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The 19th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas ), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 6, 2025. The convening of the 19th Congress followed ...
The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) 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 senatorial elections) under a plurality-at-large ...
Website. econgress .gov .ph. The Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives, [ 3] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter.
He is part of the two-member minority bloc in the Senate alongside Risa Hontiveros in the 19th Congress of the Philippines. [54] He, along with his father Aquilino Pimentel Jr., is the second father-and-son tandem to be elected as Senate Minority Floor Leader in Philippine history after Lorenzo Tañada and Wigberto Tañada ; the elder Pimentel ...
The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, is the Senate committee tasked to investigate alleged wrongdoings of the government, its officials, and its attached agencies, including government owned and controlled corporations, in aid of legislation, that is, the primary ...
The Seal of the Philippine Senate was adopted from the Coat of Arms of the Philippines which was approved on July 15, 1950. Other elements were added to the coat of arms to emphasize the legislative function of the Senate. A garland with six sampaguita buds are placed on both the left and right side of the coat of arms.
Career highlights and awards. UNTV Cup Season 6 champion. UAAP champion ( 1994) Emmanuel Joel Jose Villanueva[ 1 ] ( / vɪljɑːnuːwɛbɑː /, born August 2, 1975), nicknamed " Tesdaman ", [ 2 ] is a Filipino politician who previously served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2022 to 2024 and has been a Senator since 2016.
The Senate president is also the ex officio chairman of the Commission on Appointments, a constitutional body within the Congress that has the sole power to confirm all appointments made by the president of the Philippines. Under Section 2 of Chapter 2 of the Rules of the Commission on Appointments, the powers and duties of the Senate president ...