Senate of the Philippines

The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is... Wikipedia

• Type:  Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
• Term limits:  2 consecutive terms (12 years), renewable after a term out of office
• Founded:  October 16, 1916
• Preceded by:  Second Philippine Commission
• President:  Sherwin Gatchalian (NPC), Since June 17, 2026
• President pro tempore:  Tito Sotto (NPC), Since June 17, 2026
• Majority Leader:  Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), Since June 3, 2026
• Minority Leader:  Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent), Since June 17, 2026
• Senior Deputy Majority Leader:  JV Ejercito (NPC), Since June 17, 2026
• Deputy Majority Leader:  Joel Villanueva (Independent), Since June 17, 2026
• Deputy Minority Leader:  vacant, Since May 11, 2026
• Seats:  24 senators
• Political groups:  Majority (13), NPC (5), Akbayan (1), KANP (1), Lakas (1), Liberal (1), Independent (4), Minority (11), Nacionalista (4), PDP–Laban (3), NPC (1), PMP (1), Independent (2)
• Committees:  41 standing committees and 18 congressional oversight and ad hoc committees
• Length of term:  6 years, renewable once
• Authority:  Article VI, Constitution of the Philippines
• Voting system:  Plurality-at-large voting
• First election:  October 3, 1916
• Last election:  May 12, 2025 (12 seats)
• Next election:  May 8, 2028 (12 seats)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo