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President of the Senate of the Philippines

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President of the Senate of the Philippines

President of the Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Senado ng Pilipinas), commonly referred to as Senate President, is the title of the presiding officer and the highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines, and third highest and most powerful official in the government of the Philippines. They are elected by the entire body to be their leader. The Senate president is second in the line of succession to the presidency, behind only the vice president and ahead of the speaker of the House of Representatives. The incumbent Senate president is Tito Sotto of the Nationalist People's Coalition.

Infobox

Style
mw- Mr. President(informal; within the Senate) The Honorable(formal) His Excellency(formal, diplomatic)
Member of
Senate of the Philippines National Security Council Commission on Appointments
Seat
GSIS Building, Pasay
Appointer
Senate
Term length
At the Senate's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the senators-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress.
Inaugural holder
Manuel L. Quezon
Formation
October 16, 1916; 109 years ago (1916-10-16)
Succession
Second
Deputy
President pro tempore of the Senate
Salary
Vary from ₱325,807 to ₱374,678 monthly

Tables

· References
Order of precedence
Preceded byVice PresidentSara Duterte
2nd in line
Succeeded bySpeaker of the House of RepresentativesBojie Dy

References

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