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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
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 ...
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.
List of senators elected in the 2022 Philippine Senate election This page was last ... This page was last edited on 6 November 2024, at 05:04 (UTC).
The Senate is composed of 24 senators [4] half of which are elected every three years. Each senator, therefore, serves a total of six years. The senators are elected at-large and do not represent any geographical district. In the current 19th Congress, there are 316 seats in the House of Representatives.
(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.
Leila de Lima , former senator and secretary of justice; [13] running for House representative for Mamamayang Liberal party-list) [14] Chel Diokno , chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group and senatorial candidate in 2019 and 2022; [15] running for House representative for Akbayan party-list [16]