2nd Congress of the Philippines
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| Term | December 30, 1949 – December 8, 1953 | ||||
| President | Elpidio Quirino | ||||
| Vice President | Fernando Lopez | ||||
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| Members | 24 | ||||
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| Majority leader | Tomas Cabili | ||||
| Minority leader | Carlos P. Garcia | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Speaker | Eugenio Perez | ||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Domingo Veloso | ||||
| Majority leader | Raul T. Leuterio | ||||
| Minority leader | Jose Laurel Jr. | ||||
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The 2nd Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from December 30, 1949, until December 8, 1953, during the second term of President Elpidio Quirino.
Sessions
[edit]- First Special Session: December 30, 1949 – January 5, 1950
- First Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1950
- Second Special Session: August 1–25, 1950
- Third Special Session: December 4, 1950 – January 6, 1951
- Fourth Special Session: January 8–19, 1951
- Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1951
- Fifth Special Session: May 21–29, 1951
- Third Regular Session: January 28 – May 22, 1952
- Sixth Special Session: June 23 – July 15, 1952
- Seventh Special Session: November 4–8, 1952
- Fourth Regular Session: January 26, 1953 – May 21, 1953
- Joint Session: December 8, 1953
Legislation
[edit]The Second Congress passed a total of 551 laws.
Leadership
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Composition of the Senate during the 3rd Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.
Senate
[edit]- President:
- Mariano Jesus Cuenco (Liberal), until March 5, 1952
- Quintin Paredes (Liberal), March 5 – April 17, 1952
- Camilo Osias (Nacionalista), April 17–30, 1952
- Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), April 30, 1952 – April 17, 1953
- Camilo Osias (Nacionalista), April 17 – May 20. 1953
- Jose Zulueta (Nacionalista), May 20 – November 30, 1953
- Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), from November 30, 1953
- President pro tempore:
- Quintin Paredes (Liberal), until March 5, 1952
- Esteban Abada (Liberal), March 5 – May 7, 1952
- Manuel Briones (Liberal), May 7, 1952 – April 17, 1953
- Jose Zulueta (Nacionalista), April 17–30, 1953
- Manuel Briones (Liberal), from April 30, 1953
- Majority Floor Leader: Tomas Cabili (Liberal)
- Minority Floor Leader: Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista)
House of Representatives
[edit]- Speaker: Eugenio Perez (Pangasinan–2nd, Liberal)
- Speaker pro tempore: Domingo Veloso (Leyte–2nd, Liberal)
- Majority Floor Leader: Raul T. Leuterio (Mindoro, Liberal)
- Minority Floor Leader: Jose Laurel Jr. (Batangas–3rd, Nacionalista)
Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on April 23, 1946: May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
- For senators elected on November 11, 1947: December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1953
- For senators elected on November 8, 1949: December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955
- For senators elected on November 13, 1951: December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1957
House of Representatives
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See also
[edit]- Congress of the Philippines
- Senate of the Philippines
- House of Representatives of the Philippines
- 1949 Philippine general election
- 1951 Philippine general election
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Term ended on December 30, 1951.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elected on November 13, 1951 and took office on December 30, 1951.
- ^ Died on June 6, 1951.
- ^ Removed on April 3, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Re-elected on November 13, 1951. Took office as Vice President of the Philippines on December 30, 1953.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on April 3, 1952, replacing Teodoro de Vera.
- ^ Died on May 28, 1950.
- ^ Died on April 8, 1952.
- ^ Elected in a special election on November 13, 1951, succeeding Fernando Lopez, who took office as Vice President of the Philippines on December 30, 1949. Took office on December 30, 1951.
- ^ Removed on May 4, 1953 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on May 4, 1953, replacing Florante C. Roque.
- ^ Removed on December 6, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on December 6, 1952, replacing Leandro Tojong.
- ^ Removed on November 22, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on November 22, 1952, replacing Primitivo Sato.
- ^ a b Took office as Senator of the Philippines on December 30, 1951.
- ^ Removed on December 27, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on December 27, 1951, replacing Juan A. Baes.
- ^ Removed on February 9, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on February 9, 1952, replacing Hermenegildo Atienza.
- ^ Dissolved on June 15, 1950 into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.
- ^ Redistricted on January 28, 1952 to Oriental Mindoro.
- ^ Removed on September 25, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on September 25, 1951, replacing Dennis Molintas.
- ^ Removed on March 6, 1953.
- ^ a b Created on June 14, 1950 from Mindoro.
- ^ Elected in a special election on November 13, 1951.
- ^ Redistricted on January 28, 1952 from Mindoro.
- ^ Removed on March 6, 1953 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on March 6, 1953, replacing Gaudencio E. Abordo.
- ^ Died on August 30, 1951.
- ^ Elected in a special election on November 13, 1951, succeeding Emilio de la Paz.
- ^ Removed on May 5, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on May 5, 1951, replacing Gulamu Rasul.
- ^ Appointed Secretary of National Defense on September 1, 1950.
- ^ Elected in a special election on November 13, 1951, succeeding Ramon Magsaysay.
External links
[edit]- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
[edit]- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.