Section 4
SECTION 4. Functions. The Batasan Bayan shall function as an advisory body to the President on legislative matters. As such powers and functions shall consist of but not limited to: (a) Assisting and advising the President of his lawmaking functions; (b) Providing a forum for the citizenry, through the herein designated representatives, to ventilate their views on national issues, as well as their opinions on the manner of administering the affairs of the government; (c) Providing a forum for the rationalization, unification, and clarification on the policies and programs of the Executive Branch of Government; (d) Providing a mechanism for actually conducting a review of the structures, policies and efficiencies of the different Barangays and Sanggunians and submit its finding and recommendations to the President.