Activity #1: Get to know your Senators

Name: Justine A Montibon Score:

Course: Humss Date: December 13 2022

Directions:

Answer the questions from the information you learned

1. How many Philippine Senators are there?

☞︎︎The Senate shall be composed of 24 Senators who are elected at large (the country forms on district in its elections)
under plurality at large voting.

2. How do we elect Philippine Senators ?

☞︎︎Elections to the Senate of the Philippines are done via plurality-at-large voting; a voter can vote for up to twelve
candidates, with the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.

3. We elect Philippine Senators for how many years?

☞︎︎The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and shall commence, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon
on the thirtieth day of June next following their election.

4. Name one Philippine Senator.

☞︎︎Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla, known professionally as Robin Padilla.

5. When was he/she elected to office?

☞︎︎Senator Robin Padilla was elected to the office on June 30 2022

6. How many years has he/she been in office?

☞︎︎He has been in office for 6 years

7. What is his/her political party?

☞︎︎PDP-Laban Party

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, abbreviated as PDP-Laban, is a democratic socialist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982.

8. When is the next time he/she must run for election?

☞︎︎The next time he must run for election is on year 2028

9. List at least two important bill he/she proposed or laws enacted.

☞︎︎An Act Establishing the Philippine Institute of Virology Filed on October 4, 2022 by Padilla, Robinhood C.SBN-1361: Regional Heart Centers Act

An Act Creating a Regional Heart Center in Each of the Administrative Regions, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes Filed on October 4, 2022 by Padilla,
Robinhood C.SBN-1362: Regional Kidney and Transplant Institute (RKTI) Act

An Act Creating a Regional Kidney and Transplant Institute in Each of the Administrative Regions in the Philippines, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes Filed on
October 4, 2022 by Padilla, Robinhood C.