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Table of Quorum in Constitution

This document outlines the voting requirements for various legislative, executive, judicial, and electoral processes under the Philippine Constitution: 1) It lists the supermajority voting thresholds for certain actions by the Senate and House of Representatives, such as impeachment, treaty approval, and constitutional amendments. 2) It also specifies that a majority vote is needed for other actions like electing House and Senate leaders and overriding a presidential veto. 3) Requirements are also given for declaring states of emergency, war, and the incapacity of the president. 4) Thresholds are presented for judicial rulings and disciplinary actions, as well as for direct initiatives by citizens and plebiscites on political and constitutional changes

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Table of Quorum in Constitution

This document outlines the voting requirements for various legislative, executive, judicial, and electoral processes under the Philippine Constitution: 1) It lists the supermajority voting thresholds for certain actions by the Senate and House of Representatives, such as impeachment, treaty approval, and constitutional amendments. 2) It also specifies that a majority vote is needed for other actions like electing House and Senate leaders and overriding a presidential veto. 3) Requirements are also given for declaring states of emergency, war, and the incapacity of the president. 4) Thresholds are presented for judicial rulings and disciplinary actions, as well as for direct initiatives by citizens and plebiscites on political and constitutional changes

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Majority vote of All Members 2/3 of all its members voting separately 2/3 of all its members 1/5

of all its members 1/5 of the


voting jointly members present
Legislative Department
Election of the Senate President and Suspension or expulsion of a Member for Revocation of a The yeas and nays
Speaker of the House disorderly behavior proclamation of Martial on any question be
Law and suspension of entered in the
the privilege of Habeas journal
Corpus
The voting of the Commission on The power to declare the existence of state of war
Appointments (joint session assembled, Senate and HR)
Passing of Tax Exemption Bill disapproved by the President or override a
Presidential Veto (joint session assembled, Senate
and HR)
The concurrence of the Congress for If there are two or more equal and highest number
the President to grant amnesty of votes in the election of President (joint session
assembled, Senate and HR)
Vacancy in Vice President
Whether or not the President is unable to
discharge his duties (joint session assembled,
Senate and HR)
Senate only: Concurrence of treaty or international
agreement
Committee: (to which a verified Senate Only: Votes for the conviction in
complaint for impeachment which Impeachment Proceedings
shall be thereafter be submit a
report to the House within 6 days
from such referral.
Senate Only: Renewal of all existing treaties or
international agreements which have not ratified
Non-Inclusions: (di na kasya)
1/3 of all the members of the House of the Senate: Articles of Impeachment
¾ of all its members -Amendments and Revision proposed to the Congress
2/3 of all its members-Constitutional Convention
Majority vote of all its members-Congress may submit to the electorate the question of calling such convention
Majority of the votes cast by the people in national referendum – Agreement of Military Basis, foreign military bases, troops, or facilities

Executive
Transmittal of the Cabinet of their
written declaration that the
President is unable to discharge the
powers and duties of his office

Judiciary (Concurrence of the Majority of all members)


En Banc: Cases involving the constitutionality of laws (the votes are based on who actually took part in the deliberations on the issues of the
case)
Cases or matters heard by division (the votes are based on who actually took part in the deliberations on the issues of the case and in no case
without the concurrence of at least 3 of such members
SC en banc shall have the power to discipline judges of the lower courts, or order their dismissal
Constitutional Commissions (Concurrence of the Majority of all its Members)
Any cases or matter brought before it within 60 days from the date of its submission for decision or resolution
Plebiscite and Direct Proposal by the People
Direct Proposal by the People and enact laws or approve or reject: at least 10 per centum of the total number of the registered voters of
which every legislative district must be represented by at least 3 per centum of the registered voter.
Majority votes cast in a plebiscite in the political units directly affected >Creation, division, merger, abolishment, or boundary
substantially altered of province, city, municipality of
barangay
Creation of Special Metropolitan political subdivision
Creation of the autonomous region
Ratification of the Amendment or Revision of the
Constitution which shall be held not earlier than 60 days
nor later than 90 days after the approval of the
amendment or revision
The Constitution shall take effect immediately upon its
ratification and shall supersede all previous Constitution

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