On April 23, 1946, the first postwar national elections in the Philippines were held weeks before independence was granted by the United States. Senate President Manuel Roxas and his Nacionalista wing broke away to create the Liberal Party, with himself as their presidential candidate. Senator Elpidio Quirino was nominated as his running mate. For those who remained in the Nacionalista Party, they chose President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. to be elected in his own right, while Senator Eulogio "Amang" Ro

51K views · 440 reactions | WATCH: Senate hearing on election issues The Senate of the Philippines conducts a hearing on Tuesday, June 4, on several issues surrounding the recently concluded 2019 midterm elections. Among the issues to be discussed will be the sheer number of defective vote counting machines, bleeding markers, SD cards that didn’t work, and the 7-hour glitch in the transparency server. | Rappler | Facebook

57K views · 178 shares | LIVE: The committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation, chaired by Sen. Imee Marcos, on various election related bills including the Hybrid Election Act. | INQUIRER.net | Facebook

20K views · 520 reactions | The Senate has passed 96 bills, a record for any Nigerian senate within two years -President Of The Senate, Godswill Akpabio #June12 #DemocracyDay #CTVTweets | Channels Television | Facebook

The House of Representatives of the Philippines concurred with the Senate amendments on the bills extending the availability of appropriations found under the 2020 budget and #Bayanihan2. These bills are now ready for submission to the President. We would like to thank House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and Chairman Eric Yap for this swift action a day after approval in the Senate. 🙏🇵🇭 #BudgetNgBayan | Sonny Angara