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FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Philippine Senate
1916-1919
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Francisco Villanueva
Majority Floor Leader
Leoncio Imperial
Sixth Senatorial District – Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur,
Camarines Norte and Masbate
FIFTH LEGISLATURE
Philippine Senate
1919-1922
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Esperidion Guanco
President Pro Tempore
Francisco Enage
Majority Floor Leader
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Francisco Enage
Majority Floor Leader
Faustino Aguilar
Secretary
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Faustino Aguilar
Secretary
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Jose P. Laurell
Majority Floor Leader
Faustino Aguilar
Secretary
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Benigno S. Aquino
Majority Floor Leader
Claro M. Recto
Minority Floor Leader
Fermin S. Torralba
Secretary
Jose O. Vera
Sixth Senatorial District – Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte,
Camarines Sur, and Masbate
Francisco Zulueta
Eighth Senatorial District – Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental,
Antique, and Palawan
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate President
Jose A. Clarin
President Pro Tempore
Claro M. Recto
Majority Floor Leader
Fermin S. Torralba
Secretary
Manuel A. Roxas
Senate President
Elpidio Quirino
President Pro Tempore
Melecio Arranz
Majority Floor Leader
Felix Lazo
Secretary
FIRST CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1946-1949
Jose Avelino
Senate President
Melecio Arranz
President Pro Tempore
Vicente Franciscoo
Majority Floor Leader
Carlos P. Garcia
Minority Floor Leader
Antonio Zacarias
Secretary
SECOND CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1950-1953
Quintin Paredes1
President Pro Tempore
Tomas Cabili
Majority Floor Leader
Carlos P. Garcia
Minority Floor Leader
Toribio P. Perez
Secretary
Ramon Torres
Vicente P. Madrigal
1
Justiniano S. Montano Senate President, March 5-April 1952
(Elected in November 1949) 2
Senate President, April 17-30, 1952 -April 17-30, 1953
3
Replaced Teodoro de Vera on April 3, 1953, per Senate Electoral
Camilo Osias2 Tribunal's decision on Recto's Protest
4
Senate President, April 30, 1952 - April 17, 1953
Geronima T. Pecson 5
Senate President, April 30 - May 20, 1953
Republic of the Philippines
THIRD CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1954-1957
Manuel Briones
President Pro Tempore
Cipriano Primicias
Majority Floor Leader
Sofronio C. Quimson
Secretary
FOURTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1958-1961
Fernando Lopez
President Pro Tempore
Cipriano Primicias
Majority Floor Leader
Ambrosio B. Padilla
Minority Floor Leader
Fidel H. Henares
Secretary
FIFTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1962-1965
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Senate President
Fernando Lopez
President Pro Tempore
Cipriano Primicias
Majority Floor Leader
Estanislao Fernandez
Minority Floor Leader
Regino S. Eustaquio
Secretary
SIXTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1966-1969
Arturo M. Tolentino
Senate President
Lorenzo Sumulong
President Pro Tempore
Jose J. Roy
Majority Floor Leader
Ambrosio B. Padilla
Minority Floor Leader
Eliseo M. Tenza
Secretary
SEVENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1970-1973*
Gil J. Puyat
Senate President
Jose J. Roy
President Pro Tempore
Arturo M. Tolentino
Majority Floor Leader
Gerardo M. Roxas
Minority Floor Leader
Eliseo M. Tenza
Secretary
Salvador H. Laurel
Ernesto M. Maceda *The tenure of the Senators of the 7th Congress was cut short by
the declaration of Martial Law in 1972; subsequently, the
Genaro F. Magsaysay Legislature was phased out as the country's new Constitution
transformed the system of government from presidential to
Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. parliamentary
Republic of the Philippines
EIGHTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1987-1992
Senate President
Ernesto Maceda
(1992)
President Pro Tempore
Alberto G. Romulo
(1991-1992)
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Anacleto D. Badoy
(1991-1992)
Secretary
NINTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1992-1995
Senate President
Alberto G. Romulo
(1992-1995)
Majority Leader
Wigberto E. Tañada
(1992-1995)
Minority Leader
Secretary
TENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1995-1998
Ernesto M. Maceda
(1996-1998)
Senate President
Franklin M. Drilon
(1998)
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
ELEVENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
1998-2001
Senate President
Majority Leader
Lutgardo B. Barbo
(2000-2001)
Secretary
TWELFTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2001-2004
Franklin M. Drilon
Senate President
Majority Leader
Oscar G.Yabes
Secretary
Gregorio B. Honasan II
*Appointed DFA Secretary
** deceased
Republic of the Philippines
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2004-2007
Senate President
Juan M. Flavier
President Pro Tempore
Kiko Pangilinan
Majority Leader
Oscar G.Yabes
Secretary
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2007-2010
Senate President
Majority Leader
Emma L. Reyes
Secretary
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2010-2013
Emma L. Reyes
Secretary
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2013-2016
Franklin M. Drilon
Senate President
Ralph G. Recto
President Pro Tempore
Oscar G. Yabes
Secretary
Republic of the Philippines
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2016-2019
Ralph G. Recto
President Pro Tempore
2017-2019
Minority Floor Leader
2016-2017
Franklin M. Drilon
Minority Floor Leader
2017-2019
President Pro Tempore
2016-2017
Lutgardo B. Barbo
Secretary
2016-2018
Gregorio B. Honasan II
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Senate of the Philippines
2019-2022
Ralph G. Recto
President Pro Tempore
2019-2022
Franklin M. Drilon
Minority Floor Leader
2019-2022