5th Congress of the Philippines

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The Fifth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalimang 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 22, 1962 until December 17, 1965.

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1962
• Second Regular Session: January 28 – May 23, 1963
  • First Special Session: June 10 – July 12, 1963
• Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 21, 1964
  • Second Special Session: May 22 – June 25, 1964
  • Third Special Session: June 26 – July 8, 1964
  • Fourth Special Session: August 3–15, 1964
• Fourth Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1965
  • Fifth Special Session: May 21 – June 24, 1965
  • Sixth Special Session: June 30 – July 12, 1965
  • First Joint Session: March 1 – May 5, 1965
  • Second Joint Session: December 14–17, 1965

Legislation

The Fifth Congress passed a total of 1,192 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 3451 – 4642)

Leadership

Composition of the Senate during the 5th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 5th Congress.

Senate

• President of the Senate:

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)

Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP), elected on April 5, 1963

• Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Fernando Lopez (NP)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Estanislao A. Fernandez (LP)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:

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

Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz), elected March 9, 1962

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Salipada K. Pendatun (LP, Lone District Cotabato)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (LP, Lone District Cavite)

• Minority Floor Leader:

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

Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte) elected March 9, 1962

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Fifth Congress representation map of the Philippines

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Philippine general election, 1961
• Philippine general election, 1963

External links

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006. 
• "The LAWPHi'L 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
• 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. 

Legislative periods of the Philippines
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Revolutionary Period	Malolos Congress (1898–99)
American Period	1st Philippine Commission (1899–1900) 2nd Philippine Commission (1900–07) 1st Philippine Legislature (1907–09) 2nd Philippine Legislature (1909–12) 3rd Philippine Legislature (1912–16) 4th Philippine Legislature (1916–19) 5th Philippine Legislature (1919–22) 6th Philippine Legislature (1922–25) 7th Philippine Legislature (1925–28) 8th Philippine Legislature (1928–31) 9th Philippine Legislature (1931–34) 10th Philippine Legislature (1934–35)
Commonwealth	1st National Assembly (1935–1938) 2nd National Assembly (1938–1941)
Second Philippine Republic	National Assembly (1943–44)
Commonwealth	1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1945) 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1946)
Third Philippine Republic	1st Congress (1946–49) 2nd Congress (1949–53) 3rd Congress (1954–57) 4th Congress (1958–61) 5th Congress (1962–65) 6th Congress (1966–69) 7th Congress (1970–72)
Fourth Philippine Republic	Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978–84) Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–86)
Fifth Philippine Republic	8th Congress (1987–92) 9th Congress (1992–95) 10th Congress (1995–98) 11th Congress (1998–2001) 12th Congress (2001–04) 13th Congress (2004–07) 14th Congress (2007–10) 15th Congress (2010–13) 16th Congress (2013–16) 17th Congress (2016–19) 18th Congress (2019–20)
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