6th Congress of the Philippines

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The Sixth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikaanim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 17, 1966 until June 17, 1969.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Legislation 2.1 Major legislation 3 Leadership 4 Leadership 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 4.3 Senate 4.4 House of Representatives 5 Members 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 Further reading 7 See also 8 External links

Sessions

• • First Special Session: January 17 – January 22, 1966
• First Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1966
  • Second Special Session: May 20 – June 18, 1966
  • Third Special Session: August 15 – August 27, 1966
  • First Joint Session: April 25, April 25, June 1, 1966
• Second Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1967
  • Fourth Special Session: June 1 – July 5, 1967
  • Fifth Special Session: July 17 – August 18, 1967
  • Second Joint Session: January 30, February 13, February 27, March 8, March 14 – March 16, 1967
• Third Regular Session: January 22 – May 16, 1968
  • Third Joint Session: February 20 – March 1, 1968
  • Sixth Special Session: May 17 – May 28, 1968
  • Seventh Special Session: July 8 – August 10, 1968
  • Eighth Special Session: August 12 – August 31, 1968
• Fourth Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1969
  • Ninth Special Session: June 2 – July 5, 1969
  • Fourth Joint Session: June 11 – June 17, 1969

Legislation

The Sixth Congress passed a total of 1,481 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 4643 – 6123)

Major legislation

Leadership

Leadership

Senate

Position	Name
President of the Senate	Gil J. Puyat (NP)
Senate President Pro-Tempore	Jose J. Roy (NP)
Majority Floor Leader	Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)
Minority Floor Leader	Gerardo M. Roxas (LP)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:

Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)

Cornelio T. Villareal (NP, 2nd District Capiz), elected April 1, 1971

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

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

• Majority Floor Leader:

Marcelino Veloso (NP, 3rd District Leyte)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (LP, Lone District Cavite)

Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LP, Lone District Palawan), elected June 12, 1971

Ramon Felipe, Jr. (LP, 1st District Camarines Sur), elected January 24, 1972

Senate

• President of the Senate:

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

Gil J. Puyat (NP), elected January 26, 1967

• Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Lorenzo M. Sumulong (NP)

Camilo O. Osias (LP)

Jose J. Roy (NP)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Jose J. Roy (NP)

Rodolfo T. Guanzon (NP)

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:

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

Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas), elected February 2, 1967

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Salipada K. Pendatun (LP, Lone District Cotabato)

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

• Majority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (NP, Lone District Cavite)

Marcelino B. Veloso (NP, 3rd District Leyte)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)

Members

Senate

First Session to Second Session Senator Partya Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1965 1971   Gaudencio E. Antonino1 LP 1961 1967   Dominador R. Aytona NP 1965 1971   Jose W. Diokno NP 1963 1969   Eva Estrada-Kalaw NP 1965 1971   Rodolfo T. Ganzon NP 1963 1969   Maria Kalaw-Katigbak LP 1961 1967   Wenceslao R. Lagumbay NP 1965 1971   Juan R. Liwag LP 1963 1969   Genaro F. Magsaysay NP 1965 1971   Manuel P. Manahan LP 1961 1967   Raul S. Manglapus LP 1961 1967   Camilo O. Osias LP 1961 1967   Sergio Osmeña, Jr. LP 1965 1971   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1963 1969   Gil J. Puyat NP 1963 1969   Francisco Rodrigo LP 1961 1967   Gerardo M. Roxas LP 1963 1969   Jose J. Roy NP 1961 1967   Jovito R. Salonga LP 1965 1971   Tecla San Andres-Ziga LP 1963 1969   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1961 1967   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1965 1971   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1963 1969 ^a Party affiliation at the time of their election. LP — Liberal Party NP — Nacionalista Party NCP — Nationalist Citizens' Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party) ^1 Died on November 13, 1967.

Third Session to Fourth Session Senator Partya Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1965 1971   Magnolia W. Antonino NP 1967 1973   Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. LP 1967 1973   Dominador R. Aytona NP 1965 1971   Helena Z. Benitez NP 1967 1973   Jose W. Diokno NP 1963 1969   Eva Estrada-Kalaw NP 1965 1971   Rodolfo T. Ganzon NP 1963 1969   Wenceslao R. Lagumbay NP 1965 1971   Salvador H. Laurel NP 1967 1973   Juan R. Liwag LP 1963 1969   Genaro F. Magsaysay NP 1965 1971   Sergio Osmeña, Jr. LP 1965 1971   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1963 1969   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1967 1973   Leonardo B. Perez NP 1967 1973   Gil J. Puyat NP 1963 1969   Gerardo M. Roxas LP 1963 1969   Jose J. Roy NP 1967 1973   Jovito R. Salonga LP 1965 1971   Tecla San Andres-Ziga LP 1963 1969   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1965 1971   Lorenzo G. Teves NP 1967 1973   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1963 1969

House of Representatives

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Carmelo Z. Barbero
Agusan	Lone	Jose C. Aquino
Aklan	Lone	Rafael B. Legaspi
Albay	1st	Venancio P. Ziga
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial
	3rd	Josefina B. Duran
Antique	Lone	Jose A. Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Pablo R. Roman
Batanes	Lone	Aurora B. Abad
Batangas	1st	Federico M. Serrano
	2nd	Olegario B. Cantos
	3rd	Jose B. Laurel, Jr.
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Jose S. Zafra
	3rd	Teodoro B. Galagar
Bukidnon	Lone	Benjamin N. Tabios
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo C. Natividad
	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Tito M. Dupaya
	2nd	Benjamin Ligot
Camarines Norte	Lone	Fernando V. Pajarillo
Camarines Sur	1st	Ramon Felipe, Jr.
	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Mariano H. Acuña
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Jose L. Briones
	3rd	Ernesto Bascon
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Antonio V. Cuenco
	6th	Amado B. Arrieta
	7th	Tereso Dumon
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada K. Pendatun
Davao del Norte	Lone	Lorenzo S. Sarmiento
Davao del Sur	Lone	Artemio Al Loyola
Davao Oriental	Lone	Constancio B. Maglana
Eastern Samar	Lone	Felipe J. Abrigo
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
		Roque R. Ablan, Jr.
	2nd	Simeon M. Valdez
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo
	2nd	Pablo Sanidad
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Fermin Z. Caram, Jr.
	3rd	Gloria M. Tabiana
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Melanio T. Singson
La Union	1st	Magnolia W. Antonino[1]
	2nd	Epifanio B. Castillejos
Laguna	1st	Manuel Concordia
	2nd	Magdaleno M. Palacol
Lanao del Norte	Lone	Mohamad Ali B. Dimaporo
Lanao del Sur	Lone	Rasid Lucman
Leyte	1st	Artemio E. Mate
	2nd	Salud Vivero Parreño
	3rd	Marcelino R. Veloso
	4th	Dominador M. Tan
Manila	1st	Fidel S. Santiago
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Sergio H. Loyola
	4th	Pablo V. Ocampo
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz
Masbate	Lone	Andres Clemente, Jr.
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William L. Chiongbian
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Emmanuel N. Pelaez
Mountain Province	1st	Juan Duyan
	2nd	Andres A. Cosalan
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Armando C. Gustilo
	2nd	Felix P. Amante
	3rd	Felix M. Feria, Jr.
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Northern Samar	Lone	Eladio T. Balite
		Eusebio Moore
Nueva Ecija	1st	Leopoldo D. Diaz
	2nd	Angel D. Concepcion
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Pedro C. Medalla
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Luciano A. Joson
Palawan	Lone	Ramon V. Mitra
Pampanga	1st	Juanita L. Nepomuceno
	2nd	Angel P. Macapagal
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani
	2nd	Jack Laureano Soriano
	3rd	Cipriano Primicias, Jr.
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Jesus M. Reyes
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
	2nd	Eladio A. Caliwara
Rizal	1st	Edgar U. Ilarde
	2nd	Frisco F. San Juan
Romblon	Lone	Jose D. Moreno
Samar	Lone	Fernando R. Veloso
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
	2nd	Vicente Peralta
South Cotabato	Lone	James L. Chiongbian
Southern Leyte	Lone	Nicanor E. Yñiguez
Sulu	Lone	Indanan Anni
Surigao del Norte	Lone	Constantino C. Navarro
Surigao del Sur	Lone	Gregorio P. Murillo
Tarlac	1st	Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr.
	2nd	Jose V. Yap
Zambales	Lone	Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Vincenzo Sagun

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. 

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Philippine general election, 1965
• Philippine general election, 1967

External links

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060914045431/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm. Retrieved September 16, 2006. 
• "The LAWPHi'L Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. http://www.lawphil.net. Retrieved September 16, 2006. 

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