4th Congress of the Philippines
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The Fourth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino
: Ikaapat 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 27, 1958 until December 13, 1961.
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
: Ikaapat na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
Senate
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
and House of Representatives
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
from January 27, 1958 until December 13, 1961.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958
- First Special Session: May 26 – June 7, 1958
- Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959
- Second Special Session: June 1 – July 4, 1959
- Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960
- Third Special Session: June 14 – July 18, 1960
- Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961
- Informal Meeting: July 15, 1961
- Joint Session: December 12 – December 13, 1961
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate:
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- Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
)- Senate President Pro-Tempore:
- Fernando LopezFernando LopezFernando López,Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López Family of Iloilo, Fernando López served as Vice President for three terms, under President Elpidio Quirino for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos for the Nacionalistas.-Early life and career:López was born on April 13,...
(NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
)- Majority Floor Leader:
- Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
)- Minority Floor Leader:
- Ferdinand E. Marcos (LPLiberal Party (Philippines)The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
) - Ambrosio Padilla (LPLiberal Party (Philippines)The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
)
- Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP
House of Representatives
- Speaker:
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- Daniel Z. Romualdez (NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
, 4th District Leyte)- Speaker Pro-Tempore:
- Constancio E. Castañeda (NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
, 2nd District Tarlac)- Majority Floor Leader:
- Jose M. Aldeguer (NPNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
, 5th District Iloilo)- Minority Floor Leader:
- Cornelio T. VillarealCornelio VillarealCornelio T. Villareal was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1962 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972. Popularly known as Kune, his congressional career representing the Second District of Capiz spanned six decades.- Early...
(LPLiberal Party (Philippines)The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
, 2nd District Capiz)
- Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP
Senate
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House of Representatives
Province/City Cities of the Philippines A city is a tier of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies the administrative structure... |
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Abra | Lucas P. Paredes | |
Agusan | Guillermo R. Sanchez | |
Aklan Aklan Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas. Its capital is Kalibo. It is located at the northwest portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique Province to the southwest, and Capiz Province to the east... |
Jose B. Legaspi | |
Albay Albay Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf.... |
Tecla San Andres Ziga | |
Justino Nuyda | ||
Pio Duran | ||
Antique Antique province Antique is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is San Jose and is located at the western portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo to the east. Antique faces the Sulu Sea to the west.... |
Tobias Fornier | |
Bataan Bataan Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north... |
Jose R. Nuguid | |
Batanes Batanes The Province of Batanes , also called the Batanes Islands, is a Philippine province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan... |
Manuel Agudo | |
Batangas Batangas Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the... |
Apolinario R. Apacible | |
Numeriano U. Babao | ||
Jose M. Laurel IV | ||
Bohol Bohol Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines... |
Natalio P. Castillo | |
Bartolome C. Cabangbang | ||
Maximino A. Garcia | ||
Bukidnon Bukidnon Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.Bukidnon is... |
Cesar M. Fortich | |
Bulacan Bulacan Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro... |
Jose Suntay | |
Rogaciano M. Mercado | ||
Cagayan Cagayan Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte... |
Felipe R. Garduque, Jr. | |
Benjamin Ligot | ||
Camarines Norte Camarines Norte Camarines Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet and the province borders Quezon to the west and Camarines Sur to the south.-Demographics:... |
Legislative district of Camarines Norte The lone Legislative District of Camarines Norte is the representation of the Province of Camarines Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives. Camarines Norte was represented as part of the first and second districts of Ambos Camarines prior to being granted its own representation, after the... |
Pedro Venida |
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur Camarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south... |
Agaton A. Ursua | |
Felix A. Fuentebella | ||
Capiz Capiz Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north... |
Gerardo Roxas | |
Cornelio T. Villareal Cornelio Villareal Cornelio T. Villareal was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1962 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972. Popularly known as Kune, his congressional career representing the Second District of Capiz spanned six decades.- Early... |
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Catanduanes Catanduanes Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel. As of 2007, the population of the province is 232,757 people.-Etymology:"Isla de Cobos" was Catanduanes' first... |
Legislative district of Catanduanes The lone Legislative District of Catanduanes is the representation of the Province of Catanduanes in the Philippine House of Representatives. Catanduanes was represented as part of Albay's second district from 1907 to 1931, and fully comprised that province's fourth district from 1931 to 1946... |
Jose M. Alberto |
Cavite Cavite Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south... |
Justiniano S. Montano Justiniano S. Montano Justiniano Solis Montano, Sr. was a Filipino politician who was elected for one term to the Philippine Senate and for multiple terms as a member of the House of Representatives.-Background:... |
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Cebu | Ramon M. Durano | |
Sergio Osmeña, Jr. | ||
Maximino Noel | ||
Isidro Kintanar | ||
Miguel Cuenco | ||
Manuel A. Zosa | ||
Antonio De Pio | ||
Cotabato | Salipada K. Pendatun | |
Davao | Legislative district of Davao The Legislative District of Davao, was the representation of the Province of Davao in the Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1941 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1941 to 1965, when Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental—the provinces it was divided into on... |
Gavino R. Sepulveda |
Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south... |
Antonio V. Raquiza | |
Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital... |
Faustino B. Tobia | |
Godofredo S. Reyes | ||
Iloilo | Pedro G. Trono | |
Pascual Espinosa | ||
Domitilo G. Abordo | ||
Ricardo Yap Ladrido | ||
Jose M. Aldeguer | ||
Isabela Isabela province Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan... |
Delfin B. Albano | |
La Union La Unión La Union or La Unión may refer to:-Colombia:*La Unión, Antioquia*La Unión, Nariño*La Unión, Sucre*La Unión, Valle del Cauca-Peru:*La Unión Province, Peru... |
Francisco Ortega | |
Manuel T. Cases | ||
Laguna Laguna province Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,... |
Jacobo Z. Gonzales | |
Wenceslao R. Lagumbay | ||
Lanao Lanao (province) Lanao Province was one of the former provinces of the Philippines from 1914 to 1959. Today the province comprises of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.-History:... |
Legislative district of Lanao The lone Legislative District of Lanao was the representation of the Province of Lanao in the Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1946 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1946 to 1961, when Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur—the provinces it was divided into on May 22, 1959,... |
Laurentino Ll. Badelles |
Leyte | Marcelino R. Veloso | |
Dominador M. Tan | ||
Nicanor E. Yñiguez | ||
Daniel Z. Romualdez | ||
Alberto T. Aguja | ||
Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... |
Salvador L. Mariño | |
Joaquin R. Roces | ||
Ramon D. Bagatsing | ||
Augusto S. Francisco | ||
Marinduque Marinduque In 1945, combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops attacked from the Japanese Troops liberated to the Battle of Marinduque in the Second World War.-Archaeology:... |
Legislative district of Marinduque The Legislative District of Marinduque is the current representation of the Province of Marinduque in the Philippine House of Representatives.... |
Francisco M. Lecaroz |
Masbate Masbate Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.-History:... |
Emilio Espinosa, Jr. | |
Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Oroquieta City... |
William L. Chiongbian | |
Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital and provincial center is Cagayan de Oro City... |
Fausto Dugenio | |
Mountain Province Mountain Province Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some... |
Juan Duyan | |
Ramon P. Mitra | ||
Luis Hora | ||
Negros Occidental Negros Occidental Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half... |
Vicente F. Gustilo, Sr. | |
Inocencio V. Ferrer | ||
Agustin M. Gatuslao | ||
Negros Oriental Negros Oriental Negros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It occupies the south-eastern half of the island of Negros, with Negros Occidental comprising the north-western half. It also includes Apo Island — a popular dive site for both local and foreign tourists... |
Lorenzo Teves Lorenzo Teves Lorenzo G. Teves was a Philippine politician who served in various positions in the Philippine Government. Teves hailed from the Province of Negros Oriental, where he took his college and law degrees from Silliman University... |
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Lamberto L. Macias | ||
Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Palayan City... |
Eugenio Baltao | |
Felicisimo Ocampo | ||
Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the... |
Legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya The lone Legislative District of Nueva Vizcaya is the representation of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippine House of Representatives. Nueva Vizcaya was first represented in the Philippine Assembly in 1916, which included the present-day Quirino Province in 1972... |
Leonardo B. Perez |
Occidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. "Home of the Indigenous Mangyans". Its capital is Mamburao and occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro, on the west by Apo East Pass, and on the south by the Mindoro Strait; Oriental Mindoro is... |
Legislative district of Occidental Mindoro The Legislative District of Occidental Mindoro is the representation of the Province of Occidental Mindoro in the Philippine House of Representatives. Occidental Mindoro was represented as part of Mindoro Province prior to being granted its own representation in 1951... |
Felipe S. Abeleda |
Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro is a province of the Philippines located in the island of Mindoro under MIMAROPA region in Luzon, about 140 km southwest of Manila... |
Jose Leido, Sr. | |
Palawan Palawan Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the... |
Gaudencio E. Abordo | |
Pampanga Pampanga Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast... |
Francisco Nepomuceno | |
Emilio P. Cortez | ||
Pangasinan Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,... |
Aguedo F. Agbayani | |
Angel B. Fernandez | ||
Cipriano Primicias, Jr. | ||
Jose D. Parayno | ||
Amadeo J. Perez | ||
Luciano Millan | ||
Quezon | Manuel S. Enverga | |
Leon Guinto, Jr. | ||
Rizal | Benedicto Padilla | |
Francisco S. Sumulong | ||
Romblon Romblon Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. It lies south of Marinduque and Quezon, east of Mindoro, north of Aklan and Capiz, and west of Masbate. Its capital is also named Romblon.... |
Legislative district of Romblon The Legislative District of Romblon is the representation of the Province of Romblon in the Philippine House of Representatives. From 1907 to 1919 Romblon was represented as part of the third district of Capiz... |
Jose D. Moreno |
Samar Samar Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland... |
Eladio T. Balite | |
Valeriano C. Yancha | ||
Felipe J. Abrigo | ||
Sorsogon Sorsogon Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region; it is the southernmost province in Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities and one city. Its capital is Sorsogon City and borders the province of Albay to the north... |
Salvador R. Encinas | |
Vicente Peralta | ||
Sulu | Ombra Amilbangsa | |
Surigao | Legislative district of Surigao The lone Legislative District of Surigao was the representation of the province of Surigao in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1935, Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1941 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1941 until 1961, when Surigao del Norte and Surigao del... |
Reynaldo P. Honrado |
Tarlac Tarlac Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west... |
Jose J. Roy | |
Constancio E. Castañeda | ||
Zambales Zambales Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of... |
Genaro F. Magsaysay | |
Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east... |
Alberto Ubay | |
Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Pagadian City is the capital... |
Canuto S.M. Enerio |
See also
- Congress of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesThe Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
- Senate of the PhilippinesSenate of the PhilippinesThe Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
- House of Representatives of the PhilippinesHouse of Representatives of the PhilippinesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
- Philippine general election, 1957Philippine general election, 1957Senatorial elections were held on November 12, 1957 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party, despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the Senate with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player Ambrosio Padilla.-See...
- Philippine general election, 1959Philippine general election, 1959Senatorial elections were held on November 10, 1959. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm election as the date when the elected officials take office falls half-way through President Carlos P...
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library