# Senate President Party Legislature Start of Service End of Service Era
# Senate President Party Legislature Start of Service End of Service Era
# Senate President Party Legislature Start of Service End of Service Era
Senate President
Manuel L. Quezon
Party
Nacionalista
Legislature
Start of service
End of service
1916
1919
1919
1922
1922
1925
1925
1928
1928
1931
1931
1934
1934
1935
Era
Insular
Government
Commonwealth
The Senate and the House of Representatives were merged into the unicameral National Assembly in 1935 at the onset of the
Commonwealth period. It was replaced by the bicameral Commonwealth Congress (CC) with the amendment of the 1935 Constitution in
1940, with the first election for a senate elected at large held in November, 1941. However, the outbreak of World War II in the Philippines
meant that the Commonwealth Congress did not convene until 1945.
For leaders of the National Assembly, see Speakers of the National Assembly.
Manuel Roxas
Jos Avelino
Nacionalista
(Liberal wing)
Liberal
July 9, 1945
July 4, 1946
July 5, 1946
1st Congress
4
Liberal
Quintin Paredes
Liberal
March 5, 1952
Camilo Osas
Nacionalista
Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista
Liberal
Jose Zulueta
Liberal
3rd Congress
4th Congress
April 5, 1963
April 5, 1963
April 1964
April 1964
10
Nacionalista
Liberal
11
Ferdinand Marcos
12
Arturo Tolentino
Nacionalista
13
Gil Puyat
Nacionalista
2nd Congress
5th Congress
Nacionalista
6th Congress
7th Congress
Third Republic
Fourth Republic
The legislative functions of Congress were absorbed by the President from 1972 to 1978 when the unicameral Batasang
Pambansa was formed during the Fourth Republic.
For leaders of the Batasang Pambansa, see Speakers of the Batasang Pambansa.
After the 1986 EDSA Revolution, the president held legislative powers until a restored bicameral Congress can be elected into office.
14
Jovito Salonga
Liberal
15
Neptali Gonzales
LDP
8th Congress
9th Congress
January 1, 1992[1]
January 1, 1992[2]
16
Edgardo Angara
LDP
17
LDP
18
Ernesto Maceda
NPC
19
LDP
20
Marcelo Fernan
LDP
21
Blas Ople
LAMP
22
Franklin Drilon
LAMP
23
Aquilino Pimentel
PDP-LABAN
June 5, 2013
June 5, 2013
present
Independent
24
10th Congress
11th Congress
12th Congress
Liberal
13th Congress
25
Manny Villar
Nacionalista
14th Congress
26
27
PMP
PMP
Liberal
15th Congress
16th Congress
Fifth Republic