Word: batasang
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contrary, even in the executive committee or the supercabinet, she is not a member. If 1 died or if I were in any way disqualified from continuing as President or Prime Minister, under the constitution, it is specifically provided that the Batasang Pambansa [the pro-Marcos interim legislature] chooses the successor. And I don't know why everybody is in doubt. The members of the permanent Batasang Pambansa will be elected again in 1984. They will help to decide who the Prime Minister is all over again. Now if all those people want to change me, they can work...
...that Filipinos have been called to vote on in 14 months. Once again the question was whether Marcos, 60, guiding his country into parliamentary democracy by the questionable route of martial law, should head it as both President and Prime Minister after a new transitional legislature, known as the Batasang Pambansa, is instituted next year...