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It is a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who have served as senators in the Senate of the Philippines, as distinct from the existing whole list of Philippine senators. Since 1947, there have been 23 Filipino women senators in Philippine history. In the ongoing 19th Congress, there are 7 incumbent female senators.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Members of the Senate of the Philippines. It includes Members of the Senate of the Philippines that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
As a senator for eight years, Rasul authored, co-authored, and/or sponsored important legislation concerning women's rights, Muslim affairs, family, and gender equality. An important legislation that she co-authored with Senator Raul Roco was Republic Act No. 7192 or the Women in Development and Nation-Building Act of 1992. [2]
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.
Official portrait of Binay as a senator for the 19th congress, c. 2022. Binay became the chairman of the Senate Committee on Accounts and Committee on Tourism in 2022. [41] In a statement she made in May 2024, Binay acknowledges the role of local street food delicacies in boosting the Philippines' tourism sector. [42]
The Senate had a Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations until September 2, 2013, when it was split into the Committee on Youth and the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality. The latter committee's creation also led to the addition of gender equality in the list of matters under its jurisdiction. [1]
It is a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who have served as members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, and its related versions. The list is chronologically grouped according to the convocation of the Philippine Congress in which members were elected.
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