3rd Congress of the Philippines

The Third Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 25, 1954 until December 10, 1957.

essions

*First Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1954
**"First Special Session": July 19 – August 3, 1954
*Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1955
**"Second Special Session": July 7 – August 10, 1955
*Third Regular Session: January 23 – May 17, 1956
**"Third Special Session": June 21 – July 25, 1956
*Fourth Regular Session: January 28, 1957 – May 23, 1957
**Joint Session: December 10, 1957

Legislation

The Third Congress passed a total of 1,077 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 973 – 2049)

Major Legislation

Leadership

enate

*President of the Senate:::Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)
*Senate President Pro-Tempore:::Manuel C. Briones (NP)
*Majority Floor Leader:::Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)
*Minority Floor Leader:::Lorenzo N. Tañada (CP)

House of Representatives

*Speaker:::Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)
*Speaker Pro-Tempore:::Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)
*Majority Floor Leader:::Arturo M. Tolentino (NP, 3rd District Manila)
*Minority Floor Leader:::Eugenio Perez (LP, 2nd District Pangasinan)

Members

enate

:mnb|senate2|1 Elected on November 8, 1955 to complete the unexpired term of Carlos P. Garcia.

House of Representatives

:mnb|died|1 Died in office.:mnb|specialelec|2 Elected in a special election on November 8, 1955, to complete unexpired term of predecessor.:mnb|cebu6d|3 Replaced by Manual A. Zosa as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on February 21, 1956.:mnb|ilocosnorte|4 Elected as Ilocos Norte Governor on November 8, 1955.:mnb|isabela|5 Replaced by Delfin B. Albano as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on January 23, 1957.:mnb|senate|6 Elected to the Senate on November 8, 1955.:mnb|lanao|7 Replaced by Mohamad Ali Dimaporo as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on July 21, 1957.

ee also

*Congress of the Philippines
*Senate of the Philippines
*House of Representatives of the Philippines
*Philippine general election, 1953
*Philippine general election, 1955

External links

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Further reading

*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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