SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas

Korte Suprema

Established
Country
Location
Composition
method
Authorized by
Judge term length
Number of
positions

June 11, 1901

Philippines
Manila
Baguio (summer)
Presidential appointment from the list of preferred nominees made by the
Judicial and Bar Council
Constitution of the Philippines
At most thirty years
(retirement at the age 70)
15

The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng

Pilipinas; colloquially referred to by the Spanish: Corte Suprema), is the highest court in the
Philippines. It is presided over by a Chief Justice and is composed of fifteen (15) Justices,
including the Chief Justice. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Supreme Court has "administrative
supervision over all courts and the personnel thereof".
The Supreme Court Complex, which was formerly the part of the University of the
Philippines Manila campus, occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in
Manila, with the main building directly fronting the Philippine General Hospital. Until 1945, the
Court met in Cavite.

Current Justices
Name

Born

Law School

Date of
Date of Appointing
Replacing
Appointment Retirement President

August 13,
July 2,
2010 (as
University of
1960
Benigno
Associate Justice)
the Philippines
July 2, 2030
(Age 56) in
August 25,
Aquino III
College of Law
Manila
2012 (as Chief

Renato
Corona

Justice)

Maria Lourdes P.A.

Sereno
(Chief Justice)

October
26, 1949 University of
October 26,
(Age 67) the Philippines
2001
in Davao College of Law
City

Gloria
Minerva P.
October 26,
Macapagal- Gonzaga2019
Arroyo
Reyes

Antonio T. Carpio
(Senior Associate Justice)

August 8,
University of
1948
the Philippines
(Age 68)
College of Law
in Pasay
Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr.

March 31,
2006

August 8,
2018

Gloria
Artemio V.
MacapagalPanganiban
Arroyo

Name

Born

Law School

Date of
Date of Appointing
Replacing
Appointment Retirement President

October 8, University of
December 3,
1948
the Philippines
2007
(Age 68) College of Law

Gloria
October 8,
Macapagal2018
Arroyo

Cancio
Garcia

University of
March 27,
Santo Tomas
January 14,
1952
Faculty of Civil
2009
(Age 64)
Law

Gloria
March 27,
Macapagal2022
Arroyo

Ruben
Reyes

October University of
Gloria
October 18,
18, 1949
the East
April 3, 2009
Macapagal2019
(Age 67) College of Law
Arroyo

Adolfo
Azcuna

Teresita De Castro

Diosdado M. Peralta

Lucas P. Bersamin
July 29,
1949
(Age 67)

Ateneo de
Manila Law
School

July 29, 2009

July 29,
2019

Gloria
Ma. Alicia
Macapagal- AustriaArroyo
Martinez

Name

Born

Law School

Date of
Date of Appointing
Replacing
Appointment Retirement President

Mariano C. del Castillo

August 13,
San Beda
1947
College of Law
(Age 69)

January 4,
2010

Gloria
August 13,
Macapagal2017
Arroyo

Minita
ChicoNazario

July 6,
San Beda
1947
College of Law
(Age 69)

August 20,
2011

July 6, 2017

Benigno
Aquino III

Antonio
Eduardo
Nachura

September 16,
2011

May 14,
2022

Benigno
Aquino III

Conchita
CarpioMorales

Jose C. Mendoza

Bienvenido L. Reyes

May 14,
1952
(Age 64)
Estela Perlas-Bernabe

Ateneo de
Manila Law
School

Name

Born

Law School

Date of
Date of Appointing
Replacing
Appointment Retirement President

December University of
November 21, December
29, 1962 the Philippines
2012
29, 2032
(Age 54) College of Law

Benigno
Aquino III

Maria
Lourdes
Sereno

September University of
26, 1949 the Philippines
(Age 67) College of Law

August 19,
2014

September
26, 2019

Benigno
Aquino III

Roberto
Abad

September
30, 1959
(Age 57)

January 22,
2016

September
30, 2029

Benigno
Aquino III

Martin
Villarama,
Jr.

Vacant

Rodrigo
Duterte

Jose P. Perez

Vacant

Rodrigo
Duterte

Arturo D.
Brion

Marvic Mario Victor F.

Leonen

Francis H. Jardeleza

Ateneo de
Manila Law
School

Alfredo Benjamin
Caguioa

SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Senate of the Philippines
Senado ng Pilipinas
17th Congress of the Philippines

Type
Term limits

Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines

2 consecutive terms (12 years)
History

Founded
Preceded by
President of the Senate
of the Philippines
President pro tempore
Majority Leader
Minority Leader

October 16, 1916

Second Philippine Commission
Leadership
Aquilino Pimentel III (PDP-Laban)
Since July 25, 2016
Franklin Drilon (Liberal)
Since July 25, 2016
Vicente Sotto III (NPC)
Since July 25, 2016
Ralph Recto (Liberal)
Since July 25, 2016

The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas, also Mataas na Kapulungan
ng Pilipinas or "upper chamber") is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines,
the Congress; the House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24
senators who are elected at-large with the country as one district under plurality-at-large voting.
Senators serve 6-year tenure per terms with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms, with half of
the senators elected every three years to ensure that the Senate is maintained as a continuous body,
though staggered. When the Senate was restored by the 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were
elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992 the candidates for the Senate obtaining the 12 highest
number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. Thereafter, each senator
elected serves the full 6 years.

Senators
Senator

Party

Number

LDP

Liberal

Sonny Angara

Terms
Starts

Ends

Senator

Party

Number

Terms
Starts

Ends

June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019

Bam Aquino

UNA

Nacionalista

Nancy Binay

Alan Peter Cayetano

PDP-Laban

JV Ejercito
Independent

June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019

Senator

Party

Number

Francis Escudero

UNA

NPC

PDP-Laban

Independent

Gringo Honasan

Loren Legarda

Aquilino Pimentel III

(Senate President)

Terms
Starts

Ends

Senator

Party

Number

Terms
Starts

Ends

Grace Poe

Nacionalista

June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019

Antonio Trillanes IV

Nacionalista

Liberal

CIBAC

Cynthia Villar

Franklin Drilon

Senator

Party

Number

Terms
Starts

Ends

Joel Villanueva

NPC

Independent

Independent

Independent

PDP-Laban

Tito Sotto

Ping Lacson

Richard Gordon

Juan Miguel Zubiri

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2016

Senator

Party

Number

Terms
Starts

Ends

Manny Pacquiao
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022
Liberal

Akbayan

NPC

Liberal

Liberal

Kiko Pangilinan

Risa Hontiveros

Win Gatchalian

Ralph Recto

June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022

Senator

Leila De Lima

Party

Number

Terms
Starts

Ends