6th Congress of the Philippines

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The Sixth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikaanim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 17, 1966, until June 17, 1969.

Sessions

- First Special Session: January 17–22, 1966
First Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1966
- Second Special Session: May 20 – June 18, 1966
- Third Special Session: August 15–27, 1966
- First Joint Session: April 25, April 25, June 1, 1966
Second Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1967
- Fourth Special Session: June 1 – July 5, 1967
- Fifth Special Session: July 17 – August 18, 1967
- Second Joint Session: January 30, February 13, February 27, March 8, March 14–16, 1967
Third Regular Session: January 22 – May 16, 1968
- Third Joint Session: February 20 – March 1, 1968
- Sixth Special Session: May 17–28, 1968
- Seventh Special Session: July 8 – August 10, 1968
- Eighth Special Session: August 12–31, 1968
Fourth Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1969
- Ninth Special Session: June 2 – July 5, 1969
- Fourth Joint Session: June 11–17, 1969

Legislation

The Sixth Congress passed a total of 1,481 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 4643 – 6123)

Leadership

Composition of the Senate during the 6th Congress' 1st and 2nd (left), and 3rd & 4th (right) sessions.

Composition of the House of Representatives during the 6th Congress.

Senate

Position	Name
President of the Senate	Gil J. Puyat (NP)
Senate President Pro-Tempore	Jose J. Roy (NP)
Majority Floor Leader	Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)
Minority Floor Leader	Gerardo M. Roxas (LP)

House of Representatives

Speaker:

José B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)

Cornelio T. Villareal (NP, 2nd District Capiz), elected April 1, 1971

Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)

Majority Floor Leader:

Marcelino Veloso (NP, 3rd District Leyte)

Minority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (LP, Lone District Cavite)

Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LP, Lone District Palawan), elected June 12, 1971

Ramon Felipe, Jr. (LP, 1st District Camarines Sur), elected January 24, 1972

Senate

President of the Senate:

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

Gil J. Puyat (NP), elected January 26, 1967

Senate President Pro-Tempore:

Lorenzo M. Sumulong (NP)

Camilo O. Osías (LP)

Jose J. Roy (NP)

Majority Floor Leader:

Jose J. Roy (NP)

Rodolfo T. Ganzon (NP)

Arturo M. Tolentino (NP)

Minority Floor Leader:

Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

House of Representatives

Speaker:

Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz)

José B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas), elected February 2, 1967

Speaker Pro-Tempore:

Salipada K. Pendatun (LP, Lone District Cotabato)

Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)

Majority Floor Leader:

Justiniano S. Montano (NP, Lone District Cavite)

Marcelino B. Veloso (NP, 3rd District Leyte)

Minority Floor Leader:

José B. Laurel, Jr. (NP, 3rd District Batangas)

Members

Senate

First Session to Second Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Alejandro D. Almendras	NP	1965	1971
	Gaudencio E. Antonino¹	LP	1961	1967
	Dominador R. Aytona	NP	1965	1971
	Jose W. Diokno	NP	1963	1969
	Eva Estrada-Kalaw	NP	1965	1971
	Rodolfo T. Ganzon	NP	1963	1969
	Maria Kalaw-Katigbak	LP	1961	1967
	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay	NP	1965	1971
	Juan R. Liwag	LP	1963	1969
	Genaro F. Magsaysay	NP	1965	1971
	Manuel P. Manahan	LP	1961	1967
	Raul S. Manglapus	LP	1961	1967
	Camilo O. Osías	LP	1961	1967
	Sergio Osmeña, Jr.	LP	1965	1971
	Ambrosio B. Padilla	LP	1963	1969
	Gil J. Puyat	NP	1963	1969
	Francisco Rodrigo	LP	1961	1967
	Gerardo M. Roxas	LP	1963	1969
	Jose J. Roy	NP	1961	1967
	Jovito R. Salonga	LP	1965	1971
	Tecla San Andres-Ziga	LP	1963	1969
	Lorenzo M. Sumulong	NP	1961	1967
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	NCP	1965	1971
	Arturo M. Tolentino	NP	1963	1969

^a Party affiliation at the time of their election.

LP — Liberal Party

NP — Nacionalista Party

NCP — Nationalist Citizens' Party (caucuses with Nacionalista Party)

^1 Died on November 13, 1967.

Third Session to Fourth Session
Senator		Party^a	Term Start	Term End
	Alejandro D. Almendras	NP	1965	1971
	Magnolia W. Antonino	NP	1967	1973
	Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.	LP	1967	1973
	Dominador R. Aytona	NP	1965	1971
	Helena Z. Benitez	NP	1967	1973
	Jose W. Diokno	NP	1963	1969
	Eva Estrada-Kalaw	NP	1965	1971
	Rodolfo T. Ganzon	NP	1963	1969
	Wenceslao R. Lagumbay	NP	1965	1971
	Salvador H. Laurel	NP	1967	1973
	Juan R. Liwag	LP	1963	1969
	Genaro F. Magsaysay	NP	1965	1971
	Sergio Osmeña, Jr.	LP	1965	1971
	Ambrosio B. Padilla	LP	1963	1969
	Emmanuel N. Pelaez	NP	1967	1973
	Leonardo B. Perez	NP	1967	1973
	Gil J. Puyat	NP	1963	1969
	Gerardo M. Roxas	LP	1963	1969
	Jose J. Roy	NP	1967	1973
	Jovito R. Salonga	LP	1965	1971
	Tecla San Andres-Ziga	LP	1963	1969
	Lorenzo M. Tañada	NCP	1965	1971
	Lorenzo G. Teves	NP	1967	1973
	Arturo M. Tolentino	NP	1963	1969

House of Representatives

Sixth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative
Abra	Lone	Carmelo Z. Barbero
Agusan (now Agusan del Norte and del Sur)	Lone	Jose C. Aquino
Aklan	Lone	Rafael B. Legaspi
Albay	1st	Venancio P. Ziga
	2nd	Carlos R. Imperial
	3rd	Josefina B. Duran
Antique	Lone	Jose A. Fornier
Bataan	Lone	Pablo R. Roman
Batanes	Lone	Aurora B. Abad
Batangas	1st	Federico M. Serrano
	2nd	Olegario B. Cantos
	3rd	José B. Laurel, Jr.
Bohol	1st	Natalio P. Castillo
	2nd	Jose S. Zafra
	3rd	Teodoro B. Galagar
Bukidnon	Lone	Benjamin N. Tabios
Bulacan	1st	Teodulo C. Natividad
Bulacan	2nd	Rogaciano M. Mercado
Cagayan	1st	Tito M. Dupaya
Cagayan	2nd	Benjamin Ligot
Camarines Norte	Lone	Fernando V. Pajarillo
Camarines Sur	1st	Ramon Felipe, Jr.
Camarines Sur	2nd	Felix A. Fuentebella
Capiz	1st	Mariano H. Acuña
Capiz	2nd	Cornelio T. Villareal
Catanduanes	Lone	Jose M. Alberto
Cavite	Lone	Justiniano S. Montano
Cebu	1st	Ramon M. Durano
	2nd	Jose L. Briones
	3rd	Ernesto Bascon
	4th	Isidro Kintanar
	5th	Antonio V. Cuenco
	6th	Amado B. Arrieta
	7th	Tereso Dumon
Cotabato	Lone	Salipada K. Pendatun
Davao del Norte	Lone	Lorenzo S. Sarmiento
Davao del Sur	Lone	Artemio Al Loyola
Davao Oriental	Lone	Constancio B. Maglana
Eastern Samar	Lone	Felipe J. Abrigo
Ilocos Norte	1st	Antonio V. Raquiza
	1st	Roque R. Ablan, Jr.
	2nd	Simeon M. Valdez
Ilocos Sur	1st	Floro Crisologo
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Pablo Sanidad
Iloilo	1st	Pedro G. Trono
	2nd	Fermin Z. Caram, Jr.
	3rd	Gloria M. Tabiana
	4th	Ricardo Yap Ladrido
	5th	Jose M. Aldeguer
Isabela	Lone	Melanio T. Singson
La Union	1st	Magnolia W. Antonino^[1]
La Union	2nd	Epifanio B. Castillejos
Laguna	1st	Manuel Concordia
Laguna	2nd	Magdaleno M. Palacol
Lanao del Norte	Lone	Mohamad Ali B. Dimaporo
Lanao del Sur	Lone	Rasid Lucman
Leyte	1st	Artemio E. Mate
	2nd	Salud Vivero Parreño
	3rd	Marcelino R. Veloso
	4th	Dominador M. Tan
Manila	1st	Fidel S. Santiago
	2nd	Joaquin R. Roces
	3rd	Sergio H. Loyola
	4th	Pablo V. Ocampo
Marinduque	Lone	Francisco M. Lecaroz
Masbate	Lone	Andres Clemente, Jr.
Misamis Occidental	Lone	William L. Chiongbian
Misamis Oriental	Lone	Emmanuel N. Pelaez
Mountain Province	1st	Juan Duyan
	2nd	Andres A. Cosalan
	3rd	Luis Hora
Negros Occidental	1st	Armando C. Gustilo
	2nd	Felix P. Amante
	3rd	Felix M. Feria, Jr.
Negros Oriental	1st	Lorenzo Teves
Negros Oriental	2nd	Lamberto L. Macias
Northern Samar	Lone	Eladio T. Balite
Northern Samar	Lone	Eusebio Moore
Nueva Ecija	1st	Leopoldo D. Diaz
Nueva Ecija	2nd	Angel D. Concepcion
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Leonardo B. Perez
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Pedro C. Medalla
Oriental Mindoro	Lone	Luciano A. Joson
Palawan	Lone	Ramon V. Mitra
Pampanga	1st	Juanita L. Nepomuceno
Pampanga	2nd	Angel P. Macapagal
Pangasinan	1st	Aguedo F. Agbayani
	2nd	Jack Laureano Soriano
	3rd	Cipriano Primicias, Jr.
	4th	Amadeo J. Perez
	5th	Jesus M. Reyes
Quezon	1st	Manuel S. Enverga
Quezon	2nd	Eladio A. Caliwara
Rizal	1st	Edgar U. Ilarde
Rizal	2nd	Frisco F. San Juan
Romblon	Lone	Jose D. Moreno
Samar	Lone	Fernando R. Veloso
Sorsogon	1st	Salvador R. Encinas
Sorsogon	2nd	Vicente Peralta
South Cotabato	Lone	James L. Chiongbian
Southern Leyte	Lone	Nicanor E. Yñiguez
Sulu	Lone	Indanan Anni
Surigao del Norte	Lone	Constantino C. Navarro
Surigao del Sur	Lone	Gregorio P. Murillo
Tarlac	1st	Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr.
Tarlac	2nd	Jose V. Yap
Zambales	Lone	Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr.
Zamboanga del Norte	Lone	Alberto Ubay
Zamboanga del Sur	Lone	Vincenzo Sagun

↑ Elected to the Senate in 1967.

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.

Legislative periods of the Philippines

List Congress Senate House of Representatives

Revolutionary Period	Malolos Congress (1898–99)

American Period	1st Philippine Commission (1899–1900) 2nd Philippine Commission (1900–07) 1st Philippine Legislature (1907–09) 2nd Philippine Legislature (1909–12) 3rd Philippine Legislature (1912–16) 4th Philippine Legislature (1916–19) 5th Philippine Legislature (1919–22) 6th Philippine Legislature (1922–25) 7th Philippine Legislature (1925–28) 8th Philippine Legislature (1928–31) 9th Philippine Legislature (1931–34) 10th Philippine Legislature (1934–35)

Commonwealth	1st National Assembly (1935–1938) 2nd National Assembly (1938–1941)

Second Philippine Republic	National Assembly (1943–44)

Commonwealth	1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1945) 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1946)

Third Philippine Republic	1st Congress (1946–49) 2nd Congress (1949–53) 3rd Congress (1954–57) 4th Congress (1958–61) 5th Congress (1962–65) 6th Congress (1966–69) 7th Congress (1970–72)

Fourth Philippine Republic	Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978–84) Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–86)

Fifth Philippine Republic	8th Congress (1987–92) 9th Congress (1992–95) 10th Congress (1995–98) 11th Congress (1998–2001) 12th Congress (2001–04) 13th Congress (2004–07) 14th Congress (2007–10) 15th Congress (2010–13) 16th Congress (2013–16) 17th Congress (2016–19) 18th Congress (2019–20)

Malolos Congress Philippine Commission Philippine Legislature Commonwealth National Assembly Second Republic National Assembly Commonwealth Congress Batasang Pambansa

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6th Congress of the Philippines

Sessions

Legislation

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Further reading

See also

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