Members cannot be appointed to offices created or granted salary increases during the term for which they were originally elected.
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Regular elections for the Senate and House of Representatives occur on the second Monday of May unless otherwise provided by law.
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Specific sectors like labor and women were allocated party-list seats for three terms, excluding the religious sector from this system.
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Legislative districts must be contiguous, compact, and adjacent territories to ensure proper and effective representation for the Filipino people.
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Cities with 250,000 residents and all provinces are guaranteed at least one representative in the House of Representatives.
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Congress must reapportion legislative districts based on population standards within three years after every national census return.
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Members of the House of Representatives must be at least twenty-five years old on the day of their election to office.
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House members must reside in their district for at least one year and be registered voters therein, excluding party-list representatives.
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Members of the House of Representatives serve a three-year term beginning on June 30th following their election to Congress.
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House of Representatives members are limited to three consecutive three-year terms to encourage leadership rotation within the Philippine legislature.
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