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The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines.It is bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives, [3] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter.
The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in senatorial elections) under a plurality-at-large ...
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. in 2000 first proposed the move when he was still Senate president. [7] One rationale for the move was the high rental costs [a] the Senate pays to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the use of their building. [8] [9] A senate building was constructed at the Batasan area with ₱41.163 million spent for the ...
The 19th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency , and will end on June 6, 2025.
The government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform ...
Senate (1): The seat of Benigno Aquino III who gave it up after being elected president in 2010. It will remain vacant the term expires, as special elections for vacated Senate seats can only be scheduled on the next regular election. House of Representatives (5): The seat for 2nd district of Bohol after Erico B. Aumentado died. No special ...
The mace of the Senate of the Philippines is a ceremonial mace used as the symbol of authority in the Senate of the Philippines. It represents the authority of the president of the Senate and also the authority of the sergeant-at-arms when enforcing order in the institution.
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