Interim Batasang Pambansa

The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Assembly) 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 mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a semi-presidential form of government.

Interim Batasang Pambansa
Philippines
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	1
History
Established	June 12, 1978
Disbanded	June 5, 1984
Preceded by	Batasang Bayan
Succeeded by	Regular Batasang Pambansa
Leadership
President/Prime Minister	Ferdinand Marcos^1, KBL since (1978–1981)
First Lady/MP, Region IV	Imelda Marcos, KBL since (1978–1984)
Prime Minister/MP, Region IV-A	Cesar E.A. Virata^2, KBL since (1981–1984)
Deputy Prime Minister/Majority Floor Leader	Jose A. Roño, Jr. (MP, Region VIII)^2,3, KBL since (1981–1984)
Speaker of the Batasan	Querube C. Makalintal (MP, Region IV), KBL since (1978–1984)
Speaker Pro-Tempore	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (MP, Region XII), KBL since (1978–1984)
Minority Floor Leader	Hilario G. Davide, Jr. (MP, Region VII), Pusyon Bisaya since (1978–1984)
Seats	208 members; elected
Elections
Voting system	Multi-member
Last election	April 7, 1978 (regional) April 27, 1978 (sectoral)
Meeting place
Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City

Sessions

• First Regular Session: June 12, 1978 – June 6, 1979
• Second Regular Session: July 23, 1979 – June 11, 1980
• Third Regular Session: July 28, 1980 – April 28, 1981
• Fourth Regular Session: July 27, 1981 – June 1, 1982
• Fifth Regular Session: July 26, 1982 – April 14, 1983
• Sixth Regular Session: July 25, 1983 – June 5, 1984

Leadership

• President/Prime Minister

Ferdinand E. Marcos^[a] (KBL)

• First Lady

Imelda R. Marcos (KBL, Minister of Human Settlements/Region IV-A)

• Prime Minister

Cesar E.A. Virata (KBL, Minister of Finance/Region IV-B), elected June 30, 1981

• Deputy Prime Minister

Cesar E.A. Virata (KBL, Minister of Finance/Region IV-B)

Jose A. Roño, Jr. (KBL, Region VIII), elected June 30, 1981

• Speaker of the Batasan

Querube C. Makalintal (KBL, Region IV-A)

• Speaker Pro-Tempore

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (KBL, Region XII)

• Majority Floor Leader

Jose A. Roño, Jr. (KBL, Region VIII)

• Minority Floor Leader

Hilario G. Davide, Jr. (Pusyon Bisaya, Region VII)

Note:

1. Resigned as Prime Minister on June 30, 1981 after winning a six-year term as president in the 1981 elections

Legislation

The Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.

Major legislation

• Batas Pambansa Blg. 1 — General Appropriations Act of 1978
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 2 — Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 31 and the Consolidation of Taxes of Hotels, Motels and Other Establishments
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 3 — National Internal Revenue Code Amendment
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 6 — Reduction of the Penalty for Illegal Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt Weapons
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 — Definition and Implementation of the metric system and instituted the Modern Philippine Standard Time
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 — The Anti-Bouncing Check Law
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 42 — Amending the PCSO Charter
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 54 — Setting the date of January 30, 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 61 — General Banking Act
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 62 — Savings and Loan Association Act
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 63 — Private Development Banks Act
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 64 — Amending the DBP Charter
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 65 — Amending the Rural Banks Act
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 66 — Amending the Investment House Law
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 67 — Amending the Central Bank Act
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 — The Corporation Code
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 70 — Amending the Labor Code
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 71 — Amending the Revised Penal Code
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 — National Census Act of 1980
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 73 — Energy Conservation Act of 1980
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 74 — Amending the Land Transportation and Traffic Code
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 76 — Amending the Probation Law of 1976
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 — Creation of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 122 — Setting the date of April 7, 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 — Barangay Election Act of 1982

Members

 

Final composition of the Interim Batasang Pambansa.

President/Prime Minister

Position	Ministers	Party
President/Prime Minister	Ferdinand E. Marcos	KBL

Cabinet Members

Position	Ministers	Party
Cabinet	Manuel Alba	KBL
	Baltazar A. Aquino	KBL
	Jesus Azurin	KBL
	Onofre D. Corpuz	KBL
	Jose P. Dans	KBL
	Romulo Espaldon	KBL
	Enrique T. Garcia	KBL
	Jesus Hipolito	KBL
	Alfredo L. Juinio	KBL
	Jaime C. Laya^[1]	KBL
	Melecio S. Magno	KBL
	Juan L. Manuel	KBL
	Sylvia Montes	KBL
	Roberto V. Ongpin	KBL
	Leonardo B. Perez	KBL
	Troadio T. Quiazon, Jr.	KBL
	Gerardo T. Sicat	KBL
	Juan C. Tuvera	KBL
	Vicente Valdepeñas, Jr.	KBL
	Cesar E.A. Virata	KBL

Regional Representatives

The members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected per region, as specified in the 1978 Election Code, enacted on February 7, 1978.^[2]

Region	Regional Representatives	Party
Region I Provinces: Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mountain Province, Pangasinan Chartered cities: Baguio, Dagupan, Laoag, San Carlos	Pedro F. Alviar	KBL
	Jose D. Aspiras	KBL
	Salacnib F. Baterina	KBL
	Lucas V. Cauton	KBL
	Andres A. Cosalan	KBL
	Roque B. De Guzman	KBL
	Felipe P. De Vera	KBL
	Victor S. Dominguez	KBL
	Conrado F. Estrella	KBL
	Vicente D. Millora	KBL
	Jeremias U. Montemayor	KBL
	Joaquin L. Ortega	KBL
	Antonio V. Raquiza	KBL
	Antonio P. Villar	KBL
	Jeremias Z. Zapata	KBL
Region II Provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino	Rodolfo B. Albano	KBL
	Prospero G. Bello	KBL
	Juan Ponce Enrile	KBL
	Simon G. Gato	KBL
	Gualberto B. Lumauig	KBL
	Carlos M. Padilla	KBL
	Benjamin B. Perez	KBL
	Rolando T. Puzon	KBL
Region III Provinces: Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales Chartered cities: Angeles, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Palayan, San Jose	Vicente Abad Santos	KBL
	Rolando T. Puzon	KBL
	Felicita G. Bernardino	KBL
	Angel D. Concepcion	KBL
	Leopoldo D. Diaz	KBL
	Juan R. Liwag	KBL
	Vicente P. Magsaysay	KBL
	Baldomero T. Mangiliman	KBL
	Estelito P. Mendoza	KBL
	Narciso S. Nario	KBL
	Teodulo C. Natividad	KBL
	Blas F. Ople	KBL
	Cicero J. Punzalan	KBL
	Antonino P. Roman	KBL
	Mercedes C. Teodoro	KBL
	Eller D. Torres	KBL
Region IV Chartered cities: Caloocan, Manila, Quezon City, Pasay Metro Manila municipalities: Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela	Emilio M. Abello, Sr.	KBL
	Estanislao G. Alinea, Jr.	KBL
	Jose P. Bengzon	KBL
	Jose Conrado Benitez	KBL
	Manuel A. Camara	KBL
	Fred J. Elizalde	KBL
	Gerardo S. Espina	KBL
	Alejandro A. Fider	KBL
	Pablo B. Floro	KBL
	Edgar U. Ilarde	KBL
	Querube C. Makalintal	KBL
	Imelda R. Marcos	KBL
	Roberto M. Oca, Jr.	KBL
	Vicente T. Paterno	KBL
	Waldo S. Perfecto	KBL
	Ricardo C. Puno	KBL
	Rogelio M. Quiambao	KBL
	Carlos P. Romulo^1	KBL
	Januario B. Soller, Jr.	KBL
	Arturo M. Tolentino	KBL
	Ronaldo B. Zamora	KBL
Region IV-A Provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Aurora (est. 1979) Chartered cities: Batangas, Cavite, Lipa, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, San Pablo, Tagaytay, Trece Martires	Mariano V. Agcaoili	KBL
	Helena Z. Benitez	KBL
	Leonides C. De Leon	KBL
	Soledad L. Dolor	KBL
	Gilberto M. Duavit	KBL
	Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr.	KBL
	Nemesio V. Ganan, Jr.	KBL
	Salvador H. Laurel^1	UNIDO
	Jose J. Leido, Jr.	KBL
	Expedito M. Leviste	KBL
	Pedro T. Mendiola	KBL
	Jorge A. Nuñez	KBL
	Teodoro Q. Peña	KBL
	Carmencita O. Reyes	KBL
	Frisco F. San Juan	KBL
	Godofredo M. Tan	KBL
	Arturo R. Tanco, Jr.	KBL
	Medardo L. Tumagay	KBL
	Cesar A. Villariba	KBL
	Cesar E.A. Virata	KBL
	Luis A. Yulo	KBL
Region V Provinces: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon Chartered cities: Iriga, Legazpi, Naga	Jose M. Alberto	KBL
	Ricardo B. Butalid	KBL
	Socorro G. De Castro	KBL
	Emilio Espinosa, Jr.	KBL
	Arnulfo P. Fuentebella	KBL
	Carlos R. Imperial	KBL
	Augusto G. Ortiz	KBL
	Maximino A. Peralta	KBL
	Marcial R. Pimentel	KBL
	Dolores H. Sison	KBL
	Francisco S. Tatad	KBL
	Luis R. Villafuerte, Sr.	KBL
Region VI Provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental Chartered cities: Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, Iloilo, La Carlota, Roxas, San Carlos, Silay	Teodoro U. Benedicto	KBL
	Salvador B. Britanico	KBL
	Fermin Z. Caram, Jr.	KBL
	Pedro G. Exmundo	KBL
	Alfonso A. Garcia	KBL
	Roberto A. Gatuslao	KBL
	Rodolfo S. Layumas	KBL
	Leopoldo H. Locsin	KBL
	Jaenito Q. Madamba	KBL
	Narciso D. Monfort	KBL
	Jose Y. Montalvo	KBL
	Remo J. Montelibano	KBL
	Arturo F. Pacificador	KBL
	Jose T. Tumbokon	KBL
	Neil D. Tupas	KBL
	Jose Y. Varela, Jr.	KBL
Region VII Provinces: Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor Chartered cities: Bais, Canlaon, Cebu, Danao, Dumaguete, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Tagbilaran, Toledo	Natalio B. Bacalso	Pusyon Bisaya
	Bartolome C. Cabangbang	Pusyon Bisaya
	Eutiquio C. Cimafranca	Pusyon Bisaya
	Alfonso N. Corominas, Jr.	Pusyon Bisaya
	Hilario Davide, Jr.	Pusyon Bisaya
	Filemon L. Fernandez	Pusyon Bisaya
	Jorge M. Kintanar	Pusyon Bisaya
	Valentino L. Legaspi	Pusyon Bisaya
	Mariano R. Logarta	Pusyon Bisaya
	Enrique L. Medina, Jr.	Pusyon Bisaya
	Dominador M. Pernes	Pusyon Bisaya
	Jesus L. Villegas	Pusyon Bisaya
	Julian B. Yballe	Pusyon Bisaya
Region VIII Provinces: Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte Chartered cities: Calbayog, Ormoc, Tacloban	Damian V. Aldaba	KBL
	Victor A. Amasa	KBL
	Edilberto A. del Valle	KBL
	Artemio E. Mate	KBL
	Emiliano J. Melgazo	KBL
	Benjamin T. Romualdez	KBL
	Jose A. Roño	KBL
	Alberto S. Veloso	KBL
	Fernando R. Veloso	KBL
	Nicanor E. Yñiguez	KBL
Region IX Provinces: Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur Chartered cities: Dapitan, Dipolog, Pagadian, Zamboanga	Antonio M. Ceniza	KBL
	Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr.	KBL
	Manuel M. Espaldon	KBL
	Guardson R. Lood	KBL
	Hussin T. Loong	KBL
	Celso J. Palma	KBL
	Ulpiano P. Ramas	KBL
	Kalbi T. Tupay	KBL
Region X Provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte Chartered cities: Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Surigao, Tangub	Edelmiro A. Amanta, Sr.	KBL
	Reuben R. Canoy	Mindanao Alliance
	Concordio C. Diel	KBL
	Carlos O. Fortich	KBL
	Constantino C. Navarro	KBL
	Liliano B. Neri	KBL
	Emmanuel N. Pelaez	KBL
	Henry Y. Regalado	KBL
	Antonio R. Tupaz	KBL
Region XI Provinces: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur Chartered cities: Davao, General Santos	Alejandro D. Almendras	KBL
	Benjamin V. Bautista, Sr.	KBL
	Rodolfo P. Del Rosario	KBL
	Teodoro P. Palma Gil	KBL
	Jose G. Puyat, Jr.	KBL
	Jorge P. Royeca	KBL
	Felicidad C. Santos	KBL
	Rogelio M. Sarmiento	KBL
	Manuel M. Garcia	KBL
	Jose T. Sison	KBL
Region XII Provinces: Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat Chartered cities: Cotabato, Iligan, Marawi	Jesus P. Amparo	KBL
	Anacleto D. Badoy, Jr.	KBL
	Tomas B. Baga, Jr.	KBL
	Abdullah D. Dimaporo	KBL
	Ahdel S.T. Pangandaman	KBL
	Ernesto F. Roldan	Konsensiya ng Bayan^[3]^[4]
	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	KBL
	Estanislao V. Valdez	KBL

¹ Resigned from office on September 16, 1983.

Sectoral Representatives

The sectoral members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected at large on April 27, 1978.

Sector	Region	Sectoral Representatives
Youth	Luzon	Danilo L. Concepcion
		Rogelio C. Peyuan
	Visayas	Luisito R. Patalinhug
	Mindanao	Nurodin M. Mamaluba
	Any Region	Macairog G. Aznar
		Judy V. Carunungan
Industrial Labor	Luzon	Ruben O. De Ocampo
		Eulogio R. Lerum
	Visayas	Januario T. Seno
	Mindanao	Princess Porti A. Pacasum
Agricultural Labor	Luzon	Luis M. Taruc
		Jose M. Cervantes
	Visayas	Rolando N. Bayot
	Mindanao	Jiamil Ismael Dianalan

References

1. Resigned prior to his appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines on January 12, 1981.
2. Marcos, Ferdinand E. (February 7, 1978). "Presidential Decree No. 1296 – Enacting the "1978 Election Code"". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
3. Supreme Court of the Philippines (February 8, 1979). "G.R. No. L-49705-09". The LAWPHiL Project. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
4. Olivia C. Caoili (2006). (PDF). UP sa Halalan. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

External links

• Philippine Commission on Elections
• Philippine House of Representatives
• The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance databank

Further reading

• Philippine Commission on Elections — Records and Statistics Division
• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• Pobre, Cesar P.; Philippine Historical Association; New Day Publishers (June 26, 2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 978-971-92245-0-1.