Congress of The Philippines - Voting Requirements

Voting Requirements

The vote requirements in the Congress of the Philippines are as follows:

Requirement	Senate	House of Representatives	Joint session	All members
One-fifth	Request of recording of yeas and nays on any question		N/A	N/A
One-third	N/A	Pass an articles of impeachment	N/A	N/A
Majority (50% +1 member)	Election of the Senate President	Election of the Speaker	Revocation of martial law Revocation of the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus Concurrence of a grant of amnesty	Submit to the electorate the question of calling a constitutional convention Grant a tax exemption
Majority (50% +1 member)	Passage of laws Election of the president in case of a tie vote. Confirmation of an appointment of the president to a vice president
Two-thirds	Suspend or expel a member Designation of the vice president as acting president Override a presidential veto		Declaration of a state of war	Call a constitutional convention
Two-thirds	Conviction of impeached officials Concurrence on a treaty	N/A	Declaration of a state of war	Call a constitutional convention
Three-fourths	N/A	N/A	N/A	Passage of amendments to, or revision of the constitution

In most cases, such as the approval of bills, only a majority of members present is needed; on some cases such as the election of presiding officers, a majority of all members, including vacant seats, is needed.

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