Batas Pambansa

The Batasang Pambansa (English: National Assembly), also known by its nickname, the Batasan, was the former parliament of the Philippines, established as an interim assembly in 1976 and finally as an official body in 1981. Under the 1973 constitution, it replaced the former Congress established under the 1935 Commonwealth constitution. The Batasan was one of two unicameral parliaments in Philippine history, the other being the Malolos Congress under the 1899 constitution.

Laws enacted by the Batasang Pambansa are denominated as “Batas Pambansa” and are cited as “B.P. No.___”. It enacted a total of 889 statutes.

This section reports [STATS] laws promulgated during the period of [START DATE], 1978 to [END DATE], 1986.

Some notable laws enacted during this period are: