The Interim Batasang Pambansa (English: Interim National Legislature) was the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines from its inauguration on June 12, 1978 to June 5, 1984. It served as a transitional legislative body as mandated by the 1973 Constitution as the Philippines shifted from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government.
First Regular Session: June 12, 1978 – June 6, 1979Second Regular Session: July 23, 1979 – June 11, 1980Third Regular Session: July 28, 1980 – April 28, 1981Fourth Regular Session: July 27, 1981 – June 1, 1982Fifth Regular Session: July 26, 1982 – April 14, 1983Sixth Regular Session: July 25, 1983 – June 5, 1984President/Prime MinisterFirst LadyPrime MinisterDeputy Prime MinisterSpeaker of the BatasanSpeaker Pro-TemporeMajority Floor LeaderMinority Floor Leader1 resigned as Prime Minister on June 30, 1981 after winning a six-year term as president in the 1981 electionsThe Interim Batasang Pambansa passed a total of 702 laws.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 1 — General Appropriations Act of 1978Batas Pambansa Blg. 2 — Repeal of Presidential Decree No. 31 and the Consolidation of Taxes of Hotels, Motels and Other EstablishmentsBatas Pambansa Blg. 3 — National Internal Revenue Code AmendmentBatas Pambansa Blg. 6 — Reduction of the Penalty for Illegal Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt WeaponsBatas Pambansa Blg. 8 — Definition and Implementation of the metric system and instituted the Modern Philippine Standard TimeBatas Pambansa Blg. 22 — The Anti-Bouncing Check LawBatas Pambansa Blg. 54 — Setting the date of January 30, 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the PhilippinesBatas Pambansa Blg. 61 — General Banking ActBatas Pambansa Blg. 62 — Savings and Loan Association ActBatas Pambansa Blg. 63 — Private Development Banks ActBatas Pambansa Blg. 64 — Amending the DBP CharterBatas Pambansa Blg. 65 — Amending the Rural Banks ActBatas Pambansa Blg. 66 — Amending the Investment House LawBatas Pambansa Blg. 67 — Amending the Central Bank ActBatas Pambansa Blg. 68 — The Corporation CodeBatas Pambansa Blg. 70 — Amending the Labor CodeBatas Pambansa Blg. 71 — Amending the Revised Penal CodeBatas Pambansa Blg. 72 — National Census Act of 1980Batas Pambansa Blg. 73 — Energy Conservation Act of 1980Batas Pambansa Blg. 74 — Amending the Land Transportation and Traffic CodeBatas Pambansa Blg. 76 — Amending the Probation Law of 1976Batas Pambansa Blg. 79 — Creation of the Commission on Filipinos OverseasBatas Pambansa Blg. 122 — Setting the date of April 7, 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 Amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the PhilippinesBatas Pambansa Blg. 222 — Barangay Election Act of 1982The members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected per region, as specified in the 1978 Election Code, enacted on 7 February 1978.
The sectoral members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected at large on April 27, 1978.
