How Congress Should Vote

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW 1_Legislative Department_SALIVIO, Yani N.

2013

HOW CONGRESS SHOULD VOTE ON SOME IMPORTANT MEASURES:

Action to be Taken

Propose amendment to or revision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution [ S e c t i o n 1 , A r t i c l e 1 7 ] 

Number of  Votes Required

Houses Concerned

Three-fourths (3/4)

Senate and House of Representatives

Declare the existence of a State of War  [Section 23, Article 6  ]

Determine the President’s 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, A r t i c l e 7 ] 

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

Manner of  Casting Votes

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

Senate and House of Representatives

Two-thirds (2/3)

Senate and House of Representatives

Voting Separately (NOT in a Joint Session)

Majority

Senate and House of Representatives

Voting Separately (in a Joint Session)

Majority

Senate and House of Representatives

Voting JOINTLY (in a Joint Session)

Majority

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 [S e c t i o n 4 , A r t i c l e 7 ] 

Confirm nomination of the Vice President (by the President in case of vacancy in the Office of the Vice President) [ Section 9, Article 7 ]

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  ]

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  ]

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

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

Two-thirds (2/3)

Senate

Majority

Senate

Concur in the Treaty or International Agreement entered into by the President [ Section 21, A r t i c l e 7 ] 

Suspend or Expel a member of the Senate for  Disorderly Behavior [ Section 16(1), Arti cle 6  ]

Election of the Senate President [ Section 16, A r t i c l e 6 ] 

Suspend or Expel a member of the House of  Representatives for Disorderly Behavior [ S e c t i o n   ] 16(1), Arti cle 6 

Election of the Speaker of the House [ S e c t i o n   16, Art icle 6  ]

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