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| Regular Batasang Pambansa | |
| Term Start: | June 30, 1984 |
| Term End: | March 25, 1986 |
| Before: | Interim Batasang Pambansa |
| After: | 8th Congress |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
| Chamber1 Leader1: |
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| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Vice President |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Salvador Laurel (from February 25, 1986) |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Prime Minister |
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| Chamber2: | Batasang Pambansa |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Nicanor Yñiguez |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Speaker pro tempore |
| Chamber2 Leader2: |
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| Chamber2 Leader3 Type: | Majority leader |
| Chamber2 Leader3: | Jose Roño |
| Chamber2 Leader4 Type: | Minority leader |
| Chamber2 Leader4: | Jose Laurel Jr. |
| Membership2: | 200 |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Jose Roño |
The Regular Batasang Pambansa (English: Regular National Assembly), or the First Batasang Pambansa,[1] [2] was the meeting of the Batasang Pambansa from the beginning of its session on July 23, 1984 until it was abolished by President Corazon Aquino on March 25, 1986.
On August 13, 1985, 56 assemblymen signed a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Marcos for graft and corruption, culpable violation of the Constitution, gross violation of his oath of office and other high crimes.
They cited the San Jose Mercury News exposé of the Marcoses' multimillion-dollar investment and property holdings in the United States.[3] [4] [5] The properties allegedly amassed by the First Family were the Crown Building, Lindenmere Estate, and a number of residential apartments (in New Jersey and New York), a shopping center in New York, mansions (in London, Rome and Honolulu), the Helen Knudsen Estate in Hawaii and three condominiums in San Francisco, California.
The Assemblymen also included in the complaint the misuse and misapplication of funds "for the construction of the Film Center, where X-rated and pornographic films are exhibited, contrary to public morals and Filipino customs and traditions".
The following day, the Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Good Government dismissed the impeachment complaint for being insufficient in form and substance:
The resolution is no more than a hodge-podge of unsupported conclusions, distortion of law, exacerbated by ultra partisan considerations. It does not allege ultimate facts constituting an impeachable offense under the Constitution.In sum, the Committee finds that the complaint is not sufficient in form and substance to warrant its further consideration. It is not sufficient in form because the verification made by the affiants that the allegations in the resolution "are true and correct of our own knowledge" is transparently false. It taxes the ken of men to believe that the affiants individually could swear to the truth of allegations, relative to the transactions that allegedly transpired in foreign countries given the barrier of geography and the restrictions of their laws. More important, the resolution cannot be sufficient in substance because its careful assay shows that it is a mere charade of conclusions.April 2012.
See main article: People Power Revolution. The People Power Revolution from February 22–25, 1986 was a series of mostly nonviolent mass demonstrations in the Metro Manila area. The peaceful protests were held after a call by Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila, for civilian support of rebels, and this led to the fall of Marcos' regime and the installation of Corazon Aquino as president.
On March 25, 1986, President Aquino signed Presidential Proclamation No. 3, known as the "Freedom Constitution". Article I, Section 3 of this provisional constitution abolished the Regular Batasang Pambansa inter alia:
Section 3. ARTICLE VIII (The Batasang Pambansa), ARTICLE IX (The Prime Minister and the Cabinet), ARTICLE XVI (Amendments), ARTICLE XVII (Transitory Provisions) and all amendments thereto are deemed superseded by this Proclamation.
The Regular Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 181 laws: Mga Batas Pambansa Blg. 703 to 884.