Batasang Bayan

The Batasang Bayan (English: Legislative Advisory Council, lit.'Public Legislature') was the consultative assembly and legislative advisory council in the Philippines that helped formulate decrees promulgated by Ferdinand Marcos from its inauguration on September 21, 1976 to October 30, 1978.

Batasang Bayan
Philippines
Type
Type
Consultative
History
EstablishedSeptember 21, 1976
DisbandedOctober 30, 1978
Preceded byCongress of the Philippines
Succeeded byInterim Batasang Pambansa
Seats128 members; appointive
Meeting place
Philippine International Convention Center
Footnotes
Though there were about 128 members of the Council, it is unclear how they voted on resolutions or were given voting rights at all since all law-making powers was vested with the President.

"As such powers and functions shall consist of but not limited to assisting and advising the President of his lawmaking functions, providing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein designated representatives, to ventilate their views on national issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of administering the affairs of the government, providing a forum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch of Government and providing a mechanism for actually conducting a review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit its finding and recommendations to the President as mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government and Presidential Decree No. 995.[1]" It held its regular and special sessions at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Sessions

  • Regular Session: September 21, 1976 October 30, 1978

Leadership

President

Secretary of Local Governments

  • Jose A. Roño, Jr.

Functions

The Batasang Bayan functioned as a legislative advisory council to the President on legislative matters. Powers and functions consisted of:

  • Assisting and advising the President of his lawmaking functions;
  • Providing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein designated representatives, to ventilate their views on national issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of administering the affairs of the government;
  • Providing a forum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch of Government;
  • Providing a mechanism for actually conducting a review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit its finding and recommendations to the President.

Members

The Batasang Bayan was composed of 128 members, all appointive. Representation came from the highest government entity down to the smallest local government unit (barangay) and the marginalized sectors of society. Particularly, it was composed of the following:

  • President of the Republic of the Philippines, the members of the Cabinet, including officials with the rank of Cabinet.
  • Provincial governors, city mayors, presidents of regional associations of Barangay and Kabataang Barangay Councils.
  • Sectoral representatives of professional, capital-industrial and agricultural.
Region Member
Cabinet Vicente Abad Santos
Estefania Aldaba-Lim
Baltazar Aquino
Jose Aspiras
Jacobo C. Clave
Cesar A. Dumlao
Manuel Elizalde Jr.
Juan Ponce Enrile
Conrado Estrella Sr.
Clemente S. Gatmaitan
Alfredo Juinio
Jaime C. Laya
Jose J. Leido Jr.
Melecio S. Magno
Juan L. Manuel
Blas Ople
Vicente Paterno
Troadio T. Quiazon Jr.
Carlos P. Romulo
Jose A. Roño
Gerardo P. Sicat
Arturo R. Tanco Jr.
Francisco Tatad
Bernardo Tensuan
Juan C. Tuvera
Geronimo Z. Velasco
Cesar Virata
Region I David D. Aguila
Roque B. De Guzman
Sergio P. Kawi
Elizabeth M. Keon
Ben Palispis
Crisostomo F. Pariñas
Sofia V. Reyes
Catherine B. Singson
Region II Amadeo P. Bargas Jr.
Cecil A. Carag
Faustino N. Dy Jr.
Joaquin Labrador
Zosimo Paredes
Florentino P. Ruiz
Felipe Salvador
Virgilio A. Tiongson
Region III Amadeo G. Alinea
Rodolfo S. Angeles
Allyson G. Bautista
Baldomero T. Mangiliman
Estelito Mendoza
Ignacio S. Santiago
Miguel L. Santos
Amancio P. Sumabat
Region IV Emilio M. Abello Sr.
Makairog G. Aznar
Ramon Bagatsing
Jose P. Bengzon
Domingo S. Guevarra Jr.
Consuelo P. Madrigal
Imelda Marcos
Rogelio M. Quiambao
Region IV-A Alipio M. Abrenica
Fernando C. Campos
William D. Dichoso
Antonio Leviste
Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr.
Felicisimo San Luis
Eliseo G. Santos
Medardo L. Tumagay
Rizaldy L. Villaseñor
Region V J. Antonio A. Amparado
Felixberto A. Camacho
Socorro G. De Castro
Leila de Lima
Emilio D. R. Espinosa Jr.
Eufronio K. Maristela
Jose L. Sarte Jr.
Region VI Emiliano G. Bautista Jr.
Francisco C. Divinagracia Jr.
Liberato R. Ibadlit
Remo J. Montelibano
Conrado J. Norada
Jose A. Reyes
Ciceron M. Severino
Region VII Emilio E. Alcoseba
June T. Araula
Manolito L. Asok
Jose C. Aviles
Edilberto A. Del Valle
Eduardo Gullas
Uriel R. Leopando
Timoteo S. Oracion
Region VIII Emmanuel T. Celada
Arnold R. Lungay
Ramon O. Reyes
Benjamin Romualdez
Valeriano P. Tomol Jr.
Terencio F. Uyloan
Region IX Damsid J. Abidin
Vicente A. Balisado
Joaquin F. Enriquez Jr.
Romulo M. Espaldon
Muss S. Izquierdo
Jose A. Legaspi
Region X Concordio C. Diel
Gabriel A. Catane
Jesus M. Jajalla
Carlo H. Lozada
Uldarico B. Mejorada
Jeddu A. Migriño
Fernando B. Pacana Jr.
Vitaliano E. Porio
Henry V. Regalado
Guillermo N. Tabios Jr.
Region XI Modesto G. Avellanosa
Susan Dela Rosa
Delfin A. Macalinao
Rolando C. Marcial
Saturnino G. Parcasio
Leonardo C. Pascual
Luis T. Santos
Nur-Hussein Ututalum
Region XII Simeon Datumanong
Omar M. Dianalan
Mohammad Ali Dimaporo
Ronaldo D. Espina
Ronald K. Go
Nurodin M. Mamaluba
Okuo S. Mapupuno
Maximiano R. Martin Jr.
Ernesto F. Roldan
At-large Jose M. Alberto
Jose M. Aldeguer
Vicente M. Cerilles
Danding Cojuangco
Rene Espina
Constantino C. Navarro Sr.
Fernando R. Veloso
Antonio V. Raquiza
Youth Marivic Guevarra
Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. Presidential Decree No. 995
  2. "Roster of Philippine Legislators (1907 - 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2023.

Further reading

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
  • Assembly of the Nation. Studio 5 Publishing, Inc.
  • The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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