House of Representatives of the Philippines

The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. The Senate is the upper chamber. The House is often informally called the Congress. Members of the house are called congressmen (mga kinatawan or mga kongresman) and their title is Representative. Congressmen are elected to a three-year term, and can be reelected to a maximum of three terms. A congressman can either be a district representative, which represents a particular geographical area, or a sectoral representative, which represents a significant minority of society.

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Filipino - Congress - Philippines - Senate

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The official headquarters of the House of Representatives is at the Batasang Pambansa (literally national lawmaking place) located at the Constitution Hill in Quezon City in Metro Manila. The building is often simply called Batasan.

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Batasang Pambansa - Quezon City - Metro Manila

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