This page was published in 2009 and is due to be updated.
Bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of:
the Senate or Senado (24 seats – one-half elected every three years; members elected at large by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
the House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Nga Kinatawan (as a result of May 2007 election it has 240 seats including 218 members representing districts and 22 sectoral party-list members representing special minorities elected on the basis of 1 seat for every 2% of the total vote but limited to 3 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms
Note: the Philippine Constitution prohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250 members
Philippine Elections:
Senate – last held on 14 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2010)
House of Representatives – elections last held on 14 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2010)
Election results:
Senate – percent of vote by party – NA; seats by party – Lakas 4, LP 4, Nacionalista 3, NPC 2, PDP-Laban 2, PMP 2, Kampi 1, LDP 1, PRP 1, independents 3; note – there are 23 rather than 24 sitting senators because one senator was elected mayor of Manila;
House of Representatives – percent of vote by party – NA; seats by party – Lakas 92, Kampi 54, NPC 25, LP 21, Party-list 22, independents 3, others 26; there are 238 rather than 240 sitting representatives because two died in office
