List of female senators of the Philippines

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Main article: List of Senators of the Philippines

This is a list of women senators of the Philippines. This was created as a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who has served as senators in the Senate of the Philippines, as distinct from the existing whole list of Philippine senators.

Since 1947, there have been 20 Filipino women senators in Philippine history. In the current 16th Congress, there are 6 incumbent women senators.

The names are currently listed in alphabetical order of the senators' surnames (not according to date or years of service):

Magnolia Antonino
Teresa Aquino-Oreta
Helena Benitez
Nancy Binay (incumbent)
Pia Cayetano (incumbent)
Anna Dominique Coseteng
Miriam Defensor-Santiago (incumbent)
Loi Estrada
Eva Estrada-Kalaw
Maria Kalaw-Katigbak
Loren Legarda (incumbent)
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (later became the 12th Vice President of the Philippines and then as the 14th President of the Philippines)
Jamby Madrigal
Pacita Madrigal-Warns
Geronima Pecson
Grace Poe-Llamanzares (incumbent)
Leticia Ramos-Shahani
Santanina Rasul
Tecla San Andres Ziga
Cynthia Villar (incumbent)

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