13th Congress of the Philippines

The 13th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabintatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 26, 2004, until June 8, 2007, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 13th Congress followed the 2004 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

13th Congress of the Philippines
← 12th 14th →
Overview
Term	July 26, 2004 – June 8, 2007
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Vice President	Noli de Castro
Senate
Members	24
President	Franklin Drilon (until July 24, 2006) Manny Villar (from July 24, 2006)
President pro tempore	Juan Flavier
Majority leader	Francis Pangilinan
Minority leader	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
House of Representatives
Members	261
Speaker	Jose de Venecia Jr.
Deputy Speakers	Emilio Espinosa Jr. Raul del Mar Abdulgani Salapuddin Benigno Aquino III (November 8, 2004 – February 21, 2006) Eric Singson (from February 21, 2006)
Majority leader	Prospero Nograles
Minority leader	Francis Escudero

Events

Charter Change

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her several State of the Nation Addresses has repeatedly called on Congress to pave the way for the amending of the 1987 Constitution^[1] to provide for a unicameral–parliamentary–federal form of government. On December 8, 2006, the administration-dominated House of Representatives, bypassing the Senate, passed in haste House Resolution 1450, which called on Congress to convene into a Constituent Assembly (ConAss) to propose amendments to the Constitution.^[2] The House move however, was faced with stiff opposition from the outmaneuvered members of the opposition and all but 1 member of the Senate,^[3] which was later bolstered by support from several sectors of the civil society and the influential Roman Catholic Church,^[4] which threatened to hold nationwide protest rallies to denounce the House move.^[5] Succumbing to the mounting opposition and the apparent withdrawal of support of the President,^[6] House Speaker Jose De Venecia later on scrapped the entire resolution and called instead for a constitutional convention, challenging the Senate to concur it in 72 hours.^[7] But this too was rejected by the Senate,^[8] which preferred to hold a constitutional convention after the 2007 elections.^[9] Efforts to amend the constitution during the 13th Congress were eventually shelved.^[10]

Sessions

• First Regular Session: July 26, 2004 – June 7, 2005
  • First Special Session: January 5 – February 10, 2005
  • Second Special Session: March 1 – April 1, 2005
• Second Regular Session: July 25, 2005 – June 5, 2006
• Third Regular Session: July 24, 2006 – June 8, 2007
  • Third Special Session: February 19 – 20, 2007
  • Special Centennial Session: June 7, 2007

Legislation

Laws passed by the 13th Congress: 149 (Republic Act No. 9333 to 9495), as of September 7, 2007^[11]

Main article: Laws of the 13th Congress of the Philippines

Major legislation

• Republic Act No. 9334 — Increase of Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products
• Republic Act No. 9335 — Attrition Act of 2005
• Republic Act No. 9337 — Expanded Value-Added Tax Law
• Republic Act No. 9341 — Rent Control Act of 2005
• Republic Act No. 9343 — Special Purpose Vehicle Act of 2002 Amendments
• Republic Act No. 9344 — Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006
• Republic Act No. 9346 — Death Penalty Abolition
• Republic Act No. 9347 — Rationalizing the Composition and Functions of the National Labor Relations Commission
• Republic Act No. 9359 — Appropriation of a Standby Fund for the Guimaras Oil Spill Clean Up, Mayon Volcano Relief Operations, OFW Repatriation
• Republic Act No. 9367 — Biofuels Act of 2006
• Republic Act No. 9369 — Amending the Election Modernization Act
• Republic Act No. 9372 — Human Security Act of 2007
• Republic Act No. 9379 — Handline Fishing Law
• Republic Act No. 9396 — Redefining the term "Veteran"
• Republic Act No. 9399 — One-Time Amnesty for Businesses in the Special Economic Zones and Freeports
• Republic Act No. 9400 — Amending the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992
• Republic Act No. 9406 —Reorganization and Strengthening of the Public Attorney's Office
• Republic Act No. 9416 — Unlawful Cheating in the Civil Service Commission Examinations
• Republic Act No. 9417 — Strengthening the Office of the Solicitor General
• Republic Act No. 9418 —Institutionalizing Strategy for Rural Development
• Republic Act No. 9422 — Amending the Migration Workers and Overseas Act of 1995
• Republic Act No. 9433 — Magna Carta for Public Social Workers

Leadership

Senate

• President:
  • Franklin Drilon (Liberal), until July 24, 2006
  • Manny Villar (Nacionalista), from July 24, 2006
• President pro tempore: Juan Flavier (Lakas)
• Majority Floor Leader: Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
• Minority Floor Leader: Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
• Deputy Speakers:
  • Luzon:
    • Emilio Espinosa Jr. (Masbate–2nd, NPC)
    • Benigno Aquino III (Tarlac–2nd, Liberal), November 8, 2004 – February 21, 2006
    • Eric Singson (Ilocos Sur–2nd, Liberal), from February 21, 2006^[12]
  • Visayas: Raul del Mar (Cebu City–1st, Lakas)
  • Mindanao: Abdulgani Salapuddin (Basilan, Lakas)
• Majority Floor Leader: Prospero Nograles (Davao City–1st, Lakas)
• Minority Floor Leader: Francis Escudero (Sorsogon–1st, 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 14, 2001: June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
• For senators elected on May 10, 2004: June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010

Senator	Party		Term	Term ending	Bloc
Edgardo Angara		LDP	1	2007	Minority
Joker Arroyo		Independent	1	2007	Majority
Rodolfo Biazon		Liberal	2	2010	Majority
Pia Cayetano		Lakas	1	2010	Majority
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP	1	2010	Majority
Franklin Drilon		Liberal	2	2007	Majority
Loi Ejercito		PMP	1	2007	Minority
Jinggoy Estrada		PMP	1	2010	Minority
Juan Flavier		Lakas	2	2007	Majority
Dick Gordon		Lakas	1	2010	Majority
Panfilo Lacson		Independent	1	2007	Minority
Lito Lapid		Lakas	1	2010	Majority
Alfredo Lim[a]		PMP	1	2010	Minority
Jamby Madrigal		LDP	1	2010	Minority
Ramon Magsaysay Jr.		Lakas	2	2007	Majority
Serge Osmeña		PDP–Laban	2	2007	Minority
Francis Pangilinan		Liberal	1	2007	Majority
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.		PDP–Laban	2	2010	Minority
Juan Ponce Enrile		PMP	1	2010	Minority
Ralph Recto		Nacionalista	1	2007	Majority
Bong Revilla		Lakas	1	2010	Majority
Mar Roxas		Liberal	1	2010	Majority
Manny Villar		Nacionalista	1	2007	Majority

House of Representatives

Thirteenth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative	Party		Term	Bloc
Abra	Lone	Luis Bersamin Jr.[b]		KAMPI	2	Majority
Agusan del Norte	1st	Leovigildo Banaag		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Angelica Amante		Lakas	1	Majority
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Rodolfo Plaza		NPC	2	Minority
Aklan	Lone	Florencio Miraflores		Liberal	1	Majority
Albay	1st	Edcel Lagman		Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Joey Salceda[c]		Lakas	3	Majority
Antipolo	1st	Ronaldo Puno[d]		KAMPI	1	Majority
	2nd	Victor Sumulong		KAMPI	3	Majority
Antique	Lone	Exequiel Javier		Lakas	2	Majority
Apayao	Lone	Elias Bulut Jr.		NPC	2	Majority
Aurora	Lone	Sonny Angara		LDP	1	Minority
Bacolod	Lone	Monico Puentevella		Lakas	2	Majority
Baguio	Lone	Mauricio Domogan		Lakas	2	Majority
Basilan	Lone	Abdulgani Salapuddin		Lakas	3	Majority
Bataan	1st	Antonino Roman		Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd	Albert Garcia		Lakas	1	Majority
Batanes	Lone	Henedina Abad		Liberal	1	Majority
Batangas	1st	Eileen Ermita-Buhain		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Hermilando Mandanas		Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd	Victoria Hernandez-Reyes		Lakas	2	Majority
	4th	Oscar Gozos		KAMPI	2	Majority
Benguet	Lone	Samuel Dangwa		Lakas	2	Majority
Biliran	Lone	Gerardo Espina Jr.		KAMPI	1	Majority
Bohol	1st	Edgar Chatto		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Roberto Cajes		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Eladio Jala		Lakas	3	Majority
Bukidnon	1st	Nereus Acosta		Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd	TG Guingona		Nacionalista	1	Minority
	3rd	Migz Zubiri		Lakas	3	Majority
Bulacan	1st	Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Pedro Pancho		NPC	1	Majority
	3rd	Lorna Silverio		Lakas	2	Majority
	4th	Reylina Nicolas		Lakas	2	Majority
Cagayan	1st	Jack Enrile		NPC	3	Minority
	2nd	Florencio Vargas		Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd	Manuel Mamba		Liberal	2	Majority
Cagayan de Oro	Lone	Constantino Jaraula		Lakas	3	Majority
Caloocan	1st	Oscar Malapitan		Nacionalista	1	Minority
	2nd	Luis Asistio		NPC	1	Minority
Camarines Norte	Lone	Renato Unico Jr.		Lakas	2	Majority
Camarines Sur	1st	Rolando Andaya Jr.[e]		Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd	Luis Villafuerte		KAMPI	1	Majority
	3rd	Arnulfo Fuentebella		NPC	1	Majority
	4th	Felix Alfelor Jr.		Lakas	2	Majority
Camiguin	Lone	Jurdin Jesus Romualdo		NPC	3	Majority
Capiz	1st	Rodriguez Dadivas		Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd	Fredenil Castro		Liberal	2	Majority
Catanduanes	Lone	Joseph Santiago		NPC	2	Majority
Cavite	1st	Jun Abaya		Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd	Gilbert Remulla		Nacionalista	2	Majority
	3rd	Jesus Crispin Remulla		Nacionalista	1	Majority
Cebu	1st	Eduardo Gullas		Nacionalista	1	Majority
	2nd	Simeon Kintanar		NPC	3	Majority
	3rd	Antonio Yapha		NPC	3	Majority
	4th	Clavel Martinez		Lakas	3	Majority
	5th	Ace Durano[f]		Lakas	3	Majority
		Ramon Durano VI[g]		NPC	0	Majority
	6th	Nerissa Soon-Ruiz		KAMPI	2	Majority
Cebu City	1st	Raul del Mar		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Antonio Cuenco		Lakas	2	Majority
Compostela Valley	1st	Manuel E. Zamora		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Prospero Amatong		Lakas	3	Majority
Cotabato	1st	Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza		Nacionalista	2	Majority
	2nd	Gregorio Ipong		NPC	3	Majority
Davao City	1st	Prospero Nograles		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Vincent Garcia		NPC	2	Majority
	3rd	Ruy Elias Lopez		NPC	3	Minority
Davao del Norte	1st	Arrel Olaño		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Antonio Floirendo Jr.		Lakas	3	Majority
Davao del Sur	1st	Douglas Cagas		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Claude Bautista		NPC	2	Majority
Davao Oriental	1st	Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon		KAMPI	2	Majority
	2nd	Joel Mayo Almario		Lakas	3	Majority
Eastern Samar	Lone	Marcelino Libanan[h]		Lakas	3	Majority
Guimaras	Lone	Edgar Espinosa		Lakas	2	Majority
Ifugao	Lone	Solomon Chungalao		Liberal	2	Majority
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque Ablan Jr.		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Imee Marcos		KBL	3	Minority
Ilocos Sur	1st	Salacnib Baterina		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Eric Singson		Liberal	2	Majority
Iloilo	1st	Janette Garin		Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Judy Syjuco		Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd	Arthur Defensor Sr.		Lakas	2	Majority
	4th	Ferjenel Biron		KAMPI	1	Majority
	5th	Rolex Suplico		LDP	3	Minority
Iloilo City	Lone	Raul Gonzalez Jr.		Lakas	1	Majority
Isabela	1st	Rodolfo Albano III		KAMPI	1	Majority
	2nd	Edwin Uy		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Faustino Dy III		NPC	2	Majority
	4th	Anthony Miranda		KAMPI	1	Majority
Kalinga	Lone	Lawrence Wacnang		Liberal	3	Majority
La Union	1st	Manuel Ortega		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Tomas Dumpit		KAMPI	3	Majority
Laguna	1st	Uliran Joaquin		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Timmy Chipeco		Nacionalista	1	Minority
	3rd	Danton Bueser		Liberal	3	Majority
	4th	Benjamin Agarao Jr.		Liberal	1	Minority
Lanao del Norte	1st	Alipio Cirilo Badelles		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Abdullah Dimaporo		Lakas	2	Majority
Lanao del Sur	1st	Faysah Dumarpa		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Benasing Macarambon Jr.		NPC	3	Majority
Las Piñas	Lone	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista	2	Majority
Leyte	1st	Remedios Petilla		Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Trinidad Apostol		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Eduardo Veloso		Lakas	3	Majority
	4th	Eufrocino Codilla Sr.		Lakas	2	Majority
	5th	Carmen Cari		Lakas	2	Majority
Maguindanao	1st	Baisendig Dilangalen		PMP	1	Minority
	2nd	Simeon Datumanong		Lakas	1	Majority
Makati	1st	Teodoro Locsin Jr.		PDP–Laban	2	Majority
	2nd	Butz Aquino		LDP	3	Minority
Malabon-Navotas	Lone	Ricky Sandoval		Liberal	3	Majority
Mandaluyong	Lone	Benjamin Abalos Jr.		Lakas	1	Majority
Manila	1st	Ernesto Nieva		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Jaime Lopez		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Miles Roces		Liberal	1	Majority
	4th	Rodolfo Bacani		Liberal	3	Majority
	5th	Joey Hizon		Nacionalista	3	Majority
	6th	Benny Abante		Lakas	1	Majority
Marikina	Lone	Del de Guzman		Lakas	2	Majority
Marinduque	Lone	Edmundo Reyes Jr.		Lakas	3	Majority
Masbate	1st	Narciso Bravo Jr.		KAMPI	1	Majority
	2nd	Emilio Espinosa Jr.		NPC	3	Majority
	3rd	Rizalina Seachon-Lanete		NPC	1	Majority
Misamis Occidental	1st	Ernie Clarete		Nacionalista	2	Majority
	2nd	Herminia Ramiro		Lakas	2	Majority
Misamis Oriental	1st	Danilo Lagbas		KNP	1	Majority
	2nd	Augusto Baculio		KAMPI	3	Majority
Mountain Province	Lone	Victor Dominguez		KAMPI	1	Majority
Muntinlupa	Lone	Ruffy Biazon		Liberal	2	Majority
Negros Occidental	1st	Tranquilino Carmona		KAMPI	1	Majority
	2nd	Alfredo Marañon III		KAMPI	1	Majority
	3rd	Jose Carlos Lacson		Lakas	2	Majority
	4th	Charlie Cojuangco		NPC	3	Majority
	5th	Iggy Arroyo		KAMPI	1	Majority
	6th	Genaro Rafael Alvarez III		KAMPI	1	Majority
Negros Oriental	1st	Jacinto Paras		LDP	3	Minority
	2nd	Emilio Macias		NPC	3	Majority
	3rd	Herminio Teves		Lakas	3	Majority
Northern Samar	1st	Harlin Abayon		Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd	Romualdo Vicencio[i]		Lakas	3	Majority
Nueva Ecija	1st	Josefina Joson		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Eleuterio Violago		Lakas	2	Majority
	3rd	Aurelio Umali		Lakas	2	Majority
	4th	Rodolfo Antonino		KAMPI	1	Majority
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Rodolfo Agbayani		LDP	1	Minority
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Girlie Villarosa		KAMPI	1	Majority
Oriental Mindoro	1st	Rodolfo Valencia		Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd	Alfonso Umali Jr.		Liberal	2	Majority
Palawan	1st	Antonio Alvarez		KAMPI	1	Majority
	2nd	Abraham Mitra		Liberal	2	Majority
Pampanga	1st	Francis Nepomuceno		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Mikey Arroyo		Lakas	1	Majority
	3rd	Rey Aquino		Lakas	1	Majority
	4th	Anna York Bondoc		Nacionalista	1	Majority
Pangasinan	1st	Arthur Celeste		KAMPI	2	Majority
	2nd	Amado Espino Jr.		KAMPI	2	Majority
	3rd	Generoso Tulagan		KAMPI	3	Majority
	4th	Jose de Venecia Jr.		Lakas	2	Majority
	5th	Mark Cojuangco		NPC	2	Majority
	6th	Conrado Estrella III		NPC	2	Majority
Parañaque	1st	Eduardo Zialcita		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Roilo Golez		KAMPI	1	Majority
Pasay	Lone	Consuelo Dy		KAMPI	2	Majority
Pasig	Lone	Robert Jaworski Jr.		Lakas	1	Majority
Quezon	1st	Rafael Nantes		Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd	Proceso Alcala		Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd	Danilo Suarez		Liberal	1	Majority
	4th	Erin Tañada		Liberal	1	Majority
Quezon City	1st	Vincent Crisologo		Nacionalista	1	Minority
	2nd	Mary Ann Susano		Lakas	1	Majority
	3rd	Matias Defensor Jr.		Liberal	1	Majority
	4th	Nanette Castelo-Daza		Lakas	2	Majority
Quirino	Lone	Junie Cua		Liberal	2	Majority
Rizal	1st	Jack Duavit		NPC	2	Majority
	2nd	Isidro Rodriguez Jr.		NPC	3	Majority
Romblon	Lone	Eduardo Firmalo		KAMPI	1	Majority
Samar	1st	Reynaldo Uy		Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd	Catalino Figueroa		Nacionalista	1	Majority
San Jose del Monte	Lone	Eduardo Roquero		Lakas	1	Majority
San Juan	Lone	Ronaldo Zamora		PMP	2	Minority
Sarangani	Lone	Erwin Chiongbian		Lakas	2	Majority
Siquijor	Lone	Orlando Fua Jr.		Lakas	3	Majority
Sorsogon	1st	Francis Escudero		NPC	3	Minority
	2nd	Jose Solis		KAMPI	2	Majority
South Cotabato	1st	Darlene Antonino Custodio		NPC	2	Minority
	2nd	Arthur Pingoy Jr.		NPC	2	Majority
Southern Leyte	Lone	Roger Mercado		Lakas	1	Majority
Sultan Kudarat	Lone	Suharto Mangudadatu		KAMPI	1	Majority
Sulu	1st	Hussin Ututalum Amin		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Abdulmunir Mundoc Arbison		Lakas	2	Majority
Surigao del Norte	1st	Glenda Ecleo		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Ace Barbers		Lakas	3	Majority
Surigao del Sur	1st	Prospero Pichay Jr.		Lakas	3	Majority
	2nd	Peter Paul Jed Falcon		KAMPI	1	Majority
Taguig–Pateros	Lone	Alan Peter Cayetano		Nacionalista	3	Minority
Tarlac	1st	Gilbert Teodoro		NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Benigno Aquino III		Liberal	3	Majority
	3rd	Jesli Lapus[j]		NPC	3	Majority
Tawi-Tawi	Lone	Anuar Abubakar[k]		PMP	1	Majority
		Nur Jaafar[l]		Lakas	0	Majority
Valenzuela	1st	Bobbit Carlos		Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Antonio Serapio[m]		Nacionalista	1	Minority
Zambales	1st	Mitos Magsaysay		Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Antonio Diaz		Liberal	1	Majority
Zamboanga City	Lone	Erbie Fabian		LDP	1	Minority
Zamboanga del Norte	1st	Cecilia Jalosjos-Carreon		PDSP	1	Majority
	2nd	Roseller Barinaga		NPC	3	Majority
	3rd	Cesar Jalosjos		PDSP	1	Majority
Zamboanga del Sur	1st	Isidoro Real Jr.		Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd	Antonio Cerilles		NPC	1	Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay	Lone	Belma Cabilao		Lakas	2	Majority
Party-list		Mario Aguja		Akbayan	2	Majority
		Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan	1	Majority
		Etta Rosales		Akbayan	3	Majority
		Rodante Marcoleta		Alagad	1	Majority
		Acmad Tomawis		ALIF	1	Majority
		Mujiv Hataman		AMIN	2	Minority
		Bem Noel		An Waray	1	Minority
		Crispin Beltran		Anakpawis	2	Majority
		Rafael V. Mariano		Anakpawis	1	Majority
		Sunny Rose Madamba		APEC	2	Majority
		Ernesto Pablo		APEC	2	Majority
		Edgar Valdez		APEC	2	Majority
		Eulogio Magsaysay		AVE	1	Majority
		Teodoro Casiño		Bayan Muna	1	Majority
		Satur Ocampo		Bayan Muna	2	Majority
		Joel Virador		Bayan Muna	1	Majority
		Christian Señeres		Buhay	2	Majority
		Rene Velarde		Buhay	2	Majority
		Benjamin Cruz[n]		Butil	2	Majority
		Leonila Chavez[o]		Butil	0	Majority
		Joel Villanueva		CIBAC	2	Minority
		Guillermo Cua		Coop-NATCCO	1	Majority
		Liza Maza		Gabriela	2	Majority
		Renato Magtubo		PM	3	Minority
		Ernesto Gidaya[p]		VFP	1	Majority
		Estrella de Leon Santos[q]		VFP	0	Majority

Notes

1. Alfredo Lim took office as Mayor of Manila on June 30, 2007.
2. Luis Bersamin Jr. was assassinated on December 16, 2006.^[13]
3. Joey Salceda resigned on February 10, 2007, upon appointment as the Presidential Chief of Staff.
4. Ronaldo Puno resigned on February 5, 2006, upon appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
5. Rolando Andaya Jr. resigned on February 5, 2006, upon appointment as Secretary of Budget and Management.
6. Ace Durano resigned on August 19, 2004, upon his appointment as Secretary of Tourism.
7. Ramon Durano VI won a special election on May 30, 2005, succeeding Ace Durano. Ramon Durano VI took office on June 9, 2005.
8. Marcelino Libanan resigned on April 18, 2007, upon appointment as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration.^[14]
9. Romualdo Vicencio died on July 26, 2006.
10. Jesli Lapus resigned on July 24, 2006, upon appointment as Secretary of Education.
11. Anuar Abubakar's election was annulled on August 3, 2006, after an electoral protest.
12. Nur Jaafar won an electoral protest on August 3, 2006, replacing Anuar J. Abubakar.
13. Antonio Serapio died on February 19, 2007.^[15]
14. Benjamin Cruz died on October 15, 2004.
15. Leonila Chavez succeeded Benjamin Cruz.
16. Ernesto Gidaya died on January 29, 2007.^[16]
17. Estrella de Leon Santos took office on January 31, 2007, succeeding Ernesto Gidaya.^[17]