The 10th Congress of the Philippines (

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: ''Ikasampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the

Philippine Senate The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress of the bicameral legislature of the ...

and

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, met from July 24, 1995, until June 5, 1998, during the last three years of

Fidel Ramos's presidency The presidency of Fidel V. Ramos, also known as the Ramos administration spanned for six years from June 30, 1992, to June 30, 1998. Ramos is the first Protestant president of the country, and the first Christian Democrat to be elected, being th ...

. The convening of the 10th

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followed the 1995 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

Sessions

**''First Special Session'': June 26 – July 7, 1995 *First Regular Session: July 24, 1995 – June 7, 1996 **''Second Special Session'': May 13 – June 21, 1996 **''Third Special Session'': August 12 – 30, 1996 **First Joint Session: April 1, June 3, 1996 *Second Regular Session: July 22, 1996 – June 13, 1997 **''Fourth Special Session'': January 6 – 31, 1997 **''Fifth Special Session'': February 3 – 28, 1997 **Second Joint Session: January 27, February 10, February 24, March 3, March 10 – 17, 1997 *Third Regular Session: July 28, 1997 – June 5, 1998 **Third Joint Session: February 16 – March 6, 1998 **''Sixth Special Session'': March 16 – 20, 1998 **''Seventh Special Session'': April 6 – 10, 1998 **''Eighth Special Session'': April 12 – May 1, 1998

Legislation

Laws passed by the 10th Congress: Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (took effect on January 1, 1998).

Leadership

Senate

*President of the Senate ::

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( LDP) (1995) ::

Neptali Gonzales Neptali Alvaro Gonzales (June 10, 1923 – September 16, 2001), better known as Neptali Gonzales, Sr., was the President of the Philippine Senate from 1992 to 1993, 1995 to 1996, and 1998. Early life and career Neptali Alvaro Gonzales was b ...

( LDP) (1995–1996) ::

Ernesto Maceda Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. (March 26, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President fro ...

( NPC) (1996–1998) ::

( LDP) (1998) *Senate President Pro-Tempore ::

Leticia Ramos-Shahani Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani (September 30, 1929 – March 20, 2017) was a Filipina senator, diplomat, and writer. She was the younger sister of Fidel V. Ramos, the 12th president of the Philippines. Early life She was born on September 30 ...

( Lakas-NUCD) (1995–1996) ::

( LDP) (1995–1996, 1998) ::

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( LDP) (1996–1998) *Majority Floor Leader :: Alberto Romulo ( LDP) (1995–1996) ::

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( LDP) (1996–1998) :: Franklin Drilon ( Lakas-NUCD) (1998) *Minority Floor Leader ::

(1995–1996) ::

(1996–1998) ::

(1998)

House of Representatives

*Speaker of the House of Representatives ::

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( Lakas-NUCD, 4th District Pangasinan) *Deputy Speakers :''Senior Deputy Speaker'' ::Raul A. Daza (

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, 1st District Northern Samar) *Majority Floor Leader ::Rodolfo Albano ( NPC, 1st District Isabela) *Minority Floor Leader ::

Ronaldo Zamora Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who previously served as representative of the lone district of San Juan. He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of th ...

( NPC, Lone District San Juan)

Members

Composition

Senate

House of Representatives

: Assumed office as

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on April 16, 1996. : Assumed office on October 27, 1995, after the

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dismissed the disqualification case filed against her for supposedly failing to meet residency requirements.

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Sessions

Legislation

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Composition

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

External links

Further reading