12th Congress of the Philippines

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The Twelfth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives. The convening of the 12th Congress follows the 2001 elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Legislation 3 Leadership 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 Members 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 External links 6 Further reading 7 See also

[edit] Sessions

• First Regular Session:
• Second Regular Session:
• Third Regular Session:

[edit] Legislation

Laws passed by the 12th Congress:

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• President of the Senate

Franklin M. Drilon (Liberal Party)

• Senate President Pro-Tempore

Manuel Villar (2001-2002)

Juan Flavier (2002-2004)

• Majority Floor Leader

Loren Legarda (2001-2003)

Francis Pangilinan (2004)

• Minority Floor Leader

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (2001-2004)

Vicente Sotto III (2004)

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House of Representatives

Jose C. De Venecia, Jr. (Lakas-CMD, 4th District Pangasinan)

• Deputy Speakers
  • Luzon:   Emilio R. Espinosa (NPC, 2nd District Masbate)
  • Central Luzon:   Benigno Aquino III (LP, 2nd District Tarlac)
  • Visayas:   Raul del Mar (NPC, 1st District Cebu)
  • Mindanao:   Gerry Ajul Salapuddin (Lakas-CMD, Lone District Basilan)
• Majority Floor Leader

Florencio Abad (Lakas-CMD, (LP, Lone District Batanes)

• Minority Floor Leader

Carlos Padilla (LDP, 1st District Nueva Vizcaya)

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senator		Party[a]	Term	Term Start	Term End
	Edgardo J. Angara	LDP	1	2001	2007
	Teresa Aquino-Oreta	LDP	1	1998	2004
	Joker P. Arroyo	KAMPI	1	2001	2007
	Robert Z. Barbers	Lakas	1	1998	2004
	Rodolfo G. Biazon	LDP	1	1998	2004
	Renato L. Cayetano	Lakas	1	1998	2004
	Noli L. De Castro	Lakas	1	2001	2007
	Franklin M. Drilon	Lakas	2	2001	2007
	Luisa P. Ejercito-Estrada	PMP	1	2001	2007
	Juan M. Flavier	Lakas	2	2001	2007
	Gregorio B. Honasan[1]	Independent/LDP	2	2001	2004
	Robert S. Jaworski	Lakas	1	1998	2004
	Panfilo M. Lacson	LDP	1	2001	2007
	Lorna Regina Legarda-Leviste	Lakas	1	1998	2004
	Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.	Lakas	2	2001	2007
	Blas F. Ople[2]	LDP	2	1998	2004
	John Henry Osmeña	PMP	1	1998	2004
	Sergio R. Osmeña III	PDP-Laban	2	2001	2007
	Francis N. Pangilinan	Liberal	1	2001	2007
	Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.	PDP-Laban	1	1998	2004
	Ralph G. Recto	Lakas	1	2001	2007
	Ramon B. Revilla	Lakas	2	1998	2004
	Vicente C. Sotto III	LDP	2	1998	2004
	Manuel B. Villar, Jr.	Lakas	1	2001	2007

[edit] House of Representatives

The term of office of the current members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001 to June 30, 2004.

[edit] External links

• List of Senators. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved on September 16, 2006.
• The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved on September 16, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6. 
• Pobre, Cesar P.. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9. 

[edit] See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Philippine general election, 2001