This is a complete list of senators of the Philippines during the 11th Congress of the Philippines listed by seniority from June 30, 1998, to June 30, 2001.
The criteria for seniority used in this article are derived from the cumulative length of service of a member of the Senate prior to the current Congress. Although an official roster ranking senators by seniority is not publicly available, their total cumulative years of service have been used to determine seniority. It has long been customary, following the practice of the United States Senate, to elect the most senior senator as either president of the Senate or president pro tempore, although this practice has become less common in the modern Senate. Furthermore, seniority is traditionally considered in the selection of chairpersons of major Senate committees.
In cases where senators have equal cumulative service, seniority is determined by the following criteria, in order: Longest uninterrupted period of service Earlier date on which the cumulative length of service was achieved Alphabetical order of surnames
In this Congress, John Henry Osmeña was the most senior senator, having previously served eight years in Senate, while Robert Jaworski was the most junior senator.
List of senators by seniority Rank Senator Party Length of previous tenures Notes Start of Congress End of Congress 1 John Henry Osmeña LDP 8 years, 268 days Senate president pro tempore (July 26, 1999 – April 12, 2000) 2 Juan Ponce Enrile Independent LDP 7 years, 320 days 3 Teofisto Guingona Jr. Lakas Resigned on February 7, 2001, upon being appointed as Vice President of the Philippines. 4 Nikki Coseteng NPC 5 Blas Ople LDP Senate president pro tempore (until July 26, 1999; from April 12, 2000)Senate president (acting, June 28 – July 26, 1999; July 26, 1999 – April 12, 2000) 6 Ramon Revilla Sr. Lakas 7 Raul Roco Aksyon Resigned on February 9, 2001, upon being appointed as Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports. 8 Tito Sotto LDP 9 Francisco Tatad Gabay Bayan 10 Nene Pimentel PDP–Laban Senate president (from November 13, 2000) 11 Rodolfo Biazon LDP 12 Miriam Defensor Santiago PRP 13 Franklin Drilon LAMMP Independent Senate president (April 12 – November 13, 2000) 14 Marcelo Fernan LDP colspan="2" Senate president (until June 28, 1999)Died on July 11, 1999. 15 Juan Flavier Lakas 16 Gregorio Honasan Independent 17 Ramon Magsaysay Jr. LAMMP Independent 18 Serge Osmeña Liberal PDP–Laban 19 Tessie Aquino-Oreta LDP rowspan="5" 20 Robert Barbers Lakas 21 Rene Cayetano Lakas 22 Loren Legarda Lakas 23 Robert Jaworski PMP Lakas
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