Batasang Pambansa Complex | |
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![]() The east front of the main building | |
General information | |
Town or city | Quezon City |
Country | Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°41′36″N 121°5′40″E / 14.69333°N 121.09444°E |
Completed | 1978 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Felipe M. Mendoza |
Other information | |
Parking | 300 |
The Batasang Pambansa Complex, or simply the Batasan (lit. 'legislature'), is the seat of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is located along the Batasan Road in Batasan Hills, Quezon City.
The complex was initially the home of the Batasang Pambansa, the former legislature of the Philippines which was established as an interim assembly in 1978 and finally as an official body in 1984. Under the 1973 Constitution, it replaced the bicameral Congress of the Philippines established under the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution.
When the bicameral Congress was restored in 1987, the complex was set aside as the home of the House of Representatives. The main building of the complex is still often referred to as the Batasang Pambansa.
The Senate, the upper house of Congress, does not meet in the Batasan, but in the GSIS Building across Metro Manila in Pasay.
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