Senate of the Philippines

Senate of the Philippines

Senado ng Pilipinas
19th Congress of the Philippines
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Flag of the Senate of the Philippines
Type
Type
Term limits
2 consecutive terms (12 years)
History
FoundedOctober 16, 1916 (1916-10-16)
Preceded bySecond Philippine Commission
Leadership
Migz Zubiri, Independent
since July 25, 2022
Loren Legarda, NPC
since July 25, 2022
Joel Villanueva, Independent
since July 25, 2022
Koko Pimentel, PDP–Laban
since July 25, 2022
Structure
Seats24 senators
Political groups
Majority bloc (20)
  •   NPC (5)
  •   PDP–Laban (4)
  •   Nacionalista (3)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   PMP (1)
  •   UNA (1)
  •   Independent (4)

Minority bloc (2)

Independent bloc (2)

Committees41 standing committees
Length of term
6 years, renewable once
AuthorityArticle VI, Constitution of the Philippines
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting
Last election
May 9, 2022 (12 seats)
Next election
May 12, 2025 (12 seats)
Meeting place
GSIS Building, Financial Center, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, Pasay
Website
senate.gov.ph
Rules
Rules of the Senate (English)

The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas, also Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas or "upper chamber") 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 its elections) under plurality-at-large voting.

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 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. Thereafter, each senator elected serves the full six years. From 1945 to 1972, the Senate was a continuing body, with only eight seats up every two years.

Aside from having its concurrence on every bill in order to be passed for the president's signature to become a law, the Senate is the only body that can concur with treaties, and can try impeachment cases. The president of the Senate is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of the Senate. They are elected by the entire body to be their leader, and is second in the Philippine presidential line of succession. The current officeholder is Migz Zubiri.


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