2nd Congress of the Philippines
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The 2nd Congress of the Philippines (
Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from December 30, 1949, until December 8, 1953, during the second term of President Elpidio Quirino
.
Sessions
- First Special Session: December 30, 1949 – January 5, 1950
- First Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1950
- Second Special Session: August 1–25, 1950
- Third Special Session: December 4, 1950 – January 6, 1951
- Fourth Special Session: January 8–19, 1951
- Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1951
- Fifth Special Session: May 21–29, 1951
- Third Regular Session: January 28 – May 22, 1952
- Sixth Special Session: June 23 – July 15, 1952
- Seventh Special Session: November 4–8, 1952
- Fourth Regular Session: January 26, 1953 – May 21, 1953
- Joint Session: December 8, 1953
Legislation
The Second Congress passed a total of 551 laws.
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate:
- Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco (LP)
- Quintin B. Paredes (LP), elected March 5, 1952
- Camilo O. Osías (NP), elected April 17, 1952
- Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP), elected April 30, 1952
- Camilo O. Osías (NP), elected April 17, 1953
- Jose C. Zulueta (NP), elected April 30, 1953
- Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP), elected May 20, 1953
- Senate President Pro-Tempore:
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Minority Floor Leader:
House of Representatives
- Speaker:
- Speaker Pro-Tempore:
- Domingo Veloso (LP, 2nd District Leyte)
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Raúl Leuterio (LP, Lone District Oriental Mindoro)
- Minority Floor Leader:
- José B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)
Members
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on April 23, 1946: May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
- For senators elected on November 11, 1947: December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1953
- For senators elected on November 8, 1949: December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955
- For senators elected on November 13, 1951: December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1957
House of Representatives
Notes
- ^ Died on June 6, 1951.
- ^ Removed on April 3, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Replaced Teodoro de Vera on April 3, 1952.
- ^ Died on May 28, 1950.
- ^ Died on April 8, 1952.
- ^ Elected in the 1951 Senate special election to fill in the seat vacated by Fernando Lopez, who became the Vice President of the Philippines on December 30, 1949.
- ^ Removed on May 4, 1953 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on May 4, 1953.
- ^ Removed on December 6, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on December 6, 1952.
- ^ Removed on November 22, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on November 22, 1952.
- ^ a b c Elected to the Senate on November 13, 1951.
- ^ Removed on December 27, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on December 27, 1951.
- ^ Removed on February 9, 1952 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on February 9, 1952.
- ^ Served until January 28, 1952 before being redistricted to Oriental Mindoro.
- ^ Removed on September 25, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on September 25, 1951.
- ^ Removed on March 6, 1953.
- ^ a b c Elected in a special election on November 13, 1951.
- ^ Redistricted on January 28, 1952 from Mindoro.
- ^ Removed on March 6, 1953 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on March 6, 1953.
- ^ Died on August 30, 1951.
- ^ Removed on May 5, 1951 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Took office on May 5, 1951.
- ^ Appointed Secretary of National Defense on September 1, 1950.
See also
- Congress of the Philippines
- Senate of the Philippines
- House of Representatives of the Philippines
- 1949 Philippine general election
- 1951 Philippine general election
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.
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.