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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.
Senators of the 19th Congress, July 25, 2022 Senators of the 19th Congress, July 22, 2024. The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election: For senators elected on May 13, 2019: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025; For senators elected on May 9, 2022: June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2028
There are 41 standing committees in the Philippine Senate for the 19th Congress as of May 22, 2024. [2] [3] [4]According to the Rules of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees.
The Senate ratified the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a treaty between the Defense forces of the Philippines and Japan on December 16, 2024. 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 ...
He is running for House representative for Akbayan party-list instead. [16] Paolo Duterte , incumbent House representative from Davao City's 1st district Duterte was brought up by her Vice President Sara Duterte, her daughter, as a possible candidate. He is running for re-election instead. [17] Rodrigo Duterte , former president of the Philippines
List of senators elected in the 2016 Philippine Senate election; List of senators elected in the 2022 Philippine Senate election ... This page was last edited on 6 ...
The majority floor leader of the Senate of the Philippines, ... 2024 Independent: 19th Congress: 25: Francis Tolentino (born 1960) May 20 2024 Incumbent PDP: Independent:
(December 2024) Rep. Mikee Romero ( 1-Pacman Party-list ), with a net worth of ₱ 6.50 billion , is the wealthiest member of Congress and of the House of Representatives as of September 18, 2020. Sen. Cynthia Villar ( Nacionalista ), with a net worth of ₱ 3.8 billion , is the wealthiest member of the Senate as of December 31, 2019.