Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress

Policymakers’ legislative performances guide constituents for informed electoral choices. However, the lack of empirical inquiry on the legislative effectiveness of the members of the House of Representatives in the Philippines subjected constituents to rely on 'self-legislative' reportin...

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Main Author: Joanna Marie Baroman
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Alagoas 2025-02-01
Series:Diversitas Journal
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Online Access:https://www.diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/3170
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description Policymakers’ legislative performances guide constituents for informed electoral choices. However, the lack of empirical inquiry on the legislative effectiveness of the members of the House of Representatives in the Philippines subjected constituents to rely on 'self-legislative' reporting among incumbents seeking re-election. This study aims to determine the legislative effectiveness of the House members of the 16th Congress using their primary authored bills. Utilizing the Legislative Effectiveness Model (LEM), the sponsored bills are weighted and computed to become the individual member's Legislative Effectiveness Score (LES). The study further investigated variables that affect the legislative effectiveness of House representatives. Results revealed that during the 16th Congress, House members filed an average of 24 bills within the three-year term. Additionally, each member's legislative effectiveness is improved by chairmanship to legislative committees, either standing or special. The study concluded that the 16th Congress House of Representatives comprises policymakers who are averagely effective in pushing for policy preferences into the legislative process and to laws.
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spelling doaj-art-2cdffa65dcae46f2a07be25d525ae49c2025-02-08T18:46:14ZengUniversidade Estadual de AlagoasDiversitas Journal2525-52152025-02-0110special_110.48017/dj.v10ispecial_1.3170Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress Joanna Marie Baroman0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1197-5940Cebu Normal University. Cebu City, Philippines Policymakers’ legislative performances guide constituents for informed electoral choices. However, the lack of empirical inquiry on the legislative effectiveness of the members of the House of Representatives in the Philippines subjected constituents to rely on 'self-legislative' reporting among incumbents seeking re-election. This study aims to determine the legislative effectiveness of the House members of the 16th Congress using their primary authored bills. Utilizing the Legislative Effectiveness Model (LEM), the sponsored bills are weighted and computed to become the individual member's Legislative Effectiveness Score (LES). The study further investigated variables that affect the legislative effectiveness of House representatives. Results revealed that during the 16th Congress, House members filed an average of 24 bills within the three-year term. Additionally, each member's legislative effectiveness is improved by chairmanship to legislative committees, either standing or special. The study concluded that the 16th Congress House of Representatives comprises policymakers who are averagely effective in pushing for policy preferences into the legislative process and to laws. https://www.diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/3170policymakingquantitative methodlegislationbillseffectiveness model
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Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
Diversitas Journal
policymaking
quantitative method
legislation
bills
effectiveness model
title Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
title_full Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
title_fullStr Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
title_full_unstemmed Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
title_short Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress
title_sort legislative effectiveness the legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th philippine congress
topic policymaking
quantitative method
legislation
bills
effectiveness model
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