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RA 7056 Section 3

RA 7056 Section 3

Term of Office.

Section 3

SEC. 3. Term of Office. - The President, the Vice President, and the Senators shall have a term of office of six (6) years beginning at noon on the 30th day of June next following their elections: Provided, however, That, of the twenty-four (24) Senators to be elected on the second Monday of May, 1992, the first twelve (12) obtaining the highest number of votes shall serve for six (6) years and the remaining twelve (12), for three (3) years. The Members of the House of Representatives and all elective provincial, city, and municipal officials shall serve for a term of three (3) years which shall begin at noon on the 30th day of June next following their elections: Provided, however, That, in view of the many difficult if not insurmountable problems to a full and immediate synchronization of all elections on the second Monday of May, 1992, all incumbent provincial, city, and municipal officials shall hold over beyond the 30th day of June, 1992 and serve until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The tenure of the newly elected local officials shall start at noon of November 30, 1992. No Vice President shall serve for more than two (2) successive terms. No Senator shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms. No Member of the House of Representatives shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms. No elective provincial, city, or municipal official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of his service for the full term for which he was elected.

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CitationRA 7056 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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