Senate of the Philippines

The Senate of the Philippines ( Tagalog: Senado ng Pilipinas ) is next to the House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the Philippine Congress.

The Senate is composed of 24 senators elected nationwide, representing no particular constituency. The senators are elected for a six -year term, with all three years have to choose 12 Senate seats.

The business of the Senate shall be chaired by the Senate President, represented in his absence by the Senate President Pro Tempore. The Senate policy is essentially the Majority Leader ( Majority Leader ) and the Minority Leader ( Minority Leader ) designed.

In addition, the Senate comprises 37 specialized committees, as well as an additional 33 ad hoc committees and oversight so that each senator usually multiple presides in one of these groups.

With 24 senators of the Philippine Senate is based on the population size of one of the smallest upper house chambers in the world.

History

Between 1907 and 1916, the Philippine Commission acted under the chairmanship of the American Governor-General of the Philippines as the first chamber of the legislature. This organ was then the executive power.

On August 29, 1916, decided by the Philippine Autonomy Act ( Jones Law ) the establishment of congress, made up of the Senate and a second chamber, the House of Representatives, composed and Philippine Legislature was called. With the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935, the bicameral system was again abolished and a National Assembly, as the Tydings - McDuffie Act provided for the. 1940 agreed on the re-introduction of the two- chamber system, the Commonwealth Congress, with respect to time for a future sovereignty of the Philippines. Elections to this were held in November 1941, but he could not begin its work by the invasion of Japan. The Senate of the Commonwealth Congress did not occur until after the elections in June 1945 for the first time together completely.

After the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, the Congress was dissolved for the House and Senate. Only in 1987 it came to the loss of power by President Marcos during the People Power Revolution by the Constitution of the Philippines for the reinstatement of the Senate.

Current members of the Senate

The following list shows the current composition of the Senate dar. In the left row are the senators whose election expires on 30 June 2013 and in the right number of the senators whose voting period ends on 30 June 2016. In parentheses is the beginning of the election period is available as a senator. The current Senate has after the election of Benigno Aquino III. President of the Philippines since June 30, 2010, at a vacant seat

  • Pia Cayetano (2004)
  • Miriam Defensor Santiago (2004)
  • Franklin M. Drilon (2010)
  • Juan Ponce Enrile (2004)
  • Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (2004)
  • Teofisto Guingona III (2010)
  • Manuel Lapid (2004)
  • Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ( 2010)
  • Sergio Osmeña III (2010)
  • Ralph Recto (2010)
  • Ramon Revilla Jr. (2004)
  • Vicente Sotto III (2010)

List of Senate President

Office of the Secretary of the Senate

The Secretariat of the Senate is headed by a Secretary who is elected by the members of the Senate. The Secretary assists the President of the Senate at a reasonable and timely legislation as well as administrative support to the offices of Senators. It shall exercise supervision and control over all offices of the service units and all officials and employees of the Secretariat. He formulates plans, policies and programs to professionalize the institution.

The Secretary shall be assisted by appointed Deputy Secretaries and the master of ceremonies ( Sergeant -at-Arms ), who is also elected by the senators. The Secretariat is divided into four major divisions of the Senate Secretary's Office: Legislation Division, Department of Administration and Finance, Office of Foreign Affairs and Relations and the Office of the Sergeant -at-Arms.

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