Kamara de Representantes

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Kamara de Representantes is the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, composed of elected representatives who craft national legislation and oversee the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
component of the Congress of the Philippines
lower house of the legislature
composedOf elected representatives
country Philippines
electoralSystem combination of single-member districts and party-list representation
governmentBranch legislative branch
governs through majority vote of its members
hasChamber plenary hall
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasFunction approving international agreements when required by law
debating proposed legislation
proposing constitutional amendments jointly with the Senate
hasHouseType unicameral component of bicameral legislature
hasLegislativeTerm numbered Congresses of the Philippines
hasPower to approve the national budget
to conduct legislative inquiries
to initiate impeachment complaints
to pass national legislation
hasResponsibility ensuring accountability of executive officials
representing the Filipino people in national legislation
hasRole crafting national legislation
oversight of the executive branch
isPartOf national government of the Philippines
jurisdiction national government of the Philippines
languageOfName Filipino
legislativeType lower house
locatedIn Metro Manila
Quezon City
mainFunction enacting laws
initiating revenue bills
participating in impeachment proceedings
representing legislative districts
meetsIn Batasang Pambansa Complex
meetsInBuilding Batasang Pambansa Building
officialNameInEnglish House of Representatives of the Philippines
officialNameInFilipino Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan
oversees executive branch of the Philippines
partOf Congress of the Philippines
represents legislative districts of the Philippines
party-list groups
supervises implementation of laws by the executive branch
typeOfBody representative assembly
usesVotingSystem roll-call voting
voice voting
worksWith Senate of the Philippines

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Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas shortName Kamara de Representantes