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The senators elected in 2016, together with those elected in 2013, comprise the Senate's delegation in the 17th Congress. The proclamation of all the 12 senators was done ten days after Election Day, on May 19. three incumbents that ran successfully defended their seats, while four former and five new senators were elected.
Coop-NATCCO party-list representative Male 38 Samuel Pagdilao: Partido Galing at Puso Independent: ACT-CIS party-list representative Male 39 Jovito Palparan: Independent: Bantay party-list representative and Philippine Army general Male 40 Francis Pangilinan: Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid: Liberal: Senator Male 41 Jericho Petilla: Koalisyon ng ...
The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines.It was held on Monday, May 9, 2016, The seats of 12 senators elected in 2010 were filled during this election.
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.
Candidate Party or alliance Votes % Franklin Drilon: Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid: Liberal Party: 18,607,391: 41.37: Joel Villanueva: Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid [a]: Liberal Party
A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the election for successors to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Rodrigo Duterte. The 2016 presidential campaign of Rodrigo Duterte, the incumbent mayor of Davao City, was announced on November 21, 2015.Duterte had repeatedly refused to run for several months and turned down other presidential and vice-presidential aspirants' offers to be his running mate, including Jejomar Binay, Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Bongbong Marcos.
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.