8th Congress of the Philippines

8th Congress of the Philippines
July 27, 1987 – June 17, 1992
President	Corazon Aquino
Vice President	Salvador Laurel
Senate
Senate President	Jovito Salonga; (1987–1992); Neptali Gonzales; (1992)
Senate President pro tempore	Teofisto Guingona, Jr.; (1987–1990); Sotero Laurel; (1990–1992); Ernesto Maceda; (1992)
Majority leader	Orlando Mercado; (1987–1990); Teofisto Guingona, Jr.; (1990–1991); Alberto Romulo (1991–1992)
Minority leader	Juan Ponce Enrile; (1990–1992); Wigberto Tañada (1992)
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Majority leader	Francisco Sumulong
Minority leader	Rodolfo B. Albano (Nacionalista/KBL); (1987–1989); Mohammed Ali B. Dimaporo; (1989–1990); Salvador H. Escudero III (Nacionalista/KBL); (1990–1991); Victor F. Ortega; (1991–1992)
	9th (1992) ▶

The Eighth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikawalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives after the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines in 1987.

Legislation[]

Laws passed by the 8th Congress:

Leadership[]

Senate[]

President of the Senate:

Jovito R. Salonga (Liberal)

Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP) elected January 18, 1992

Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal)

Sotero Laurel (UNIDO) elected July 23, 1990

Ernesto M. Maceda (PDP–Laban) elected January 18, 1992

Majority Floor Leader:

Orlando S. Mercado (Liberal)

Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal) elected July 23, 1990

Alberto G. Romulo (LDP) elected July 22, 1991

Minority Floor Leader

Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista)

Wigberto E. Tañada (Liberal) elected January 18, 1992

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LDP, 2nd District Palawan)

Speaker Pro-Tempore

Antonio V. Cuenco (LDP, 2nd District Cebu City)

Majority Floor Leader

Francisco S. Sumulong (LDP, 1st District Rizal)

Minority Floor Leader

Rodolfo B. Albano (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District Isabela

Mohammed Ali B. Dimaporo (KBL), 2nd District Lanao del Sur) elected October 20, 1989

Salvador H. Escudero III (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District Sorsogon) elected June 1, 1990

Victor F. Ortega (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District La Union) elected July 22, 1991

Members[]

Composition[]

Final Senate composition.

Final House of Representatives composition.

Party	Senate	House of Representatives
GAD	0	2
KBL	0	11
Lakas ng Bansa	6	24
LABAN	4	1
Liberal	8	16
Nacionalista	3	4
PDP–Laban	4	22
Independent	1	23
Partido ng Bayan	0	2
Sectoral representatives	NA	14
PDP–Laban/Lakas ng Bansa coalition	0	21
Others and coalition	0	55
Total	24	214

Senate[]

Senator		Party
	1.Heherson T. Alvarez	LDP
	2.Edgardo J. Angara	Independent
	3.Agapito A. Aquino	BANDILA
	4.Juan Ponce Enrile	Nacionalista
	5.Joseph E. Estrada	Nacionalista
	6.Neptali A. Gonzales	LDP
	7.Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr.	Liberal
	8.Ernesto F. Herrera	Liberal
	9.Sotero H. Laurel	UNIDO
	10.Jose D. Lina, Jr.	LDP
	11.Ernesto M. Maceda	PDP–Laban
	12.Raul S. Manglapus	NUCD
	13.Orlando S. Mercado	Liberal
	14.John Henry R. Osmeña	Liberal
	15.Vicente T. Paterno	PDP–Laban
	16.Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	17.Santanina T. Rasul	Liberal
	18.Alberto G. Romulo	LDP
	19.Rene A.V. Saguisag	Liberal
	20.Jovito R. Salonga	Liberal
	21.Leticia R. Shahani	LDP
	22.Mamintal A.J. Tamano	Nacionalista
	23.Wigberto E. Tañada	Liberal
	24.Victor San Andres Ziga	Liberal

^1 Assumed office on August 15, 1987, after Augusto Sanchez' election protest was dismissed by the Supreme Court.

^2 Resigned on October 9, 1987, and appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on October 15, 1987.

^3 Assumed office on July 26, 1987.

^4 Assumed office on July 6, 1987.

House of Representatives[]

Eighth Congress representation map of the Philippines

District Representatives
Province/City	District	Representative	Party
Abra	Lone	Rudolfo A. Bernardez	LABAN
Agusan del Norte	1st	Charito B. Plaza	LDP
Agusan del Norte	2nd	Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.	Nacionalista
Agusan del Sur	Lone	Democrito O. Plaza	Liberal
Aklan	Lone	Ramon B. Legaspi	Lakas ng Bansa
Albay	1st	Edcel C. Lagman	LABAN
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial	Independent
	3rd	Efren R. Sarte	Liberal
Antique	Lone	Exequiel B. Javier	Independent
Aurora	Lone	Benedicto G. Miran	UNIDO
Bacolod	Lone	Romeo G. Guanzon	Lakas ng Bansa
Basilan	Lone	Alvin G. Dans	Lakas ng Bansa
Bataan	1st	Felicito C. Payumo	Liberal
Bataan	2nd	Enrique T. Garcia	PDP–Laban
Batanes	Lone	Florencio B. Abad^[1]	Liberal
Batangas	1st	Conrado V. Apacible	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Hernando B. Perez	LDP
	3rd	Milagros Laurel-Trinidad	Nacionalista
	4th	Jose E. Calingasan	LDP
Benguet	1st	Honorato Y. Aquino	LDP
Benguet	2nd	Samuel M. Dangwa	LDP
Bohol	1st	Venice Borja-Agana	LABAN
	2nd	David B. Tirol	KBL
	3rd	Isidro C. Zarraga	Lakas ng Bansa
Bukidnon	1st	Socorro O. Acosta	Liberal
	2nd	Violeta T. Labaria	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr.	Liberal
Bulacan	1st	Francisco B. Aniag, Jr.	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Vicente C. Rivera, Jr.	Liberal
	3rd	Jose L. Cabochan	PDP–Laban
	4th	Rogaciano M. Mercado^[2]	Lakas ng Bansa
Cagayan	1st	Domingo A. Tuzon	Nacionalista
	2nd	Leoncio M. Puzon	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Tito M. Dupaya	LABAN
Cagayan de Oro City	Lone	Benedicta B. Roa	Lakas ng Bansa
Caloocan	1st	Virgilio P. Robles	UNIDO
	1st	Romeo L. Santos^[3]	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Gerardo P. Cabochan	PDP–Laban
Camarines Norte	Lone	Renato M. Unico	PDP–Laban
Camarines Sur	1st	Rolando R. Andaya	UNIDO
	2nd	Raul S. Roco	UNIDO
	3rd	Eduardo P. Pilapil	Lakas ng Bansa
	4th	Ciriaco R. Alfelor	PDP–Laban
Camiguin	Lone	Pedro P. Romualdo	LDP
Capiz	1st	Gerardo A. Roxas, Jr.	Liberal
Capiz	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal	Liberal
Catanduanes	Lone	Moises M. Tapia^[4]	Independent
Cavite	1st	Leonardo L. Guerrero
	2nd	Renato P. Dragon	KBL
	3rd	Jorge A. Nuñez	KBL
Cebu	1st	Antonio Bacaltos	LABAN
	2nd	Crisologo A. Abines	LABAN
	3rd	Pablo P. Garcia	LDP
	4th	Celestino E. Martinez, Jr.	LABAN
	5th	Ramon D. Durano III	PDP–Laban
	6th	Vicente L. de la Serna	PDP–Laban
Cebu City	1st	Raul V. Del Mar	LABAN
Cebu City	2nd	Antonio V. Cuenco	LABAN
Cotabato (North)	1st	Rodrigo B. Gutang	PDP–Laban
Cotabato (North)	2nd	Gregorio A. Andolana	Partido ng Bayan
Davao City	1st	Jesus G. Dureza	Independent
	1st	Prospero C. Nograles^[5]	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Cornelio P. Maskariño	Liberal
	3rd	Luis T. Santos	Liberal
Davao del Norte	1st	Lorenzo S. Sarmiento	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Baltazar A. Sator	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Rodolfo P. Del Rosario	Lakas ng Bansa
Davao del Sur	1st	Juanito G. Camasura, Jr.	PDP–Laban
Davao del Sur	2nd	Benjamin V. Bautista, Sr.	Liberal
Davao Oriental	1st	Enrico G. Dayanghirang	PDP–Laban
Davao Oriental	2nd	Thelma Z. Almario	PDP–Laban
Eastern Samar	Lone	Jose T. Ramirez	Liberal
Ifugao	Lone	Gualberto B. Lumauig	KBL
Ilocos Norte	1st	Roque R. Ablan, Jr.	KBL
Ilocos Norte	2nd	Mariano R. Nalupta, Jr.	KBL
Ilocos Sur	1st	Luis C. Singson	LABAN
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Eric D. Singson	KBL
Iloilo	1st	Oscar G. Garin	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Alberto J. Lopez	LABAN
	3rd	Licurgo P. Tirador	Liberal
	4th	Narciso D. Monfort	KBL
	5th	Niel D. Tupas Sr.	PDP–Laban
Iloilo City	Lone	Rafael J. Lopez-Vito	UNIDO
Isabela	1st	Rodolfo B. Albano	KBL
	2nd	Simplicio B. Domingo, Jr.	KBL
	3rd	Santiago P. Respicio	KBL
	4th	Antonio M. Abaya	KBL
Kalinga-Apayao	Lone	William F. Claver
La Union	1st	Victor F. Ortega	Nacionalista
La Union	2nd	Jose D. Aspiras	Independent
Laguna	1st	Nereo R. Joaquin	LABAN
	2nd	Justin M. Chipeco, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Florante L. Aquino	PDP–Laban
	4th	Magdaleno M. Palacol	Lakas ng Bansa
Lanao del Norte	1st	Mariano Ll. Badelles	Liberal
Lanao del Norte	2nd	Abdullah D. Dimaporo^[6]	Independent
Lanao del Sur	1st	Sultan Omar M. Dianalan	Liberal
Lanao del Sur	2nd	Mohamad Ali B. Dimaporo	GAD
Las Piñas-Muntinlupa	Lone	Filemon C. Aguilar
Leyte	1st	Cirilo Roy C. Montejo	UNIDO
	2nd	Manuel L. Horca, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Alberto S. Veloso	Nacionalista
	4th	Carmelo J. Locsin	PDP–Laban
	5th	Eriberto V. Loreto	Independent
Maguindanao	1st	Michael Mastura	PDP–Laban
Maguindanao	2nd	Guimid P. Matalam	PDP–Laban
Makati	Lone	Maria Consuelo Puyat-Reyes	KBL
Malabon-Navotas	Lone	Teresa Aquino-Oreta	LDP
Manila	1st	Martin B. Isidro	Liberal
	2nd	Jaime C. Lopez	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Leonardo B. Fugoso	Liberal
	4th	Ramon S. Bagatsing, Jr.	LDP
	5th	Amado S. Bagatsing	LDP
	6th	Pablo V. Ocampo	PDP–Laban
Marikina	Lone	Democlito J. Angeles
Marinduque	Lone	Carmencita O. Reyes	LABAN
Masbate	1st	Tito R. Espinosa	Independent
	2nd	Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa	Independent
	3rd	Moises R. Espinosa^[7]	Independent
Misamis Occidental	1st	Ernie D. Clarete	Lakas ng Bansa
Misamis Occidental	2nd	Herminia M. Ramiro	PDP–Laban
Misamis Oriental	1st	Isacio A. Pelaez	PDP–Laban
Misamis Oriental	2nd	Victorico L. Chavez	PDP–Laban
Mountain Province	Lone	Victor S. Dominguez	KBL
Negros Occidental	1st	Salvador S. Laguda	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Manuel H. Puey	Liberal
	3rd	Jose Carlos V. Lacson	UNIDO
	4th	Edward M. Matti	Lakas ng Bansa
	5th	Mariano M. Yulo	Independent
	6th	Hortensia L. Starke	Lakas ng Bansa
Negros Oriental	1st	Jerome V. Paras	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Miguel L. Romero	Lakas ng Bansa
	3rd	Margarito B. Teves	Lakas ng Bansa
Northern Samar	1st	Raul A. Daza	Liberal
Northern Samar	2nd	Jose L. Ong, Jr.	LDP
Nueva Ecija	1st	Eduardo Nonato N. Joson	KBL/BALANE
	2nd	Simeon E. Garcia, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Hermogenes D. Concepcion, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	4th	Nicanor D. De Guzman, Jr.^[8]	Lakas ng Bansa
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Carlos M. Padilla	LABAN
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Mario Gene J. Mendiola	Nacionalista
Oriental Mindoro	1st	Rodolfo G. Valencia	Liberal
Oriental Mindoro	2nd	Jesus M. Punzalan	Liberal
Palawan	1st	David A. Ponce De Leon	PDP–Laban
Palawan	2nd	Ramon V. Mitra	LDP
Pampanga	1st	Carmelo F. Lazatin	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Emigdio L. Lingad	LABAN
	3rd	Oscar S. Rodriguez	PDP–Laban
	4th	Marciano M. Pineda	LDP
	4th	Emilio Bondoc^[9]	Nacionalista
Pangasinan	1st	Oscar M. Orbos^[10]	Lakas ng Bansa
	2nd	Antonio E. Bengson III	Lakas ng Bansa
	3rd	Fabian S. Sison	Lakas ng Bansa
	4th	Jose C. De Venecia, Jr.	Lakas ng Bansa
	5th	Conrado B. Estrella, Jr.	KBL
	6th	Conrado M. Estrella III	KBL
Parañaque	Lone	Freddie N. Webb
Pasay	Lone	Lorna Verano-Yap	Liberal
Pasig	Lone	Rufino S. Javier	Lakas ng Bansa
Pateros-Taguig	Lone	Dante O. Tinga
Quezon	1st	Wilfrido L. Enverga	UNIDO
	2nd	Mario L. Tagarao^[11]	Liberal
	3rd	Bienvenido O. Marquez, Jr.	UNIDO
	4th	Oscar F. Santos	UNIDO
Quezon City	1st	Renato A. Yap	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Antonio L. Aquino	PDP–Laban
	3rd	Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng	LABAN
	4th	Ismael A. Mathay, Jr.	KBL
Quirino	Lone	Richard S. Puzon	Independent
Quirino	Lone	Junie E. Cua	Liberal
Rizal	1st	Francisco S. Sumulong	LABAN
Rizal	2nd	Emigdio S. Tanjuatco, Jr.	Lakas ng Bansa
Romblon	Lone	Natalio M. Beltran, Jr.	Lakas ng Bansa
Samar (Western)	1st	Jose A. Roño	KBL
Samar (Western)	2nd	Venancio T. Garduce	Partido ng Bayan
San Juan-Mandaluyong	Lone	Ronaldo B. Zamora	KBL
Siquijor	Lone	Orlando B. Fua	GAD
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador H. Escudero III	KBL
Sorsogon	2nd	Bonifacio H. Gillego	LABAN
South Cotabato	1st	Adelbert W. Antonino	LDP
	2nd	Hilario L. De Pedro III	UNIDO
	3rd	James L. Chiongbian	Lakas ng Bansa
Southern Leyte	Lone	Roger G. Mercado	Liberal
Southern Leyte	Lone	Rosette Y. Lerias^[12]	KBL
Sultan Kudarat	Lone	Estanislao V. Valdez	PDP–Laban
Sulu	1st	Abdusakur M. Tan	Liberal
Sulu	2nd	Arden S. Anni	UNIDO
Surigao del Norte	1st	Glenda B. Ecleo	UNIDO
Surigao del Norte	2nd	Constantino C. Navarro	KBL
Surigao del Sur	1st	Mario S. Ty	UNIDO
Surigao del Sur	2nd	Ernesto T. Estrella	LDP
Tarlac	1st	Jose R. Cojuangco, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Jose V. Yap	LDP
	3rd	Herminio S. Aquino	LDP
Tawi-Tawi	Lone	Alawadin T. Bandon, Jr.	LDP
Tawi-Tawi	Lone	Romulo Espaldon^[13]	LABAN
Valenzuela	Lone	Antonio M. Serapio
Zambales	1st	Katherine H. Gordon	Nacionalista
Zambales	2nd	Pacita T. Gonzales	LDP
Zamboanga City	Lone	Maria Clara Lobregat	Independent
Zamboanga del Norte	1st	Artemio A. Adasa, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Ernesto S. Amatong	Liberal
	3rd	Angel M. Carloto	UNIDO
Zamboanga del Sur	1st	Isidoro E. Real, Jr.	PDP–Laban
	2nd	Antonio H. Cerilles	Nacionalista
	3rd	Wilfredo G. Cainglet	Lakas ng Bansa

Sectoral Representatives
Sector	Representative
Disabled	Arturo Borjal
Disabled	Estrella G. Juco^[14]
Farmers	Dabiel De Luna
Fisherfolk	Antonio Olegario
Labor	Ramon Jabar, Jr.
	Adelize A. Raymundo
	Alejandro C. Villariza
Peasant	Romeo Angeles
Peasant	Bartolome Arteche
Urban Poor	Herminio Panganiban
Urban Poor	Rey M. Teves
Veteran & Elderly	Dionisio Ojeda
Youth	Al Ignatius Lopez
Youth	Jose Luis Martin Gascon

^ Appointed Secretary of Agrarian Reform on December 31, 1989
^ Died on November 13, 1989.
^ Replaced Virgilio P. Robles on March 6, 1991.
^ Died on November 15, 1987.
^ Replaced Jesus G. Dureza in July 1989.
^ Resigned on December 12, 1989, to run for ARMM Governor.
^ Moises R. Espinosa was assassinated during incumbency on March 17, 1989.
^ Resigned on August 7, 1990.
^ Replaced Marciano M. Pineda on January 28, 1992.
^ Appointed Secretary of Transportation and Communications on January 1, 1990.
^ Died on April 23, 1990.
^ Replaced Roger G. Mercado.
^ Replaced Alawadin T. Bandon, Jr. on December 12, 1990.
^ Died on July 7, 1989.

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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Leadership[]

Senate[]

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Members[]

Composition[]

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See also[]

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