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
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Joint session of the Philippine Legislature including the newly-elected Senate, November 15, 1916.
The post–World War II Philippine Senate in 1951: Cipriano Primicias Sr., far left, debates Quintín Paredes, far right. In the middle are Justiniano Montano, Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Enrique Magalona, and Francisco Delgado; in the foreground is Edmundo Cea. Deliberations were once held at the Old Legislative Building.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile administers the oath to the senators serving as judges in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, December 11, 2011.
Sherwin "Win" Ting Gatchalian is a Filipino politician and businessman who has served as the 34th president of the Senate of the Philippines since 2026, a role he briefly held in an acting capacity as
Senate of the Philippines
…among themselves. The president of the Senate is second in the Philippine presidential line of succession. As of June 2026, the position is held by Sherwin Gatchalian. The Senate has its roots in the Philippine Commission of the Insular Government. Under the Philippine Organic Act, from 1907 to 1916, the Philippine…
Gatchalian at the 3rd Alliance of Batangas Educators and School Administrators in 2012
Gatchalian (right) is sworn in by Tito Sotto (left) as the new president pro tempore of the Senate on June 3, 2026. He was later designated as acting Senate president.
Gatchalian (center) receiving the award for The Outstanding Young Men 2011