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The 10th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Ikasampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 24, 1995, until June 5, 1998, during the last three years of
: Assumed office as
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 Congress 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, 1998Legislation
Laws passed by the 10th Congress: Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (took effect on January 1, 1998).Leadership
Senate
*President of the Senate :: Edgardo Angara ( LDP) (1995) :: Neptali Gonzales ( LDP) (1995–1996) :: Ernesto Maceda ( NPC) (1996–1998) :: Neptali Gonzales ( 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)
:: Neptali Gonzales ( LDP) (1995–1996, 1998)
:: Blas Ople ( LDP) (1996–1998)
*Majority Floor Leader
::Alberto Romulo
Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippine in various capacities as Executive Secretary, Finance Secretary, Foreign Affairs Secretary, and Budget Secretary. His most recent o ...
( LDP) (1995–1996)
:: Francisco Tatad ( LDP) (1996–1998)
::Franklin Drilon
Franklin Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines (tied with Lorenzo Tañada, Tito Sotto and incumbent Loren Legarda), having served four no ...
( Lakas-NUCD) (1998)
*Minority Floor Leader
:: Edgardo Angara (1995–1996)
:: Neptali Gonzales (1996–1998)
:: Ernesto Maceda (1998)
House of Representatives
*Speaker of the House of Representatives ::Jose de Venecia Jr.
Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. (), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to ...
( Lakas-NUCD, 4th District Pangasinan)
*Deputy Speakers
:''Senior Deputy Speaker''
::Raul A. Daza ( Liberal, 1st District Northern Samar)
*Majority Floor Leader
::Rodolfo Albano ( NPC, 1st District Isabela)
*Minority Floor Leader
:: Ronaldo Zamora ( NPC, Lone District San Juan)
Members
Composition
Senate
House of Representatives
: Assumed office as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
The secretary of the interior and local government (Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal'') is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
The current secretary is Benjamin Abalos J ...
on April 16, 1996.
: Assumed office on October 27, 1995, after the Supreme Court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
dismissed the disqualification case filed against her for supposedly failing to meet residency requirements.
See also
* Congress of the Philippines * Senate of the Philippines * House of Representatives of the Philippines *1995 Philippine general election
The 1995 Philippine general election were held on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot b ...
References
External links
* *Further reading
*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library * * {{DEFAULTSORT:10th Congress Of The Philippines Congresses of the Philippines Fifth Philippine Republic