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Eva Estrada-Kalaw was the first woman to be re-elected as senator. Nikki Coseteng was the youngest senator during the 9th and 10th Congress. She was first elected in 1992 and then re-elected in 1995. Loren Legarda is the first Filipino woman senator to top the Senate race twice in 1998 and 2007.
Politics of the Philippines. The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress. The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under plurality-at-large voting: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.
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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...
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...
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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May 19, 2016 · Meet PH’s 12 new senators. May 19, 2016 3:08 PM PHT. Paterno R. Esmaquel II. (UPDATED) Comelec proclaimed the winners in the 2016 senatorial election: 5 newcomers, 3 reelectionists; 4 returning ...
May 11, 2019 · The ebullient 44-year-old is a Muslim, and the only woman among the opposition's slate of eight candidates running for the Senate. Half of the 24 seats in the upper chamber and all of the 297 ...
May 15, 2019 · Here is the final list of the 12 elected senators and their corresponding votes, according to the Senatorial Summary Statement of Votes obtained by reporters early Wednesday morning: Cynthia ...
