundation,Inc. (PCFI),also known as the Party-list Coalition,is a coalition of representatives of political organizations with party-list representation in the House of Representatives,the lower house of the bicameral Congress of the Philippines.
Linabelle Ruth Ramos Villarica is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the member of the House of Representatives from the 4th District of Bulacan since 2022 and previously from 2010 to 2019. She previously served as mayor of Meycauayan from 2019 to 2022.
The Philippine House Committee on Rules,or House Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022. A member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo,Marcoleta is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and Meralco one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the network and 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the electricity as well as responsible for the termination of ABS-CBN Meralco and TV5's landmark partnership deal. Marcoleta is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program,Sa Ganang Mamamayan and the public service program Bagong Barangay ng Mamamayan in Action co-hosted by DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Felicito "Chito" Valmocina.
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma,Inc.,also known as the AAMBIS-Owa Party List,is a political organization based in Western Visayas with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers.
The Bagong Henerasyon Party-List,also known as BH Party List is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Raoul Danniel Abellar Manuel is a Filipino youth activist and politician serving as the representative for Kabataan partylist,of which he is the national president. He previously served as the president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines.
Weslie "Wes" Ting Gatchalian is a Filipino politician who has served as the 27th mayor of Valenzuela since 2022. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition,Gatchalian was first elected to public office in 2013,as the party-list representative of Alay Buhay Partylist,serving until 2016,where he was elected as the district representative for Valenzuela's 1st district. As a representative,Gatchalian served as House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022.
Tingog Sinirangan,also known as the Tingog Party List is a political organization with party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
The Philippines does not legally recognize same-sex unions,either in the form of marriage or civil unions. The Family Code of the Philippines defines only recognizes marriages between "a man and a woman". The 1987 Constitution itself does not mention the legality of same-sex unions or has explicit restrictions on marriage that would bare same-sex partners to enter into such arrangement.
