5th Congress of the Philippines

The Fifth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalimang 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 22, 1962, until December 17, 1965.

5th Congress of the Philippines

January 22, 1962 – December 17, 1965
President	Diosdado Macapagal
Vice President	Emmanuel Pelaez
Senate
Senate President	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. Ferdinand E. Marcos
Senate President pro tempore	Fernando Lopez
Majority leader	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. Arturo M. Tolentino
Minority leader	Estanislao A. Fernandez
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Daniel Z. Romualdez Cornelio T. Villareal
Majority leader	Justiniano S. Montano
Minority leader	Cornelio T. Villareal Daniel Z. Romualdez
◀ 4th (1958) 6th (1966) ▶

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1962
• Second Regular Session: January 28 – May 23, 1963
  • First Special Session: June 10 – July 12, 1963
• Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 21, 1964
  • Second Special Session: May 22 – June 25, 1964
  • Third Special Session: June 26 – July 8, 1964
  • Fourth Special Session: August 3–15, 1964
• Fourth Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1965
  • Fifth Special Session: May 21 – June 24, 1965
  • Sixth Special Session: June 30 – July 12, 1965
  • First Joint Session: March 1 – May 5, 1965
  • Second Joint Session: December 14–17, 1965

Legislation

The Fifth Congress passed a total of 1,192 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 3451 – 4642)

Major legislation

Leadership

Composition of the Senate during the 5th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 5th Congress.

Senate

• President of the Senate:

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)

Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP), elected on April 5, 1963

• Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Fernando Lopez (NP)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Estanislao A. Fernandez (LP)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:

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

Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz), elected March 9, 1962

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Salipada K. Pendatun (LP, Lone District Cotabato)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (LP, Lone District Cavite)

• Minority Floor Leader:

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

Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte) elected March 9, 1962

Members

Senate

First Session to Second Session Senator Party^a Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1959 1965   Gaudencio E. Antonino LP 1961 1967   Eulogio B. Balao NP 1957 1963   Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco NP 1959 1965   Rogelio L. de la Rosa LP 1957 1963   Estanislao A. Fernandez LP 1959 1965   Maria Kalaw-Katigbak LP 1961 1967   Oscar R. Ledesma NP 1957 1963   Roseller T. Lim NP 1957 1963   Fernando Lopez NP 1959 1965   Genaro Magsaysay NP 1959 1965   Manuel P. Manahan PPP 1961 1967   Raul S. Manglapus PPP 1961 1967   Ferdinand E. Marcos LP 1959 1965   Camilo O. Osías LP 1961 1967   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1957 1963   Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. NP 1957 1963   Gil J. Puyat NP 1957 1963   Francisco Rodrigo LP 1961 1967   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1959 1965   Jose J. Roy NP 1961 1967   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1961 1967   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1959 1965   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1957 1963 ^a Party affiliation at the time of their election. LP — Liberal Party NP — Nacionalista Party GA — Grand Alliance (Progressive Party successor) NCP — Nationalist Citizens' Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party)

Third Session to Fourth Session Senator Party^a Term Start Term End   Alejandro D. Almendras NP 1959 1965   Gaudencio E. Antonino LP 1961 1967   Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco^1 NP 1959 1965   Jose W. Diokno NP 1963 1969   Estanislao A. Fernandez LP 1959 1965   Rodolfo T. Ganzon NP 1963 1969   Maria Kalaw-Katigbak LP 1961 1967   Juan R. Liwag LP 1963 1969   Fernando Lopez NP 1959 1965   Genaro F. Magsaysay NP 1959 1965   Manuel P. Manahan PPP 1961 1967   Raul S. Manglapus PPP 1961 1967   Ferdinand E. Marcos LP 1959 1965   Camilo O. Osías LP 1961 1967   Ambrosio B. Padilla LP 1963 1969   Gil J. Puyat NP 1963 1969   Francisco Rodrigo LP 1961 1967   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.^2 NP 1959 1965   Gerardo M. Roxas LP 1963 1969   Jose J. Roy NP 1961 1967   Tecla San Andres-Ziga LP 1963 1969   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1961 1967   Lorenzo M. Tañada NCP 1959 1965   Arturo M. Tolentino NP 1963 1969 ^1 Died on February 25, 1964. ^2 Died on December 9, 1964.

House of Representatives

Fifth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Lucas P. Paredes
Agusan	Lone	Guillermo R. Sanchez
Aklan	Lone	Godofredo P. Ramos
Albay	1st	Venancio P. Ziga
	2nd	Justino Nuyda
	3rd	Josefina B. Duran
Antique	Lone	Tobias Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Jose R. Nuguid
Batanes	Lone	Jorge A. Abad
Batangas	1st	Apolinario R. Apacible[1]
		Luis N. Lopez[2]
	2nd	Apolinario V. Marasigan
	3rd	José B. Laurel, Jr.
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Bartolome C. Cabangbang
	3rd	Maximino A. Garcia
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo C. Natividad
	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Tito M. Dupaya
	2nd	Benjamin Ligot
Camarines Norte	Lone	Marcial R. Pimentel
Camarines Sur	1st	Juan F. Triviño
	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Gerardo M. Roxas[3]
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Jose L. Briones
	3rd	Maximino Noel
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Miguel Cuenco
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa
	7th	Tereso Dumon
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada K. Pendatun
Davao	Lone	Ismael L. Veloso
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
	2nd	Simeon M. Valdez
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo
	2nd	Pablo Sanidad
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Rodolfo Ganzon[3]
	3rd	Ramon C. Tabiana
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Delfin B. Albano
La Union	1st	Francisco Ortega
	2nd	Manuel T. Cases
Laguna	1st	Joaquin E. Chipeco
	2nd	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Lanao del Norte	Lone	Laurentino Ll. Badelles
Lanao del Sur	Lone	Rasid Lucman
Leyte	1st	Daniel Z. Romualdez
	2nd	Primo "Olong" Avestruz Villasin
	3rd	Marcelino R. Veloso
	4th	Dominador M. Tan
Manila	1st	Fidel S. Santiago
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Ramon D. Bagatsing
	4th	Justo Albert
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz
Masbate	Lone	Emilio Espinosa, Jr.
Misamis Occidental	Lone	Guillermo C. Sambo
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Vicente B. De Lara
Mountain Province	1st	Alfredo G. Lamen
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Armando C. Gustilo[4]
		Vicente F. Gustilo, Sr.[2]
	2nd	Inocencio V. Ferrer
	3rd	Agustin M. Gatuslao
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Nueva Ecija	1st	Eugenio Baltao
	2nd	Felicisimo Ocampo
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Felipe S. Abeleda
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Luciano A. Joson
Palawan	Lone	Gaudencio E. Abordo
Pampanga	1st	Juanita L. Nepomuceno
	2nd	Emilio P. Cortez
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani
	2nd	Angel B. Fernandez
	3rd	Cipriano Primicias, Jr.
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Luciano Millan
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
	2nd	Eladio A. Caliwara
Rizal	1st	Rufino D. Antonio
	2nd	Jovito Salonga
Romblon	Lone	Jose D. Moreno
Samar	1st	Eladio T. Balite
	2nd	Fernando R. Veloso
	3rd	Felipe J. Abrigo
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
	2nd	Vicente Peralta
Southern Leyte	Lone	Nicanor E. Yñiguez
Sulu	Lone	Salih Ututalum
Surigao del Norte	Lone	Reynaldo P. Honrado
Surigao del Sur	Lone	Vicente L. Pimentel
Tarlac	1st	Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr.
	2nd	Constancio E. Castañeda
Zambales	Lone	Virgilio L. Afable
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Vincenzo Sagun

1. 1961 to 1963.
2. 1963 to 1965.
3. Elected to the Senate in 1963.
4. 1961 to 1962.

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1961 Philippine general election
• 1963 Philippine general election

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.

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.