Voting requirements

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

House of
Requirement Senate Joint session All members
Representatives

 Request of recording of yeas and

One-fifth N/A N/A
nays on any question

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