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Jose Hontiveros
Jose Maria Miraflores Hontiveros (19 March 1889 – 21 May 1954) was a Filipino lawyer, jurist and politician who was a Senator of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands; a 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate who drafted the 1935 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Third Republic of the Philippines. He was the father of National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film Daisy Avellana, Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana, Filipino Jesuit composer, musician and Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines), Presidential Medal of Merit Awardee Eduardo Hontiveros and Philippine Animal Welfare Society Founder and President Nita Hontiveros-Lichauco. He was also the grandfather of actor and director Jose Mari Avellana, TV host, journalist & business executive Maan Hontiveros, politician Risa Hontiveros and journalist Pia Hontiveros. Early life and education Hontiveros was born José María Isturis Miraflores H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of The Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines () is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives as the lower house. The Senate is composed of 24 senators who are elected at-large (the country forms one district in Philippine Senate elections, senatorial elections) under a Plurality block voting, plurality-at-large voting system. Senators serve six-year terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms, with half of the senators elected in staggered elections every three years. When the Senate was restored by the Constitution of the Philippines, 1987 Constitution, the 24 senators who were elected in 1987 served until 1992. In 1992, the 12 candidates for the Senate obtaining the highest number of votes served until 1998, while the next 12 served until 1995. This is in accordance with the transitory provisions of the Constitution. Thereafter, each senator electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
