13th Congress of the Philippines

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The Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives. The convening of the 13th Congress follows the 2004 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Arroyo impeachment 1.2 Charter Change 2 Sessions 3 Legislation 3.1 Major legislation 4 Leadership 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 Members 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 References 7 External links 8 Further reading 9 See also

[edit] Events

[edit] Arroyo impeachment

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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–February 20, 2007
  • Special Centennial Session: June 7, 2007

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• President of the Senate

Franklin M. Drilon (Liberal)

Manuel Villar (Nacionalista), elected on July 24, 2006

• Senate President Pro-Tempore

Juan M. Flavier (Lakas-CMD)

• Majority Floor Leader

Francis N. Pangilinan (Liberal)

• Minority Floor Leader

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban)

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House of Representatives

Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. (Lakas-CMD, 4th District Pangasinan)

• Deputy Speakers

Luzon:

Emilio R. Espinosa (NPC, 2nd District Masbate)

Visayas:

Raul V. del Mar (Lakas-CMD, 1st District Cebu City)

Mindanao:

Abdulgani A. Salapuddin (Lakas-CMD, Lone District Basilan)

Central Luzon:

Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III (Liberal, 2nd District Tarlac)

Eric D. Singson (Liberal, 2nd District Ilocos Sur), elected February 21, 2006.^[12]

• Majority Floor Leader

Prospero C. Nograles (Lakas-CMD, 1st District Davao City)

• Minority Floor Leader

Francis Joseph G. Escudero (NPC, 1st District Sorsogon)

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senator		Party	Term	Term Start	Term End
	Edgardo J. Angara	LDP	1	2001	2007
	Joker P. Arroyo	independent	1	2001	2007
	Rodolfo G. Biazon	Liberal	2	2004	2010
	Pilar Juliana S. Cayetano-Sebastian	Lakas-CMD	1	2004	2010
	Miriam Defensor Santiago	PRP	1	2004	2010
	Franklin M. Drilon	Liberal	2	2001	2007
	Luisa E. Estrada	PMP	1	2001	2007
	Jose E. Estrada	PMP	1	2004	2010
	Juan Ponce Enrile	PMP	1	2004	2010
	Juan M. Flavier	Lakas-CMD	2	2001	2007
	Richard J. Gordon	Lakas-CMD	1	2004	2010
	Panfilo M. Lacson	independent	1	2001	2007
	Manuel M. Lapid	Lakas-CMD	1	2004	2010
	Alfredo S. Lim	KNP	1	2004	2010
	Maria Ana Consuelo A. S. Madrigal-Valade	KNP	1	2004	2010
	Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	2	2001	2007
	Sergio R. Osmeña III	PDP-Laban	2	2001	2007
	Francis N. Pangilinan	Liberal	1	2001	2007
	Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.	PDP-Laban	2	2004	2010
	Ralph G. Recto	Nacionalista	1	2001	2007
	Ramon B. Revilla, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	1	2004	2010
	Manuel A. Roxas II	Liberal	1	2004	2010
	Manuel B. Villar, Jr.	Nacionalista	1	2001	2007
	Vacant[1]			2001	2007

[edit] House of Representatives

The term of office of the current members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2007.

District Representatives
Province/City	District	Representative	Party	Term	First Elected
Abra	Lone	Luis P. Bersamin, Jr.[1]	KAMPI	2	2001
Agusan del Norte	1st	Leovigildo B. Banaag	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
	2nd	Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Rodolfo G. Plaza	NPC	2	2001
Aklan	Lone	Florencio T. Miraflores	Liberal	1	2004
Albay	1st	Edcel C. Lagman	Aksyon	1	2004
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial	Lakas-CMD/NPC	2	2001
	3rd	Joey S. Salceda[10]	Lakas-CMD/KAMPI	3	1998
Antipolo City	1st	Ronaldo Puno, Jr.[2]	KAMPI	1	2004
	2nd	Victor R. Sumulong	KAMPI	3	1998
Antique	Lone	Exequiel B. Javier	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Apayao	Lone	Elias C. Bulut, Jr.	NPC	3	1998
Aurora	Lone	Juan Edgardo M. Angara	LDP	1	2004
Bacolod City	Lone	Monico O. Puentevella	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Baguio City	Lone	Mauricio G. Domogan	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Basilan	Lone	Gerry A. Salapuddin	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Bataan	1st	Antonino P. Roman	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Albert S. Garcia	Lakas-CMD/KAMPI	1	2004
Batanes	Lone	Henedina R. Abad	Liberal	1	2004
Batangas	1st	Eileen Ermita-Buhain	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Hermilando I. Mandanas	Liberal	1	2004
	3rd	Victoria H. Reyes	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	4th	Oscar L. Gozos	KAMPI	2	2001
Benguet	Lone	Samuel M. Dangwa	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Biliran	Lone	Gerardo J. Espina, Jr.	KAMPI	1	2004
Bohol	1st	Edgar M. Chatto	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Roberto C. Cajes	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	3rd	Eladio M. Jala	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Bukidnon	1st	J.R. Nereus O. Acosta	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Teofisto "TG" L. Guingona III	Nacionalista	1	2004
	3rd	Juan Miguel F. Zubiri	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Bulacan	1st	Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
	2nd	Pedro M. Pancho	NPC	1	2004
	3rd	Lorna C. Silverio	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	4th	Reylina G. Nicolas	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Cagayan	1st	Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr.	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Florencio L. Vargas	independent	1	2004
	3rd	Manuel N. Mamba	Liberal	2	2001
Cagayan de Oro City	Lone	Constantino G. Jaraula	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Caloocan City	1st	Oscar G. Malapitan	Nacionalista	1	2004
	2nd	Luis A. Asistio	NPC	1	2004
Camarines Norte	Lone	Renato J. Unico, Jr.	Lakas-CMD/KAMPI	2	2001
Camarines Sur	1st	Ronaldo G. Andaya[3]	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Luis R. Villafuerte	KAMPI	1	2004
	3rd	Arnulfo P. Fuentebella	NPC	1	2004
	4th	Felix R. Alfelor, Jr.	Lakas-CMD/KAMPI	2	2001
Camiguin	Lone	Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo	NPC	3	1998
Capiz	1st	Rodriguez D. Dadivas	Liberal	2	2001
	2nd	Fred H. Castro	Liberal	2	2001
Catanduanes	Lone	Joseph A. Santiago	NPC	2	2001
Cavite	1st	Joseph Emilio A. Abaya	Liberal	1	2004
	2nd	Gilbert C. Remulla	Nacionalista	2	2001
	3rd	Jesus Crispin C. Remulla	Nacionalista	1	2004
Cebu	1st	Eduardo R. Gullas	Nacionalista	1	2004
	2nd	Simeon L. Kintanar	NPC	3	1998
	3rd	Antonio P. Yapha, Jr.	NPC/Alayon	3	1998
	4th	Clavel A. Martinez	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
	5th	Joseph H. Durano [12]	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
		Ramon "Red" H. Durano VI [4]		1	2005
	6th	Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz	KAMPI	2	2001
Cebu City	1st	Raul V. Del Mar	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
	2nd	Antonio V. Cuenco	Lakas-CMD/PROMDI	2	2001
Compostela Valley	1st	Manuel "Way Kurat" E. Zamora	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Prospero S. Amatong	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Cotabato (North)	1st	Emmylou J. Taliño-Santos	Nacionalista	2	2001
	2nd	Gregorio T. Ipong	NPC	3	1998
Davao City	1st	Prospero C. Nograles	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Vincent J. Garcia	NPC	2	2001
	3rd	Ruy Elias C. Lopez	NPC	3	1998
Davao del Norte	1st	Arrel R. Olaño	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Antonio R. Floirendo, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Davao del Sur	1st	Douglas R.A. Cagas	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Claude P. Bautista	NPC	2	2001
Davao Oriental	1st	Corazon N. Malanyaon	KAMPI	2	2001
	2nd	Mayo Z. Almario	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Eastern Samar	Lone	Marcelino C. Libanan[11]	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Guimaras	Lone	Edgar T. Espinosa	independent	2	2001
Ifugao	Lone	Solomon R. Chungalao	Liberal	2	2001
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque R. Ablan, Jr.	Lakas-CMD/KBL	2	2001
	2nd	Imee R. Marcos	KBL	3	1998
Ilocos Sur	1st	Salacnib F. Baterina	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
	2nd	Eric D. Singson	Liberal	2	2001
Iloilo	1st	Janette L. Garin	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
	2nd	Judy Syjuco	Liberal	1	2004
	3rd	Arthur D. Defensor	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	4th	Ferjenel G. Biron	KAMPI	1	2004
	5th	Rolex T. Suplico	LDP	3	1998
Iloilo City	Lone	Raul T. Gonzalez, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Isabela	1st	Rodolfo T. Albano III	KAMPI	1	2004
	2nd	Edwin C. Uy	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	3rd	Faustino G. Dy III	NPC	2	2001
	4th	Anthony C. Miranda	KAMPI	1	2004
Kalinga	Lone	Laurence B. Wacnang	Liberal	3	1998
La Union	1st	Manuel C. Ortega	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Tomas M. Dumpit	KAMPI	3	1998
Laguna	1st	Uliran T. Joaquin	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Justin S.B. Chipeco	Nacionalista	1	2004
	3rd	Danton Q. Bueser	Liberal	3	1998
	4th	Benjamin C. Agarao, Jr.	Liberal	1	2004
Lanao del Norte	1st	Alipio V. Badelles	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Abdullah D. Dimaporo	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Lanao del Sur	1st	Faysah R.P.M. Dumarpa	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Benasing O. Macarambon, Jr.	NPC	3	1998
Las Piñas City	Lone	Cynthia A. Villar	Nacionalista	2	2001
Leyte	1st	Remedios L. Petilla	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
	2nd	Trinidad G. Apostol	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	3rd	Eduardo K. Veloso	Lakas-CMD/NPC	3	1998
	4th	Eufrocino M. Codilla, Sr.	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	5th	Carmen L. Cari	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Maguindanao	1st	Baisendig G. Dilangalen	PMP	1	2004
	2nd	Simeon A. Datumanong	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Makati City	1st	Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.	PDP-Laban	2	2001
	2nd	Agapito A. Aquino	LDP	3	1998
Malabon City-Navotas	Lone	Federico S. Sandoval II	Liberal	3	1998
Mandaluyong City	Lone	Benjamin D. Abalos, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Manila	1st	Ernesto A. Nieva	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Jaime C. Lopez	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	3rd	Miles M. Roces	Liberal	1	2004
	4th	Rodolfo C. Bacani	Liberal	3	1998
	5th	Joey D. Hizon	Nacionalista	3	1998
	6th	Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Marikina City	Lone	Del R. De Guzman	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Marinduque	Lone	Edmundo O. Reyes, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Masbate	1st	Narciso R. Bravo, Jr.	KAMPI	1	2004
	2nd	Emilio R. Espinosa, Jr.	NPC	3	1998
	3rd	Rizalina Seachon-Lanete	NPC	1	2004
Misamis Occidental	1st	Ernie D. Clarete	REPORMA-LM	2	2001
	2nd	Herminia M. Ramiro	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
Misamis Oriental	1st	Danilo P. Lagbas	KNP	1	2004
	2nd	Augusto H. Baculio	KAMPI	3	1998
Mountain Province	Lone	Victor S. Dominguez	KAMPI	1	2004
Muntinlupa City	Lone	Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon	Liberal	2	2001
Negros Occidental	1st	Tranquilino B. Carmona	KAMPI	1	2004
	2nd	Alfredo D. Marañon III	KAMPI	1	2004
	3rd	Jose Carlos V. Lacson	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	4th	Carlos O. Cojuangco	NPC	3	1998
	5th	Ignacio T. Arroyo	KAMPI	1	2004
	6th	Genaro Rafael K. Alvarez III	KAMPI/NPC	1	2004
Negros Oriental	1st	Jacinto V. Paras	LDP	3	1998
	2nd	Emilio C. Macias II	NPC	3	1998
	3rd	Herminio G. Teves	independent	3	1998
Northern Samar	1st	Harlin C. Abayon	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Romualdo T. Vicencio[5]	Lakas-CMD	3	1998
Nueva Ecija	1st	Josefina M. Joson	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Eleuterio R. Violago	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	3rd	Oyie Umali	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	4th	Rodolfo W. Antonino	KAMPI	1	2004
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Rodolfo Q. Agbayani	LDP	1	2004
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa	KAMPI	1	2004
Oriental Mindoro	1st	Rodolfo G. Valencia	Liberal	1	2004
	2nd	Alfonso V. Umali, Jr.	Liberal	2	2001
Palawan	1st	Antonio C. Alvarez	KAMPI	1	2004
	2nd	Abraham Kahlil B. Mitra	Liberal	2	2001
Pampanga	1st	Francis L. Nepomuceno	NPC	3	1998
	2nd	Mikey Macapagal Arroyo	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
	3rd	Rey B. Aquino	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
	4th	Anna York P. Bondoc	Nacionalista	1	2004
Pangasinan	1st	Arthur F. Celeste	KAMPI	2	2001
	2nd	Amado T. Espino, Jr.	KAMPI	2	2001
	3rd	Generoso D.C. Tulagan	KAMPI	3	1998
	4th	Jose de Venecia, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	5th	Mark O. Cojuangco	NPC	2	2001
	6th	Conrado M. Estrella III	NPC	2	2001
Parañaque City	1st	Eduardo C. Zialcita	Lakas-CMD	2	2001
	2nd	Roilo Golez	KAMPI	1	2004
Pasay City	Lone	Consuelo A. Dy	KAMPI	2	2001
Pasig City	Lone	Robert "Dodot" Jaworski, Jr.	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
Quezon	1st	Rafael P. Nantes	Liberal	3	1998
	2nd	Proceso J. Alcala	Liberal	1	2004
	3rd	Danilo E. Suarez	Liberal	1	2004
	4th	Lorenzo R. Tañada III	Liberal	1	2004
Quezon City	1st	Vincent "Bingbong" P. Crisologo	Nacionalista	1	2004
	2nd	Mary Ann L. Susano	Lakas-CMD	1	2004
	3rd	Matias V. Defensor, Jr.	Liberal	1	2004
	4th	Nane