The 4th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 27, 1958, until December 13, 1961, during the second term of President Carlos P. Garcia.
Sessions First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958 First Special Session: May 26 – June 7, 1958 Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959 Second Special Session: June 1 – July 4, 1959 Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960 Third Special Session: June 14 – July 18, 1960 Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961 Informal Meeting: July 15, 1961 Joint Session: December 12–13, 1961
Legislation The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450)
Leadership Senate
President: Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista) President pro tempore: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista) Majority Floor Leader: Cipriano Primicias Sr. (Nacionalista) Minority Floor Leader: Ambrosio Padilla (Liberal), until January 25, 1960 Ferdinand Marcos (Liberal), from January 25, 1960
House of Representatives
Speaker: Daniel Romualdez (Leyte–4th, Nacionalista) Speaker pro tempore: Constancio Castañeda (Tarlac–2nd, Nacionalista) Majority Floor Leader: Jose Aldeguer (Iloilo–5th, Nacionalista) Minority Floor Leader: Ferdinand Marcos (Ilocos Norte–2nd, Liberal), until December 30, 1959 Cornelio Villareal (Capiz–2nd, Liberal), from January 25, 1960 Members
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
For senators elected on November 10, 1953: December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1959 For senators elected on November 8, 1955: December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1961 For senators elected on November 12, 1957: December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1963 For senators elected on November 10, 1959: December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965
SenatorPartyTerm endingNacionalista1965 Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1963Nacionalista1959Nacionalista1959, 1965Liberal1963Liberal1965Democratic1959Nacionalista1963Nacionalista1963Nacionalista1959, 1965Nacionalista1959Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1965Liberal1965Liberal1963Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1959Nacionalista1963Nacionalista1963NCP1961Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1959, 1965Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1961Nacionalista1961NCP1959, 1965Nacionalista1963
House of Representatives
Province/City DistrictRepresentativePartyAbraLone NacionalistaAgusanLoneNacionalistaAklanLoneNacionalistaAlbay1st Liberal2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaAntiqueLoneNacionalistaBataanLoneNacionalistaBatanesLoneNacionalistaBatangas1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaBohol1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaBukidnonLoneNacionalistaBulacan1stLiberal2ndNacionalistaCagayan1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaCamarines NorteLoneYoung PhilippinesCamarines Sur1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaCapiz1stLiberal2ndLiberalCatanduanesLoneLiberalCaviteLoneNacionalistaCebu1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalista4thNacionalista5thNacionalista6thNacionalista7thNacionalistaCotabatoLoneNacionalistaDavaoLoneLiberalIlocos Norte1stLiberal2ndLiberalIlocos Sur1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaIloilo1stNacionalista2ndLiberal3rdNacionalista4thNacionalista5thNacionalistaIsabelaLoneNacionalistaLa Union1stNacionalista2nd LiberalLaguna1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaLanaoLoneNacionalistaLeyte1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalista4thNacionalista5thNacionalistaManila1stLiberal2ndNacionalista3rdLiberal4thNacionalistaMarinduqueLoneNacionalistaMasbateLoneNacionalistaMisamis OccidentalLoneLiberalMisamis OrientalLoneNationalist CitizensMountain Province1stLiberal2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaNegros Occidental1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaNegros Oriental1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaNueva Ecija1stLiberal2ndNacionalistaNueva VizcayaLoneNacionalistaOccidental MindoroLoneLiberalOriental MindoroLoneDemocraticPalawanLoneNacionalistaPampanga1stLiberal2ndNacionalistaPangasinan1stNacionalista2ndLiberal3rdNacionalistaLiberal4thLiberal5thNacionalistaQuezon1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaRizal1stLiberal2ndNacionalistaRomblonLoneNacionalistaSamar1stNacionalista2ndNacionalista3rdNacionalistaSorsogon1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaSuluLoneLiberalSurigaoLoneNacionalistaTarlac1stNacionalista2ndNacionalistaZambalesLoneNacionalistaZamboanga del NorteLoneNacionalistaZamboanga del SurLoneNacionalista
See also Congress of the Philippines Senate of the Philippines House of Representatives of the Philippines 1957 Philippine general election 1959 Philippine general election
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External links
Further reading Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library