President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines

President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
	Incumbent; Ralph Recto; since February 27, 2017
Style	The Honorable; (formal)
Appointer	Elected by the Senate
Inaugural holder	Esperidion Guanco
Formation	October 16, 1916
Website	Senate of the Philippines

The President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. During the absence of the Senate President, the Senate President pro tempore presides over the Senate.

In the current 17th Congress, two senators became Senate President pro tempore and they are Franklin Drilon and Ralph Recto who is the incumbent.

List of Senate presidents pro tempore[]

President pro tempore		Term start	Term end	Legislature	Senate President
Senate of the Philippine Islands 1916-1935
Esperidion Guanco Senator for the 8th Senatorial District (1874–1925)	Nacionalista	1919	1922	5th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Sergio Osmeña Senator for 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961)	Nacionalista	1922	1934	6th Legislature 7th Legislature 8th Legislature 9th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Clarin Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1879–1935)	Nacionalista	1934	1935	9th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Avelino Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1890–1986)	Nacionalista	1935	1935	10th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
No Senate (1935–1945)
Senate of the Commonwealth of the Philippines 1945-1946
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)	Nacionalista	July 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st Congress	Manuel Roxas
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)	Liberal	May 25, 1946	July 4, 1946	2nd Congress	José Avelino
Senate of the Philippines 1946-1972
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)	Liberal	July 4, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st Congress	José Avelino Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Quintin Paredes (1884-1973)	Liberal	January 31, 1950	March 5, 1952	2nd Congress	Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Esteban Abada (1896–1954)	Liberal	March 5, 1952	May 7, 1952	2nd Congress	Quintín Paredes Camilo Osías Eulogio Rodriguez
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)	Nacionalista	May 7, 1952	April 17, 1953	2nd Congress	Eulogio Rodriguez
Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	Liberal	April 17, 1953	April 30, 1953	2nd Congress	Camilo Osías
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)	Nacionalista	April 30, 1953	December 10, 1957	2nd Congress 3rd Congress	José Zulueta
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993)	Democratic (until 1961)	January 27, 1958	December 17, 1965	4th Congress 5th Congress	Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993)	Nacionalista (from 1961)	January 27, 1958	December 17, 1965	4th Congress 5th Congress	Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
Lorenzo Sumulong (1905–1997)	Nacionalista	January 17, 1966	December 30, 1966	6th Congress	Arturo Tolentino Gil Puyat
Jose J. Roy (1904–1986)	Nacionalista	January 26, 1967	September 23, 1972	7th Congress	Gil Puyat
No Senate (1972–1987)
Senate of the Philippines 1987-present
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	Liberal	July 27, 1987	July 23, 1990	8th Congress	Jovito Salonga
Sotero Laurel (1918–2009)	Nacionalista	July 23, 1990	January 18, 1992	8th Congress	Jovito Salonga Neptali Gonzales
Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)	PDP–Laban	January 18, 1992	January 18, 1993	8th Congress 9th Congress	Neptali Gonzales
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	Lakas	January 18, 1993	July 6, 1993	9th Congress	Edgardo Angara
Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017)	Lakas	July 6, 1993	October 10, 1996	9th Congress 10th Congress	Edgardo Angara Neptali Gonzales
Blas Ople (1927–2003)	LDP (until 1998)	October 10, 1996	June 29, 1999	10th Congress 11th Congress	Ernesto Maceda Neptali Gonzales Marcelo Fernan
Blas Ople (1927–2003)	LAMMP (from 1998)	October 10, 1996	June 29, 1999	10th Congress 11th Congress	Ernesto Maceda Neptali Gonzales Marcelo Fernan
John Henry Osmeña (1936–2021)	LAMMP	June 29, 1999	July 12, 2000	11th Congress	Blas Ople
Blas Ople (1927–2003)	LAMMP	July 12, 2000	June 30, 2001	11th Congress	Franklin Drilon Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Manuel Villar (born 1949)	Independent	July 23, 2001	August 12, 2002	12th Congress	Franklin Drilon
Juan Flavier (1935–2014)	Lakas	August 12, 2002	June 30, 2007	12th Congress 13th Congress	Franklin Drilon Manuel Villar
Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)	PMP	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th Congress 15th Congress	Manuel Villar Juan Ponce Enrile
Ralph Recto (born 1964)	Liberal	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th Congress	Franklin Drilon
Franklin Drilon (born 1945)	Liberal	July 25, 2016	February 27, 2017	17th Congress	Koko Pimentel
Ralph Recto (born 1964)	Liberal (until 2018)	February 27, 2017	Incumbent	17th Congress 18th Congress	Koko Pimentel Tito Sotto
Ralph Recto (born 1964)	Nacionalista (from 2018)	February 27, 2017	Incumbent	17th Congress 18th Congress	Koko Pimentel Tito Sotto

References[]

List of Senators of the Philippines

External links[]

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President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent Ralph Recto since February 27, 2017
Style	The Honorable (formal)
Appointer	Elected by the Senate
Inaugural holder	Esperidion Guanco
Formation	October 16, 1916
Website	Senate of the Philippines