The 3rd Congress of the Philippines (

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

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and

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, met from January 25, 1954, until December 10, 1957, during the 39-month presidency of

Ramon Magsaysay Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh president of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An automo ...

and the first nine months of

Carlos P. García Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth president of the Philippines. A l ...

's presidency.

Sessions

*First Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1954 **''First Special Session'': July 19 – August 3, 1954 *Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1955 **''Second Special Session'': July 7 – August 10, 1955 *Third Regular Session: January 23 – May 17, 1956 **''Third Special Session'': June 21 – July 25, 1956 *Fourth Regular Session: January 28, 1957 – May 23, 1957 **Joint Session: December 10, 1957

Legislation

The Third Congress passed a total of 1,077 laws. (

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Nos. 973 – 2049)

Major Legislation

Leadership

3rd Congress of the Philippines-House of Representatives composition

Senate

*President of the Senate: :: Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. ( NP) *Senate President Pro-Tempore: :: Manuel C. Briones ( NP) *Majority Floor Leader: :: Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. ( NP) *Minority Floor Leader: ::

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(CP)

House of Representatives

*Speaker: :: José B. Laurel, Jr. ( NP, 3rd District Batangas) *Speaker Pro-Tempore: ::

Daniel Z. Romualdez Daniel Zialcita Romualdez (September 11, 1907 – March 22, 1965) was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1957 to 1962. He was first cousin to former First Lady Imelda Marcos. ...

( NP, 4th District Leyte) *Majority Floor Leader: ::

Arturo M. Tolentino Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He ran as the vice-presidential running mate of Ferdi ...

( NP, 3rd District Manila) *Minority Floor Leader: ::

Eugenio Pérez Eugenio Padlan Pérez (November 13, 1896 – August 4, 1957) was a Filipino politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1946 to 1953. He was a member of the Liberal Party, whose president he served a ...

( LP, 2nd District Pangasinan)

Members

Senate

Notes

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See also

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