Interim Batasang Pambansa

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 Marcos¹, KBL Since (1978 - 1981)
First Lady/MP, Region IV	Imelda Marcos, KBL Since (1978 - 1984)
Prime Minister/MP, Region IV-A	Cesar E.A. Virata², 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	Single-winner
Last election	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.

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. Marcos¹ (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)

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. 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, on April 7, 1978.

Region	Regional Representatives	Party
Region I Ilocos Region	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
	Jermias U. Montemayor	KBL
	Joaquin L. Ortega	KBL
	Antonio V. Raquiza	KBL
	Antonio P. Villar	KBL
	Jeremias Z. Zapata	KBL
Region II Cagayan Valley	Rodolfo B. Albano	KBL
	Prospero G. Bello	KBL
	Juan Ponce Enrile	KBL
	Simon G. Gato	KBL
	Gualberto B. Lumauig	KBL
	Carlos M. Padilla	KBL
	Bejamin B. Perez	KBL
	Rolando T. Puzon	KBL
Region III Central Luzon	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 Metro Manila	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	KBL
	Januario B. Soller, Jr.	KBL
	Arturo M. Tolentino	KBL
	Rolando B. Zamora	KBL
Region IV-A Southern Tagalog	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	KBL
	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 Bicol Region	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	KBL
Region VI Western Visayas	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 Central Visayas	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 Eastern Visayas	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 Western Mindanao	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 Northern Mindanao	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 Southern Mindanao	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 Central Mindanao	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	KBL
	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	KBL
	Estanislao V. Valdez	KBL

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

References

↑ Jaime C. Laya was Central Bank Governor on January 16, 1981.

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Background

Events

People

Regime	Ferdinand Marcos Imelda Marcos Fabian Ver Danding Cojuangco Cesar Virata Arturo Tolentino

Opposition	Ninoy Aquino Corazon Aquino Salvador Laurel Juan Ponce Enrile Fidel V. Ramos Gringo Honasan Jaime Cardinal Sin Claudio Teehankee Jovito Salonga Jose Diokno Diosdado Macapagal

Communists	Jose Maria Sison Bernabe Buscayno

Locations

Landmarks	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Ortigas Center Camp Aguinaldo Camp Crame Club Filipino Malacañang Palace Hawaii

Areas	Makati Mandaluyong Pasig San Juan Quezon City

Aftermath

Events	Nepotism Ill-gotten wealth Mendiola massacre 1987 elections Coup d'état Death of Ferdinand Marcos MV Doña Paz disaster Luzon earthquake Mount Pinatubo eruption Ormoc flash floods 1992 elections

Institutions	Aquino Presidency Presidential Commission on Good Government 1987 Constitution Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Philippine National Police Ramos Presidency

Literature

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