4th Congress of the Philippines

The Fourth 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 27, 1958 until December 13, 1961.

essions

*First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958
**"First Special Session": May 26 – June 7, 1958
*Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959
**"Second Special Session": June 1 – July 4, 1959
*Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960
**"Third Special Session": June 14 – July 18, 1960
*Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961
**"Informal Meeting": July 15, 1961
**Joint Session: December 12 – December 13, 1961

Legislation

The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450)

Major Legislation

Leadership

enate

*President of the Senate:::Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)
*Senate President Pro-Tempore:::Fernando Lopez (NP)
*Majority Floor Leader:::Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)
*Minority Floor Leader:::Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP)::Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

House of Representatives

*Speaker:::Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)
*Speaker Pro-Tempore:::Constancio E. Castañeda (NP, 2nd District Tarlac)
*Majority Floor Leader:::Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)
*Minority Floor Leader:::Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz)

Members

enate

:mnb|senate2|1 Died on October 2, 1960.

House of Representatives

ee also

*Congress of the Philippines
*Senate of the Philippines
*House of Representatives of the Philippines
*Philippine general election, 1957
*Philippine general election, 1959

External links

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Further reading

*Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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