Philippine Senator Requirements PDF

Question #36 [1ST REQUIREMENT] Requirements of a Senator Answers 1. Q: How are senators elected? A: Voted at large (national district) 2. Q: Philippine Government and Politics A: ensemble of political institutions mandated to make, enforce, and adjudicate rules binding to everyone within...

Question #36 [1ST REQUIREMENT] Requirements of a Senator Answers 1. Q: How are senators elected? A: Voted at large (national district) 2. Q: Philippine Government and Politics A: ensemble of political institutions mandated to make, enforce, and adjudicate rules binding to everyone within its territory 3. Q: Senate website A: www.senate.gov.ph 4. Q: Permanent Committees A: 1. legislative committees tasked to tackle legislation in their respective jurisdictions 2. mandated to be in existence by the senate rules 5. Q: Section 4, Article 6 A: term = 6 years (since 1995) term limit = 2 consecutive terms *last sentence is an anti-cheating provision 6. Q: Majority leader A: = head of the majority majority = those who voted for the current Senate President 7. Q: [SUCCEEDING REQS] Requirements of a Senator A: 2. at least 35 years old on the day of the election 3. able to read and write 4. a registered voter 5. a resident of the Philippines for no less than 2 years immediately preceding the day of the election 8. Q: Meaning of "ex officio" A: on account of office 9. Q: What do the Senate Rules identify about permanent committees? A: 1. jurisdiction of each permanent committee 2. total membership of each permanent committee 3. total number of permanent committees 10. Q: Section 4, Article 6, 1935 Constitution A: at least 35 years old at the time of his election 11. Q: Section 2, Article 18, 1987 Constitution A: Following the "Transitory Provisions" 12. Q: Responsibility of the minority leader A: ex officio member of all the permanent committees 13. Q: Philippine Government A: Current Philippine presidential democracy under the 1987 Constitution 14. Q: Sentence 2, Section 2, Article 4, 1987 Constitution A: in accordance to Paragraph 3 15. Q: Responsibilities of the majority leader A: = becomes acting senate president if the senate president and the SPPT are absent or incapacitated = Chairperson of the Committee on Rules = ex officio member of all the permanent committees 16. Q: Section 2, Article 6, 1987 Constitution A: Congress > upper house (senate) > 24 senators 17. Q: 3 Basic Types of Political Institutions in a Presidential Democracy A: legislative = makes executive = enforces judicial = adjudicates 18. Q: Transitory Provisions (Sec 2, Art. 18) A: 1987 = elections for 24 senators, all until 1992 1992 = elections for 24 senators, ranks 1 to 12 in elections until 1987, ranks 13 to 24 until 1995 only 1995 thereafter = elections for 12 senators only, with 12 old senators remaining in the senate 19. Q: Section 3, Article 6, 1987 Constitution A: at least 35 years old on the day of the election 20. Q: Section 21, Article 6, 1987 Constitution A: Legislative committees tasked to tackle legislation in their respective jurisdictions 21. Q: Meaning of pro tempore A: for the time being 22. Q: Paragraph 1, Section 16, Article 6, 1987 Constitution A: election process for the senate president 23. Q: Philippine Government website A: www.gov.ph 24. Q: Deputy majority leaders A: = become acting senate president when the senate president, SPPT, and the majority leader are absent or incapacitated = Vice-Chairpersons of the Committee on Rules = member of all the permanent committees 25. Q: RA 6645 A: An Act Prescribing the Maner of Filling the Vacancy in the Congress of the Philippines 26. Q: Sentence 1, Section 2, Article 4, 1987 Constitution A: Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. 27. Q: Responsibilities of the Senate President A: = presides over senate sessions = decides all points of order = signs all Senate legislative measures, subpoenas, and warrants of arrest 28. Q: Section 9, Article 6, 1987 Constitution A: prescribed by law > RA 6645 29. Q: Francis Pangilinan A: Senator during 2001-2013 (12th to 15th Congress) - elected in 2001 - re-elected 2007 *could not run in the 2013 elections Senator during 2016-2022 (17th to 18th Congress) - elected in 2016 30. Q: Paragraph 3, Section 1, Article 4, 1987 Constitution A: Those born before Jan 17, 1973 of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority 31. Q: Deputy minority leader A: member of all the permanent committees 32. Q: Article 6 A: "Legislative Department" 33. Q: Minority leader A: = head of the minority minority = those who did not vote for the current senate president  34. Q: Responsibilities of the Senate President Pro Tempore (SPPT) A: = temporarily substitutes the Senate President when he/she is absent, temporarily or permanently incapacitated, resigned, removed from office, or dead = ex officio member of all the permanent committees 35. Q: Brief description of the process of senatorial elections A: Since 1995, 12 senators are elected every 3 years 36. Q: [1ST REQUIREMENT] Requirements of a Senator A: Natural-born citizen of the Philippines from birth 1. citizens of the Philippines from birth a. born of a Filipino father or b. born of a Filipino mother starting Jan 17, 1973 2. "Those born before Jan 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority" Experiencing any issues or have any feedback on how we can make your experience better? Hit reply and let us know! Julian from Jungle Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 4:58 PM