8th_Congress_of_the_Philippines

8th Congress of the Philippines

8th Congress of the Philippines

Legislative term

The 8th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikawalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1987, until June 17, 1992, during the presidency of Corazon Aquino. This was the first Congress after the ratification of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

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Leadership

Senate

  • President of the Senate:
Jovito R. Salonga (Liberal)
Neptali A. Gonzales (LDP) elected January 18, 1992
  • Senate President Pro-Tempore:
Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal)
Sotero Laurel (UNIDO) elected July 23, 1990
Ernesto M. Maceda (PDP–Laban) elected January 18, 1992
  • Majority Floor Leader:
Orlando S. Mercado (Liberal)
Teofisto T. Guingona Jr. (Liberal) elected July 23, 1990
Alberto G. Romulo (LDP) elected July 22, 1991
  • Minority Floor Leader
Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista)
Wigberto E. Tañada (Liberal) elected January 18, 1992

House of Representatives

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LDP, 2nd District Palawan)
  • Speaker Pro-Tempore
Antonio V. Cuenco (LDP, 2nd District Cebu City)
  • Majority Floor Leader
Francisco S. Sumulong (LDP, 1st District Rizal)
  • Minority Floor Leader
Rodolfo B. Albano (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District Isabela
Mohammed Ali B. Dimaporo (KBL, 2nd District Lanao del Sur) elected October 20, 1989
Salvador H. Escudero III (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District Sorsogon) elected June 1, 1990
Victor F. Ortega (Nacionalista/KBL), 1st District La Union) elected July 22, 1991

Members

Composition

Final Senate composition.
Final House of Representatives composition.
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Senate

All senators were elected on May 11, 1987 for terms that began on June 30, 1987 and ended on June 30, 1992.

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House of Representatives

Eighth Congress representation map of the Philippines

District representatives

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Sectoral representatives

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See also

Notes

  1. Assumed office on August 15, 1987, after Augusto Sanchez's election protest was dismissed by the Supreme Court.
  2. Resigned on October 9, 1987, and appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on October 15, 1987.
  3. Assumed office on July 26, 1987.
  4. Assumed office on July 6, 1987.
  5. Appointed as Secretary of Agrarian Reform on December 31, 1989.
  6. Died on November 13, 1989.
  7. Removed on March 6, 1991 after an electoral protest.
  8. Declared election winner on March 6, 1991.
  9. Died on November 15, 1987.
  10. Removed on June 16, 1989 after an electoral protest.
  11. Declared election winner on June 16, 1989.
  12. Resigned on December 12, 1989, to run for Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
  13. Assassinated on March 17, 1989.
  14. Resigned on August 7, 1990.
  15. Removed on January 28, 1992 after an electoral protest.
  16. Declared election winner on January 28, 1992.
  17. Appointed as Secretary of Transportation and Communications on January 1, 1990.
  18. Died on April 23, 1990.
  19. Removed on July 25, 1988 after an electoral protest.
  20. Declared election winner on July 25, 1988.
  21. Removed on October 15, 1991 after an electoral protest.
  22. Declared election winner on December 4, 1991.
  23. Removed on December 12, 1990 after an electoral protest.
  24. Declared election winner on December 12, 1990.
  25. Died on July 7, 1989.

References

    • "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
    • "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

    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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