4th Congress of the Philippines

4th Congress of the Philippines
	January 27, 1958 – December 13, 1961
President	Carlos P. Garcia
Vice President	Diosdado Macapagal
Senate
Senate President	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.
Senate President pro tempore	Fernando Lopez
Majority leader	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.
Minority leader	Ferdinand E. Marcos; Ambrosio Padilla
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Daniel Z. Romualdez
Majority leader	Jose M. Aldeguer
Minority leader	Cornelio T. Villareal
	◀ 3rd (1954) 5th (1962) ▶

The Fourth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikaapat na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 27, 1958, until December 13, 1961.

Sessions

First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958
- First Special Session: May 26 – June 7, 1958
Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959
- Second Special Session: June 1 – July 4, 1959
Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960
- Third Special Session: June 14 – July 18, 1960
Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961
- Informal Meeting: July 15, 1961
- Joint Session: December 12–13, 1961

Legislation

The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450)

Major Legislation

Leadership

Composition of the Senate during the 4th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 4th Congress.

Senate

President of the Senate:

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)

Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Fernando Lopez (NP)

Majority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)

Minority Floor Leader:

Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP)

Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

House of Representatives

Speaker:

Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)

Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Constancio E. Castañeda (NP, 2nd District Tarlac)

Majority Floor Leader:

Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)

Minority Floor Leader:

Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz)

Members

Senate

First Session to Second Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Domocao Alonto	NP	1955	1961
	Eulogio B. Balao	NP	1957	1963
	Edmundo B. Cea	NP	1953	1959
	Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco	NP	1953	1959
	Rogelio L. dela Rosa	LP	1957	1963
	Ruperto M. Kangleon¹	DP	1953	1959
	Oscar R. Ledesma	NP	1957	1963
	Roseller T. Lim	NP	1957	1963
	Fernando Lopez	DP	1953	1959
	Alejo R. Mabanag	NP	1953	1959
	Pacita Madrigal-Warns	NP	1955	1961
	Ambrosio B. Padilla	LP	1957	1963
	Quintin B. Paredes	NP	1955	1961
	Emmanuel N. Pelaez	NP	1953	1959
	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.	NP	1957	1963
	Gil J. Puyat	NP	1957	1963
	Claro M. Recto	NP	1955	1961
	Francisco Rodrigo	NP	1955	1961
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.	NP	1953	1959
	Decoroso Rosales	NP	1955	1961
	Pedro R. Sabido	NP	1955	1961
	Lorenzo M. Sumulong	NP	1955	1961
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	CP	1953	1959
	Arturo M. Tolentino	NP	1957	1963

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

CP / NCP — Citizens' Party / Nationalist Citizens' Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party)

DP — Democratic Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party)

LP — Liberal Party

NP — Nacionalista Party

^1 Died on February 28, 1958.

Third Session to Fourth Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Alejandro D. Almendras	NP	1959	1965
	Domocao Alonto	NP	1955	1961
	Eulogio B. Balao	NP	1957	1963
	Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco	NP	1959	1965
	Rogelio L. dela Rosa	LP	1957	1963
	Estanislao A. Fernandez	LP	1959	1965
	Oscar R. Ledesma	NP	1957	1963
	Roseller T. Lim	NP	1957	1963
	Fernando Lopez	NP	1959	1965
	Pacita Madrigal-Warns	NP	1955	1961
	Genaro Magsaysay	NP	1959	1965
	Ferdinand E. Marcos	LP	1959	1965
	Ambrosio B. Padilla	LP	1957	1963
	Quintin B. Paredes	NP	1955	1961
	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.	NP	1957	1963
	Gil J. Puyat	NP	1957	1963
	Claro M. Recto¹	NP	1955	1961
	Francisco Rodrigo	NP	1955	1961
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.	NP	1959	1965
	Decoroso Rosales	NP	1955	1961
	Pedro R. Sabido	NP	1955	1961
	Lorenzo M. Sumulong	NP	1955	1961
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	NCP	1959	1965
	Arturo M. Tolentino	NP	1957	1963

^1 Died on October 2, 1960.

House of Representatives

Fourth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Lucas P. Paredes
Agusan	Lone	Guillermo R. Sanchez
Aklan	Lone	Jose B. Legaspi
Albay	1st	Tecla San Andres Ziga
	2nd	Justino Nuyda
	3rd	Pio Duran
Antique	Lone	Tobias Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Jose R. Nuguid
Batanes	Lone	Manuel Agudo
Batangas	1st	Apolinario R. Apacible
	2nd	Numeriano U. Babao
	3rd	Jose M. Laurel IV
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Bartolome C. Cabangbang
	3rd	Maximino A. Garcia
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich
Bulacan	1st	Jose Suntay
Bulacan	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Felipe R. Garduque, Jr.
Cagayan	2nd	Benjamin Ligot
Camarines Norte	Lone	Pedro Venida
Camarines Sur	1st	Agaton A. Ursua
Camarines Sur	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Gerardo Roxas
Capiz	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Sergio Osmeña, Jr.
	3rd	Maximino Noel
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Miguel Cuenco
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa
	7th	Antonio De Pio
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada K. Pendatun
Davao	Lone	Gavino R. Sepulveda
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
Ilocos Norte	2nd	Ferdinand E. Marcos[1]
Ilocos Sur	1st	Faustino B. Tobia
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Godofredo S. Reyes
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Pascual Espinosa
	3rd	Domitilo G. Abordo
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Delfin B. Albano
La Union	1st	Francisco Ortega
La Union	2nd	Manuel T. Cases
Laguna	1st	Jacobo Z. Gonzales
Laguna	2nd	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Lanao	Lone	Laurentino Ll. Badelles
Leyte	1st	Marcelino R. Veloso
	2nd	Dominador M. Tan
	3rd	Nicanor E. Yñiguez
	4th	Daniel Z. Romualdez
	5th	Alberto T. Aguja
Manila	1st	Salvador L. Mariño
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Ramon D. Bagatsing
	4th	Augusto S. Francisco
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz
Masbate	Lone	Emilio Espinosa, Jr.
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William L. Chiongbian
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Fausto Dugenio
Mountain Province	1st	Juan Duyan
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Vicente F. Gustilo, Sr.
	2nd	Inocencio V. Ferrer
	3rd	Agustin M. Gatuslao
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
Negros Oriental	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Nueva Ecija	1st	Eugenio Baltao
Nueva Ecija	2nd	Felicisimo Ocampo
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Felipe S. Abeleda
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Jose Leido, Sr.
Palawan	Lone	Gaudencio E. Abordo
Pampanga	1st	Francisco Nepomuceno
Pampanga	2nd	Emilio P. Cortez
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani
	2nd	Angel B. Fernandez
	3rd	Cipriano Primicias, Jr.[2]
	3rd	Jose D. Parayno[3]
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Luciano Millan
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
Quezon	2nd	Leon Guinto, Jr.
Rizal	1st	Benedicto Padilla
Rizal	2nd	Francisco S. Sumulong
Romblon	Lone	Jose D. Moreno
Samar	1st	Eladio T. Balite
	2nd	Valeriano C. Yancha
	3rd	Felipe J. Abrigo
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
Sorsogon	2nd	Vicente Peralta
Sulu	Lone	Ombra Amilbangsa
Surigao	Lone	Reynaldo P. Honrado
Tarlac	1st	Jose J. Roy
Tarlac	2nd	Constancio E. Castañeda
Zambales	Lone	Genaro Magsaysay[1]
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Canuto S.M. Enerio

Elected to the Senate in 1959.
1957 to 1960.
1960 to 1961.

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External links

"List of Senators-Senate of the Philippines". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
"The LAWPHi'L Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

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4th Congress of the Philippines

Sessions

Legislation

Major Legislation

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

External links

Further reading