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
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Overview
Term	June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Prime Minister	Ferdinand Marcos (until June 30, 1981) Cesar Virata (from July 28, 1981)
Deputy Prime Minister	Cesar Virata (until July 28, 1981) Jose Roño (from July 28, 1981)
Batasang Pambansa
Members	189
Speaker	Querube Makalintal
Speaker pro tempore	Datu Blah Sinsuat
Majority leader	Jose Roño
Minority leader	Hilario Davide Jr.

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: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
• Prime Minister:
  • Ferdinand Marcos (KBL), until June 30, 1981
  • Cesar Virata (KBL), from July 28, 1981
• Deputy Prime Minister:
  • Cesar Virata (KBL), until July 28, 1981
  • Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL), from July 28, 1981
• Speaker: Querube Makalintal (Region IV, KBL)
• Speaker pro tempore: Datu Blah Sinsuat (Region XII, KBL)
• Majority leader: Jose Roño (Region VIII, KBL)
• Minority leader: Hilario Davide Jr. (Region VII, Pusyon Bisaya)

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.

Region	Member	Party
Region I[a]	Jose Aspiras		KBL
	Salacnib Baterina		KBL
	Lucas Cauton		KBL
	Andres Cosalan		KBL
	Roque de Guzman		KBL
	Felipe de Vera		KBL
	Victor Dominguez		KBL
	Conrado Estrella Sr.		KBL
	Vicente Millora		KBL
	Jeremias Montemayor		KBL
	Joaquin L. Ortega		KBL
	Antonio Raquiza		KBL
	Antonio Villar		KBL
	Jeremias Zapata		KBL
Region II[b]	Rodolfo Albano		KBL
	Prospero Bello		KBL
	Simon Gato		KBL
	Gualberto Lumauig		KBL
	Carlos Padilla		KBL
	Benjamin Perez		KBL
	Juan Ponce Enrile		KBL
	Rolando Puzon		KBL
Region III[c]	Vicente Abad Santos[d]		KBL
	Amado Alinea		KBL
	Felicita Bernardino[e]		KBL
	Angel Concepcion		KBL
	Leopoldo Diaz		KBL
	Juan Liwag[f]		KBL
	Vicente Magsaysay		KBL
	Baldomero Mangiliman		KBL
	Estelito Mendoza		KBL
	Narciso Nario		KBL
	Teodulo Natividad		KBL
	Blas Ople		KBL
	Cicero Punzalan		KBL
	Antonino Roman		KBL
	Mercedes Teodoro		KBL
	Eller Torres		KBL
Region IV[g]	Emilio Abello Sr.[h]		KBL
	Estanislao Alinea Jr.		KBL
	Jose Bengzon		KBL
	Jose Conrado Benitez		KBL
	Manuel Camara		KBL
	Fred Elizalde		KBL
	Gerardo Espina Sr.		KBL
	Alejandro Fider		KBL
	Pablo Floro		KBL
	Eddie Ilarde		KBL
	Querube Makalintal		KBL
	Imelda Marcos		KBL
	Roberto Oca Jr.		KBL
	Vicente Paterno		KBL
	Waldo Perfecto[i]		KBL
	Ricardo Puno		KBL
	Rogelio Quiambao		KBL
	Carlos P. Romulo		KBL
	Januario Soller Jr.		KBL
	Arturo Tolentino		KBL
	Ronaldo Zamora		KBL
Region IV-A[j]	Mariano Agcaoili		KBL
	Helena Benitez		KBL
	Leonides de Leon		KBL
	Soledad Dolor		KBL
	Gilberto Duavit		KBL
	Estanislao Fernandez[k]		KBL
	Nemesio Ganan Jr.		KBL
	Salvador Laurel[l]		KBL[m]
	Jose Leido Jr.[n]		KBL
	Expedito Leviste		KBL
	Pedro Mendiola		KBL
	Jorge Nuñez		KBL
	Teodoro Peña		KBL
	Carmencita Reyes		KBL
	Frisco San Juan		KBL
	Godofredo Tan		KBL
	Arturo Tanco Jr.		KBL
	Medardo Tumagay[o]		KBL
	Cesar Villariba		KBL
	Luis Yulo		KBL
Region V[p]	Jose Alberto		KBL
	Ricardo Butalid		KBL
	Socorro de Castro		KBL
	Emilio Espinosa Jr.		KBL
	Arnulfo Fuentebella		KBL
	Carlos R. Imperial		KBL
	Augusto Ortiz		KBL
	Maximino Peralta		KBL
	Marcial Pimentel		KBL
	Dolores Sison		KBL
	Francisco Tatad		KBL
	Luis Villafuerte		KBL
Region VI[q]	Teodoro Benedicto		KBL
	Salvador Britanico		KBL
	Fermin Caram Jr.		KBL
	Pedro Exmundo		KBL
	Alfonso Garcia		KBL
	Roberto Gatuslao		KBL
	Rodolfo Layuman		KBL
	Leopoldo Locsin		KBL
	Jeanito Madamba		KBL
	Narciso Monfort		KBL
	Jose Montalvo		KBL
	Remo Montelibano		KBL
	Arturo Pacificador		KBL
	Jose Tumbokon		KBL
	Niel Tupas Sr.		KBL
	Jose Varela Jr.		KBL
Region VII[r]	Natalio Bacalso[s]		Pusyon Bisaya
	Bartolome Cabangbang		Pusyon Bisaya
	Eutiquio Cimafranca[t]		Pusyon Bisaya
	Alfonso Corominan Jr.		Pusyon Bisaya
	Hilario Davide Jr.		Pusyon Bisaya
	Filemon Fernandez		Pusyon Bisaya
	Jorge Kintanar		Pusyon Bisaya
	Valentino Legaspi		Pusyon Bisaya
	Mariano Logarta		Pusyon Bisaya
	Enrique Medina Jr.		Pusyon Bisaya
	Dominador Pernes		Pusyon Bisaya
	Jesus Villegas		Pusyon Bisaya
	Julian Yballe		Pusyon Bisaya
Region VIII[u]	Damian Aldaba		KBL
	Victor Amasa		KBL
	Edilberto del Valle		KBL
	Artemio Mate		KBL
	Emiliano Melgazo		KBL
	Benjamin Romualdez		KBL
	Jose Roño		KBL
	Alberto Veloso		KBL
	Fernando Veloso		KBL
	Nicanor Yñiguez		KBL
Region IX[v]	Antonio Ceniza		KBL
	Joaquin Enriquez Jr.		KBL
	Manuel Espaldon		KBL
	Guardson Lood		KBL
	Hussin Loong		KBL
	Celso Palma		KBL
	Ulpiano Ramas		KBL
	Kalbi Tupay		KBL
Region X[w]	Edelmiro Amante		KBL
	Reuben Canoy		Mindanao Alliance
	Concordio Diel		KBL
	Carlos Fortich		KBL
	Constantino Navarro		KBL
	Liliano Neri[x]		KBL
	Emmanuel Pelaez		KBL
	Henry Regalado		KBL
	Antonio Tupaz		KBL
Region XI[y]	Alejandro Almendras		KBL
	Benjamin Bautista		KBL
	Rodolfo del Rosario		KBL
	Manuel Garcia		KBL
	Teodoro Palma Gil		KBL
	Jose Puyat Jr.		KBL
	Jorge Royeca		KBL
	Felicidad Santos		KBL
	Rogelio Sarmiento		KBL
	Jose Sison		KBL
Region XII[z]	Jesus Amparo		KBL
	Anacleto Badoy Jr.		KBL
	Tomas Baga Jr.		KBL
	Abdullah Dimaporo		KBL
	Ahdel Pangandaman		KBL
	Ernesto Roldan		Konsensiya ng Bayan[1][2]
	Datu Blah Sinsuat		KBL
	Estanislao Valdez		KBL
Agricultural Labor – Luzon	Luis Taruc		Independent
	Jose Cervantes		Independent
Agricultural Labor – Visayas	Rolando Bayot		Independent
Agricultural Labor – Mindanao	Jiamil Ismael Dianalan		Independent
Industrial Labor – Luzon	Ruben de Ocampo		Independent
	Eulogio Lerum		Independent
Industrial Labor – Visayas	Januario Seno		Independent
Industrial Labor – Mindanao	Princess Porti Pacasum		Independent
Youth – Luzon	Danilo Concepcion		Independent
	Rogelio Peyuan		Independent
Youth – Visayas	Luisito Patalinhug		Independent
Youth – Mindanao	Nurodin Mamaluba		Independent
Youth – Any Region	Macairog Aznar		Independent
	Judy Carunungan		Independent

Notes

1. Provinces: Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mountain Province, Pangasinan
   Cities: Baguio, Dagupan, Laoag, San Carlos (Pangasinan)
2. Provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
3. Provinces: Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales
   Cities: Angeles, Cabanatuan, Olongapo, Palayan, San Jose
4. Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on January 17, 1979.
5. Died on May 23, 1983.
6. Died on November 30, 1983.
7. Cities: Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Quezon City
   Municipalities: Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, San Pedro, Taguig, Valenzuela
8. Died on May 18, 1982.
9. Died on August 16, 1980.
10. Provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, Romblon, Aurora (est. 1979)
    Cities: Batangas City, Cavite City, Lipa, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, San Pablo, Tagaytay, Trece Martires
11. Died on July 28, 1982.
12. Resigned on September 16, 1983.
13. UNIDO from 1980.
14. Died on July 30, 1983.
15. Died on February 12, 1984.
16. Provinces: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon
    Cities: Iriga, Legazpi, Naga
17. Provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental
    Cities: Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, Iloilo City, La Carlota, Roxas, San Carlos (Negros Occidental), Silay
18. Provinces: Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Siquijor
    Cities: Bais, Canlaon, Cebu City, Danao, Dumaguete, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Tagbilaran, Toledo
19. Died on March 30, 1984.
20. Died on June 8, 1984.
21. Provinces: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte
    Cities: Calbayog, Ormoc, Tacloban
22. Provinces: Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
    Cities: Dapitan, Dipolog, Pagadian, Zamboanga City
23. Provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte
    Cities: Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Surigao, Tangub
24. Died on August 24, 1978.
25. Provinces: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur
    Cities: Davao City, General Santos
26. Provinces: Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat
    Cities: Cotabato City, Iligan, Marawi