3rd Congress of the Philippines

The Third Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 25, 1954, until December 10, 1957.

Sessions

• First Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1954
  • First Special Session: July 19 – August 3, 1954
• Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1955
  • Second Special Session: July 7 – August 10, 1955
• Third Regular Session: January 23 – May 17, 1956
  • Third Special Session: June 21 – July 25, 1956
• Fourth Regular Session: January 28, 1957 – May 23, 1957
  • Joint Session: December 10, 1957

Legislation

The Third Congress passed a total of 1,077 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 973 – 2049)

Leadership

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Composition of the Senate during the 3rd Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

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Composition of the House of Representatives during the 3rd Congress.

Senate

• President of the Senate:

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)

• Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Manuel C. Briones (NP)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Lorenzo M. Tañada (CP)

House of Representatives

• Speaker:

José B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)

• Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)

• Majority Floor Leader:

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP, 3rd District Manila)

• Minority Floor Leader:

Eugenio Pérez (LP, 2nd District Pangasinan)

Members

Senate

First Session to Second Session Senator Party Term Start Term End   Esteban R. Abada LP 1949 1955   Manuel C. Briones NP 1951 1957   Tomas L. Cabili LP 1949 1955   Edmundo B. Cea NP 1953 1959   Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco NP 1953 1959   Francisco A. Delgado NP 1951 1957   Ruperto M. Kangleon DP 1953 1959   José P. Laurel NP 1951 1957   Jose C. Locsin NP 1951 1957   Fernando Lopez DP 1953 1959   Alejo R. Mabanag NP 1953 1959   Enrique B. Magalona LP 1949 1955   Justiniano S. Montano LP 1949 1955   Quintin B. Paredes LP 1949 1955   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1953 1959   Macario Peralta, Jr. LP 1949 1955   Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. NP 1951 1957   Gil J. Puyat NP 1951 1957   Claro M. Recto NP 1949 1955   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1953 1959   Lorenzo M. Sumulong LP 1949 1955   Lorenzo M. Tañada CP 1953 1959   Jose C. Zulueta NP 1951 1957 Vacant 1951 1957 ^a Party affiliation at the time of their election. CP – Citizens Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party) DP – Democratic Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party) LP – Liberal Party NP – Nacionalista Party ^1 Died on December 17, 1954. ^2 Vacant after election of Carlos P. Garcia as Vice President in 1953.

Third Session to Fourth Session Senator Party Term Start Term End   Domocao Alonto NP 1955 1961   Manuel C. Briones NP 1951 1957   Edmundo B. Cea NP 1953 1959   Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco NP 1953 1959   Francisco A. Delgado NP 1951 1957   Ruperto M. Kangleon DP 1953 1959   José P. Laurel NP 1951 1957   Roseller T. Lim NP 1955 1957   Jose C. Locsin NP 1951 1957   Fernando Lopez DP 1953 1959   Alejo R. Mabanag NP 1953 1959   Pacita Madrigal-Warns NP 1955 1961   Quintin B. Paredes NP 1955 1961   Emmanuel N. Pelaez NP 1953 1959   Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. NP 1951 1957   Gil J. Puyat NP 1951 1957   Claro M. Recto NP 1955 1961   Francisco Rodrigo NP 1955 1961   Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. NP 1953 1959   Decoroso Rosales NP 1955 1961   Pedro R. Sabido NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Sumulong NP 1955 1961   Lorenzo M. Tañada CP 1953 1959   Jose C. Zulueta NP 1951 1957 ^1 Elected on November 8, 1955, to complete the unexpired term of Carlos P. Garcia.

House of Representatives

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Third Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Lucas P. Paredes
Agusan	Lone	Guillermo R. Sanchez
Albay	1st	Lorenzo P. Ziga
		Tecla San Andres Ziga
	2nd	Justino Nuyda
	3rd	Pio Duran
Antique	Lone	Tobias Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Jose R. Nuguid
Batanes	Lone	Jorge A. Abad
Batangas	1st	Apolinario R. Apacible
	2nd	Numeriano U. Babao
	3rd	José B. Laurel, Jr.
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Bartolome C. Cabangbang
	3rd	Esteban Bernido
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich
Bulacan	1st	Erasmo R. Cruz
	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Felipe R. Garduque, Jr.
	2nd	Paulino A. Alonzo
Camarines Norte	Lone	Fernando V. Pajarillo
Camarines Sur	1st	Emilio M. Tible
	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Carmen Dinglasan Consing
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
	3rd	Godofredo P. Ramos
Catanduanes	Lone	Francisco A. Perfecto
Cavite	Lone	Jose T. Cajulis
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Pedro Lopez
	3rd	Maximino Noel
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Miguel Cuenco
	6th	Santiago V. Lucero
		Manuel A. Zosa
	7th	Nicolas G. Escario
Cotabato	Lone	Luminog Datu Mangelen
Davao	Lone	Ismael L. Veloso
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
	2nd	Ferdinand E. Marcos
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo
	2nd	Ricardo Gacula
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Rodolfo Ganzon
	3rd	Ramon C. Tabiana
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Samuel Formoso Reyes
		Delfin B. Albano
La Union	1st	Francisco Ortega
	2nd	Manuel T. Cases
Laguna	1st	Jacobo Z. Gonzales
	2nd	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay
Lanao	Lone	Domocao Alonto
		Mohamad Ali Dimaporo
Leyte	1st	Carlos Tan
	2nd	Domingo Veloso
	3rd	Francisco M. Pajao
	4th	Daniel Z. Romualdez
	5th	Alberto T. Aguja
Manila	1st	Angel M. Castaño
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Arturo M. Tolentino
	4th	Augusto S. Francisco
Marinduque	Lone	Panfilo M. Manguera
Masbate	Lone	Mateo S. Pecson
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William L. Chiongbian
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Ignacio S. Cruz
Mountain Province	1st	Juan Bondad
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Jose Puey
	2nd	Carlos Hilado
	3rd	Agustin M. Gatuslao
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Nueva Ecija	1st	Jose O. Corpus
	2nd	Celestino C. Juan
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Felipe S. Abeleda
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Conrado M. Morente
Palawan	Lone	Gaudencio E. Abordo
Pampanga	1st	Diosdado Macapagal
	2nd	Emilio P. Cortez
Pangasinan	1st	Mario Bengson
	2nd	Eugenio Pérez^8
	3rd	Jose D. Parayno
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Justino Benito
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
	2nd	Leon Guinto, Jr.
Rizal	1st	Eulogio Rodriguez, Jr.
	2nd	Serafin Salvador
Romblon	Lone	Florencio Moreno
Samar	1st	Gregorio B. Tan
	2nd	Marciano Lim
	3rd	Gregorio B. Abogado
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
	2nd	Vicente Peralta
Sulu	Lone	Ombra Amilbangsa
Surigao	Lone	Reynaldo P. Honrado
Tarlac	1st	Jose J. Roy
	2nd	Constancio E. Castañeda
Zambales	Lone	Enrique Corpus
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Roseller T. Lim

^1 Died in office.

^2 Elected in a special election on November 8, 1955, to complete unexpired term of predecessor.

^3 Replaced by Manuel A. Zosa as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on February 21, 1956.

^4 Elected as Ilocos Norte Governor on November 8, 1955.

^5 Replaced by Delfin B. Albano as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on January 23, 1957.

^6 Elected to the Senate on November 8, 1955.

^7 Replaced by Mohamad Ali Dimaporo as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on July 21, 1957.

^8 Died in office

See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Philippine general election, 1953
• Philippine general election, 1955

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library