TERM OF

OFFICE
And
PRIVELEGES
 Term
Term of Office of Senators
of
Office
The term of the members of the Senate is expressly provided in Articles
VI and XVIII
respectively of the Constitution:

Sec. 4. The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and shall
commence, unless
otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June next
following their election.

Sec. 2. The Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and the

local officials first
elected under this Constitution shall serve until noon of June 30, 1992. Of
the Senators electedin the election in 1992, the first twelve obtaining the
highest number of votes shall serve for six years and the remaining
twelve for three years.
 Priveleges
Salaries
The salaries of members of the Senate is governed by Article VI of the
Constitution as follows:
Sec. 10. The salaries of Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be determined by law. No increase in said
compensation shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of
all the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives
approving such increase.

Sec. 20. The records and books of accounts of Congress shall be

preserved and be open to the public in accordance with law, and such
books shall be audited by the Commission on Audit which shall publish
annually an itemized list of amounts paid to and expenses incurred for
each Member.
 Priveleges
It is interesting to note that the Constitution in Section 17, Article XVIII,
provides the corresponding salaries of Senators, to wit:

Until the Congress provides otherwise, the President shall receive an

annual salary of three hundred thousand pesos; the Vice-President,
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, two hundred forty thousand
pesos each; the Senators, the members of the House of Representatives,
the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and the Chairmen of the
Constitutional Commissions, two hundred four thousand pesos each;
and the Members of the Constitutional Commissions, one hundred
eighty thousand pesos each.
 Priveleges
It is interesting to note that the Constitution in Section 17, Article XVIII,
provides the corresponding salaries of Senators, to wit:

Until the Congress provides otherwise, the President shall receive an

annual salary of three hundred thousand pesos; the Vice-President,
the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, two hundred forty thousand
pesos each; the Senators, the members of the House of Representatives,
the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and the Chairmen of the
Constitutional Commissions, two hundred four thousand pesos each;
and the Members of the Constitutional Commissions, one hundred
eighty thousand pesos each.