Senate of the Philippines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senate_of_the_Philippines
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:authority gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:can_conduct_investigations true
gptkbp:can_confirm_appointments true
gptkbp:can_impeach_officials true
gptkbp:can_ratify_treaties true
gptkbp:country gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:current_presiding_officer gptkb:Juan_Miguel_Zubiri
gptkbp:electionCycle every 3 years, half of seats
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Seal_of_the_Philippine_Senate
gptkbp:established 1916
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Jones_Law
gptkbp:firstSession October 16, 1916
gptkbp:has_24_members true
gptkbp:has_blue_ribbon_committee true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_agriculture true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_education true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_energy true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_environment true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_finance true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_foreign_relations true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_health true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_justice true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_labor true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_public_order true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_public_services true
gptkbp:has_committee_on_ways_and_means true
gptkbp:has_legislative_calendar true
gptkbp:has_legislative_power true
gptkbp:has_majority_leader true
gptkbp:has_minority_leader true
gptkbp:has_rules_of_procedure true
gptkbp:has_secretary true
gptkbp:has_sergeant-at-arms true
gptkbp:hasJournal true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senate of the Philippines
gptkbp:lastElection May 9, 2022
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:19th_Congress
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:GSIS_Building,_Pasay,_Metro_Manila
gptkbp:motto In the service of the Filipino people
gptkbp:nextEdition May 12, 2025
gptkbp:number_of_standing_committees over 30
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Filipino
English
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate of the Philippines
gptkbp:salary_of_senator approximately ₱273,278 per month
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem plurality-at-large voting
gptkbp:website https://www.senate.gov.ph/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Pasay
gptkb:Government_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4