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 composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large under a plurality-at-large voting system.
Sergio Osmeña Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944,Osmeña succeeded him at age 65,becoming the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. A founder of the Nacionalista Party,Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president.
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president,vice-president,and the senators are elected for a six-year term,while the members of the House of Representatives,governors,vice-governors,members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,mayors,vice-mayors,members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/members of the Sangguniang Bayan,barangay officials,and the members of the Sangguniang Kabataan are elected to serve for a three-year term.
Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 10,1953 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino of the Liberal Party lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay of the Nacionalista Party. Quirino's running mate,Senator Jose Yulo lost to Senator Carlos P. Garcia. Vice President Fernando Lopez did not run for re-election and ran for the Senate instead,in which he emerged as the candidate with the most votes. This was the first time that an elected president did not come from the Senate. To further compound the Liberal Party's woes,they also failed to win any seats in the Senate in this election.
Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 8,1949 in the Philippines.
Elections for the members of the Senate were held on April 23,1946,in the Philippines.
Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician and former voice actor serving as the 25th President of the Senate of the Philippines since May 20,2024. Escudero has served as a Senator since 2022,and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022,and was the representative for Sorsogon's 1st district from 1998 to 2007,as well as House Minority Leader from 2004 to 2007. He unsuccessfully run for vice president of the Philippines in the 2016 elections as the running mate of Grace Poe.
A senatorial election was held in the Philippines on November 13,1951. The election was known as a midterm election as the date when elected candidates take office falls halfway through President Elpidio Quirino's four-year term.
Elections for the Senate of the Philippines were held on November 11,1947,with eight of the 24 seats in the Senate being contested. These eight seats were elected regularly;the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from December 30,1947,until December 30,1953. Gubernatorial and local elections were held on the same date.
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout most of the 20th century since its founding in 1907;it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946,1953–1961 and 1965–1978.
The 1946 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on April 23,1946,according to Commonwealth Act No. 725. Incumbent president Sergio Osmeña ran for a full term but was defeated by Senator Manuel Roxas. Meanwhile,senator Elpidio Quirino defeated fellow senator Eulogio Rodriguez to become vice president.
Elections for the president,vice-president,members of the Senate,members of the House of Representatives and local positions were held on April 23,1946,pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 725
The 2013 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 31st election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday,May 13,2013,to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2010 election to form the 16th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30,2016,while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30,2019. The elections to the House of Representatives as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines use plurality-at-large voting for seats in the Senate:the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes win the twelve seats up for election. The Senate seat vacated by President Benigno Aquino III in 2010 was among the twelve seats to be put for election.
Manuel Perez Manahan was a Filipino politician,journalist,businessman,and rural development advocate. He was a key government official during the administration of president Ramon Magsaysay,best known for his stint as the head of the Presidential Complaints and Action Commission. Together with Raul Manglapus,he co-founded the Progressive Party and served as its presidential candidate in 1957. He also served as Senator of the Philippines from 1961 until 1967.
The 2019 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 33rd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 13,2019.
Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino was a Filipino statesman,a delegate of the first Philippine Independence Mission of 1919 to Washington,D.C.,Secretary of the National Committee of the Philippine Independence Commission of 1922,a member of the first Philippine Independence Congress of 1930,and Senator of the Philippines.
Domingo Fernandez Imperial was a Filipino politician.
Teodoro de Vera was a Filipino politician.
