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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 Performance of the Senate Adobe PDF
Fourteenth Congress
Second Regular Session
July 28, 2008 - June 3, 2009

At the end of the Second Regular Session of the Fourteenth Congress, the Senate passed many vital pieces of legislation. These laws do not only address our fiscal and economic concerns in the face of the global crisis, but also deal with equally important and interrelated matters, like education, public health, housing, environmental protection, job creation, social welfare, consumer protection, law and order, and the integrity and efficiency of our electoral system. Download

Senate Publications Powering the Future: Are We Ready for Nuclear Energy? 
September 2009 (563KB)

Concerns over the long-term availability and cost of electricity have renewed the government’s interest in nuclear energy. However, questions remain on the readiness of the country’s scientific, regulatory and institutional frameworks to develop and oversee a domestic nuclear energy program. 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.

President's Corner
Speech of Senate President
Juan Ponce Enrile

Opening Ceremonies of the IBP Convention, MCLE & Sportsfest
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
February 18, 2010, 4:30 pm


Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen:

Allow me to thank you for your invitation to me to speak before you tonight. It is not only an honor; it is also a special privilege. It is a welcome duty for one like me, for I am before men and women from the northern regions of the country who are leaders in their own right.
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SBN = Senate Bill No.
SRN = Proposed Senate Resolution No.
Journal No. = Journal Session No.
CR No. = Committee Report No.
RA No. = Republic Act No.
Res. No. = Adopted Senate Resolution No.
Ct. Res. No. = Concurrent Resolution No.
Jt. Res. No. = Joint Resolution No.

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