12th Congress of the Philippines
Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines
The 12th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabindalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 23, 2001, until June 4, 2004, during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 23, 2001 – June 7, 2002
- First Special Session: January 8 – March 1, 2002
- Second Regular Session: July 22, 2002 – June 6, 2003
- Third Regular Session: July 28, 2003 – June 4, 2004
- Second Special Session: January 5 – February 13, 2004
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
Final Senate composition.
Final House of Representatives composition.
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2004.
Twelfth Congress representation map of the Philippines
Notes
- ^ Died on June 25, 2003.
- ^ Took office as Vice President of the Philippines on June 30, 2004.
- ^ Elected in a special election on May 14, 2001, succeeding Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed as Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001.
- ^ Appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 18, 2002.
- ^ Died on August 6, 2002.
- ^ Died on February 26, 2003.
- ^ Elected in a special election on May 12, 2003, succeeding Antonio M. Abaya.
- ^ Born as Mario B. Crespo. Election annulled on March 6, 2003 due to citizenship.
- ^ Removed on August 11, 2001 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on August 11, 2001, replacing Henry P. Lanot.
- ^ Died on January 11, 2003.
- ^ Removed on April 23, 2002, after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for rape.
- ^ Elected in a special election on August 26, 2002, succeeding Romeo Jalosjos Sr..
- ^ a b Resigned in 2003.
- ^ Succeeded Crispin Beltran.
- ^ Succeeded Liza Maza.
External links
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.
See also
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- # — Drilon's Senate presidency continued until 2006 during the 13th Congress.
- ## — Position vacated when Cayetano died in 2003.
- ‡ — The appointment of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Guingona to vice presidency made his position to the Senate vacant from January 20, 2001.
- On May 14, 2001, Honasan was elected to fill in Guingona's unfinished term until 2004.
- ‡‡ — Ople was appointed Foreign Affairs secretary in 2002.
- ‡‡‡ — In 2004, de Castro vacated his position when he was elected to the vice presidency.
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