7th Congress of the Philippines

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The Seventh Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikapitong 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 26, 1970 until it was effectively dissolved with the declaration of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos then exercised legislative powers. In 1976, Congress was replaced by the Batasang Bayan as the Philippines' legislative body until 1978, when it was replaced by the Batasang Pambansa.

One-third of the Senate and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced after the 1969 general elections and another third of the Senate membership was replaced after the midterm senatorial elections of 1971.

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

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1970
  • First Special Session: May 22 – June 25, 1970
  • Second Special Session: June 29 – August 1, 1970
  • Third Special Session: September 7 – October 10, 1970
• Second Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1971
  • Fourth Special Session: June 14 – July 17, 1971
  • Fifth Special Session: August 2 – September 4, 1971
• Third Regular Session: January 24 – May 18, 1972
  • Sixth Special Session: May 19 – June 21, 1972
  • Seventh Special Session: June 23 – July 27, 1972
  • Eighth Special Session: July 28 – August 31, 1972
  • Ninth Special Session: September 1 – September 23, 1972

Legislation

The Seventh Congress in its three regular and six special sessions passed a total of 512 acts. Among it were:

RA No	Description
6124	Fixing the Maximum Selling Price of Essential Commodities and the Creation of the Price Control Council
6125	Imposition of a Stabilization Tax on Overseas Consignments
6126	Regulation of Housing Rentals
6127	Amendment to Article 29 of The Revised Penal Code
6128	Municipal and Barrio Boundary Dispute Settlement
6131	Conferring of Filipino citizenship to Dr. Patrick B. Connoh
6132	"The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act"
6139	Regulation of Tuition and Other School Fees of Private Educational Institutions
6234	Creation of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
6235	Prohibition of Acts Inimical to Civil Aviation
6236	Extension of Free Patents Application and Judicial Confirmation of Incomplete or Imperfect Titles
6245	Offering of B.S. Industrial Education and B.S. Industrial Arts degrees at the Abra School of Arts and Trades
6260	"Coconut Investment Act"
6289	Establishment of a Limnological Station in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
6345	Establishment of a School of Fisheries in Loon, Bohol
6349	Rent Control Regulation
6366	Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Philippine National Railways
6388	"Election Code of 1971"
6389	Agricultural Land Reform Code Amendment
6390	Creation of Agrarian Reform Special Account
6395	National Power Corporation Charter Revision
6397	Integration of the Philippine Bar
6410	Salary Standardization in the Department of Education
6425	"The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972"
6426	"Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines"
6440	Creation of Barrio Fortuna in Marcos, Ilocos Norte
6452	Making Masinloc, Zambales a Port of Entry
6489	Creation of the Municipality of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
6516	Providing for the Sale Of Agricultural Public Lands
6533	Congson Ice Plant And Cold Storage, Inc. Franchise
6539	"Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972"
6551	"General Appropriations Act of 1972"
6552	"Realty Installment Buyer Act"
6591	Creation of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in the Province of Camarines Sur, Iriga and Naga Cities

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

Members

Senate

The term of office of senators began December 30 following their election. One-third of the Senate was replaced, after the 1971 midterm elections. All terms that were scheduled to end after 1971 were cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.

First Session to Second 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 1969 1975   Rene Espina NP 1969 1975   Eva Estrada-Kalaw NP 1965 1971   Wenceslao R. Lagumbay NP 1965 1971   Salvador H. Laurel NP 1967 1973   Genaro F. Magsaysay NP 1965 1971   Sergio Osmeña, Jr. LP 1965 1971   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1969 1975   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1967 1973   Leonardo B. Perez NP 1967 1973   Gil J. Puyat NP 1969 1975   Gerardo M. Roxas LP 1969 1975   Jose J. Roy NP 1967 1973   Jovito R. Salonga LP 1965 1971   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1969 1975   Mamintal A.J. Tamano NP 1969 1975   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1965 1971   Lorenzo G. Teves NP 1967 1973   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1969 1975 ^a Party affiliation at the time of their election. LP — Liberal Party NP — Nacionalista Party NCP — Nationalist-Citizen's Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party)

Third Session Senator Partya Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1971 1977   Magnolia W. Antonino NP 1967 1973   Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. LP 1967 1973   Helena Z. Benitez NP 1967 1973   Jose W. Diokno NP 1969 1975   Rene Espina NP 1969 1975   Eva Estrada-Kalaw NP 1971 1977   Edgar U. Ilarde LP 1971 1977   Salvador H. Laurel NP 1967 1973   Ernesto M. Maceda NP 1971 1977   Genaro F. Magsaysay LP 1971 1977   Ramon V. Mitra LP 1971 1977   John H. Osmeña LP 1971 1977   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1969 1975   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1967 1973   Leonardo B. Perez NP 1967 1973   Gil J. Puyat NP 1969 1975   Gerardo M. Roxas LP 1969 1975   Jose J. Roy NP 1967 1973   Jovito R. Salonga LP 1971 1977   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1969 1975   Mamintal A.J. Tamano NP 1969 1975   Lorenzo G. Teves NP 1967 1973   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1969 1975

House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives was from December 30, 1969 to December 30, 1973, however was cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.

Province/City	District	Representative	Partya
Abra	Lone	Carmelo Barbero	LP
Agusan del Norte	Lone	Guillermo Sanchez	NP
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Democrito Plaza	NP
Aklan	Lone	Rafael Legaspi	NP
Albay	1st	Amando Cope	NP
	2nd	Carlos Imperial	NP
	3rd	Roberto Sabido	NP
Antique	Lone	Enrique Zaldivar	LP
Bataan	Lone	Pablo Roman	NP
Batanes	Lone	Jorge Abad	LP
Batangas	1st	Roberto Diokno	ind.
	2nd	Expedito Leviste	NP
	3rd	Jose B. Laurel, Jr.	NP
Benguet	Lone	Andres Cosalan	NP
Bohol	1st	Natalio Castillo	NP
	2nd	Pablo Malasarte	NP
	3rd	Teodoro Galagar	NP
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar Fortich	NP
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo Natividad	NP
	2nd	Rogaciano Mercado	NP
Cagayan	1st	Tito Dupaya	NP
	2nd	David Puzon	NP
Camarines Norte	Lone	Fernando Pajarillo	NP
Camarines Sur	1st	Ramon Felipe, Jr.	LP
	2nd	Felix Fuentebella	NP
Camiguin	Lone	Jose Neri	NP
Capiz	1st	Juliano Alba	LP
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal	NP
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose Alberto	NP
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano	LP
Cebu	1st	Ramon Durano	NP
	2nd	John Osmeña1	LP
	3rd	Eduardo Gullas	NP
	4th	Gaudencio Beduya	NP
	5th	Emerito Calderon	NP
	6th	Manuel Zosa	NP
	7th	Celestino Sybico, Jr.	NP
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada Pendatun	LP
Davao del Norte	Lone	Lorenzo Sarmiento	NP
Davao del Sur	Lone	Artemio Al Loyola	NP
Davao Oriental	Lone	Constancio Maglana	NP
Eastern Samar	Lone	Felipe Abrigo	NP
Ifugao	Lone	Romulo Lumauig	NP
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque Ablan, Jr.	NP
	2nd	Simeon Valdez	NP
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo 3	NP
	2nd	Lucas Cauton	NP
Iloilo	1st	Jose C. Zulueta	ind.
	2nd	Fermin Caram, Jr.	NP
	3rd	Gloria Tabiana	NP
	4th	Mariano Peñaflorida	NP
	5th	Jose Aldeguer	NP
Isabela	Lone	Rodolfo Albano	NP
Kalinga-Apayao	Lone	Felipe Almazan	NP
La Union	1st	Joaquin Ortega	NP
	2nd	Jose Aspiras	NP
Laguna	1st	Joaquin Chipeco	NP
	2nd	Leonides De Leon	NP
Lanao del Norte	Lone	Mohamad Ali Dimaporo	NP
Lanao del Sur	Lone	Macacuna Dimaporo	NP
Leyte	1st	Artemio Mate	NP
	2nd	Salud Vivero Parreño	NP
	3rd	Marcelino Veloso	NP
	4th	Rodolfo Rivilla	NP
Manila	1st	Francisco Reyes	NP
	2nd	Joaquin Roces	NP
	3rd	Ramon Bagatsing	NP
	4th	Pablo Ocampo	NP
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco Lecaroz	LP
Masbate	Lone	Emilio Espinosa, Jr.	NP
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William Chiongbian	NP
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Pedro Roa	NP
Mountain Province	Lone	Alfredo Lamen	LP
Negros Occidental	1st	Armando Gustilo	NP
	2nd	Roberto Montelibano	NP
	3rd	Agustin Gatuslao	NP
Negros Oriental	1st	Herminio Teves	NP
	2nd	Lamberto Macias	NP
Northern Samar	Lone	Raul Daza	LP
Nueva Ecija	1st	Leopoldo Diaz	NP
	2nd	Angel Concepcion	NP
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Benjamin Perez	NP
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Pedro Medalla	NP
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Jose Leido, Jr.	NP
Palawan	Lone	Ramon V. Mitra, Jr.1	LP
Pampanga	1st	Jose Lingad	LP
	2nd	Angel M. Macapagal	LP
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo Agbayani	NP
	2nd	Jose de Venecia, Jr.	LP
	3rd	Corazon Primicias2	NP
		Fabian Sison
	4th	Antonio Villar	NP
	5th	Roberto Estrella	NP
Quezon	1st	Moises Escueta	LP
	2nd	Godofredo Tan	NP
Rizal	1st	Neptali Gonzales	LP
	2nd	Frisco San Juan	NP
Romblon	Lone	Esteban Madrona	LP
Samar	Lone	Fernando Veloso	NP
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador Encinas	NP
	2nd	Rafael Aquino	NP
South Cotabato	Lone	James Chiongbian	NP
Southern Leyte	Lone	Nicanor Yñiguez, Jr.	NP
Sulu	Lone	Indanan Anni	NP
Surigao del Norte	Lone	Constantino Navarro	NP
Surigao del Sur	Lone	Jose Puyat, Jr.	NP
Tarlac	1st	Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.	NP
	2nd	Jose Yap	LP
Zambales	Lone	Antonio Diaz	NP
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Felipe Azcuna	NP
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Vicente Cerilles	NP

External links

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20060914045431/http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-16. 
• "The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. http://www.lawphil.net. Retrieved 2006-09-16. 

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, 1969
• Philippine general election, 1971

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