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General Plenary Power or Article VI Section 1 states that

Legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the
Philippines
The delegation of power entails a surrender of authority to the
representatives, or in the case of legislative power, to the Congress.
Thus, law-making can only be performed by the Congress, even if the
law it enacts involves the people.
Legislative Investigations or Article VI Sec. 21 states that
"The Senate or the House of Representatives or any of its respective
committees may conduct inquiries in aid of legislation
the power of inquiry is inherent in the power to legislate. The power of
inquiry, with process to enforce it, is grounded on the necessity of
information in the legislative process. If the information possessed by
executive officials on the operation of their offices is necessary for wise
legislation on that subject, by parity of reasoning, Congress has the
right to that information and the power to compel the disclosure
thereof
Question Hour or Article VI Sec. 22 states that
"The heads of departments may upon their own initiativeappear
before and be heard by such House on any matter pertaining to their
departments
The objective of which is to obtain information in pursuit of the
oversight function of Congress. While attendance was meant to be
discretionary in the question hour, it was compulsory in inquiries in aid
of legislation.
Specific Power of Appropriation or Article VI Sec. 24 states that
All appropriationshall originate exclusively in the House of
Representatives
Appropriation means the authorization by law for the use of a certain
sum of the public funds. An appropriations law is necessary before
public funds may be spent by the government for its projects.
Taxation or Article VI Sec. 28 states that
The rule of taxation shall be uniform and equitable.
The power, which is one of the inherent powers of the state, is

generally exercised by the legislative department. However, it is

limited in such a way that taxation must be uniform, equitable, and
progressive. Any law passed by the Congress contrary to this provision
is null and void.