The new senators of the Philippines!!

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Full information here including their biography: http://trendingnewstoday.net/politics/12-new-ph-senators/


- Leila de lima
Political career

Clerk and Secretary of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.
Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Secretary of the Department of Justice under the President-elect's new Cabinet under President Benigno Aquino III.


RALPH RECTO

Political career

Elected member of the House of Representatives from 1992 to 2001.
Passed the following Law:
Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act;
The Philippine Economic Zone Law;
Amendment to the Special Economic Zone Law;
The Retail Trade Liberalization Law;
Regional Headquarters Law;
Comprehensive Tax Reform Law.

SHERWIN GATCHALIAN

Political career

First elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 2001, at the time when Valenzuela's congressional representation was divided into two separate districts.
Won the Mayoralty position in Valenzuela from 2004 - 2013.
Started the "Disiplina Village" (Discipline Village) in barangay Ugong, a housing project for the relocation of families displaced by the Northrail Project of the Philippine National Railways and those victimized by Typhoon Ondoy.
Formulated the "WIN ang Edukasyon Program" (Education Wins Program) for public schools to address immediate needs of Valenzuela's schoolchildren.
Elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 2013.


RISA HONTIVEROS

Political career

Third nominee of Akbayan Party-list in the 2004 National Elections.
Akbayan's first nominee in the 2007 Midterm Elections.
Member of the House Minority as well as the following Committees in the 14th Congress:
Appropriations
Ethics and Privileges
Foreign Affairs
Good Government and Public Accountability
Health
Higher and Technical Education
Human Rights
Natural Resources
Peace, Reconciliation and Unity
People Participation
Rules
Trade and Industry
Women and Gender Equality
Co-authored the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law.
Inducted as a Trustee of the PhilHealth board in 2014


FRANCIS PANGILINAN

Political career

Youngest elected city councilor of the Quezon City Council in 1988–1992
Active organizer of multi-sectoral groups fighting for the return of decency, competence, and accountability to national leadership.
Founded and established the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) where he became founding president.
Elected to the senate in 2001 and was re-elected six years thereafter.


Emmanuel Pacquiao


Political career

Elected Congressman of the lone district of Sarangani on May 2010 elections.
Elected Congressman of the lone district of Sarangani on congressional elections in 2013.


Juan Miguel Zubiri

Political career

Elected in the Philippine House of Representatives of third district of Bukidnon on 1998, 2001 and 2004.
Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008–2010.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 2001 national election (resigned on August 3, 2011).


Richard Gordon

Political career

Elected as the delegate of the first district of Zambales to the 1971 Constitutional Convention, which drafted the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines.
In 1980, he was elected Mayor of Olongapo City
On April 3, 1992, Gordon was appointed as the chairman of the SBMA by President Corazon Aquino.
In the 1992 local elections, Gordon was reelected as mayor of Olongapo City by a landslide victory.
Appointed as secretary of the Department of Tourism on 2001.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 2004 national election.
Chairman of the Senate Committee of Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Laws (2004–2007).
Responsible for the passage of Republic Act No. 9369 — or the Automated Elections System to obviate cheating and post election controversies and protests that hound Philippine elections.
Author of Republic Act No. 9499- Gordon's Veterans Bill.
Principal author of the National Tourism Policy Act of 2009 or Republic Act 9593.


Panfilo Lacson, Sr.

Political career

Appointed by then President Joseph Estrada to head the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) and to serve as Director-General of the Philippine National Police.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 2001 senatorial election.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 2007 senatorial election.
In the Senate, Lacson primarily authored the following:
Republic Act No. 9160, as amended by Republic Act 9194, otherwise known as the Anti-Money Laundering Act
Republic Act No. 9163, The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001
Republic Act No. 9166, An Act Increasing the Base Pay of the Members of the AFP
Republic Act No. 9208, The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003
Republic Act No. 9416, Anti-Cheating Act of 2007
Republic Act No. 9484, The Philippine Dental Act of 2007
Republic Act No. 9485, Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007


Vicente Sotto III -

Political career

Vice mayor of Quezon City from 1988 to 1992.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 1992 senatorial election, topping the tally with nearly 12 million votes, more than 3 million more than his second place ranker.
Assistant Majority Floor Leader, was a member of the Commission on Appointments, and served as chairman on several senate committees.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 1998 senatorial election.
Board of Directors and acting chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board on 4 July 2008.
Elected to the Senate of the Philippines in the 2010 senatorial election.
15th Congress Majority Leader of the Senate as well as the Chairman of its Committee on Rules.
Deputy Floor Leader, second in command to Enrile who became the Minority Leader on 16th Congress
Acting Minority Floor Leader in 2014.


Joel Villanueva

Political career

Member of the House of Representatives in 2001 as a party-list representative of the Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC).
First party-list representative and minority leader of the House's Commission on Appointments.
Among the principal sponsors of Republic Act 9485 (the Anti Red-Tape Law of 2007).
Appointed as TESDA chief in 2010, Under his watch, TESDA's central office as well as 17 regional offices and 81 provincial offices were granted ISO certifications. This include the office at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which was the first office to receive such certification in Mindanao.


Franklyn Drilon


Political career

Department of Justice
Secretary, (1990–1991; 1992–1995)
Chairman, Board of Pardons and Parole
Member, Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)
Member, National Unification Commission
Chairman, Presidential Committee on Human Rights (PCHR)


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[geezushaberdash]

Hindi dapat nakasali si Pacquiao jan. Dapat kay Tolentino na lang ang slot niya.

 

[Emorej2012]

ayos. si lacson ata my pinakamaraming batas na naipasa..

 

[kaito89]

Dapat di na nakasama si Drilon dyan. Nanguna pa.

 

[geezushaberdash]

Si Drilon ang dahilan kung bakit may Senado pa rin hanggang ngaun sa Pilipinas. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya malamang unicameral na lang ang legislature sa bansa. Ano naman kayang dahilan mo kung bakit hindi dapat xa nakasama sa listahan ng elected senators?

 

[kaito89]

Karapatan ko naman sigurong pumili kung sino ang gusto at ayaw kong iboto di ba? Di ko siya ibinoto kaya yan ang comment ko.

 

[windgun1984]

Si Drilon ang dahilan kung bakit may Senado pa rin hanggang ngaun sa Pilipinas. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya malamang unicameral na lang ang legislature sa bansa. Ano naman kayang dahilan mo kung bakit hindi dapat xa nakasama sa listahan ng elected senators?

palagay ng link para mas educational ang balitaktakan...

 

[kaito89]

palagay ng link para mas educational ang balitaktakan...

Wala paring link. Hehe.

 

[geezushaberdash]

Nasa wiki page niya at dito. Tinutulan niya ang ChaCha nung panahon ni Gloria Arroyo na mag-aabolish sana sa Senado.

"He was hailed by all as the leading defender of the Senate's independence and of its constitutional duties. Drilon likewise led the Senate in opposing moves by the House of Representatives to amend the Constitution that would supposedly shift the legislature to a unicameral legislature, abolishing the Senate."

 

[windgun1984]

Nasa wiki page niya at dito. Tinutulan niya ang ChaCha nung panahon ni Gloria Arroyo na mag-aabolish sana sa Senado.

"He was hailed by all as the leading defender of the Senate's independence and of its constitutional duties. Drilon likewise led the Senate in opposing moves by the House of Representatives to amend the Constitution that would supposedly shift the legislature to a unicameral legislature, abolishing the Senate."

hmmm.....but did you know what has he done for his countrymen practically? At the end of the day, it all comes down to what a politician has done to his people..

 

[geezushaberdash]

I don't know much. I'm not too privy to his accomplishments. All I know is as a senate president he helped enact the necessary and relevant bills into laws, and instituted reforms that would be beneficial to the common people and the country in general. That's exactly what citizens' legislators do and he's a veteran at that. You shouldn't expect a heroic or philantrophic type of undertakings from them. That's not part of their legislative job. What the senate needs is competent and academically-qualified people that don't seem to have much dirt on them, and not those who only capitalize on their surname or popularity.

 

[xinerous]

Goodluck nalang sa pamamalakad ni Digong! Sana mawala na ang korapsyon lalo na si Drilon! Sana maging maayos na ang pilipinas!

 

[kaito89]

Goodluck nalang sa pamamalakad ni Digong! Sana mawala na ang korapsyon lalo na si Drilon! Sana maging maayos na ang pilipinas!

Tama. Dapat din wag na bigyan ang mga senador ng budget gaya ng DAP para di nasasayang ang pondo ng gobyerno. Mag focus na lang sila kung ano talaga ang trabaho nila. Hayaan na lang ang ibang sangay ng gobyerno ang kumilos para sa ibang proyekto.