Secretary of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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Senate of the Philippines | |
Style | The Honorable |
Seat | GSIS Building, Financial Center, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, Pasay |
Appointer | Elected by the Senate |
Formation | October 16, 1916 |
First holder | Felipe Buencamino Jr. |
Deputy | Deputy Secretaries of the Senate of the Philippines |
Salary | ₱3,341,000 per year (2023) |
Website |
The secretary of the Senate of the Philippines is an officer of the Senate of the Philippines. The secretary is an elected official among the staff of the Senate, responsible for helping the Senate president provide efficient legislative and administrative support to the offices of the senators, managing the affairs of the Senate Secretariat, inclusive of all the offices, service units, officers, and employees, acting as its central clearinghouse, and developing strategic plans and policies for the enhancement of the Senate's professionalism.
The first secretary was Felipe Buencamino Jr., serving in the upper chamber of the fourth and fifth Philippine Legislature from the Senate's establishment in 1916 until 1917.
The current secretary of the Senate is Renato Bantug Jr., serving since the 19th Congress.
According to Rule V, Section 7 of the Rules of the Senate, the duties and powers of the Secretary are:
The Secretary also serves as the official clerk of the impeachment court when the Senate convenes as such.
The following persons served as Secretary of the Senate:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Legislature | Refs. |
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1 | ![]() | Felipe Buencamino Jr. | October 16, 1916 | 1917 | 4th Legislature | |
2 | ![]() | Fernando María Guerrero | 1917 | 1922 | [1] | |
5th Legislature | ||||||
3 | Faustino Aguilar | 1922 | 1931 | 6th Legislature | ||
7th Legislature | ||||||
8th Legislature | ||||||
4 | ![]() | Fermín Torralba | 1931 | November 15, 1935 | 9th Legislature | |
10th Legislature | ||||||
Senate abolished (1935–1941) | ||||||
5 | Felix L. Lazo | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st Commonwealth Congress | [1] | |
6 | Antonio Zacarias | May 25, 1946 | 1949 | 2nd Commonwealth Congress 1st Congress | [1] | |
7 | Toribio P. Perez | 1949 | 1954 | 2nd Congress | [1] | |
8 | Sofronio C. Quimson | 1954 | 1958 | 3rd Congress | [1] | |
9 | Fidel M. Henares | 1958 | 1960 | 4th Congress | [1] | |
10 | ![]() | Regino S. Eustaquio | 1960 | 1966 | [1] [2] | |
5th Congress | ||||||
6th Congress | ||||||
11 | Eliseo M. Tenza | 1966 | 1972 | [1] | ||
7th Congress | ||||||
Senate abolished (1973–1986) | ||||||
12 | ![]() | Eriberto M. Bernal | July 27, 1987 | 1988 | 8th Congress | [1] [3] |
13 | Edwin P. Acoba | 1988 | 1991 | [1] [4] | ||
14 | Anacleto Badoy | 1991 | 1992 | |||
– | ![]() | Lorenzo E. Leynes Jr. Acting | 1991 | 1992 | [1] [5] | |
(14) | Anacleto D. Badoy | 1992 | 1993 | [1] [6] | ||
9th Congress | ||||||
15 | Edgardo E. Tumangan | 1993 | 1995 | [1] [7] [8] | ||
10th Congress | ||||||
16 | ![]() | Hezel P. Gacutan | 1995 | 1996 | [1] | |
17 | ![]() | Lorenzo E. Leynes Jr. | 1996 | 1998 | [1] [9] | |
(16) | ![]() | Hezel P. Gacutan | 1998 | April 2000 | [1] | |
11th Congress | ||||||
18 | ![]() | Oscar G. Yabes | April 2000 | November 2000 | [1] | |
19 | ![]() | Lutgardo Barbo | November 2000 | July 23, 2001 | [1] [10] | |
(18) | ![]() | Oscar G. Yabes | July 23, 2001 | July 24, 2007 | 12th Congress | [1] |
13th Congress | ||||||
20 | ![]() | Emma L. Reyes | July 24, 2007 | July 22, 2013 | 14th Congress | [1] [11] |
15th Congress | ||||||
(18) | ![]() | Oscar G. Yabes | July 22, 2013 | July 25, 2016 | 16th Congress | [1] [12] |
(19) | ![]() | Lutgardo Barbo | July 25, 2016 | May 29, 2018 | 17th Congress | [1] |
21 | ![]() | Myra Marie D. Villarica | May 29, 2018 | July 25, 2022 | ||
18th Congress | [1] [13] | |||||
22 | ![]() | Renato Bantug Jr. | July 25, 2022 | present | 19th Congress | [1] [14] |
20th Congress |