Philippines

Senate

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1946
Year of first woman in parliament: 1941

Notes: 1941: This is the situation during the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic; source for total/chamber type and other details is Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_general_election%2C_1941; after WWII and international recognition of the Philippines, 1 woman in parliament was elected in April 1946 out of 99 Lower House members and another one was elected in November 1947 out of 8 Upper House members
Year of first woman speaker: 2018

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1937
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under US administration, women were granted the right to vote on 30 April 1937 by the Plebiscite Law, Commonwealth Act No. 34. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1937
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available