Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent Juan Miguel Zubiri since May 21, 2019
Style	The Honorable (formal)
Appointer	Elected by the Senate of the Philippines
Inaugural holder	Francisco Villanueva
Formation	October 16, 1916
Website	Senate of the Philippines

The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, or simply the Senate Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the political party or coalition of parties that holds the majority in the Senate of the Philippines.

By tradition, the Senate President or any presiding officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining the floor and is also the traditional chairman of the Committee on Rules. The Majority Leader also manages the business of the majority bloc in the Senate.

The incumbent Majority Floor Leader of the Senate is Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was elected on May 21, 2018.

List of Majority Floor Leaders

Majority Floor Leader	Party		Term start	Term end	Legislature
Senate of the Philippine Islands 1916-1935
Francisco Felipe Viillanueva Senator for the 7th Senatorial District (1867–1923)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1916	1919	4th Legislature
Francisco Enage Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1878–1958)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1919	1925	5th Legislature 6th Legislature
Vacant (1925–1928)					7th Legislature
Jose P. Laurel Senator for the 5th Senatorial District (1891–1959)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1928	1931	8th Legislature
Benigno Aquino Sr. Senator for the 3rd Senatorial District (1894–1947)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1931	1934	9th Legislature
Claro M. Recto Senator for the 5th Senatorial District (1890–1960)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1934	1935	10th Legislature
No Senate (1935–1945)
Senate of the Commonwealth of the Philippines 1945-1946
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1945	1946	1st Congress
Vicente Francisco (1891–1974)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1946	1946	2nd Congress
Senate of the Philippines 1946-1972
Vicente Francisco (1891–1974)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1946	1948	1st Congress
Tomas Cabili (1903–1957)	bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color" |	Liberal	1948	1953	1st Congress 2nd Congress
Cipriano Primicias Sr. (1901–1965)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1954	1961	3rd Congress 4th Congress
Arturo Tolentino (1910–2004)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1962	1965	5th Congress
Jose Roy (1904–1986)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1966	1967	6th Congress
Rodolfo Ganzon (1922–2003)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1967	1969	6th Congress
Arturo Tolentino (1910–2004)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	1970	1972	7th Congress
No Senate (1972–1987)
Senate of the Philippines 1987-present
Orlando S. Mercado (born 1946)	bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color" |	Liberal	July 27, 1987	October 31, 1989	8th Congress
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color" |	Liberal	July 23, 1990	July 22, 1991	8th Congress
Alberto Romulo (born 1933)	bgcolor="Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color" |	LDP	July 22, 1991	October 10, 1996	9th Congress
Francisco Tatad (born 1939)	bgcolor="Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color" |	LDP	October 10, 1996	January 26, 1998	10th Congress
Franklin Drilon (born 1945)	bgcolor="Template:Lakas–CMD/meta/color" |	Lakas	January 26, 1998	July 12, 2000	10th Congress 11th Congress
	bgcolor="Template:Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino/meta/color" |	LAMMP
Francisco Tatad (born 1939)	bgcolor="Template:People's Reform Party/meta/color" |	PRP	July 12, 2000	June 30, 2001	11th Congress
Loren Legarda (born 1960)	bgcolor="Template:Lakas–CMD/meta/color" |	Lakas	July 23, 2001	June 3, 2002	12th Congress
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (1933–2019)	bgcolor="Template:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/meta/color" |	PDP–Laban	June 3, 2002	July 23, 2002	12th Congress
Loren Legarda (born 1960)	bgcolor="Template:Lakas–CMD/meta/color" |	Lakas	July 23, 2002	June 30, 2004	12th Congress
Francis Pangilinan (born 1964)	bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color" |	Liberal	June 30, 2004	November 17, 2008	13th Congress 14th Congress
Juan Miguel Zubiri (born 1969)	bgcolor="Template:Lakas–CMD/meta/color" |	Lakas	November 17, 2008	June 30, 2010	14th Congress
Tito Sotto (born 1948)	bgcolor="Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color" |	NPC	July 26, 2010	July 22, 2013	15th Congress
Alan Peter Cayetano (born 1970)	bgcolor="Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color" |	Nacionalista	July 23, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th Congress
Tito Sotto (born 1948)	bgcolor="Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color" |	NPC	July 25, 2016	May 21, 2018	17th Congress
Juan Miguel Zubiri (born 1969)	bgcolor= "Template:Independent/meta/color"|	Independent	May 21, 2018	Incumbent	17th Congress 18th Congress

Living former Majority Leaders of the Senate

Currently there are nine living former Majority Leaders of the Senate:

• Living Former Majority leader of the Senate
• 
  Orly Mercado (PDP–Laban), served 1987–1989
• 
  Teofisto Guingona (Lakas–NUCD), served 1990–1991
• 
  Alberto Romulo (LDP), served 1991–1996
• 
  Francisco Tatad (PRP), served 1996–1998, 2000–2001
• 
  Franklin Drilon (Lakas–NUCD, LAMMP), served 1998–2000
• 
  Loren Legarda (Lakas–CMD), served 2001–2002, 2002–2004
• 
  Francis Pangilinan (Liberal), served 2004–2008
• 
  Tito Sotto (NPC), served 2010–2013, 2016–2018
• 
  Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista), served 2013–2016

See also

• Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

External links

• Senate of the Philippines