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President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines Style The Honorable(formal) Appointer Elected by the Senate Inaugural holder Esperidion Guanco Formation October 16, 1916 Website Senate of the Philippines
The President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines . During the absence of the Senate President , the Senate President pro tempore presides over the Senate.
In the current 17th Congress, two senators became Senate President pro tempore and they are Franklin Drilon and Ralph Recto who is the incumbent.
List of Senate Presidents pro tempore
President pro tempore
Party
Term start
Term end
Legislature
Senate President
Senate of the Philippine Islands1916-1935
Esperidion Guanco Senator for the 8th Senatorial District (1874–1925)
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Nacionalista
1919
1922
5th Legislature
Manuel L. Quezon
Sergio Osmeña Senator for 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961)
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Nacionalista
1922
1934
6th Legislature 7th Legislature 8th Legislature 9th Legislature
Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Clarin Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1879–1935)
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Nacionalista
1934
1935
9th Legislature
Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Avelino Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1890–1986)
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Nacionalista
1935
1935
10th Legislature
Manuel L. Quezon
No Senate(1935–1945)
Senate of the Commonwealth of the Philippines1945-1946
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)
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Nacionalista
July 9, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st Congress
Manuel Roxas
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)
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Liberal
May 25, 1946
July 4, 1946
2nd Congress
José Avelino
Senate of the Philippines1946-1972
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)
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Liberal
July 4, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st Congress
José Avelino Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Quintin Paredes (1884-1973)
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Liberal
January 31, 1950
March 5, 1952
2nd Congress
Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Esteban Abada (1896–1954)
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Liberal
March 5, 1952
May 7, 1952
2nd Congress
Quintín Paredes Camilo Osías Eulogio Rodriguez
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)
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Nacionalista
May 7, 1952
April 17, 1953
2nd Congress
Eulogio Rodriguez
Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)
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Liberal
April 17, 1953
April 30, 1953
2nd Congress
Camilo Osías
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)
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Nacionalista
April 30, 1953
December 10, 1957
2nd Congress 3rd Congress
José Zulueta
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993)
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Democratic (until 1961)
January 27, 1958
December 17, 1965
4th Congress
5th Congress
Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
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Nacionalista (from 1961)
Lorenzo Sumulong (1905–1997)
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Nacionalista
January 17, 1966
December 30, 1969
6th Congress
Arturo Tolentino Gil Puyat
Jose Roy (1904–1986)
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Nacionalista
January 26, 1970
September 23, 1972
7th Congress
Gil Puyat
No Senate(1972–1987)
Senate of the Philippines1987-present
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)
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Liberal
July 27, 1987
July 23, 1990
8th Congress
Jovito Salonga
Sotero Laurel (1918–2009)
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Nacionalista
July 23, 1990
January 18, 1992
8th Congress
Jovito Salonga Neptali Gonzales
Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)
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PDP–Laban
January 18, 1992
January 18, 1993
8th Congress 9th Congress
Neptali Gonzales
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)
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Lakas
January 18, 1993
July 6, 1993
9th Congress
Edgardo Angara
Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017)
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Lakas
July 6, 1993
October 10, 1996
9th Congress 10th Congress
Edgardo Angara Neptali Gonzales
Blas Ople (1927–2003)
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LDP (until 1998)
October 10, 1996
June 29, 1999
10th Congress 11th Congress
Ernesto Maceda Neptali Gonzales Marcelo Fernan
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LAMMP (from 1998)
John Henry Osmeña (born 1936)
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LAMMP
June 29, 1999
July 12, 2000
11th Congress
Blas Ople
Blas Ople (1927–2003)
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LAMMP
July 12, 2000
June 30, 2001
11th Congress
Franklin Drilon Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Manuel Villar (born 1949)
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Independent
July 23, 2001
August 12, 2002
12th Congress
Franklin Drilon
Juan Flavier (1935–2014)
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Lakas
August 12, 2002
June 30, 2007
12th Congress 13th Congress
Franklin Drilon Manuel Villar
Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)
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PMP
July 23, 2007
June 30, 2013
14th Congress 15th Congress
Manuel Villar Juan Ponce Enrile
Ralph Recto (born 1964)
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Liberal
July 22, 2013
June 30, 2016
16th Congress
Franklin Drilon
Franklin Drilon (born 1945)
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Liberal
July 25, 2016
February 27, 2017
17th Congress
Koko Pimentel
Ralph Recto (born 1964)
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Liberal (until 2018)
February 27, 2017
Incumbent
17th Congress 18th Congress
Koko Pimentel Tito Sotto
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Nacionalista (from 2018)
Living former Senate Presidents pro tempore
Currently there are five living former Senate Presidents pro tempore:
The most recent President pro tempore to die was 87-year-old. Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1993-1996) on March 20, 2017.
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