The 7th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Ikapitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the

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and

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, met from January 26, 1970, until September 23, 1972, during the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of Ferdinand Marcos's presidency. On September 23, 1972, President Marcos effectively dissolved the

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with his declaration of martial law. Marcos then exercised legislative powers. In 1976, Congress was replaced by the Batasang Bayan as the

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until 1978, when it was replaced by the

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. One-third of the Senate and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced after the 1969 general elections. The House members and another third of the Senate membership were again replaced after the midterm senatorial elections of 1971.

Sessions

*First Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1970 **''First Special Session'': May 22 – June 25, 1970 **''Second Special Session'': June 29 – August 1, 1970 **''Third Special Session'': September 7 – October 10, 1970 *Second Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1971 **''Fourth Special Session'': June 14 – July 17, 1971 **''Fifth Special Session'': August 2 – September 4, 1971 *Third Regular Session: January 24 – May 18, 1972 **''Sixth Special Session'': May 19 – June 21, 1972 **''Seventh Special Session'': June 23 – July 27, 1972 **''Eighth Special Session'': July 28 – August 31, 1972 **''Ninth Special Session'': September 1 – 23, 1972

Legislation

The Seventh Congress in its three regular and six special sessions passed a total of 512

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. Among it were:

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

*Speaker: :: Jose B. Laurel, Jr. ( NP, 3rd District Batangas) :: Cornelio T. Villareal ( NP, 2nd District Capiz), ''elected April 1, 1971'' *Speaker Pro-Tempore: ::Jose M. Aldeguer ( NP, 5th District Iloilo) *Majority Floor Leader: ::Marcelino Veloso ( NP, 3rd District Leyte) *Minority Floor Leader: :: Justiniano S. Montano ( LP, Lone District Cavite) :: Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. ( LP, Lone District Palawan), ''elected June 12, 1971'' ::Ramon Felipe, Jr. ( LP, 1st District Camarines Sur), ''elected January 24, 1972''

Members

Senate

The term of office of senators began December 30 following their election. One-third of the

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was replaced, after the 1971 midterm elections. All terms that were scheduled to end after 1971 were cut short with the declaration of Martial Law. : Party affiliation at the time of their election. ::LP —

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::NP —

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::NCP — Nationalist-Citizen's Party (caucuses with

)

House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives was from December 30, 1969, to December 30, 1973, however was cut short with the declaration of Martial Law. Ph congress 7

: Party affiliation at the time of their election. : Elected to the

in 1971. : Elected in absentia in 1969 after granted amnesty. : Replaced by Fabian Sison on January 24, 1972. : Assassinated on October 30, 1970.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:7th Congress Of The Philippines 07 Third Philippine Republic

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Legislation

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Members

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See also

Further reading

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