4th Congress of the Philippines

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The Fourth Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 27, 1958 until December 13, 1961.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Legislation 2.1 Major Legislation 3 Leadership 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 Members 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 See also 6 External links 7 Further reading

[edit] Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958
  • First Special Session: May 26 – June 7, 1958
• Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959
  • Second Special Session: June 1 – July 4, 1959
• Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960
  • Third Special Session: June 14 – July 18, 1960
• Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961
  • Informal Meeting: July 15, 1961
  • Joint Session: December 12 – December 13, 1961

[edit] Legislation

The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450)

[edit] Major Legislation

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• President of the Senate:

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)

• Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Fernando Lopez (NP)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP)

Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker:

Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Constancio E. Castañeda (NP, 2nd District Tarlac)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz)

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

First Session to Second Session Senator Party[a] Term Start Term End   Domocao Alonto NP 1955 1961   Eulogio B. Balao NP 1957 1963   Edmund B. Cea NP 1953 1959   Mariano Jesus L. Cuenco NP 1953 1959   Rogelio L. dela Rosa LP 1957 1963   Ruperto M. Kangleon[1] DP 1953 1959   Oscar R. Ledesma NP 1957 1963   Roseller T. Lim NP 1957 1963   Fernando Lopez DP 1953 1959   Alejo R. Mabanag NP 1953 1959   Pacita Madrigal-Warns NP 1955 1961   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1957 1963   Quintin B. Paredes NP 1955 1961   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1953 1959   Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. NP 1957 1963   Gil J. Puyat NP 1957 1963   Claro M. Recto NP 1955 1961   Francisco Rodrigo NP 1955 1961   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1953 1959   Decoroso Rosales NP 1955 1961   Pedro R. Sabido NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Tañada CP 1953 1959   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1957 1963 a. ^  Party affiliation at the time of their election. CP / NCP — Citizen's Party / Nationalist-Citizen's Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party) DP — Democratic Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party) LP — Liberal Party NP — Nacionalista Party 1. ^  Died on February 28, 1958.

Third Session to Fourth Session Senator Party[a] Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1959 1965   Domocao Alonto NP 1955 1961   Eulogio B. Balao NP 1957 1963   Mariano Jesus L. Cuenco NP 1959 1965   Rogelio L. dela Rosa LP 1957 1963   Estanislao A. Fernandez LP 1959 1965   Oscar R. Ledesma NP 1957 1963   Roseller T. Lim NP 1957 1963   Fernando Lopez NP 1959 1965   Pacita Madrigal-Warns NP 1955 1961   Genaro F. Magsaysay NP 1959 1965   Ferdinand E. Marcos LP 1959 1965   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1957 1963   Quintin B. Paredes NP 1955 1961   Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. NP 1957 1963   Gil J. Puyat NP 1957 1963   Claro M. Recto[1] NP 1955 1961   Francisco Rodrigo NP 1955 1961   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1959 1965   Decoroso Rosales NP 1955 1961   Pedro R. Sabido NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1959 1965   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1957 1963 1. ^  Died on October 2, 1960.

[edit] House of Representatives

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Lucas P. Paredes
Agusan	Lone	Guillermo R. Sanchez
Aklan	Lone	Jose B. Legaspi
Albay	1st	Tecla San Andres Ziga
	2nd	Justino Nuyda
	3rd	Pio Duran
Antique	Lone	Tobias Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Jose R. Nuguid
Batanes	Lone	Manuel Agudo
Batangas	1st	Apolinario R. Apacible
	2nd	Numeriano U. Babao
	3rd	Jose M. Laurel IV
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Bartolome C. Cabangbang
	3rd	Maximino A. Garcia
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich
Bulacan	1st	Jose Suntay
	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Felipe R. Garduque, Jr.
	2nd	Benjamin Ligot
Camarines Norte	Lone	Pedro Venida
Camarines Sur	1st	Agaton A. Ursua
	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Gerardo Roxas
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Sergio Osmeña, Jr.
	3rd	Maximino Noel
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Miguel Cuenco
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa
	7th	Antonio De Pio
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada K. Pendatun
Davao	Lone	Gavino R. Sepulveda
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
	2nd	Ferdinand E. Marcos[1]
Ilocos Sur	1st	Faustino B. Tobia
	2nd	Godofredo S. Reyes
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Pascual Espinosa
	3rd	Domitilo G. Abordo
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Delfin B. Albano
La Union	1st	Francisco Ortega
	2nd	Manuel T. Cases
Laguna	1st	Jacobo Z. Gonzales
	2nd	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Lanao	Lone	Laurentino Ll. Badelles
Leyte	1st	Marcelino R. Veloso
	2nd	Dominador M. Tan
	3rd	Nicanor E. Yñiguez
	4th	Daniel Z. Romualdez
	5th	Alberto T. Aguja
Manila	1st	Salvador L. Mariño
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Ramon D. Bagatsing
	4th	Augusto S. Francisco
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz
Masbate	Lone	Emilio Espinosa, Jr.
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William L. Chiongbian
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Fausto Dugenio
Mountain Province	1st	Juan Duyan
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Vicente F. Gustilo, Sr.
	2nd	Inocencio V. Ferrer
	3rd	Agustin M. Gatuslao
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Nueva Ecija	1st	Eugenio Baltao
	2nd	Felicisimo Ocampo
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Felipe S. Abeleda
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Jose Leido, Sr.
Palawan	Lone	Gaudencio E. Abordo
Pampanga	1st	Francisco Nepomuceno
	2nd	Emilio P. Cortez
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani
	2nd	Angel B. Fernandez
	3rd	Cipriano Primicias, Jr.[2]
		Jose D. Parayno[3]
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Luciano Millan
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
	2nd	Leon Guinto, Jr.
Rizal	1st	Benedicto Padilla
	2nd	Francisco S. Sumulong
Romblon	Lone	Jose D. Moreno
Samar	1st	Eladio T. Balite
	2nd	Valeriano C. Yancha
	3rd	Felipe J. Abrigo
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
	2nd	Vicente Peralta
Sulu	Lone	Ombra Amilbangsa
Surigao	Lone	Reynaldo P. Honrado
Tarlac	1st	Jose J. Roy
	2nd	Constancio E. Castañeda
Zambales	Lone	Genaro F. Magsaysay[4]
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Canuto S.M. Enerio

[edit] See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Philippine general election, 1957
• Philippine general election, 1959

[edit] External links

• List of Senators-Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
• The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.

[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.