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1928 Philippine Senate elections. Legislative elections happened on June 5, 1928, in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions. Electoral system. In a staggered election, the seats of the senators who were first disputed in 1922 were up for election.
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Votes elected 94 members of the House of Representatives in the 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections; and 24 members of the Senate in the 1928 Philippine Senate elections . Categories: Legislative elections in the Philippines. 1928 elections in Asia. 1928 in the Philippines.
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The Senate has its roots in the Philippine Commission of the Insular Government. Under the Philippine Organic Act, from 1907 to 1916, the Philippine Commission headed by the governor-general of the Philippines served as the upper chamber of the Philippine Legislature, with the Philippine Assembly as the elected lower house. At the same time the gov...
Article VI, Section 2 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the Senate shall be composed of 24 senators who shall be elected at-large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law. The composition of the Senate is smaller in number as compared to the House of Representatives. The members of this chamber are elect...
The qualifications for membership in the Senate are expressly stated in Section 3, Art. VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitutionas follows: 1. No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, and on the day of the election, is at least 35 years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of t...
Under the Constitution, "Congress shall convene once every year on the fourth Monday of July for its regular session...". During this time, the Senate is organized to elect its officers. Specifically, the 1987 Philippine Constitutionprovides a definite statement to it: By virtue of these provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Senate ad...
The Senate was modeled upon the United States Senate; the two chambers of Congress have roughly equal powers, and every bill or resolution that has to go through both houses needs the consent of both chambers before being passed for the president's signature. Once a bill is defeated in the Senate, it is lost. Once a bill is approved by the Senate o...
Leadership
1. Senate President: Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri 2. Senate Pro-Tempore: Sen. Loren Legarda 3. Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva 3.1. Deputy Majority Leader: Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” G. Ejercito 4. Senate Minority Leader: Sen. Aquilino “Koko” L. Pimentel III 4.1. Deputy Minority Leader: Sen. Risa Hontiveros 5. Secretary: Atty. Renato N. Bantug Jr. 6. Sgt-at-Arms: Ret. Lt. Gen. Roberto T. Ancan Jr., PA
The Senate currently meets at the GSIS Building along Jose W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay. Built on land reclaimed from Manila Bay, the Senate shares the complex with the Government Service Insurance System(GSIS). The Senate previously met at the Old Legislative Building in Manila until May 1997. The Senate occupied the upper floors (the Session Hall...
This is how the Senate looked like after the beginning of every Congress under the 1987 constitution. The parties are arranged alphabetically, with independents at the rightmost side. Vacancies are denoted by dashes after the independents. Senators may switch parties or become independents mid-term.
Presidents
1. Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd President, also the first Senate President, lobbied for a nationally elected senate that was established in 1940. 2. Jose P. Laurel, 3rd President (Japanese-sponsored republic) 3. Sergio Osmeña, 1st Vice President, 4th President 4. Manuel Roxas, 5th President, also served as Senate President. 5. Elpidio Quirino, 2nd Vice President, 6th President 6. Carlos P. Garcia, 4th Vice President, 8th President 7. Ferdinand Marcos, 10th President, also served as Senate President....
Vice Presidents
1. Fernando Lopez, 3rd and 7th Vice President 2. Emmanuel Pelaez, 6th Vice President 3. Salvador Laurel, 8th Vice President 4. Teofisto Guingona Jr., 11th Vice President 5. Noli de Castro, 12th Vice President
Chief Justice
1. Marcelo Fernan, 18th Chief Justice (1988–1991) and former Senate President (1998–1999); only Filipino to have served as chief of the Senate and the Judiciary.
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