2nd Congress of the Philippines

2nd Congress of the Philippines
December 30, 1949 – December 8, 1953
President	Elpidio Quirino; Ramon Magsaysay
Vice President	Carlos P. García
Senate
Senate President	Mariano Jesús Cuenco; Quintin B. Paredes; Camilo Osías; Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.; Camilo Osías; José Zulueta; Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.
Senate President pro tempore	Quintin B. Paredes; Esteban R. Abada; Manuel C. Briones; José Zulueta; Manuel C. Briones
Majority leader	Tomas L. Cabili
Minority leader	Carlos P. Garcia
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Eugenio Perez
Majority leader	Raúl Leuterio
Minority leader	José B. Laurel, Jr.
	◀ 1st (1946) 3rd (1954) ▶

The Second Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalawang 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 December 30, 1949, until December 8, 1953.

Sessions[]

- First Special Session: December 30, 1949 – January 5, 1950
First Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1950
- Second Special Session: August 1–25, 1950
- Third Special Session: December 4, 1950 – January 6, 1951
- Fourth Special Session: January 8–19, 1951
Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1951
- Fifth Special Session: May 21–29, 1951
Third Regular Session: January 28 – May 22, 1952
- Sixth Special Session: June 23 – July 15, 1952
- Seventh Special Session: November 4–8, 1952
Fourth Regular Session: January 26, 1953 – May 21, 1953
- Joint Session: December 8, 1953

Legislation[]

The Second Congress passed a total of 551 laws.

Leadership[]

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

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 2nd Congress.

Senate[]

President of the Senate:

Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco (LP)

Quintin B. Paredes (LP), elected March 5, 1952

Camilo O. Osías (NP), elected April 17, 1952

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP), elected April 30, 1952

Camilo O. Osías (NP), elected April 17, 1953

Jose C. Zulueta (NP), elected April 30, 1953

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP), elected May 20, 1953

Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Quintin B. Paredes (LP)

Esteban R. Abada (LP), elected March 5, 1952

Manuel C. Briones (LP), elected May 7, 1952

Jose C. Zulueta (NP), elected April 17, 1953

Manuel C. Briones (LP), elected April 30, 1953

Majority Floor Leader:

Tomas L. Cabili (LP)

Minority Floor Leader:

Carlos P. Garcia (NP)

House of Representatives[]

Speaker:

Eugenio Pérez (LP, 2nd District Pangasinan)

Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Domingo Veloso (LP, 2nd District Leyte)

Majority Floor Leader:

Raúl Leuterio (LP, Lone District Oriental Mindoro)

Minority Floor Leader:

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

Members[]

Senate[]

First Session to Second Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Esteban R. Abada	LP	1949	1955
	Melecio Arranz	LP	1945	1951
	José D. Avelino	LP	1945	1951
	Tomas L. Cabili	LP	1949	1955
	Tomas V. Confesor²	NP	1945	1951
	Mariano Jesús L. Cuenco	LP	1945	1951
	Pablo A. David	LP	1947	1953
	Teodoro de Vera	LP	1949	1955
	Vicente J. Francisco	LP	1945	1951
	Carlos P. Garcia	NP	1945	1951
	Vicente Madrigal	LP	1947	1953
	Enrique B. Magalona	LP	1949	1955
	Justiniano S. Montano	LP	1949	1955
	Camilo O. Osías	NP	1947	1953
	Quintin B. Paredes	LP	1949	1955
	Geronima T. Pecson	LP	1947	1953
	Macario Peralta Jr.	LP	1949	1955
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.	NP	1947	1953
	Vicente Y. Sotto¹	PF	1945	1951
	Lorenzo M. Sumulong	LP	1949	1955
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	LP	1947	1953
	Emiliano Tria Tirona	LP	1947	1953
	Ramon Torres	LP	1945	1951
	Vacant³		1947	1953

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

LP – Liberal Party

NP – Nacionalista Party

PF – Popular Front

^1 Died on July 16, 1950

^2 Died on June 5, 1951.

^3 Vacant after election of Fernando Lopez as Vice President in 1949.

Third Session to Fourth Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Esteban R. Abada	LP	1949	1955
	Manuel C. Briones	NP	1951	1957
	Tomas L. Cabili	LP	1949	1955
	Pablo A. David	LP	1947	1953
	Francisco A. Delgado	NP	1951	1957
	Carlos P. Garcia	NP	1951	1957
	José P. Laurel	NP	1951	1957
	Jose C. Locsin	NP	1951	1957
	Vicente Madrigal	LP	1947	1953
	Enrique B. Magalona	LP	1949	1955
	Justiniano S. Montano	LP	1949	1955
	Camilo O. Osías	NP	1947	1953
	Quintin B. Paredes	LP	1949	1955
	Geronima T. Pecson	LP	1947	1953
	Macario Peralta, Jr.	LP	1949	1955
	Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.	NP	1951	1957
	Gil J. Puyat	NP	1951	1957
	Claro M. Recto¹	NP	1949	1955
	Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.	NP	1947	1953
	Lorenzo M. Sumulong	LP	1949	1955
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	LP	1947	1953
	Emiliano T. Tirona²	LP	1947	1953
	Felixberto Verano³	NP	1951	1953
	Jose C. Zulueta	NP	1951	1957

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

^1 Assumed seat only on April 3, 1953, after winning protest before the Senate Electoral Tribunal replacing Teodoro de Vera.

^2 Died on April 8, 1952.

^3 Elected on November 13, 1951, to complete the unexpired term of Fernando Lopez.

House of Representatives[]

Second Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative	Party
Abra	Lone	Virgilio Valera	Liberal
Agusan	Lone	Marcos M. Calo	Liberal
Albay	1st	Lorenzo P. Ziga	Liberal
	2nd	Justino Nuyda	Nacionalista
	3rd	Pio Duran	Nacionalista
Antique	Lone	Tobias Fornier	Nacionalista
Bataan	Lone	Medina Lacson De Leon	Nacionalista
Batanes	Lone	Jorge A. Abad	Independent
Batangas	1st	Apolinario R. Apacible	Nacionalista
	2nd	Numeriano U. Babao	Nacionalista
	3rd	José B. Laurel, Jr.	Nacionalista
Bohol	1st	Luis T. Clarin	Liberal
	2nd	Simeon G. Toribio	Liberal
	3rd	Esteban Bernido	Nacionalista
Bukidnon	Lone	Cesar M. Fortich	Liberal
Bulacan	1st	Florante C. Roque¹	Liberal
	1st	Erasmo Cruz	Nacionalista
	2nd	Alejo S. Santos	Nacionalista
Cagayan	1st	Domingo S. Siazon	Nacionalista
Cagayan	2nd	Paulino A. Alonzo	Liberal
Camarines Norte	Lone	Esmeraldo Eco	Liberal
Camarines Sur	1st	Emilio M. Tible	Nacionalista
Camarines Sur	2nd	Edmundo B. Cea	Nacionalista
Capiz	1st	Ramon A. Arnaldo	Liberal
	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal	Liberal
	3rd	Godofredo P. Ramos	Nacionalista
Catanduanes	Lone	Severiano P. De Leon	Liberal
Cavite	Lone	Manuel S. Rojas	Liberal
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano	Liberal
	2nd	Leandro A. Tojong²	Liberal
	2nd	Vicente Logarta	Nacionalista
	3rd	Primitivo Sato³	Liberal
	4th	Filomeno C. Kintanar	Liberal
	5th	Miguel Cuenco	Nacionalista
	6th	Manuel A. Zosa	Nacionalista
	7th	Nicolas G. Escario	Liberal
Cotabato	Lone	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	Nacionalista
Davao	Lone	Ismael L. Veloso	Nacionalista
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza	Liberal
Ilocos Norte	2nd	Ferdinand E. Marcos	Liberal
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo	Liberal
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Ricardo Gacula	Liberal
Iloilo	1st	Jose C. Zulueta⁴	Liberal
	2nd	Pascual Espinosa	Liberal
	3rd	Patricio V. Confesor	Nacionalista
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido	Nacionalista
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer	Nacionalista
Isabela	Lone	Samuel Formoso Reyes	Liberal
La Union	1st	Miguel Rilloraza, Jr.	Nacionalista
La Union	2nd	Manuel T. Cases	Liberal
Laguna	1st	Manuel Concordia	Liberal
	2nd	Juan A. Baes⁵	Nacionalista
	2nd	Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr.	Liberal
Lanao	Lone	Mohamad Ali B. Dimaporo	Liberal
Leyte	1st	Mateo Canonoy	Nacionalista
	2nd	Domingo Veloso	Liberal
	3rd	Francisco M. Pajao	Liberal
	4th	Daniel Z. Romualdez	Nacionalista
	5th	Atilano R. Cinco	Liberal
Manila	1st	Engracio Clemeña	Nacionalista
	2nd	Arsenio H. Lacson	Nacionalista
	3rd	Arturo M. Tolentino	Nacionalista
	4th	Hermenegildo Atienza⁶	Liberal
	4th	Gavino Viola Fernando	Nacionalista
Marinduque	Lone	Panfilo M. Manguera	Nacionalista
Masbate	Lone	Emilio B. Espinosa	Liberal
Misamis Occidental	Lone	Porfirio G. Villarin	Liberal
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Emmanuel N. Pelaez	Liberal
Mountain Province	1st	Antonio Canao
	2nd	Dennis Molintas⁷
	2nd	Ramon P. Mitra
	3rd	Gabriel Dunuan
Negros Occidental	1st	Francisco Ferrer	Liberal
	2nd	Carlos Hilado	Liberal
	3rd	Augurio M. Abeto⁸	Liberal
Negros Oriental	1st	Pedro A. Bandoquillo	Liberal
Negros Oriental	2nd	Enrique Medina	Liberal
Nueva Ecija	1st	Jose O. Corpus	Liberal
Nueva Ecija	2nd	Jesus Ilagan	Liberal
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leon Cabarroguis	Liberal
Occidental Mindoro⁹	Lone	Jesus V. Abeleda¹⁰	Nacionalista
Oriental Mindoro⁹	Lone	Raúl T. Leuterio¹¹	Liberal
Palawan	Lone	Gaudencio E. Abordo¹²	Nacionalista
Palawan	Lone	Sofronio Española	Liberal
Pampanga	1st	Diosdado Macapagal	Liberal
Pampanga	2nd	Artemio Macalino	Liberal
Pangasinan	1st	Sulpicio R. Soriano	Liberal
	2nd	Eugenio Pérez	Liberal
	3rd	Jose L. De Guzman	Liberal
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez	Liberal
	5th	Cipriano S. Allas	Liberal
Quezon	1st	Narciso H. Umali	Nacionalista
Quezon	2nd	Gaudencio V. Vera	Liberal
Rizal	1st	Eulogio Rodriguez, Jr.	Nacionalista
	2nd	Emilio de la Paz¹³	Nacionalista
	2nd	Isaias R. Salonga¹⁴	Nacionalista
Romblon	Lone	Florencio Moreno	Nacionalista
Samar	1st	Agripino Escareal	Liberal
	2nd	Tito V. Tizon	Liberal
	3rd	Gregorio B. Abogado	Liberal
Sorsogon	1st	Modesto Galias	Liberal
Sorsogon	2nd	Tomas Clemente	Liberal
Sulu	Lone	H. Gulamu Rasul¹⁵	Nacionalista
Sulu	Lone	Ombra Amilbangsa	Liberal
Surigao	Lone	Felixberto Verano⁴	Nacionalista
Tarlac	1st	Jose J. Roy	Liberal
Tarlac	2nd	Jose Y. Feliciano	Liberal
Zambales	Lone	Ramon Magsaysay¹⁶	Liberal
Zambales	Lone	César Miraflor¹⁴	Liberal
Zamboanga	Lone	Roseller T. Lim	Nacionalista

^1 Replaced by Erasmo Cruz as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on May 4, 1953.

^2 Replaced by Vicente Logarta as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on December 6, 1952.

^3 Unseated by House Electoral Tribunal on November 22, 1952.

^4 Elected to the Senate on November 13, 1951.

^5 Replaced by Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr. as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on December 27, 1951.

^6 Replaced by Gavino Viola Fernando as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on .

^7 Replaced by Ramon P. Mitra as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on September 25, 1951.

^8 Unseated by House Electoral Tribunal on March 6, 1953.

^9 Mindoro Province divided into Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro on June 13, 1950.

^10 Elected as in a special election on November 13, 1951.

^11 Elected as representative of Mindoro Province in the 1949 Elections, automatically became representative of Oriental Mindoro as per Sec. 6 of RA No. 505.

^12 Replaced by Sofronio Española as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on March 6, 1953.

^13 Died in office.

^14 Elected as in a special election on November 13, 1951, to complete unexpired term of predecessor.

^15 Replaced by Ombra Amilbangsa as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on May 5, 1951.

^16 Appointed Secretary of National Defense on September 1, 1950.

External links[]

"List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
"The LAWPHi'L Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

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2nd Congress of the Philippines

Contents

Sessions[]

Legislation[]

Leadership[]

Senate[]

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

Senate[]

House of Representatives[]

See also[]

External links[]

Further reading[]

Senate
December 30, 1949 – December 8, 1953

President	Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay
Vice President	Carlos P. García
Senate President	Mariano Jesús Cuenco Quintin B. Paredes Camilo Osías Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. Camilo Osías José Zulueta Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.
Senate President pro tempore	Quintin B. Paredes Esteban R. Abada Manuel C. Briones José Zulueta Manuel C. Briones
Majority leader	Tomas L. Cabili
Minority leader	Carlos P. Garcia
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Eugenio Perez
Majority leader	Raúl Leuterio
Minority leader	José B. Laurel, Jr.
◀ 1st (1946) 3rd (1954) ▶