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00:00In the upcoming election of 2025, 12 Senators will be elected, and of the 24 Senators who became members of the 19th Congress, 12 will finish their term in June 30, 2025.
00:22One of them was the first one to serve in the Cabinet, and of the remaining 11, 7 are re-electionists.
00:31Three more will run for other positions in the government.
00:35The main job of Senators is to pass laws, but according to the 1987 Constitution, being a lawyer is not included in their qualifications.
00:46However, according to experts, it is important for Senators to have a deep understanding of the laws and policies.
00:55Witness, Niko Wahe.
00:57Lawmaking, investigations in aid of legislation, and blaming the people of the country's budget.
01:13These are just some of the jobs of the Senators of our country.
01:19So the question is, if you have a list of Senators who will vote in the 2025 midterm elections, will they be able to do their jobs properly?
01:34According to a political analyst, before the Senate was closed during the martial law, almost all Senators were lawyers.
01:43In the past, the Senators who were elected were from the landed elite, or most of them were lawyers.
01:55But that changed after the People Power Revolution.
02:00The reason for this is that immediately after EDSA, political advertisements were banned.
02:07Those who banned it thought that it would lower the cost of elections.
02:16But the unintended consequence of this is that celebrities, artists, and sports personalities had an advantage in the national elections, especially in the Senate.
02:31This is the requirement for running as a Senator.
02:35You must be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old in the election,
02:41know how to read and write,
02:44a registered voter,
02:46and a resident of the Philippines at least two years before getting elected.
02:52The question of some is, why is it not a requirement to be a lawyer or study law for running Senators?
03:00Especially for those who are law-abiding.
03:05Because our Constitution considers running as part of our rights as human beings.
03:11It does not include property, literacy, or any other substantive requirement.
03:19It is also not required for a candidate to be a college graduate.
03:24But aside from the aforementioned,
03:26being a judge is also included in the work of Senators,
03:30if there is an impeachment.
03:32The quality of the appointed cabinet members of the President,
03:35according to the Commission on Appointments,
03:37should be respected.
03:39It also has power as part of the Congress in declaring the State of Order.
03:45It also has power as part of the Congress in declaring the State of Order.
03:50It will give special powers to the President in the middle of war and other national emergencies.
03:56It will revoke or extend if there is a martial law in the country.
04:01It will agree or reject the amnesties that the President has introduced.
04:06And if there is any change in the Constitution,
04:09they will also propose it through the Constituent Assembly or Constitutional Convention.
04:15It is not allowed for you to enter the Senate,
04:18and you will just add to the Committee of Silence.
04:22Committee of Silence.
04:24And it is not allowed for you to run in the Senate,
04:28you will just dance,
04:30or promise something.
04:34Remember,
04:36the Senate is not a game show,
04:39and it is not a place where you can win any prize.
04:45The Senate is an institution where serious people are needed
04:53who have a deep understanding of policy or law.
05:00But with so many elections,
05:02it seems that the Filipinos are not learning from the voters.
05:06There are studies that show that voters are more concerned when they are close to them,
05:15for example, at the barangay level, in the municipality, in the city.
05:21So there, they are more concerned with issues.
05:26But because they are used to the fact that the Senate is too far away from them.
05:31It's far, right?
05:33It's very far.
05:34The Senate, their scope is national,
05:37but they don't have a direct connection with the Senators.
05:41I'm hopeful because more than 50% of the voting population came from youth,
05:4618 to 30 years old.
05:48So it's changing.
05:50The way youth look at things is changing.
05:52It's changing how people get information when it comes to elections and politics in the Philippines.
06:04Everyone wants the same thing.
06:06The old system is changing.
06:08The habits are changing.
06:11In the end, the winners are the Filipinos.
06:17For GMA Integrated News, I'm Nico Juage.
06:20Your witness.