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Mario Guariña
Mario Guariña y Guerrero (January 19, 1876 – October 8, 1935) was a Filipino lawyer and politician during the American occupation from Sorsogon. Early life and education Guariña was born in Juban, Sorsogon, Juban, Sorsogon to Mariano Guariña and Maria Guerrero. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Santo Tomas and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Escuela de Derecho. Career Guariña held several administrative positions such as Provincial Fiscal of Leyte (province), Leyte and later, Batangas, as well as assistant director of the Bureau of Corrections (Philippines), Bureau of Prisons. In politics, he served as Governor of Sorsogon from 1908 to 1912. He was later elected to the newly established Philippine Senate for the Philippines's 6th senatorial district, 6th District, comprising the Bicol region, from 1917 to 1919, through a recall election due to the alleged irregularities in 1916. He later returned to the national legislature as representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of The Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines () is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, 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 Philippine Senate elections, senatorial elections) under a Plurality block voting, plurality-at-large voting system. Senators serve six-year terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms, with half of the senators elected in staggered elections every three years. When the Senate was restored by the Constitution of the Philippines, 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992, the 12 candidates for the Senate obtaining the highest number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. This is in accordance with the transitory provisions of the Constitution. Thereafter, each senator electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
