10th Congress of the Philippines

The 10th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikasampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 24, 1995, until June 5, 1998, during the last three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 10th Congress followed the 1995 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

10th Congress of the Philippines
← 9th 11th →
Overview
Term	July 24, 1995 – June 5, 1998
President	Fidel Ramos
Vice President	Joseph Estrada
Senate
Members	24
President	Edgardo Angara (until August 28, 1995) Neptali Gonzales (August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996) Ernesto Maceda (October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998) Neptali Gonzales (from January 26, 1998)
President pro tempore	Leticia Ramos-Shahani (until October 10, 1996) Blas Ople (from October 10, 1996)
Majority leader	Alberto Romulo (until October 10, 1996) Francisco Tatad (October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998) Franklin Drilon (from January 26, 1998)
Minority leader	Ernesto Maceda (until August 29, 1995) Edgardo Angara (August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996) Neptali Gonzales (October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998) Ernesto Maceda (from January 26, 1998)
House of Representatives
Members	226
Speaker	Jose de Venecia Jr.
Deputy Speakers	Hernando Perez Raul Daza Simeon Datumanong
Majority leader	Rodolfo Albano Jr.
Minority leader	Ronaldo Zamora

Sessions

• First Special Session: June 26 – July 7, 1995

• First Regular Session: July 24, 1995 – June 7, 1996
  • First Joint Session: April 1 and June 3, 1996
  • Second Special Session: May 13 – June 21, 1996
• Second Regular Session: July 22, 1996 – June 13, 1997
  • Third Special Session: August 12 – 30, 1996
  • Fourth Special Session: January 6 – 31, 1997
  • Fifth Special Session: February 3 – 28, 1997
  • Second Joint Session: January 27, February 10, February 24, March 3 and March 10 – 17, 1997
• Third Regular Session: July 28, 1997 – June 5, 1998
  • Third Joint Session: February 16 – March 6, 1998
  • Sixth Special Session: March 16 – 20, 1998
  • Seventh Special Session: April 6 – 10, 1998
  • Eighth Special Session: April 12 – May 1, 1998

Legislation

Laws passed by the 10th Congress:

Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (took effect on January 1, 1998).

Leadership

Senate

• President:
  • Edgardo Angara (LDP), until August 28, 1995
  • Neptali Gonzales (LDP), August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996
  • Ernesto Maceda (NPC), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
  • Neptali Gonzales (LDP), from January 26, 1998
• President pro tempore:
  • Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), until October 10, 1996
  • Blas Ople (LDP), from October 10, 1996
• Majority Floor Leader:
  • Alberto Romulo (LDP), until October 10, 1996
  • Francisco Tatad (LDP), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
  • Franklin Drilon (Lakas), from January 26, 1998
• Minority Floor Leader:
  • Ernesto Maceda (NPC), until August 29, 1995
  • Edgardo Angara (LDP), August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996
  • Neptali Gonzales (LDP), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
  • Ernesto Maceda (NPC), from January 26, 1998

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
• Deputy Speakers:
  • Luzon: Hernando Perez (Batangas–2nd, Lakas)
  • Visayas: Raul Daza (Northern Samar–1st, Liberal)
  • Mindanao: Simeon Datumanong (Maguindanao–2nd, Lakas)
• Majority Floor Leader: Rodolfo Albano Jr. (Isabela–1st, NPC)
• Minority Floor Leader: Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan, NPC)

Members

Final Senate composition.

Final House of Representatives composition.

Senate

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

• For senators elected on May 11, 1992: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
• For senators elected on May 8, 1995: June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001

Senator	Party		Term	Term ending
Heherson Alvarez		LDP	2	1998
Edgardo Angara		LDP	2	1998
Nikki Coseteng		NPC	2	2001
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP	1	2001
Franklin Drilon		Lakas	1	2001
Marcelo Fernan		LDP	1	2001
Juan Flavier		Lakas	1	2001
Neptali Gonzales		LDP	2	1998
Ernesto Herrera		LDP	2	1998
Gregorio Honasan		Independent	1	2001
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[a]		LDP	2	2001
Ernesto Maceda		NPC	2	1998
Ramon Magsaysay Jr.		Lakas	1	2001
Orly Mercado		LDP	2	1998
Blas Ople		LDP	1	1998
Serge Osmeña		Lakas	1	2001
Juan Ponce Enrile		Independent	1	2001
Ramon Revilla Sr.		LDP	1	1998
Raul Roco		LDP	2	2001
Alberto Romulo		LDP	2	1998
Leticia Ramos-Shahani		Lakas	2	1998
Tito Sotto		LDP	1	1998
Francisco Tatad		NPC	2	2001
Freddie Webb		LDP	1	1998

House of Representatives

Tenth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative	Party		Term
Abra	Lone	Jeremias Zapata		Lakas	2
Agusan del Norte	1st	Charito Plaza		Liberal	3
	2nd	Eduardo Rama Sr.		LDP	1
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Ceferino Paredes Jr.		NPC	2
Aklan	Lone	Allen Quimpo		Lakas	2
Albay	1st	Edcel Lagman		LDP	3
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial		NPC	3
	3rd	Romeo Salalima		Lakas	1
Antique	Lone	Exequiel Javier		Lakas	3
Aurora	Lone	Bella Angara		LDP	1
Bacolod	Lone	Romeo Guanzon		Lakas	3
Baguio	Lone	Bernardo Vergara		Lakas	2
Basilan	Lone	Candu Muarip		LDP	1
Bataan	1st	Felicito Payumo		Liberal	3
	2nd	Tet Garcia		LDP	1
Batanes	Lone	Florencio Abad		Liberal	1
Batangas	1st	Eduardo Ermita		Lakas	2
	2nd	Hernando Perez		Lakas	3
	3rd	Milagros Laurel-Trinidad		Lakas	3
	4th	Ralph Recto		LDP	2
Benguet	Lone	Ronald Cosalan		Lakas	1
Biliran	Lone	Gerardo Espina Sr.		NPC	1
Bohol	1st	Venice Borja-Agana		Lakas	3
	2nd	Erico Aumentado		Lakas	2
	3rd	Isidro Zarraga		Lakas	3
Bukidnon	1st	Socorro Acosta		Liberal	3
	2nd	Reginaldo Tilanduca		NPC	2
	3rd	Jose Maria Zubiri Jr.		NPC	3
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo Natividad[b]		LDP	2
	2nd	Pedro Pancho		Lakas	2
	3rd	Ricardo Silverio		Lakas	2
	4th	Angelito Sarmiento		Lakas	2
Cagayan	1st	Patricio Antonio		Lakas	1
	2nd	Edgar Lara		NPC	2
	3rd	Manuel Mamba		Lakas	1
Cagayan de Oro	Lone	Erasmo Damasing		Lakas	2
Caloocan	1st	Bobby Guanzon		Lakas	1
	2nd	Luis Asistio		NPC	2
Camarines Norte	Lone	Emmanuel Pimentel		LDP	2
Camarines Sur	1st	Rolando Andaya		Lakas	3
	2nd	Leopoldo San Buenaventura		PRP	1
	3rd	Arnulfo Fuentebella		NPC	2
	4th	Ciriaco Alfelor		Lakas	3
Camiguin	Lone	Pedro Romualdo		Lakas	3
Capiz	1st	Mar Roxas		Liberal	1
	2nd	Vicente Andaya Jr.		Lakas	2
Catanduanes	Lone	Leandro Verceles Jr.		NPC	2
Cavite	1st	Plaridel Abaya		NPC	1
	2nd	Renato Dragon		LDP	3
	3rd	Telesforo Unas		LDP	2
Cebu	1st	Eduardo Gullas		LDP	2
	2nd	Crisologo Abines		NPC	3
	3rd	John Henry Osmeña		NPC	1
	4th	Celestino Martinez Jr.		Lakas	3
	5th	Ramon Durano III		NPC	3
	6th	Nerissa Soon-Ruiz		LDP	2
Cebu City	1st	Raul del Mar		Lakas	3
	2nd	Antonio Cuenco		Lakas	3
Cotabato	1st	Anthony Dequiña		NPC	2
	2nd	Gregorio Andolana		Lakas	3
Davao City	1st	Prospero Nograles		PRP	1
	2nd	Manuel Garcia		NPC	2
	3rd	Elias Lopez[c]		NPC	2
Davao del Norte	1st	Rogelio Sarmiento		Lakas	2
	2nd	Baltazar Sator		Lakas	3
	3rd	Rodolfo del Rosario		Lakas	3
Davao del Sur	1st	Alejandro Almendras Jr.		NPC	1
	2nd	Benjamin Bautista Sr.		LDP	3
Davao Oriental	1st	Maria Elena Palma-Gil		Lakas	2
	2nd	Thelma Almario		LDP	3
Eastern Samar	Lone	Jose Ramirez		Lakas	3
Guimaras	Lone	Catalino Nava[d]		Lakas	1
Ifugao	Lone	Benjamin Cappleman		LDP	2
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque Ablan Jr.		KBL	3
	2nd	Simeon Valdez		Lakas	1
Ilocos Sur	1st	Mariano Tajon		LDP	2
	2nd	Eric Singson		LDP	3
Iloilo	1st	Oscar Garin		Lakas	3
	2nd	Alberto Lopez		Lakas	3
	3rd	Licurgo Tirador		Lakas	3
	4th	Narciso Monfort		Lakas	1
	5th	Niel Tupas Sr.		LDP	3
Iloilo City	Lone	Raul M. Gonzalez		Lakas	1
Isabela	1st	Rodolfo Albano Jr.		NPC	3
	2nd	Faustino Dy Jr.		NPC	2
	3rd	Santiago Respicio		NPC	3
	4th	Antonio Abaya		Lakas	3
Kalinga-Apayao	Lone	Elias Bulut		LDP	2
La Union	1st	Victor Francisco Ortega		NPC	3
	2nd	Jose Aspiras		Lakas	3
Laguna	1st	Nereo Joaquin		NPC	1
	2nd	Jun Chipeco		LDP	1
	3rd	Florante Aquino		Lakas	3
	4th	Magdaleno Palacol[e]		Lakas	3
Lanao del Norte	1st	Mariano Ll. Badelles		NPC	3
	2nd	Abdullah Mangotara		Lakas	1
Lanao del Sur	1st	Mamintal Adiong Sr.		Lakas	2
	2nd	Pangalian Balindong		Liberal	1
Las Piñas-Muntinlupa	Lone	Manny Villar		Lakas	2
Leyte	1st	Imelda Marcos		KBL	1
	2nd	Sergio Apostol		Lakas	2
	3rd	Alberto Veloso		NPC	3
	4th	Carmelo Locsin		Independent	3
	5th	Eriberto Loreto		LDP	3
Maguindanao	1st	Didagen Dilangalen		PMP	1
	2nd	Simeon Datumanong		Lakas	2
Makati	Lone	Joker Arroyo		Independent	2
Malabon-Navotas	Lone	Tessie Aquino-Oreta		LDP	3
Mandaluyong	Lone	Neptali Gonzales II		LDP	1
Manila	1st	Martin Isidro		Liberal	3
	2nd	Jaime Lopez		Lakas	3
	3rd	Leonardo Fugoso		Liberal	3
	4th	Ramon Bagatsing Jr.		LDP	3
	5th	Amado Bagatsing		LDP	3
	6th	Rosenda Ann Ocampo		NPC	2
Marikina	Lone	Romeo Candazo		Liberal	2
Marinduque	Lone	Carmencita Reyes		Lakas	3
Masbate	1st	Vida Espinosa		LDP	1
	2nd	Luz Cleta Bakunawa		NPC	3
	3rd	Fausto Seachon Jr.		NPC	1
Misamis Occidental	1st	Percival Catane		Lakas	2
	2nd	Herminia Ramiro		Liberal	1
Misamis Oriental	1st	Homobono Cesar		Lakas	2
	2nd	Victorico Chaves		Lakas	3
Mountain Province	Lone	Victor Dominguez		LDP	3
Negros Occidental	1st	Jules Ledesma		NPC	1
	2nd	Alfredo Marañon		NPC	1
	3rd	Jose Carlos Lacson		Lakas	3
	4th	Edward Matti		NPC	3
	5th	Mariano Yulo		NPC	3
	6th	Genaro Alvarez Jr.		NPC	1
Negros Oriental	1st	Jerome Paras		LDP	3
	2nd	Miguel Romero		LDP	3
	3rd	Margarito Teves		Lakas	3
Northern Samar	1st	Raul Daza		Liberal	3
	2nd	Wilmar Lucero		Liberal	2
Nueva Ecija	1st	Renato Diaz		Lakas	2
	2nd	Eleuterio Violago		NPC	2
	3rd	Pacifico Fajardo		NPC	2
	4th	Julita Lorenzo-Villareal		LDP	1
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Carlos Padilla		LDP	1
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Jose T. Villarosa		LDP	2
Oriental Mindoro	1st	Renato Leviste		NPC	2
	2nd	Jesus Punzalan		Lakas	3
Palawan	1st	Vicente Sandoval		Lakas	1
	2nd	Alfredo Amor Abueg Jr.		LDP	2
Pampanga	1st	Carmelo Lazatin Sr.		Lakas	3
	2nd	Zenaida Cruz-Ducut		NPC	1
	3rd	Oscar Samson Rodriguez		NPC	1
	4th	Emigdio Bondoc[f]		NPC	2
Pangasinan	1st	Hernani Braganza		Lakas	1
	2nd	Antonio Bengson III		Lakas	1
	3rd	Eric Galo Acuña		Lakas	2
	4th	Jose de Venecia Jr.		Lakas	3
	5th	Amadeo Perez Jr.		Lakas	2
	6th	Ranjit Shahani		Lakas	1
Parañaque	Lone	Roilo Golez		Lakas	2
Pasay	Lone	Jovito Claudio		Lakas	2
Pasig	Lone	Rufino Javier		NPC	3
Quezon	1st	Wilfrido Enverga		Lakas	3
	2nd	Marcial Punzalan Jr.		Lakas	2
	3rd	Danilo Suarez		Liberal	2
	4th	Wigberto Tañada		Liberal	1
Quezon City	1st	Reynaldo Calalay		PRP	1
	2nd	Dante Liban		NPC	2
	3rd	Mike Defensor		LDP	1
	4th	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.		Lakas	2
Quirino	Lone	Junie Cua		Lakas	2
Rizal	1st	Gilberto Duavit Sr.		NPC	2
	2nd	Emigdio Tanjuatco Jr.		LDP	3
Romblon	Lone	Eleandro Jesus Madrona		Lakas	2
Samar	1st	Rodolfo Tuazon		Lakas	2
	2nd	Catalino Figueroa		Lakas	2
San Juan	Lone	Ronaldo Zamora		NPC	3
Sarangani	Lone	James Chiongbian		Lakas	3
Siquijor	Lone	Orlando Fua		Lakas	3
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador Escudero[g]		NPC	3
	2nd	Bonifacio Gillego		Lakas	3
South Cotabato	1st	Luwalhati Antonino		Lakas	2
	2nd	Daisy Avance-Fuentes		Lakas	2
Southern Leyte	Lone	Roger Mercado		Lakas	3
Sultan Kudarat	Lone	Angelo Montilla		Lakas	1
Sulu	1st	Bensaudi Tulawie		Lakas	2
	2nd	Asani Tammang		Lakas	2
Surigao del Norte	1st	Constantino Navarro Jr.		Lakas	1
	2nd	Robert Barbers[h]		Lakas	2
Surigao del Sur	1st	Mario Ty		Lakas	3
	2nd	Jesnar Falcon		Independent	1
Taguig–Pateros	Lone	Dante Tiñga		PDP–Laban	3
Tarlac	1st	Peping Cojuangco		LDP	3
	2nd	Jose Yap		Lakas	3
	3rd	Herminio Aquino		LDP	3
Tawi-Tawi	Lone	Nur Jaafar		Lakas	2
Valenzuela	Lone	Antonio Serapio		Nacionalista	3
Zambales	1st	James Gordon Jr.		Lakas	1
	2nd	Antonio Diaz		Lakas	2
Zamboanga City	Lone	Maria Clara Lobregat		LDP	3
Zamboanga del Norte	1st	Romeo Jalosjos Sr.		Lakas	1
	2nd	Cresente Llorente Jr.		Lakas	1
	3rd	Angel Carloto		Lakas	3
Zamboanga del Sur	1st	Alejandro Urro		Lakas	2
	2nd	Antonio Cerilles		NPC	3
	3rd	Belma Cabilao		Lakas	2
Cultural Minorities		Ronald Adamat		Nonpartisan	1
Labor		Isidro Aligada		Nonpartisan	1
		Temistocles Dejon Sr.		Nonpartisan	2
		Gregorio del Prado		Nonpartisan	1
		Zoilo dela Cruz		Nonpartisan	2
		Andres Dinglasan Jr.[i]		Nonpartisan	2
		Mohammad Omar Fajardo		Nonpartisan	1
		Ramon Jabar Jr.		Nonpartisan	3
		Ernesto Verceles		Nonpartisan	2
		Alejandro Villavisa		Nonpartisan	3
Peasant		Adolfo Geronimo		Nonpartisan	1
		Leonardo Montemayor		Nonpartisan	2
		Arturo Olegario Jr.		Nonpartisan	1
		Vicente Tagle		Nonpartisan	2
		Glicerio Tan		Nonpartisan	1
Urban Poor		Florante Tarona		Nonpartisan	1
		Ariel Zartiga		Nonpartisan	2
Women		Minerva Laudico		Nonpartisan	2
		Leonor Ines Luciano		Nonpartisan	1
Youth		Edgardo Avila		Nonpartisan	2
		Felizardo Colambo		Nonpartisan	1
		Anna Periquet		Nonpartisan	1

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1995 Philippine general election

Notes

1. Took office as Vice President of the Philippines on June 30, 1998.
2. Died on January 9, 1997.
3. Died in September 1997.
4. Died on December 3, 1995.
5. Died in 1997.
6. Died on November 25, 1997.
7. Resigned on January 31, 1996, upon appointment as Secretary of Agriculture.
8. Resigned on April 15, 1996, upon appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
9. Died in 1997.