Batasang Pambansa (legislature)

Batasang Pambansa
Batasang Pambansa
Philippines
	The seal of the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986, during which the Philippines had a unicameral legislature.
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	October 16–17, 1976
Disbanded	February 2, 1987
Leadership
Speaker of the Batasan	Querube Makalintal (Assemblyman, Region IV) KBL (1978–1984); Nicanor Yñiguez (Assemblyman, Southern Leyte) KBL (1984–1986)
Speaker Pro-Tempore	Datu Blah Sinsuat (Assemblyman, Region XII) KBL (1978–1984); Salipada Pendatun (Assemblyman, Maguindanao) KBL (1984–January 27, 1985); Macacuna Dimaporo (Assemblyman, Lanao del Sur) KBL (from March 13, 1985–1986); ;
Majority Floor Leader	Jose Roño (Assemblyman, Region VIII; Samar) KBL (1978–1986)
Minority Floor Leader	Hilario Davide Jr. (Assemblyman, Region VII) Pusyon Bisaya (1978–1984); Jose Laurel Jr. (Assemblyman, Batangas) UNIDO (1984–1986)
Structure
Seats	179 members (1978); elected ; 200 members (1984); elected
Length of term	6 years
Authority	Article III, 1973 Constitution of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
Meeting place
	Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City

The Batasang Pambansa ('National Assembly', lit. 'National Legislature'), often referred to simply as the Batasan, was the legislature of the Philippines, established as an interim assembly in 1978 and later as an official body in 1984. It was the fourth unicameral legislature in Philippine history. Members of the Batasang Pambansa were referred to as Mambabatas Pambansa ('Member of Parliament', lit. 'National Lawmaker'), shortened to MP.

The Batasan was instituted under the 1973 Constitution promulgated by then-President Ferdinand Marcos, replacing the earlier Congress of the Philippines established by the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution. It was abolished immediately after the People Power Revolution in 1986, and Congress was restored with the passage of the 1987 Constitution.