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The legislature in any society performs the important function of deliberating policies for the people and passing them in the form of statutes. Although the Philippine Legislature was organized only in 1916, it had deep roots in the past.

Long before the Spanish rulers came to the Philippines, the people in their barangays were already governed by a set of rules by their chief. Over the long span of Spanish and American rule, various forms of legislative structures were set up to perpetuate the colonial rulers’ desire to rule the country.
 
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Senate Publications Improving Resiliency: Addressing the Threat of Climate Change 
May 2010 (298KB)

As the world grapples with the effects of climate change, there is a pressing need for policymakers to understand its implications and identify the appropriate policy responses that will minimize these effects. Download


STSRO TAX Bits 
August-September 2010 (1.5MB)

A SPECIAL ACCOUNT: MOTOR VEHICLE USER’S CHARGE

The management and utilization of these funds are given to the Road Board which is composed of seven members and assisted by a Secretariat. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways acts as ex-officio head, and the Secretaries of the Department of Finance, Department of Budget and Management, and Department of Transportation and Communication as ex officio members of the Board with the three remaining members coming from the private sector. Download

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Museum The Senate Museum

Enclosed in the walls of the Senate museum is a repository of our country's rich legislative tradition, the Philippine Senate's long and illustrious heritage that serves as the bastion of our nation's freedom.

The museum houses materials that show the mandates of the Senate under the Jones Law, and a host of congressional records, bills, resolutions and republic acts.

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Speech of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile
Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City
July 26, 2010


Your excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen of the senate.

Allow me to extend to you my gratitude and appreciation for your support and generosity in elevating me for this second time to the highest position in this senate of the people. I never expected nor had I anticipated that you will accord to me such an honor. I am deeply grateful to all of you.
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