16th Congress Senators
16th Congress Senators
16th Congress Senators
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SENATE
The Senate is the other House which comprises the legislative which comprises the
legislative branch of the government according to Article Vl section 2 of the 1987 Philippine
Constituiton, the Senate shall be composed of 24 senetors who are elected at large by the
qualified voters of the Philippines.
There are 18 male senators and 6 female senetors in the 16
th
Congress of the
Philippine Senate. The male senetors comprise 75% of the total membership of the senate
as compared to the 25% of the whole membership.
The number of male senators elected in the senate shows that the people of the
Philippines have placed more trust on male senators compared to female senators. The
people of the Philippines thought that it will be more appropriate if there are more males
because they think that males can influence more.
16th Congress Senators
Ralph G. Recto
Senate President Pro-Tempore
Franklin M. Drilon
Senate President
Juan Ponce Enrile
Minority Leader
Alan Peter Compaero S.
Cayetano
Majority Leader
Juan Edgardo Sonny
M. Angara
Paolo Benigno "Bam"
Aquino IV
Maria Lourdes Nancy
S. Binay
Pia S. Cayetano
Miriam Defensor
Santiago
Joseph Victor G.
Ejercito
Francis Joseph "Chiz"
G. Escudero
Jinggoy Ejercito
Estrada
Teofisto "TG" L.
Guingona III
Gregorio B. Honasan
II
Manuel "Lito" M.
Lapid
Loren B. Legarda
Ferdinand "Bongbong"
R. Marcos, Jr.
Sergio R. Osmea III
Aquilino Koko L.
Pimentel III
Grace L. Poe
Ramon "Bong" B.
Revilla, Jr.
Vicente "Tito" C.
Sotto III
Antonio "Sonny" F.
Trillanes IV
Cynthia A. Villar
Permanent Committees
(as of February 5, 2014)
Committee (39) Chairperson
Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations
(Blue Ribbon)
Sen. Teofisto L. Guingona III
Accounts Sen.
Agrarian Reform Sen. Gregorio B. Honasan II
Agriculture and Food Sen. Cynthia Villar
Banks, Financial Institutions & Currencies Sen. Sergio R. Osmea III
Civil Service and Government Reorganization Sen. Antonio Sonny F. Trillanes IV
Climate Change Sen. Loren B. Legarda
Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago
Cooperatives Sen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid
Cultural Communities Sen. Loren B. Legarda
Economic Affairs Sen. Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
Education, Arts and Culture Sen. Pia S. Cayetano
Electoral Reforms and Peoples Participation Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III
Energy Sen. Sergio R. Osmea III
Environment and Natural Resources Sen. Loren B. Legarda
Ethics and Privileges Sen.
Finance/Subcommitte A Sen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero
Subcommitte B Sen. Sergio R. Osmea III
Subcommitte C Sen. Loren B. Legarda
Subcommitte D Sen. Ralph G. Recto
Subcommitte E Sen. Teofisto L. Guingona III
Foreign Relations Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago
Games, Amusement and Sports Sen. Sonny Angara
Government Corporations & Public Enterprises Sen. Cynthia A. Villar
Health and Demography Sen. Teofisto L. Guingona III
Justice and Human Rights Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III
Labor, Employment & Human Resources Development Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
Local Government Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
National Defense and Security Sen. Antonio Sonny F. Trillanes IV
Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Sen. Teofisto L. Guingona III
Public Information and Mass Media Sen. Grace Poe
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Sen. Grace Poe
Public Services Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
Public Works Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
Rules Sen. Alan Peter "Compaero" S. Cayetano
Committee (39) Chairperson
Science and Technology Sen. Ralph G. Recto
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
Tourism Sen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Sen. Paolo Benigno Bam Aquino IV
Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement Sen. Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
Ways and Means Sen. Sonny Angara
Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality Sen. Pia S. Cayetano
Youth Sen. Paolo Benigno Bam Aquino IV
Out of 39 permanent committees, there 30 committees chaired by the male senators
representing 77% of the total numbe rof committees compared to the 9 female senators or 23% of
the total number.
http://www.senate.gov.ph/committee/list.asp