12th Congress of the Philippines
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| Term | July 23, 2001 – June 4, 2004 | ||||
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||||
| Vice President | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Franklin Drilon | ||||
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| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 261 | ||||
| Speaker | Jose de Venecia Jr. | ||||
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| Majority leader | Neptali Gonzales II | ||||
| Minority leader | Carlos Padilla | ||||
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The 12th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabindalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 23, 2001, until June 4, 2004, during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 23, 2001 – June 7, 2002
- First Special Session: January 8 – March 1, 2002
- Second Regular Session: July 22, 2002 – June 6, 2003
- Third Regular Session: July 28, 2003 – June 4, 2004
- Second Special Session: January 5 – February 13, 2004
Leadership
Senate
Senate President
- President: Franklin Drilon (Independent)
- President pro tempore:
- Manny Villar (Independent), until August 12, 2002
- Juan Flavier (Lakas), from August 12, 2002
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Loren Legarda (Lakas), until June 3, 2002
- Nene Pimentel (PDP–Laban), June 3 – July 23, 2002
- Loren Legarda (Lakas), July 23, 2002 – January 12, 2004
- Francis Pangilinan (Liberal), from January 12, 2004
- Minority Floor Leader:
- Nene Pimentel (PDP–Laban), until June 3, 2002
- Tito Sotto (LDP), from June 3, 2002
House of Representatives
House Speaker
- Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
- Deputy Speakers:
- Luzon: Emilio Espinosa Jr. (Masbate–2nd, NPC)
- Visayas: Raul M. Gonzalez (Iloilo City, NPC)
- Mindanao: Abdulgani Salapuddin (Basilan, Lakas)
- Majority Floor Leader: Neptali Gonzales II (Mandaluyong, Lakas)
- Minority Floor Leader: Carlos Padilla (Nueva Vizcaya, LDP)
Members
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on May 11, 1998: June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
- For senators elected on May 14, 2001: June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
| Senator | Party | Term | Term ending | |
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| Edgardo Angara | LDP | 1 | 2007 | |
| Tessie Aquino-Oreta | LDP | 1 | 2004 | |
| Joker Arroyo | Aksyon | 1 | 2007 | |
| Robert Barbers | Lakas | 1 | 2004 | |
| Rodolfo Biazon | LDP | 1 | 2004 | |
| Rene Cayetano[a] | Lakas | 1 | 2004 | |
| Noli de Castro[b] | Independent | 1 | 2007 | |
| Franklin Drilon | Independent | 2 | 2007 | |
| Loi Ejercito | Independent | 1 | 2007 | |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas | 2 | 2007 | |
| Gregorio Honasan[c] | Independent | 2 | 2004 | |
| Robert Jaworski | Lakas | 1 | 2004 | |
| Panfilo Lacson | LDP | 1 | 2007 | |
| Loren Legarda | Lakas | 1 | 2004 | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas | 2 | 2007 | |
| Blas Ople[d] | LDP | 2 | 2004 | |
| John Henry Osmeña | NPC | 1 | 2004 | |
| Serge Osmeña | PDP–Laban | 2 | 2007 | |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 1 | 2007 | |
| Nene Pimentel | PDP–Laban | 1 | 2004 | |
| Ralph Recto | Lakas | 1 | 2007 | |
| Ramon Revilla Sr. | Lakas | 2 | 2004 | |
| Tito Sotto | LDP | 2 | 2004 | |
| Manny Villar | Independent | 1 | 2007 | |
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2004.
Notes
- ^ Rene Cayetano died on June 25, 2003.
- ^ Noli de Castro resigned on June 30, 2004, upon taking office as Vice President of the Philippines.
- ^ Gregorio Honasan was elected on May 14, 2001, to succeed Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed as Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001. He took office on June 30, 2001.
- ^ Blas Ople resigned on July 29, 2002, upon being appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Party affiliation at election.
- ^ Napoleon Beratio died on August 6, 2002.
- ^ Antonio Abaya died on February 26, 2003.
- ^ Giorgidi Aggabao was elected on May 12, 2003, to succeed Antonio M. Abaya. He took office on May 19, 2003.
- ^ Maria Victoria Locsin initially lost to Eufrocino Codilla Sr., but was proclaimed as representative-elect after Codilla was disqualified by the Second Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on June 14, 2001. On August 29, 2001, the COMELEC en banc reversed Codilla's disqualification and removed Locsin.
- ^ Eufrocino Codilla Sr. took office on December 11, 2002, after winning an electoral protest against Maria Victoria Locsin.
- ^ Mark Jimenez was removed by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal on March 6, 2003, after an electoral protest.
- ^ Henry Lanot was removed by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal on January 22, 2004, after an electoral protest.
- ^ Noel Cariño took office on June 11, 2004, after winning an electoral protest against Henry Lanot.
- ^ Reynaldo Calalay died on January 11, 2003.
- ^ Romeo Jalosjos Sr. was removed on April 23, 2002, after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for rape.
- ^ Cecilia Jalosjos-Carreon was elected on August 26, 2002, to succeed Romeo Jalosjos Sr.. She took office on September 2, 2002.
- ^ a b Crispin Beltran and Liza Maza resigned on November 1, 2003.
- ^ Joel Virador took office on November 17, 2003, to succeed Crispin Beltran.
- ^ Siegfried Deduro took office on November 17, 2003, to succeed Liza Maza.
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.