- 3rd Congress of the Philippines
The Third Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the
legislature of theRepublic of the Philippines , composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives fromJanuary 25 ,1954 untilDecember 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
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*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 onNovember 8 ,1955 to complete the unexpired term ofCarlos P. Garcia .House of Representatives
:mnb|died|1 Died in office.:mnb|specialelec|2 Elected in a special election onNovember 8 ,1955 , to complete unexpired term of predecessor.:mnb|cebu6d|3 Replaced by Manual A. Zosa as per House Electoral Tribunal decision onFebruary 21 ,1956 .:mnb|ilocosnorte|4 Elected as Ilocos Norte Governor onNovember 8 ,1955 .:mnb|isabela|5 Replaced by Delfin B. Albano as per House Electoral Tribunal decision onJanuary 23 ,1957 .:mnb|senate|6 Elected to the Senate onNovember 8 ,1955 .:mnb|lanao|7 Replaced by Mohamad Ali Dimaporo as per House Electoral Tribunal decision onJuly 21 ,1957 .ee also
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Congress of the Philippines
*Senate of the Philippines
*House of Representatives of the Philippines
*Philippine general election, 1953
*Philippine general election, 1955 External links
*cite web
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*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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