President of the Senate of the Philippines
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The President of the Senate of the Philippines is the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of the Philippines. He is elected by the entire body to be their leader.
The current Senate President of the Senate is Manuel Villar, who has held the office of Senate President since July 24, 2006, upon the beginning of the Third Regular Session of the 13th Congress , as part of a power-sharing agreement with his predecessor Sen. Franklin Drilon.
His term will expire at the end of the 13th Congress on July 30, 2007.
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[edit] List of Senate Presidents
[edit] Philippine Legislature
| Senate President | Party | District | Period | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel L. Quezon | NP | 5th District | Philippine Legislature | 1916 | 1935 | United States Occupation | |
[edit] Commonwealth of the Philippines
| Senate President | Party | Period | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel A. Roxas | Liberal Wing | Commonwealth Congress | 1945 | 1946 | Commonwealth | |
| Jose Avelino | Liberal Wing | 1946 | 1946 | |||
[edit] (Third) Republic of the Philippines
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Avelino | LP | 1st | 1946 | 1949 | Third Republic | |
| Mariano Jesus Cuenco | 1949 | 1949 | ||||
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Jesus Cuenco | LP | 2nd | 1949 | 1951 | Third Republic | |
| Quintin Paredes | 1952 | 1952 | ||||
| Camilo Osias | NP | 1952 | 1952 | |||
| Eulogio Rodriguez | 1952 | 1953 | ||||
| Camilo Osias | 1953 | 1953 | ||||
| Jose Zulueta | 1953 | 1953 | ||||
| Eulogio Rodriguez | 1952 | 1953 | ||||
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eulogio Rodriguez | NP | 3rd | 1953 | 1957 | Third Republic | |
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eulogio Rodriguez | NP | 4th | 1957 | 1963 | Third Republic | |
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eulogio Rodriguez | NP | 5th | 1957 | 1963 | Third Republic | |
| Ferdinand E. Marcos | LP | 1963 | 1965 | |||
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo M. Tolentino | NP | 6th | 1966 | 1967 | Third Republic | |
| Gil J. Puyat | 1967 | 1969 | ||||
| Senate President | Party | Congress | Start of service | End of service | Era | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil J. Puyat | NP | 7th | 1969 | 1972 | Third Republic | |
[edit] (Fifth) Republic of the Philippines
- 1987-1992 Jovito R. Salonga (LP)
- 1992-1992 Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP)
- 1992-1993 Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP)
- 1993-1995 Edgardo J. Angara (LDP)
- 1995-1995 Edgardo J. Angara (LDP)
- 1995-1996 Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP)
- 1996-1998 Ernesto M. Maceda (NPC)
- 1998-1998 Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP)
- 1998-1999 Marcelo B. Fernan (LDP)
- 1999-2000 Blas F. Ople (LAMP)
- 2000-2000 Franklin M. Drilon (LAMP)
- 2000-2001 Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban)
- 2001-2001 Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban)
- 2001-2004 Franklin M. Drilon (LP)
- 2004-2006 Franklin M. Drilon (LP)
- 2006-pres Manuel Villar (NP)
[edit] See also
- Politics of the Philippines
- Senate of the Philippines
- Floor leaders of the Senate of the Philippines
- President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
- Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines
- Minority leader of the Senate of the Philippines
- Deputy Speakers of the Philippine House of Representatives
