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( June 2012 ) Senate of the Philippines Senado ng Pilipinas 17th Congress of the Philippines Seal of the Philippine Senate Flag of the Philippine Senate Type Type Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines Term limits 2 consecutive terms ( 12 years ) History Founded October 16, 1916 ( 1916 - 10 - 16 ) Preceded by Second Philippine Commission Leadership President of the Senate of the Philippines Aquilino Pimentel III ( PDP - Laban ) Since July 25, 2016 President pro tempore Ralph Recto ( PDP - Laban ) Since February 27, 2017 Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III ( NPC ) Since July 25, 2016 Minority Leader Franklin Drilon ( Liberal ) Since February 28, 2017 Structure Seats 24 senators Political groups Majority bloc : PDP - Laban ( 4 ) NPC ( 3 ) Liberal ( 2 ) LDP ( 1 ) Nacionalista ( 1 ) Independent ( 4 ) Minority bloc : Liberal ( 4 ) Akbayan ( 1 ) Independent ( 1 ) Other : Vacant ( 1 ) Committees 40 standing committees Length of term 6 years renewable Authority Article VI, Constitution of the Philippines Elections Voting system Plurality - at - large voting Last election May 9, 2016 Next election May 13, 2019 Meeting place GSIS Building, Financial Center, Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay Website Senate of the Philippines Philippines This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Philippines Constitution Charter Change Laws and legal codes Legislature Congress Senate Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III House of Representatives Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez Districts Party - list representation Local legislatures ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Executive President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo Cabinet Executive departments Local government Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno Court of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Ombudsman Regional Trial Courts Barangay justice Constitutional commissions Civil Service Commission Commission on Elections Commission on Audit Commission on Human Rights Elections Recent elections General : 2007 2013 2016 Political parties Lakas Liberal Nacionalista NPC NUP PDP -- Laban UNA Administrative divisions Capital Regions Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Poblacions Sitios Puroks Related topics Foreign relations Human rights Taxation Other countries Atlas The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino : Senado ng Pilipinas, also Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas or `` upper chamber '' ) is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress ; the House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at - large with the country as one district under plurality - at - large voting. Senators serve 6 - year tenure per terms with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms, with half of the senators elected every three years to ensure that the Senate is maintained as a continuous body, though staggered. When the Senate was restored by the 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992 the candidates for the Senate obtaining the 12 highest number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. Thereafter, each senator elected serves the full 6 years. Aside from having its concurrence on every bill in order to be passed for the president 's signature to become a law, the Senate is the only body that can concur with treaties, and can try impeachment cases. The Senate Presidency is currently held by Aquilino Pimentel III. Contents 1 History 2 Composition 3 Qualifications 4 Organization 5 Powers 6 Current members 6.1 Party composition 7 Seat 8 Prominent Senators 8.1 Presidents 8.2 Others 9 References 10 External links History Joint session of Philippine Legislature including the newly elected Senate, November 15, 1916 The post -- World War II Philippine Senate in 1951 : Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr., far left, debates Quintín Paredes, far right. In the middle are Justiniano Montano, Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Enrique B. Magalona, and Francisco Delgado ; in the foreground is Edmundo Cea. Deliberations were once held at the Old Legislative Building. The Senate has its roots in the Philippine Commission of the Insular Government. Under the Philippine Organic Act, from 1907 to 1916, the Philippine Commission headed by the Governor - General of the Philippines served as the upper chamber of the Philippine Legislature, with the Philippine Assembly as the elected lower house. At the same time the governor - general also exercised executive powers. On August 29, 1916 the United States Congress enacted the Philippine Autonomy Act or popularly known as the `` Jones Law '', which created an elected bicameral Philippine Legislature with the Senate as the upper chamber and with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, previously called the Philippine Assembly, as the lower chamber. The Governor - General continued to be the head of the executive branch of the Insular Government. Senators then were elected via senatorial districts via plurality - at - large voting ; each district grouped several provinces and each elected two senators except for `` non-Christian '' provinces where the Governor - General of the Philippines appointed the senators for the district. Future president Manuel L. Quezon, who was then Philippine Resident Commissioner, encouraged future president Sergio Osmeña, then Speaker of the House, to run for the leadership of the Senate, but Osmeña preferred to continue leading the lower house. Quezon then ran for the Senate and became Senate President serving for 19 years ( 1916 -- 1935 ). This setup continued until 1935, when the Philippine Independence Act or the `` Tydings -- McDuffie Act '' was passed by the U.S. Congress which granted the Filipinos the right to frame their own constitution in preparation for their independence, wherein they established a unicameral National Assembly of the Philippines, effectively abolishing the Senate. Not long after the adoption of the 1935 Constitution several amendments began to be proposed. By 1938, the National Assembly began consideration of these proposals, which included restoring the Senate as the upper chamber of Congress. The amendment of the 1935 Constitution to have a bicameral legislature was approved in 1940 and the first biennial elections for the restored upper house was held in November 1941. Instead of the old senatorial districts, senators were elected via the entire country serving as an at - large district, although still under plurality - at - large voting, with voters voting up to eight candidates, and the eight candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. While the Senate from 1916 to 1935 had exclusive confirmation rights over executive appointments, as part of the compromises that restored the Senate in 1941, the power of confirming executive appointments has been exercised by a joint Commission on Appointments composed of members of both houses. However, the Senate since its restoration and the independence of the Philippines in 1946 has the power to ratify treaties. The Senate finally convened in 1945 and served as the upper chamber of Congress from thereon until the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, which shut down Congress. The Senate was resurrected in 1987 upon the ratification of the 1987 Constitution. However, instead of eight senators being replaced after every election, it was changed to twelve. In the Senate, the officers are the Senate President, Senate President pro tempore, Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader and the Senate Secretary and the Senate Sergeant at Arms who shall be elected by the Senators from among the employees and staff of the Senate. Meanwhile, the Senate President, Senate President pro-tempore, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority Floor Leader shall be elected by the Senators from among themselves. Composition See also : Philippine senatorial elections Election results from 1916 to the present. Note that some senators may switch to another party mid-term. Article VI, Section 2 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the Senate shall be composed of 24 senators who shall be elected at - large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law. The composition of the Senate is smaller in number as compared to the House of Representatives. The members of this chamber are elected at large by the entire electorate. The rationale for this rule intends to make the Senate a training ground for national leaders and possibly a springboard for the presidency. It follows also that the Senator, having a national rather than only a district constituency, will have a broader outlook of the problems of the country, instead of being restricted by narrow viewpoints and interests. With such perspective, the Senate is likely to be more circumspect, or at least less impulsive, than the House of Representatives. Senatorial candidates are chosen by the leaders of major political parties or coalitions of parties. The selection process is not transparent and is done in `` backrooms '' where much political horse - trading occurs. Thus, the absence of regional or proportional representation in the Senate exacerbates a top heavy system of governance, with power centralized in Metro Manila. It has often been suggested that each region of the country should elect its own senator ( s ) to more properly represent the people. This will have the effect of flattening the power structure. Regional problems and concerns within a national view can be addressed more effectively. A senator 's performance, accountability, and electability become meaningful to a more defined and identifiable regional constituency. The Senate Electoral Tribunal ( SET ) composed of three Supreme Court justices and six senators determines election protests on already - seated senators. There had been three instances where the SET has replaced senators due to election protests, the last of which was in 2011 when the tribunal awarded the protest of Aquilino Pimentel III against Juan Miguel Zubiri. Qualifications The qualifications for membership in the Senate are expressly stated in Section 3, Art. VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution as follows : No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural - born citizen of the Philippines, and on the day of the election, is at least 35 years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election. The age is fixed at 35 and must be possessed on the day of the elections, that is, when the polls are opened and the votes cast, and not on the day of the proclamation of the winners by the board of canvassers. With regard to the residence requirements, it was ruled in the case of Lim v. Pelaez that it must be the place where one habitually resides and to which he, after absence, has the intention of returning. The enumeration laid down by the 1987 Philippine Constitution is exclusive under the Latin principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius. This means that Congress can not anymore add additional qualifications other than those provided by the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Organization Under the Constitution, `` Congress shall convene once every year on the fourth Monday of July for its regular session... ''. During this time, the Senate is organized to elect its officers. Specifically, the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides a definite statement, to it : The Senate shall elect its President and the House of Representatives its Speaker by a vote of all its respective members. Each House shall choose such other officers as it may deem necessary. By virtue of these provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Senate adopts its own rules, otherwise known as the `` Rules of the Senate. '' The Rules of the Senate provide the following officers : a President, a President pro tempore, a Secretary and a Sergeant - at - Arms. Following this set of officers, the Senate as an institution can then be grouped into the Senate Proper and the Secretariat. The former belongs exclusively to the members of the Senate as well as its committees, while the latter renders support services to the members of the Senate. Powers The Senate was modeled upon the United States Senate ; the two chambers of Congress have roughly equal powers, and every bill or resolution that has to go through both houses needs the consent of both chambers before being passed for the president 's signature. Once a bill is defeated in the Senate, it is lost. Once a bill is approved by the Senate on third reading, the bill is passed to the House of Representatives, unless an identical bill has also been passed by the lower house. When a counterpart bill in the lower house is different from the one passed by the Senate, either a bicameral conference committee is created consisting of members from both chambers of Congress to reconcile the differences, or either chamber may instead approve the other chamber 's version. While money bills originate in the House of Representatives, the Senate may still propose or concur with amendments. Only the Senate has the power to approve, via a two - thirds supermajority, or denounce treaties, and the power to try and convict, via a two - thirds supermajority, an impeached official. Current members Senator Party Terms Number Starts Ends Angara, Sonny Sonny Angara LDP June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 Aquino, Bam Bam Aquino Liberal Binay, Nancy Nancy Binay UNA Ejercito, JV JV Ejercito PDP -- Laban Escudero, Francis Francis Escudero Independent Honasan, Gregorio Gregorio Honasan UNA Legarda, Loren Loren Legarda NPC Pimentel III, Aquilino Aquilino Pimentel III PDP -- Laban Poe, Grace Grace Poe Independent Trillanes, Antonio Antonio Trillanes Independent Villar, Cynthia Cynthia Villar Nacionalista Drilon, Franklin Franklin Drilon Liberal June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 Villanueva, Joel Joel Villanueva Liberal Sotto, Tito Tito Sotto NPC Lacson, Panfilo Panfilo Lacson Independent J. Gordon, Richard Richard J. Gordon Independent Zubiri, Juan Miguel Juan Miguel Zubiri PDP -- Laban Pacquiao, Manny Manny Pacquiao PDP -- Laban Pangilinan, Francis Francis Pangilinan Liberal Hontiveros, Risa Risa Hontiveros Akbayan Gatchalian, Win Win Gatchalian NPC Recto, Ralph Ralph Recto Liberal de Lima, Leila Leila de Lima Liberal Party composition Party Total % Liberal 6 25 % PDP - Laban 16.67 % NPC 12.50 % UNA 8.33 % Akbayan 4.17 % LDP 4.17 % Nacionalista 4.17 % Independent 5 20.83 % Vacant 4.17 % Total 23 100 % Seat The GSIS Building in Pasay, the seat of the Senate. The Senate currently meets at the GSIS Building along Sen. J.W. Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City. Built on land reclaimed from Manila Bay, the Senate shares the complex with the Government Service Insurance System ( GSIS ). The Senate previously met at the Old Legislative Building in Manila until May 1997. The Senate occupied the upper floors ( the Session Hall now restored to its semi-former glory ) while the House of Representatives occupied the lower floors ( now occupied by the permanent exhibit of Juan Luna 's Spoliarium as the museum 's centerpiece ), with the National Library at the basement. When the Legislative Building was ruined in World War II, the House of Representatives temporarily met at the Old Japanese Schoolhouse at Lepanto ( modern - day S.H. Loyola ) Street, while the Senate 's temporary headquarters was at the half - ruined Manila City Hall. Congress then returned to the Legislative Building in 1950 upon its reconstruction. When President Ferdinand Marcos dissolved Congress in 1972, he built a new legislative complex in Quezon City. The unicameral parliament known as the Batasang Pambansa eventually met there in 1978. With the restoration of the bicameral legislature in 1987, the House of Representatives inherited the complex at Quezon City, now called the Batasang Pambansa Complex, while the Senate returned to the Congress Building, until the GSIS Building was finished in May 1997. Thus, the country 's two houses of Congress meet at different places in Metro Manila. The Senate would eventually move to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig by 2020. As the Senate is renting GSIS for the office space, it asked the Bases Conversion and Development Authority ( BCDA ) to present suitable sites for it to move to, with the Senate eyeing the Navy Village property along Lawton Avenue as its favored site. Prominent senators See also : List of Senators of the Philippines Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd President ( First President during Commonwealth ). Also the first Senate President who lobbied for a nationally elected senate that was established in 1940. José P. Laurel, 3rd President ( Japanese - Sponsored Republic ) Sergio Osmeña, 4th President Manuel Roxas, 5th President Elpidio Quirino, 6th President Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President Ferdinand E. Marcos 10th President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, 13th President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo, 14th President Benigno S. Aquino III, 15th President Others Benigno S. Aquino Jr., Marcos - era opposition leader, husband of the 11th President Corazon C. Aquino and father of the former President Benigno S. Aquino III Alan Peter Cayetano, incumbent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Noli de Castro, the 12th Vice President of the Philippines Miriam Defensor Santiago, former International Criminal Court judge, Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient, member of the International Development Law Organization International Advisory Council and former presidential candidate Jose W. Diokno, Marcos - era opposition leader, nationalist, former Secretary of Justice, Bar topnotcher, founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group Teofisto Guingona, Jr., the 11th Vice President of the Philippines and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Eva Estrada Kalaw, the first woman to be re-elected senator. Raul Manglapus, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and a former presidential candidate Blas Ople, former Director - General of the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr., statesman, Majority Floor Leader and Member of The Council of State, 1953 -- 1963 Gil J. Puyat, statesman, Senate President ( 1967 -- 1972 ) Claro M. Recto, statesman Manny Pacquiao, professional boxer Raul Roco, former senator and the Secretary of the Department of Education Jovito Salonga, Three - time top elected senator, Marcos - era opposition leader, former Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance ( PCGG ) Lorenzo Tañada, statesman and Marcos - era opposition supporter Arturo Tolentino, briefly held the position of Vice President of the Philippines in 1986 References ^ Jump up to : Elemia, Camille ( 8 June 2016 ). `` Koko Pimentel will be next Senate president -- Drilon ''. Rappler. Retrieved 8 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Senate ousts Drilon, LP senators from key posts ''. Rappler. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Drilon gets Senate minority leader post ''. Sun. Star. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017. Jump up ^ Calonzo, Andero ( August 11, 2011 ). `` Pimentel proclaimed 12th winning senator in ' 07 polls ''. GMA News Online. Retrieved August 11, 2011. Jump up ^ Viray, Patricia Lourdes ( 19 May 2016 ). `` Comelec proclaims Senate ' Magic 12 ' ''. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Jump up ^ Quezon Memorial Book. Quezon Memorial Committee. 1952. Jump up ^ Towards the south side, opposite the base of the famous clocktower. ( 1 ) & ( 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Senate to move to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig by 2020 - The Manila Times Online ''. www.manilatimes.net. 2017 - 01 - 25. Retrieved 29 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago ''. Senate. Jump up ^ `` Miriam joins Bill Gates elite law group ''. Philstar. 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Question: how many senators are there in the philippines
Answer: 24