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2 unusual facts about Senate of the Philippines


Leandro Montemayor

After the victory in court, Leandro attained national popularity that led to his decision to run as a Senator of the Philippines.

Philippine presidential election, 1935

Quezon's running mate Senate President Pro Tempore Sergio Osmeña won as Vice President of the Philippines.


Arnulfo Fuentebella

After then Speaker Manny Villar passed the President Joseph Estrada's Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, Fuentebella was elected Speaker after Estrada's allies in the House of Representatives motioned to make all positions in the House vacant; Fuentebella won the nomination.

Benigno Aquino III presidential campaign, 2010

Benigno Aquino III, then Philippine Senator, announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Philippines in Club Filipino, North Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, on September 9, 2009, 40 days after the death of his mother, former President Corazon Aquino.

Hello Pappy scandal

On August 30, 2007, Senator Mar Roxas, chair of the Senate trade and commerce committee, announced that he would propose an inquiry into this alleged game rigging after getting information from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and concerned parties.

Hubert Webb

Webb is the eldest son of actor, basketball player, former Parañaque City congressman and Senator Freddie Webb, as well as the brother of former UAAP and Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player Councilor Jason Webb and ABS-CBN news anchor Pinky Webb.

Liberalism in the Philippines

2006: The Philippines' ruling political party, Lakas-CMD, with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as its supremo, was influential in "hijacking" the Liberal Party by way of overthrowing the presidency of Sen. Franklin Drilon from the party through a rump Liberal meeting at the Manila Hotel.

Manila local elections, 2010

In the 2007 election, Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza was barred from seeking a fourth consecutive term; his son Ali was named nominee of the Liberal Party; then senator and former mayor Alfredo Lim was named nominee of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan, Lim's own party and the United Opposition.

Roberto Goizueta

"What are you doing here? Marcos has declared elections. I am Cuban. I have no country to go back to. You have a chance to do something for your country." (speaking to his friend, Philippine Senator Mar Roxas, then a Wall Street investment banker in 1985. Senator Roxas ran for the Philippine Presidential election in May 2010.)


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