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For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic. The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ...
The Senate, when it existed, met at the Old Legislative Building from 1918 to 1941, from 1949 to 1973, and from 1987 to 1997.. Elections to the Senate of the Philippines are done via plurality-at-large voting; a voter can vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.
This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
In 2016, for the third time in a row, the Philippines automated their elections using electronic vote counting machines. The deployment of 92,500 of these machines was the largest in the world. Brazil and India, countries which also use technology to process their votes, employ e-voting instead of an automated count. [5]
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in senatorial elections) under a plurality-at-large ...
On October 1, 2024, Congress TV commenced broadcast on channel 17 in Metro Manila, Cebu and Iloilo via IBC's DTT network, becoming its second subchannel. At the same time, selected Congress TV programming is simulcast on IBC's analog TV network. On November 1, 2024, the channel commenced broadcast on Sky Cable.
Angelito: Ang Bagong Yugto (July 16, 2012—December 14, 2012) CNN Philippines Nightly News (July 16, 2012—February 12, 2016) Third Eye (July 29, 2012—October 21, 2012) Enchanted Garden (July 30, 2012—January 4, 2013) Artista Academy (July 30, 2012—October 27, 2012) Ang Latest (August 4, 2012—July 19, 2013)
In the diagrams below, Congress is divided into blocs, with the colors referring to the political party of the person leading that bloc. The blocs are determined by the votes of the members in speakership or Senate presidential elections. The Senate is composed of the winners of the 2019 and 2022 Senate elections.