5th Congress of the Philippines

5th Congress of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	January 22, 1962 – December 17, 1965
President	Diosdado Macapagal
Vice President	Emmanuel Pelaez
Senate
Members	24
President	Eulogio Rodriguez (until April 5, 1963) Ferdinand Marcos (from April 5, 1963)
President pro tempore	Fernando Lopez
Majority leader	Arturo Tolentino
Minority leader	Estanislao Fernandez
House of Representatives
Members	104
Speaker	Daniel Romualdez (until March 9, 1962) Cornelio Villareal (from March 9, 1962)
Speaker pro tempore	Salipada Pendatun
Majority leader	Justiniano Montano
Minority leader	Cornelio Villareal (until March 9, 1962) Daniel Romualdez (from March 9, 1962)

The 5th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalimang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 22, 1962, until December 17, 1965, during the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal.

• First Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1962
• Second Regular Session: January 28 – May 23, 1963
• First Special Session: June 10 – July 12, 1963
• Third Regular Session: January 27 – May 21, 1964
• Second Special Session: May 22 – June 25, 1964
• Third Special Session: June 26 – July 8, 1964
• Fourth Special Session: August 3–15, 1964
• Fourth Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1965
• First Joint Session: March 1 – May 5, 1965
• Fifth Special Session: May 21 – June 24, 1965
• Sixth Special Session: June 30 – July 12, 1965
• Second Joint Session: December 14–17, 1965

The Fifth Congress passed a total of 1,192 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 3451 – 4642)

Senate President

Eulogio Rodriguez,
until April 5, 1963

Ferdinand Marcos,
from April 5, 1963

• President:
  • Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), until April 5, 1963
  • Ferdinand Marcos (Liberal), from April 5, 1963
• President pro tempore: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista)
• Majority Floor Leader: Arturo Tolentino (Nacionalista)
• Minority Floor Leader: Estanislao Fernandez (Liberal)

House Speaker

Daniel Romualdez,
until March 9, 1962

Cornelio Villareal,
from March 9, 1962

• Speaker:
  • Daniel Romualdez (Leyte–1st, Nacionalista), until March 9, 1962
  • Cornelio Villareal (Capiz–2nd, Liberal), from March 9, 1962
• Speaker pro tempore: Salipada Pendatun (Cotabato, Liberal)
• Majority Floor Leader: Justiniano Montano (Cavite, Nacionalista)
• Minority Floor Leader:
  • Cornelio Villareal (Capiz–2nd, Liberal), until March 9, 1962
  • Daniel Romualdez (Leyte–1st, Nacionalista), from March 9, 1962

Composition of the Senate during the 5th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

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

• For senators elected on November 12, 1957: December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1963
• For senators elected on November 10, 1959: December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965
• For senators elected on November 14, 1961: December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1967
• For senators elected on November 12, 1963: December 30, 1963 – December 30, 1969

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1961 Philippine general election
• 1963 Philippine general election

• "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.

• 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.