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11th Congress of the Philippines

11th Congress of the Philippines

1998–2001 legislative session

The 11th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabing-isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1998, until June 8, 2001, during the 31-month presidency of Joseph Estrada and the first four months of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 11th Congress followed the 1998 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The Estrada impeachment was the highlight of the 11th Congress.

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Sessions

  • First Regular Session: July 27, 1998 – June 4, 1999
    • First Special Session: January 4 – February 5, 1999
  • Second Regular Session: July 26, 1999 – June 9, 2000
    • Second Special Session: January 3 – February 4, 2000
  • Third Regular Session: July 24, 2000 – June 8, 2001
    • Third Special Session: January 1 – February 16, 2001

Legislation

Laws passed by the 11th Congress:

Leadership

Senate

  • President of the Senate
Marcelo Fernan (LAMMP) (1998–1999)
Blas Ople (LAMMP)(1999–2000)
Franklin Drilon (LAMMP) (2000)
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban) (2000–2001)
  • Senate President Pro-Tempore
Blas Ople (LAMMP) (1998–1999)
John Henry Osmeña (LAMMP) (1999–2000)
Blas Ople (LAAMP) (2000–2001)
  • Majority Floor Leader
Franklin Drilon (LAMMP) (1998–2000)
Francisco Tatad (Gabay Bayan) (2000–2001)
Loren Legarda (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP) (2001)
  • Minority Floor Leader
Teofisto Guingona (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP) (1998–2001)
Francisco Tatad (Gabay Bayan)(2001)

House of Representatives

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives
Manuel B. Villar Jr. (LAMMP), Lone District Las Piñas
Arnulfo P. Fuentabella (LAMMP), 3rd District Camarines Sur, elected on November 13, 2000
Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP), 4th District Quezon City, elected on January 24, 2001
Eduardo Gullas, LAMMP, 1st District of Cebu
  • Minority Floor Leader
Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (Lakas-NUCD-UMDP), 4th District Quezon City
Arnulfo P. Fuentebella (NPC), 3rd District Camarines Sur, elected on January 24, 2001

Members

Composition

Final Senate composition.
Final House of Representatives composition.
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*part of the LAMMP coalition.

Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

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House of Representatives

The term of office of the current members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 1998, to June 30, 2001.

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District representatives

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Sectoral representatives

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Notes

  1. Died on July 11, 1999.
  2. Appointed as Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001.
  3. Appointed as Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports on February 9, 2001.
  4. Appointed as Secretary of National Defense on January 25, 2001.
  5. Died on June 12, 2001.
  6. Appointed as Secretary of Trade and Industry on January 2, 2000.
  7. Appointed as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources on March 29, 2001.
  8. Appointed as National Security Adviser on February 19, 2001.
  9. Died on May 12, 2001.
  10. Did not serve term due to disqualification by Commission on Elections for lack of residency.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "List of All House Members: 11th Congress" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2009.

Further reading

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
  • Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
  • Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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