The
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives ...
is the
upper house
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of
Congress
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. The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under
plurality-at-large voting
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: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.
Prior to 1916, the
Philippine Assembly
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, from 1935 to 1941 the
National Assembly
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and from 1978 to 1986 the
Batasang Pambansa
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(National Legislature) was the
sole house of the legislature. In periods where the legislature was
bicameral
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, the upper house has always been called as the "Senate". From 1972 to 1978 and from 1986 to 1987, the
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possessed legislative powers.
List
Senators' terms are always for six years. Exceptions and details are:
* For those elected in under the
Jones Law, terms start on election day, and end six years later.
** On the first legislature, the candidate that place 1st shall serve for six years, and those who placed 2nd shall serve three years.
** A new constitution was ratified after the
10th Legislature, abolishing the Senate. Senators' terms ended once the 1935 constitution was put into effect on September 16, 1935
* For those elected in under the 1935 constitution as amended, terms start on December 30 after their election and end December 30 six years later.
** For those elected in
1941
Events
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January
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, the first Congress convened on July 4, 1945, or almost four years from when the winning candidates' terms started on December 30, 1941. As no senatorial elections were held from 1941 up to that time, it was decided by lot who shall serve until 1946, and who shall serve until 1947.
** President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law on September 23, 1971, while Senate was in recess. He prevented Congress from convening again, and a new constitution approved in 1973 abolished the Senate.
* For those elected in under the 1987 constitution, terms start on June 30 after their election and end June 30 six years later:
** For those elected in on the first Congress after the ratification of the constitution, the senators served from June 30, 1987, to June 30, 1992.
** For those elected in on the second Congress after the ratification of the constitution, the senators that finished 1st to 12th in the 1992 election served from June 30, 1992, to June 30, 1998. Those who finished 13th to 24th served from June 30, 1992, to June 30, 1995.
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See also
Died before taking office
These won senatorial elections, but died prior to taking office:
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List of women Senators of the Philippines
This is a list of women senators of the Philippines. It is a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who has served as senators in the Senate of the Philippines, as distinct from the existing whole list of Philippine senators.
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References
List of Previous SenatorsRoster of Philippine Senators
External links
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Philippines
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