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12th Congress of the Philippines

12th Congress of the Philippines

Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines

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.

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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, 2004

Legislation

Laws passed by the 12th Congress:

Leadership

Senate

  • President of the Senate
Franklin M. Drilon (independent)
  • Senate President Pro-Tempore
Manuel B. Villar Jr. (independent)
Juan M. Flavier (Lakas-NUCD)
  • Majority Floor Leader
Loren B. Legarda (Lakas-CMD)
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban)
Francis N. Pangilinan (Liberal)
  • Minority Floor Leader
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban)
Vicente C. Sotto III (LDP)

House of Representatives

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives
Jose C. de Venecia Jr. (Lakas-NUCD, 4th District Pangasinan)
Florencio B. Abad (Liberal, Lone District Batanes)
  • Minority Floor Leader
Carlos M. Padilla (LDP, Lone District Nueva Vizcaya)

Members

Composition

Final Senate composition.
Final House of Representatives composition.
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Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

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House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2004.

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District representatives

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Party-list representatives

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Notes

  1. Died on June 25, 2003.
  2. Took office as Vice President of the Philippines on June 30, 2004.
  3. Won the Senate special election on May 14, 2001 to replace Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed as Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001.
  4. Appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 18, 2002.
  5. Died on August 6, 2002.
  6. Died on February 26, 2003.
  7. Elected in a special election on May 12, 2003.
  8. Born as Mario B. Crespo. Election annulled on March 6, 2003 due to citizenship.
  9. Removed on August 11, 2001 after an electoral protest.
  10. Took office on August 11, 2001.
  11. Died on January 11, 2003.
  12. Removed on April 23, 2002, after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for rape.
  13. Elected in a special election on August 26, 2002.
  • "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

  • 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.

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