Interim Batasang Pambansa | |
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Philippines | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | 1 |
History | |
Established | June 12, 1978 |
Disbanded | June 5, 1984 |
Preceded by | Batasang Bayan |
Succeeded by | Regular Batasang Pambansa |
Leadership | |
Prime Minister/MP, Region IV-A
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Deputy Prime Minister/Majority Floor Leader
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Speaker of the Batasan
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Speaker Pro-Tempore
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Minority Floor Leader
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Seats | 208 members; elected |
Elections | |
Single-winner | |
Last election
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April 7, 1978 (regional) April 27, 1978 (sectoral) |
Meeting place | |
Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City |
The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Legislature) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body as mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government.
The Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.
The members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected per region, as specified in the 1978 Election Code, on April 7, 1978.
The sectoral members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected at large on April 27, 1978.