Joint session of the Congress of the Philippines

Joint session of the Congress of the Philippines
Joint session of the Congress of the Philippines
	Seals of the Senate (left) and of the House of Representatives (right)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Francis Escudero, NPC ; since May 20, 2024
Speaker of the House	Martin Romualdez (Lakas) ; since July 25, 2022
Seats	340 voting members 24 senators; 316 representatives;
Meeting place
	Batasang Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Philippines

A joint session of the Congress of the Philippines is a gathering of members of the two chambers of the bicameral legislature of the government of the Philippines: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Background

A joint session can be convened for the following:

To declare the existence of a state of war
Canvassing of votes after a presidential election^[1]
Every State of the Nation Address
Revocation or extension of the
- Proclamation of martial law,^[2]^[3] or
- Suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus

List of joint sessions

State of the Nation Addresses

	Congress	Date	President
First made before a joint session	1st (Commonwealth)	June 9, 1945	Sergio Osmeña
Most recent	19th	July 24, 2023	Bongbong Marcos

Receiving foreign dignitaries

Special joint sessions can also be convened to facilitate visiting foreign leaders' addresses to Congress.^[4]

Congress	Date	Foreign dignitary			Notes
Congress	Date	Name	Country	Title	Notes
4th	June 15, 1960	Dwight Eisenhower	United States	President	Eisenhower spoke about the two countries' cooperation and mutual opposition toward communism.^[5]
12th	October 18, 2003	George W. Bush	United States	President	Bush underscored the military alliance of the United States and the Philippines as well as pledged to help the Philippines modernize its military.^[6]
13th	April 19, 2005	Pervez Musharraf	Pakistan	President	Musharraf addressed the Moro people to disavow terrorism and abandon secessionism. He also pledged Pakistan's support for Philippines' bid for observer status in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.^[7]
	April 27, 2005	Hu Jintao	China	President	Hu announced a "golden age" in Sino-Philippine ties and assured China is a good neighbor. He also emphasized the growth of the economic ties between China and ASEAN.^[8]
	February 6, 2006	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	India	President	Kalam showcased the "Indo-Philippine Cooperation Roadmap" which proposed bolstering economic ties between India and the Philippines. He encouraged the Philippines to develop its solar power industry.^[9]
19th	November 4, 2023	Fumio Kishida	Japan	Prime Minister	Kishida pledged to further military cooperation between his country and the Philippines. He also touted cooperation between the two countries alongside the United States in guaranteeing "freedom in the South China Sea" (See Territorial disputes in the South China Sea).^[10]

References

^ "Rules of the Joint Public Session of Congress for the Canvassing of the Votes for the Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates in the May 9, 2022 Elections" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (13 March 2017). "Congress holds joint session on martial law extension". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Elemia, Camille (27 May 2017). "No joint session on martial law? Congress 'shields' Duterte". Rappler. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Chi, Cristina (1 November 2023). "Congress to hold joint session for Japan PM Kishida". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "Address Before a Joint Session of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "Leftist Filipino MPs walk out on Bush". Al Jazeera. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Diaz, Jess (20 April 2005). "Musharraf urges local Muslims: Abandon terrorism". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Diaz, Jess (28 April 2005). "'RP, China ties in a golden age'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ Porcalla, Delon; Adraneda, Katherine (7 February 2006). "Indian president addresses Congress, urges RP to use solar energy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ "Japan, Philippines, U.S. team up in South China Sea, Kishida says". Nikkei Asia. Reuters. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[1] "Rules of the Joint Public Session of Congress for the Canvassing of the Votes for the Presidential and Vice-presidential Candidates in the May 9, 2022 Elections" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2] Cervantes, Filane Mikee (13 March 2017). "Congress holds joint session on martial law extension". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[3] Elemia, Camille (27 May 2017). "No joint session on martial law? Congress 'shields' Duterte". Rappler. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[4] Chi, Cristina (1 November 2023). "Congress to hold joint session for Japan PM Kishida". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[5] "Address Before a Joint Session of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[6] "Leftist Filipino MPs walk out on Bush". Al Jazeera. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[7] Diaz, Jess (20 April 2005). "Musharraf urges local Muslims: Abandon terrorism". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[8] Diaz, Jess (28 April 2005). "'RP, China ties in a golden age'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[9] Porcalla, Delon; Adraneda, Katherine (7 February 2006). "Indian president addresses Congress, urges RP to use solar energy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[10] "Japan, Philippines, U.S. team up in South China Sea, Kishida says". Nikkei Asia. Reuters. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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