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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.
Politics in the Philippines are governed by a three-branch system of government. The country is a democracy, with a president who is directly elected by the people and serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president serves as the leader of the executive branch and is a powerful political figure.
Also: Philippines: People: By occupation: Political people: Politicians The main article for this category is Politics of the Philippines . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Under the American Military Government (1898–1901) Status: Defunct Inaugural holder: Wesley Merritt During the period when the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War were proceeding concurrently, the U.S. established a military government from August 14, 1898, in the parts of the country under control of U.S. forces [1] On June 22, 1899, the Malolos Congress promulgated the Malolos ...
In the 2022 election, parties aligned with the UniTeam Alliance and eventual president Bongbong Marcos secured a supermajority of seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. [1] Political observers noted that among those elected to the chamber, most came from "wealthy and influential families", which was associated with the vote ...
Lists of political office-holders in the Philippines (4 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Lists of Filipino politicians" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Lito Atienza (), incumbent House representative for Buhay and House deputy speaker [34]; Walden Bello (PLM) [35]. The Laban ng Masa (transl. Struggle of the Masses) coalition launched a campaign to collect 300,000 signatures to urge activist and former party-list lawmaker Walden Bello to run for president in the 2022 elections.
Politician Ernesto Mijares Dionisio Jr. (born May 22, 1978), [ 3 ] also known as Ernix Dionisio , is a Filipino politician currently serving as the representative of Manila 's 1st district since 2022 and a former city councilor from 2007 until 2013.