Senate of the Philippines

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:approves Appointments
gptkbp:can_be Presidential vetoes
gptkbp:canCreate Legislation
gptkbp:composedOf Senators
gptkbp:established 1935
gptkbp:governedBy Senate_President
gptkbp:hasDepartment Minority party
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Filipino_citizens
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Yes
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Regular sessions
Special sessions
gptkbp:hasMajorCity Majority party
gptkbp:hasMember 24
Various committees
Senate_leadership
gptkbp:hasTheme Yes
gptkbp:hasWebsite www.senate.gov.ph
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Pasay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senate of the Philippines
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy The electorate
gptkbp:isComposedOf Elected senators
gptkbp:isEngagedIn Yes
gptkbp:isExpectedTo 3 years
6-year terms
The people
gptkbp:isGovernedBy Senate_rules
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Philippine_politics
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn International relations
Social issues
Infrastructure development
Crisis management
Policy making
Economic policies
Education policies
Environmental legislation
Labor laws
Human rights issues
Constitutional amendments
National budget
National security matters
Health_policies
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Manila
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Philippine_Congress
Bicameral legislature
Philippine_government_structure
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor National legislation
gptkbp:isSubjectTo gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Philippines
Public scrutiny
Filipino_laws
gptkbp:length 6 years
gptkbp:mayHave Investigations
Amendments
Public officials
gptkbp:oversees Executive branch
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Government_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:powers Limited
Yes
Lawmaking
gptkbp:ratifies Treaties
gptkbp:voterTurnout Direct election
Plurality voting