President of the Senate of the Philippines

The President of the Senate of the Philippines is the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of the Philippines. He is elected by the entire body to be their leader. Juan Ponce Enrile is the incumbent Senate of the Philippines President who replaced Manuel Villar who was ousted by a November 17, 2008 Senate coup.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Manuel Villar held the office of Senate President since July 24, 2006, upon the beginning of the Third Regular Session of the 13th Congress, as part of a power-sharing agreement with his predecessor Sen. Franklin Drilon.

Villar's term was supposed to have expired at the end of the 13th Congress on July 30, 2007.

The Senate President is third in line in succession for the presidency, behind the Vice President and in front of the Speaker.

List of Senate Presidents

The Senate was created on 1916 with the abolition of the Philippine Commission as the upper house with the Philippine Assembly as the lower house. The Senate and the House of Representatives comprised the Philippine Legislature (PL). Representation was by senatorial district; Manuel Quezon was elected Senator from the now-defunct 5th Legislative District.

All Senators from 1941 onwards were elected at-large, with the whole Philippines as one constituency.

No party affiliation

Nacionalista

Liberal

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino

Nationalist People's Coalition

Partido ng Masang Pilipino

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan

#		Party	Legislature	Start of service	End of service	Era
1	Manuel L. Quezon	NP	4th PL	1916	1919	Jones Law
			5th PL	1919	1922
			6th PL	1922	1925
			7th PL	1925	1928
			8th PL	1928	1931
			9th PL	1931	1934
			10th PL	1934	1935
The Senate and the House of Representatives were merged into the unicameral National Assembly in 1935 at the onset of the Commonwealth period. It was replaced by the bicameral Commonwealth Congress (CC) with the amendment of the 1935 Constitution in 1940, with the first election for a senate elected at large held in November, 1941. However, the outbreak of World ar II in the Philippines meant that the Commonwealth Congress did not convene until 1945. For leaders of the National Assembly, see Speakers of the National Assembly.						Commonwealth
2	Manuel Roxas	NP-Liberal Wing	1st CC	July 9, 1945	December 30, 1946
3	Jose Avelino	LP	2nd CC	May 25, 1946	July 4, 1946
3	Jose Avelino		1st	July 5, 1946	February 21, 1949	Third Republic
4	Mariano Jesús Cuenco		1st	February 21, 1949	December 30, 1949
4	Mariano Jesús Cuenco	LP	2nd	December 30, 1949	March 5, 1952
5	Quintin Paredes	LP		March 5, 1952	April 17, 1952
6	Camilo Osías	NP		April 17, 1952	April 30, 1952
7	Eulogio Rodriguez			April 30, 1952	April 17, 1953
8	Camilo Osias (2nd time)			April 30, 1953	May 20, 1953
9	Jose Zulueta			May 20, 1953	December 30, 1953
10	Eulogio Rodriguez (2nd time)		3rd	January 25, 1954	December 30, 1957
			4th	January 27, 1958	December 30, 1961
			5th	January 22, 1957	April 5, 1963
11	Ferdinand E. Marcos	LP	5th	April 5, 1963	December 30, 1965
12	Arturo M. Tolentino	NP	6th	January 17, 1966	January 26, 1967
13	Gil Puyat		6th	January 26, 1967	December 30, 1969
13	Gil Puyat		7th	January 26, 1970	September 23, 1972
The legislative functions of Congress were absorbed by the President from 1972 to 1978 when the unicameral Batasang Pambansa was formed during the Fourth Republic. For leaders of the Batasang Pambansa, see Speakers of the Batasang Pambansa. After the 1986 EDSA Revolution, the president held legislative powers until a restored bicameral Congress can be elected into office.						Fourth Republic
14	Jovito Salonga	LP	8th	July 27, 1987	January 18, 1992	Fifth Republic
15	Neptali Gonzales	LDP	8th	January 18, 1987	June 30, 1992
15	Neptali Gonzales		9th	June 27, 1992	January 18, 1993
16	Edgardo Angara		9th	January 18, 1993	June 30, 1995
16	Edgardo Angara		10th	July 24, 1995	August 28, 1995
17	Neptali Gonzales (2nd time)			August 29, 1995	October 10, 1996
18	Ernesto Maceda	NPC		October 10, 1996	January 26, 1998
19	Neptali Gonzales (3rd time)	LDP		January 26, 1998	June 30, 1998
20	Marcelo Fernan	LDP	11th	July 27, 1998	June 28, 1999
21	Blas Ople	LAMMP		June 29, 1999	April 12, 2000
22	Franklin Drilon	LAMMP		April 12, 2000	November 13, 2000
23	Aquilino Pimentel	PDP-LABAN		November 13, 2000	June 30, 2001
23	Aquilino Pimentel	PDP-LABAN	12th	June 30, 2001	July 23, 2001
24	Franklin Drilon (2nd time)	LP	12th	July 23, 2001	June 30, 2004
24	Franklin Drilon (2nd time)	LP	13th	July 24, 2004	July 24, 2006
25	Manny Villar	NP	13th	July 24, 2006	June 30, 2007
25	Manny Villar	NP	14th	July 23, 2007	November 17, 2008
26	Juan Ponce Enrile	PMP	14th	November 17, 2008	Present

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References

[1] sybourse.com, Senators Name Juan Ponce Enrile As New Philippine Senate President

[2] s-cbnnews.com, Enrile ousts Villar in Senate coup

[3] ws.xinhuanet.com, Philippine senate president resigns

[4] ws.tv, Zubiri is new Senate Majority Leader

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