7th Congress of the Philippines

7th Congress of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	January 26, 1970 – September 23, 1972
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Vice President	Fernando Lopez
Senate
Members	24
President	Gil Puyat
President pro tempore	Jose Roy
Majority leader	Arturo Tolentino
Minority leader	Gerardo Roxas
House of Representatives
Members	110
Speaker	Jose Laurel Jr. (until April 1, 1971) Cornelio Villareal (from April 1, 1971)
Speaker pro tempore	Jose M. Aldeguer
Majority leader	Marcelino Veloso
Minority leader	Justiniano Montano (until June 12, 1971) Ramon Mitra Jr. (June 12 – December 30, 1971) Ramon Felipe Jr. (from January 24, 1972)

The 7th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikapitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 26, 1970, until September 23, 1972, during the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of Ferdinand Marcos's presidency. On September 23, 1972, President Marcos effectively dissolved the Congress with his declaration of martial law. Marcos then exercised legislative powers. In 1976, Congress was replaced by the Batasang Bayan as the Philippines' legislative body until 1978, when it was replaced by the Batasang Pambansa.

One-third of the Senate and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced after the 1969 general elections. The House members and another third of the Senate membership were again replaced after the midterm senatorial elections of 1971.

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1970
• First Special Session: May 22 – June 25, 1970
• Second Special Session: June 29 – August 1, 1970
• Third Special Session: September 7 – October 10, 1970
• Second Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1971
• Fourth Special Session: June 14 – July 17, 1971
• Fifth Special Session: August 2 – September 4, 1971
• Third Regular Session: January 24 – May 18, 1972
• Sixth Special Session: May 19 – June 21, 1972
• Seventh Special Session: June 23 – July 27, 1972
• Eighth Special Session: July 28 – August 31, 1972
• Ninth Special Session: September 1 – 23, 1972

Legislation

The Seventh Congress in its three regular and six special sessions passed a total of 512 acts. Among it were:

RA No	Description
6124	Fixing the Maximum Selling Price of Essential Commodities and the Creation of the Price Control Council
6125	Imposition of a Stabilization Tax on Overseas Consignments
6126	Regulation of Housing Rentals
6127	Amendment to Article 29 of The Revised Penal Code
6128	Municipal and Barrio Boundary Dispute Settlement
6131	Conferring of Filipino citizenship to Dr. Patrick B. Connoh
6132	"The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act"
6139	Regulation of Tuition and Other School Fees of Private Educational Institutions
6234	Creation of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
6235	Prohibition of Acts Inimical to Civil Aviation
6236	Extension of Free Patents Application and Judicial Confirmation of Incomplete or Imperfect Titles
6245	Offering of B.S. Industrial Education and B.S. Industrial Arts degrees at the Abra School of Arts and Trades
6260	"Coconut Investment Act"
6289	Establishment of a Limnological Station in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
6345	Establishment of a School of Fisheries in Loon, Bohol
6349	Rent Control Regulation
6366	Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Philippine National Railways
6388	"Election Code of 1971"
6389	Agricultural Land Reform Code Amendment
6390	Creation of Agrarian Reform Special Account
6395	National Power Corporation Charter Revision
6397	Integration of the Philippine Bar
6410	Salary Standardization in the Department of Education
6425	"The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972"
6426	"Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines"
6440	Creation of Barrio Fortuna in Marcos, Ilocos Norte
6452	Making Masinloc, Zambales a Port of Entry
6489	Creation of the Municipality of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
6516	Providing for the Sale Of Agricultural Public Lands
6533	Congson Ice Plant And Cold Storage, Inc. Franchise
6539	"Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972"
6551	"General Appropriations Act of 1972"
6552	"Realty Installment Buyer Act"
6591	Creation of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in the Province of Camarines Sur, Iriga and Naga Cities

Leadership

Composition of the Senate during the 7th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 7th Congress.

Senate

• President: Gil Puyat (Nacionalista)
• President pro tempore: Jose Roy (Nacionalista)
• Majority Floor Leader: Arturo Tolentino (Nacionalista)
• Minority Floor Leader: Gerardo Roxas (Liberal)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:
  • Jose Laurel Jr. (Batangas–3rd, Nacionalista), until April 1, 1971
  • Cornelio Villareal (Capiz–2nd, Liberal), from April 1, 1971
• Speaker pro tempore: Jose M. Aldeguer (Iloilo–5th, Liberal)
• Majority Floor Leader: Marcelino R. Veloso (Leyte–3rd, Nacionalista)
• Minority Floor Leader:
  • Justiniano Montano (Cavite, Liberal), until June 12, 1971
  • Ramon Mitra Jr. (Palawan, Liberal), June 12 – December 30, 1971
  • Ramon Felipe Jr. (Camarines Sur–1st, Liberal), from January 24, 1972

Members

Senate

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

• For senators elected on November 9, 1965: December 30, 1965 – December 30, 1971
• For senators elected on November 14, 1967: December 30, 1967 – December 30, 1973
• For senators elected on November 11, 1969: December 30, 1969 – December 30, 1975
• For senators elected on November 8, 1971: December 30, 1971 – December 30, 1977

Following the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972, the terms of senators elected in 1967, 1969 and 1971 ended.

Senator	Party		Term ending
Alejandro Almendras[a]		Nacionalista	1971, 1977
Magnolia Antonino		Liberal	1973
Ninoy Aquino		Liberal	1973
Dominador Aytona[b]		Nacionalista	1971
Helena Benitez		Nacionalista	1973
Jose W. Diokno		Nacionalista	1975
Rene Espina		Liberal	1975
Eva Estrada Kalaw[a]		Nacionalista	1971, 1977
Eddie Ilarde[c]		Liberal	1977
Wenceslao Lagumbay[b]		Nacionalista	1971
Salvador Laurel		Nacionalista	1973
Ernesto Maceda[c]		Nacionalista	1977
Genaro Magsaysay[a]		Nacionalista	1971, 1977
Ramon Mitra Jr.[c]		Liberal	1977
John Henry Osmeña[c]		Liberal	1977
Sergio Osmeña Jr.[b]		Liberal	1971
Ambrosio Padilla		Liberal	1975
Emmanuel Pelaez		Nacionalista	1973
Leonardo B. Perez		Nacionalista	1973
Gil Puyat		Nacionalista	1975
Gerardo Roxas		Liberal	1975
Jose Roy		Nacionalista	1973
Jovito Salonga[a]		Liberal	1971, 1977
Lorenzo Sumulong		Nacionalista	1975
Mamintal A. J. Tamano		Nacionalista	1975
Lorenzo Tañada[b]		NCP	1971
Lorenzo Teves		Nacionalista	1973
Arturo Tolentino		Nacionalista	1975

House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives was from December 30, 1969, to December 30, 1973, but was cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.

Seventh Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative	Party
Abra	Lone	Carmelo Z. Barbero		Liberal
Agusan del Norte	Lone	Guillermo R. Sanchez		Nacionalista
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Democrito O. Plaza		Nacionalista
Aklan	Lone	Rafael B. Legaspi		Nacionalista
Albay	1st	Armando D. Cope		Nacionalista
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial		Nacionalista
	3rd	Roberto M. Sabido		Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Enrique A. Zaldivar		Liberal
Bataan	Lone	Pablo R. Roman		Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone	Rufino S. Antonio Jr.[d]		Independent
		Jorge A. Abad[e]		Liberal
Batangas	1st	Roberto C. Diokno		Independent
	2nd	Expedito Leviste		Nacionalista
	3rd	Jose Laurel Jr.		Nacionalista
Benguet	Lone	Andres A. Cosalan		Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Pablo Malasarte		Nacionalista
	3rd	Teodoro B. Galagar		Nacionalista
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich		Nacionalista
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo C. Natividad		Nacionalista
	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado		Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st	Tito M. Dupaya		Nacionalista
	2nd	David M. Puzon		Nacionalista
Camarines Norte	Lone	Fernando V. Pajarillo		Nacionalista
Camarines Sur	1st	Ramon Felipe Jr.		Liberal
	2nd	Felix Fuentebella		Nacionalista
Camiguin	Lone	Jose P. Neri		Nacionalista
Capiz	1st	Juliano A. Alba		Liberal
	2nd	Cornelio Villareal		Nacionalista
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto		Nacionalista
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano Montano		Liberal
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano		Nacionalista
	2nd	John Henry Osmeña[f]		Liberal
	3rd	Eduardo Gullas		Nacionalista
	4th	Gaudencio Beduya		Nacionalista
	5th	Emerito S. Calderon		Nacionalista
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa		Nacionalista
	7th	Celestino N. Sybico Jr.		Nacionalista
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada Pendatun		Liberal
Davao del Norte	Lone	Lorenzo S. Sarmiento		Nacionalista
Davao del Sur	Lone	Artemio A. Loyola		Nacionalista
Davao Oriental	Lone	Constancio P. Maglana		Nacionalista
Eastern Samar	Lone	Felipe J. Abrigo		Nacionalista
Ifugao	Lone	Romulo B. Lumauig		Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque Ablan Jr.[g]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Simeon M. Valdez		Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo[h]		Nacionalista
	2nd	Lucas V. Cauton		Nacionalista
Iloilo	1st	Jose Zulueta		Independent
	2nd	Fermin Z. Caram Jr.		Nacionalista
	3rd	Gloria M. Tabiana		Nacionalista
	4th	Mariano Peñaflorida		Nacionalista
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer		Nacionalista
Isabela	Lone	Rodolfo Albano Jr.		Nacionalista
Kalinga-Apayao	Lone	Felipe B. Almazan		Nacionalista
La Union	1st	Joaquin Ortega		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose Aspiras		Nacionalista
Laguna	1st	Joaquin E. Chipeco		Nacionalista
	2nd	Leonides C. de Leon		Nacionalista
Lanao del Norte	Lone	Mohammad Ali Dimaporo		Nacionalista
Lanao del Sur	Lone	Macacuna Dimaporo		Nacionalista
Leyte	1st	Artemio E. Mate		Nacionalista
	2nd	Salud Vivero Parreño[i]		Nacionalista
	3rd	Marcelino R. Veloso		Nacionalista
	4th	Rodolfo Rivilla		Nacionalista
Manila	1st	Francisco G. Reyes		Nacionalista
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces		Nacionalista
	3rd	Ramon Bagatsing[j]		Nacionalista
	4th	Pablo V. Ocampo		Nacionalista
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz		Liberal
Masbate	Lone	Emilio Espinosa Jr.		Nacionalista
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William Chiongbian		Nacionalista
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Pedro N. Roa		Nacionalista
Mountain Province	Lone	Alfredo G. Lamen		Liberal
Negros Occidental	1st	Armando C. Gustilo		Nacionalista
	2nd	Roberto L. Montelibano		Nacionalista
	3rd	Agustin M. Gatuslao		Nacionalista
Negros Oriental	1st	Herminio G. Teves		Nacionalista
	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias		Nacionalista
Northern Samar	Lone	Raul Daza		Liberal
Nueva Ecija	1st	Leopoldo D. Diaz		Nacionalista
	2nd	Angel D. Concepcion		Nacionalista
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Benjamin B. Perez		Nacionalista
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Pedro C. Medalla		Nacionalista
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Jose J. Leido Jr.		Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone	Ramon Mitra Jr.[f]		Liberal
Pampanga	1st	Jose B. Lingad		Liberal
	2nd	Luis Taruc		Independent
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose de Venecia Jr.		Liberal
	3rd	Corazon V. Primicias[k]		Nacionalista
		Fabian S. Sison[l]		Liberal
	4th	Antonio P. Villar		Nacionalista
	5th	Roberto B. Estrella		Nacionalista
Quezon	1st	Moises A. Escueta		Liberal
	2nd	Godofredo M. Tan		Nacionalista
Rizal	1st	Neptali Gonzales		Liberal
	2nd	Frisco F. San Juan		Nacionalista
Romblon	Lone	Esteban S. Madrona		Liberal
Samar	Lone	Fernando R. Veloso		Nacionalista
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas		Nacionalista
	2nd	Rafael C. Aquino		Nacionalista
South Cotabato	Lone	James L. Chiongbian		Nacionalista
Southern Leyte	Lone	Nicanor Yñiguez		Nacionalista
Sulu	Lone	Indanan M. Anni		Nacionalista
Surigao del Norte	Lone	Constantino C. Navarro		Nacionalista
Surigao del Sur	Lone	Jose G. Puyat Jr.		Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st	Danding Cojuangco		Nacionalista
	2nd	Jose V. Yap		Liberal
Zambales	Lone	Antonio Diaz		Nacionalista
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Felipe V. Azcuna		Nacionalista
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Vicente M. Cerilles		Nacionalista

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1969 Philippine general election
• 1971 Philippine general election

Notes

1. Re-elected on November 8, 1971.
2. Term ended on December 30, 1971.
3. Elected on November 8, 1971 and took office on December 30, 1971.
4. Removed on April 17, 1970, after an electoral protest.[1]
5. Won an electoral protest on April 17, 1970, replacing Rufino S. Antonio Jr.
6. Took office as Senator of the Philippines on December 30, 1971.
7. Elected in a special election on November 14, 1967, succeeding Antonio Raquiza.
8. Assassinated on October 20, 1970.
9. Representative-elect. Died on December 27, 1969.
10. Elected as Mayor of Manila on November 8, 1971.
11. Removed on January 24, 1972 after an electoral protest.
12. Won an electoral protest on January 24, 1972, replacing Corazon V. Primicias.

References

1. G.R. No. L-31604 (April 17, 1970), Rufino S. Antonio vs. COMELEC, retrieved November 17, 2024

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.

External links

• "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.