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The 12th Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Ikalabindalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 23, 2001, until June 4, 2004, during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
: Died in office on August 6, 2002. No special elections declared.
: Died in office on February 26, 2003.
: Assumed office after winning a special election.
: Disqualified by the House Electoral Tribunal on March 6, 2003.
: Replaced Henry P. Lanot ( LDP) as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on June 10, 2004.
: Died in office on January 11, 2003. No special elections declared.
: Ordered dropped from the rolls on April 28, 2002 after the
Sessions
* First Regular Session: July 23, 2001 – June 7, 2002 ** ''First Special Session'': January 8 – March 1, 2002 * Second Regular Session: July 22, 2002 – June 6, 2003 * Third Regular Session: July 28, 2003 – June 4, 2004 ** ''Second Special Session'': January 5 – February 13, 2004Legislation
Laws passed by the 12th Congress:Leadership
Senate
* President of the Senate ::Franklin M. 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 n ...
(''independent'')
* Senate President Pro-Tempore
:: Manuel B. Villar Jr. (''independent'')
::Juan M. Flavier
Juan Martin Flavier (; June 23, 1935 – October 30, 2014) was a Filipino physician and politician. He served as the Secretary of Health under President Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1995, and was later elected to the Senate, serving from 1995 to ...
( Lakas-NUCD)
* Majority Floor Leader
:: Loren B. Legarda ( Lakas-CMD)
:: Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban
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)
:: Francis N. Pangilinan ( Liberal)
* Minority Floor Leader
:: Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (), abbreviated as PDP–Laban, is a democratic socialist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was part of the country's ruling party al ...
)
:: Vicente C. Sotto III ( LDP)
House of Representatives
* Speaker of the House of Representatives :: Jose C. de Venecia Jr. ( Lakas-NUCD, 4th District Pangasinan) * Deputy Speakers ** ''Luzon'': Emilio R. Espinosa ( NPC, 2nd District Masbate) ** ''Visayas'': Raul V. del Mar ( Lakas-NUCD/ PROMDI, 1st District Cebu) ** ''Mindanao'':Abdulgani A. Salapuddin
Abdulghani "Gerry" A. Salapuddin is a Filipino politician and former three-term congressman (1998–2007). He also served as governor of Basilan (1988–98) and was at least partly responsible for much of the progress made in Basilan in the 1990s ...
( Lakas-NUCD, Lone District Basilan)
** ''Central Luzon'': Benigno S. Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...
( Liberal, 2nd District Tarlac)
* Majority Floor Leader
:: Florencio B. Abad ( Liberal, Lone District Batanes)
* Minority Floor Leader
::Carlos M. Padilla
Carlos Mapili Padilla is a Filipino politician from Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines currently serving as the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya. Padilla was elected to his first term as Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.
Early life ...
( LDP, Lone District Nueva Vizcaya)
Members
Composition
Senate
: Political affiliation at the beginning of Congress. : Died on June 25, 2003. : AppointedSecretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
on July 18, 2002.
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2004.
: Died in office on August 6, 2002. No special elections declared.
: Died in office on February 26, 2003.
: Assumed office after winning a special election.
: Disqualified by the House Electoral Tribunal on March 6, 2003.
: Replaced Henry P. Lanot ( LDP) as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on June 10, 2004.
: Died in office on January 11, 2003. No special elections declared.
: Ordered dropped from the rolls on April 28, 2002 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 ...
upheld his conviction for rape.
: Assumed office after winning a special election.
External links
* *Further reading
* Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library * *See also
* Congress of the Philippines * Senate of the Philippines * House of Representatives of the Philippines *2001 Philippine general election
Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2001, independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher. This is the first synchronized nat ...
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