# 10th Congress of the Philippines

The 10th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikasampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 24, 1995, until June 5, 1998, during the last three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 10th Congress followed the 1995 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

## Sessions

* First Special Session: June 26 – July 7, 1995
* First Regular Session: July 24, 1995 – June 7, 1996
** First Joint Session: April 1 and June 3, 1996
** Second Special Session: May 13 – June 21, 1996
* Second Regular Session: July 22, 1996 – June 13, 1997
** Third Special Session: August 12 – 30, 1996
** Fourth Special Session: January 6 – 31, 1997
** Fifth Special Session: February 3 – 28, 1997
** Second Joint Session: January 27, February 10, February 24, March 3 and March 10 – 17, 1997
* Third Regular Session: July 28, 1997 – June 5, 1998
** Third Joint Session: February 16 – March 6, 1998
** Sixth Special Session: March 16 – 20, 1998
** Seventh Special Session: April 6 – 10, 1998
** Eighth Special Session: April 12 – May 1, 1998

## Legislation

Laws passed by the 10th Congress:
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (took effect on January 1, 1998).

## Leadership
### Senate

* President:
** Edgardo Angara (LDP), until August 28, 1995
** Neptali Gonzales (LDP), August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996
** Ernesto Maceda (NPC), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
** Neptali Gonzales (LDP), from January 26, 1998
* President pro tempore:
** Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), until October 10, 1996
** Blas Ople (LDP), from October 10, 1996
* Majority Floor Leader:
** Alberto Romulo (LDP), until October 10, 1996
** Francisco Tatad (LDP), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
** Franklin Drilon (Lakas), from January 26, 1998
* Minority Floor Leader:
** Ernesto Maceda (NPC), until August 29, 1995
** Edgardo Angara (LDP), August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996
** Neptali Gonzales (LDP), October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998
** Ernesto Maceda (NPC), from January 26, 1998

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
* Deputy Speakers:
** Luzon: Hernando Perez (Batangas–2nd, Lakas)
** Visayas: Raul Daza (Northern Samar–1st, Liberal)
** Mindanao: Simeon Datumanong (Maguindanao–2nd, Lakas)
* Majority Floor Leader: Rodolfo Albano Jr. (Isabela–1st, NPC)
* Minority Floor Leader: Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan, NPC)

## Members
### Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
* For senators elected on May 11, 1992: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
* For senators elected on May 8, 1995: June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001
| Senator | Party | Term | Term ending |
| Heherson Alvarez | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Edgardo Angara | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Nikki Coseteng | NPC | 2 | 2001 |
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | PRP | 1 | 2001 |
| Franklin Drilon | Lakas | 1 | 2001 |
| Marcelo Fernan | LDP | 1 | 2001 |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas | 1 | 2001 |
| Neptali Gonzales | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Ernesto Herrera | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Gregorio Honasan | Independent | 1 | 2001 |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | LDP | 2 | 2001 |
| Ernesto Maceda | NPC | 2 | 1998 |
| Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas | 1 | 2001 |
| Orly Mercado | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Blas Ople | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| Serge Osmeña | Lakas | 1 | 2001 |
| Juan Ponce Enrile | Independent | 1 | 2001 |
| Ramon Revilla Sr. | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| Raul Roco | LDP | 2 | 2001 |
| Alberto Romulo | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Leticia Ramos-Shahani | Lakas | 2 | 1998 |
| Tito Sotto | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| Francisco Tatad | NPC | 2 | 2001 |
| Freddie Webb | LDP | 1 | 1998 |

### House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party | Term |
| Abra | Lone | Jeremias Zapata | Lakas | 2 |
| Agusan del Norte | 1st | Charito Plaza | Liberal | 3 |
| Agusan del Norte | 2nd | Eduardo Rama Sr. | LDP | 1 |
| Agusan del Sur | Lone | Ceferino Paredes Jr. | NPC | 2 |
| Aklan | Lone | Allen Quimpo | Lakas | 2 |
| Albay | 1st | Edcel Lagman | LDP | 3 |
| Albay | 2nd | Carlos R. Imperial | NPC | 3 |
| Albay | 3rd | Romeo Salalima | Lakas | 1 |
| Antique | Lone | Exequiel Javier | Lakas | 3 |
| Aurora | Lone | Bella Angara | LDP | 1 |
| Bacolod | Lone | Romeo Guanzon | Lakas | 3 |
| Baguio | Lone | Bernardo Vergara | Lakas | 2 |
| Basilan | Lone | Candu Muarip | LDP | 1 |
| Bataan | 1st | Felicito Payumo | Liberal | 3 |
| Bataan | 2nd | Tet Garcia | LDP | 1 |
| Batanes | Lone | Florencio Abad | Liberal | 1 |
| Batangas | 1st | Eduardo Ermita | Lakas | 2 |
| Batangas | 2nd | Hernando Perez | Lakas | 3 |
| Batangas | 3rd | Milagros Laurel-Trinidad | Lakas | 3 |
| Batangas | 4th | Ralph Recto | LDP | 2 |
| Benguet | Lone | Ronald Cosalan | Lakas | 1 |
| Biliran | Lone | Gerardo Espina Sr. | NPC | 1 |
| Bohol | 1st | Venice Borja-Agana | Lakas | 3 |
| Bohol | 2nd | Erico Aumentado | Lakas | 2 |
| Bohol | 3rd | Isidro Zarraga | Lakas | 3 |
| Bukidnon | 1st | Socorro Acosta | Liberal | 3 |
| Bukidnon | 2nd | Reginaldo Tilanduca | NPC | 2 |
| Bukidnon | 3rd | Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. | NPC | 3 |
| Bulacan | 1st | Teodulo Natividad | LDP | 2 |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Pedro Pancho | Lakas | 2 |
| Bulacan | 3rd | Ricardo Silverio | Lakas | 2 |
| Bulacan | 4th | Angelito Sarmiento | Lakas | 2 |
| Cagayan | 1st | Patricio Antonio | Lakas | 1 |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Edgar Lara | NPC | 2 |
| Cagayan | 3rd | Manuel Mamba | Lakas | 1 |
| Cagayan de Oro | Lone | Erasmo Damasing | Lakas | 2 |
| Caloocan | 1st | Bobby Guanzon | Lakas | 1 |
| Caloocan | 2nd | Luis Asistio | NPC | 2 |
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Emmanuel Pimentel | LDP | 2 |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Rolando Andaya | Lakas | 3 |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Leopoldo San Buenaventura | PRP | 1 |
| Camarines Sur | 3rd | Arnulfo Fuentebella | NPC | 2 |
| Camarines Sur | 4th | Ciriaco Alfelor | Lakas | 3 |
| Camiguin | Lone | Pedro Romualdo | Lakas | 3 |
| Capiz | 1st | Mar Roxas | Liberal | 1 |
| Capiz | 2nd | Vicente Andaya Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Catanduanes | Lone | Leandro Verceles Jr. | NPC | 2 |
| Cavite | 1st | Plaridel Abaya | NPC | 1 |
| Cavite | 2nd | Renato Dragon | LDP | 3 |
| Cavite | 3rd | Telesforo Unas | LDP | 2 |
| Cebu | 1st | Eduardo Gullas | LDP | 2 |
| Cebu | 2nd | Crisologo Abines | NPC | 3 |
| Cebu | 3rd | John Henry Osmeña | NPC | 1 |
| Cebu | 4th | Celestino Martinez Jr. | Lakas | 3 |
| Cebu | 5th | Ramon Durano III | NPC | 3 |
| Cebu | 6th | Nerissa Soon-Ruiz | LDP | 2 |
| Cebu City | 1st | Raul del Mar | Lakas | 3 |
| Cebu City | 2nd | Antonio Cuenco | Lakas | 3 |
| Cotabato | 1st | Anthony Dequiña | NPC | 2 |
| Cotabato | 2nd | Gregorio Andolana | Lakas | 3 |
| Davao City | 1st | Prospero Nograles | PRP | 1 |
| Davao City | 2nd | Manuel Garcia | NPC | 2 |
| Davao City | 3rd | Elias Lopez | NPC | 2 |
| Davao del Norte | 1st | Rogelio Sarmiento | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao del Norte | 2nd | Baltazar Sator | Lakas | 3 |
| Davao del Norte | 3rd | Rodolfo del Rosario | Lakas | 3 |
| Davao del Sur | 1st | Alejandro Almendras Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Davao del Sur | 2nd | Benjamin Bautista Sr. | LDP | 3 |
| Davao Oriental | 1st | Maria Elena Palma-Gil | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao Oriental | 2nd | Thelma Almario | LDP | 3 |
| Eastern Samar | Lone | Jose Ramirez | Lakas | 3 |
| Guimaras | Lone | Catalino Nava | Lakas | 1 |
| Ifugao | Lone | Benjamin Cappleman | LDP | 2 |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Roque Ablan Jr. | KBL | 3 |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Simeon Valdez | Lakas | 1 |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Mariano Tajon | LDP | 2 |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Eric Singson | LDP | 3 |
| Iloilo | 1st | Oscar Garin | Lakas | 3 |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Alberto Lopez | Lakas | 3 |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Licurgo Tirador | Lakas | 3 |
| Iloilo | 4th | Narciso Monfort | Lakas | 1 |
| Iloilo | 5th | Niel Tupas Sr. | LDP | 3 |
| Iloilo City | Lone | Raul M. Gonzalez | Lakas | 1 |
| Isabela | 1st | Rodolfo Albano Jr. | NPC | 3 |
| Isabela | 2nd | Faustino Dy Jr. | NPC | 2 |
| Isabela | 3rd | Santiago Respicio | NPC | 3 |
| Isabela | 4th | Antonio Abaya | Lakas | 3 |
| Kalinga-Apayao | Lone | Elias Bulut | LDP | 2 |
| La Union | 1st | Victor Francisco Ortega | NPC | 3 |
| La Union | 2nd | Jose Aspiras | Lakas | 3 |
| Laguna | 1st | Nereo Joaquin | NPC | 1 |
| Laguna | 2nd | Jun Chipeco | LDP | 1 |
| Laguna | 3rd | Florante Aquino | Lakas | 3 |
| Laguna | 4th | Magdaleno Palacol | Lakas | 3 |
| Lanao del Norte | 1st | Mariano Ll. Badelles | NPC | 3 |
| Lanao del Norte | 2nd | Abdullah Mangotara | Lakas | 1 |
| Lanao del Sur | 1st | Mamintal Adiong Sr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Lanao del Sur | 2nd | Pangalian Balindong | Liberal | 1 |
| Las Piñas-Muntinlupa | Lone | Manny Villar | Lakas | 2 |
| Leyte | 1st | Imelda Marcos | KBL | 1 |
| Leyte | 2nd | Sergio Apostol | Lakas | 2 |
| Leyte | 3rd | Alberto Veloso | NPC | 3 |
| Leyte | 4th | Carmelo Locsin | Independent | 3 |
| Leyte | 5th | Eriberto Loreto | LDP | 3 |
| Maguindanao | 1st | Didagen Dilangalen | PMP | 1 |
| Maguindanao | 2nd | Simeon Datumanong | Lakas | 2 |
| Makati | Lone | Joker Arroyo | Independent | 2 |
| Malabon-Navotas | Lone | Tessie Aquino-Oreta | LDP | 3 |
| Mandaluyong | Lone | Neptali Gonzales II | LDP | 1 |
| Manila | 1st | Martin Isidro | Liberal | 3 |
| Manila | 2nd | Jaime Lopez | Lakas | 3 |
| Manila | 3rd | Leonardo Fugoso | Liberal | 3 |
| Manila | 4th | Ramon Bagatsing Jr. | LDP | 3 |
| Manila | 5th | Amado Bagatsing | LDP | 3 |
| Manila | 6th | Rosenda Ann Ocampo | NPC | 2 |
| Marikina | Lone | Romeo Candazo | Liberal | 2 |
| Marinduque | Lone | Carmencita Reyes | Lakas | 3 |
| Masbate | 1st | Vida Espinosa | LDP | 1 |
| Masbate | 2nd | Luz Cleta Bakunawa | NPC | 3 |
| Masbate | 3rd | Fausto Seachon Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Misamis Occidental | 1st | Percival Catane | Lakas | 2 |
| Misamis Occidental | 2nd | Herminia Ramiro | Liberal | 1 |
| Misamis Oriental | 1st | Homobono Cesar | Lakas | 2 |
| Misamis Oriental | 2nd | Victorico Chaves | Lakas | 3 |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Victor Dominguez | LDP | 3 |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Julio Ledesma IV | NPC | 1 |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Alfredo Marañon | NPC | 1 |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Jose Carlos Lacson | Lakas | 3 |
| Negros Occidental | 4th | Edward Matti | NPC | 3 |
| Negros Occidental | 5th | Mariano Yulo | NPC | 3 |
| Negros Occidental | 6th | Genaro Alvarez Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Jerome Paras | LDP | 3 |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Miguel Romero | LDP | 3 |
| Negros Oriental | 3rd | Margarito Teves | Lakas | 3 |
| Northern Samar | 1st | Raul Daza | Liberal | 3 |
| Northern Samar | 2nd | Wilmar Lucero | Liberal | 2 |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Renato Diaz | Lakas | 2 |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Eleuterio Violago | NPC | 2 |
| Nueva Ecija | 3rd | Pacifico Fajardo | NPC | 2 |
| Nueva Ecija | 4th | Julita Lorenzo-Villareal | LDP | 1 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Carlos Padilla | LDP | 1 |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone | Jose T. Villarosa | LDP | 2 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 1st | Renato Leviste | NPC | 2 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 2nd | Jesus Punzalan | Lakas | 3 |
| Palawan | 1st | Vicente Sandoval | Lakas | 1 |
| Palawan | 2nd | Alfredo Amor Abueg Jr. | LDP | 2 |
| Pampanga | 1st | Carmelo Lazatin | Lakas | 3 |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Zenaida Cruz-Ducut | NPC | 1 |
| Pampanga | 3rd | Oscar Samson Rodriguez | NPC | 1 |
| Pampanga | 4th | Emigdio Bondoc | NPC | 2 |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Hernani Braganza | Lakas | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Antonio Bengson III | Lakas | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Eric Galo Acuña | Lakas | 2 |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Jose de Venecia Jr. | Lakas | 3 |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Amadeo Perez Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Pangasinan | 6th | Ranjit Shahani | Lakas | 1 |
| Parañaque | Lone | Roilo Golez | Lakas | 2 |
| Pasay | Lone | Jovito Claudio | Lakas | 2 |
| Pasig | Lone | Rufino Javier | NPC | 3 |
| Quezon | 1st | Wilfrido Enverga | Lakas | 3 |
| Quezon | 2nd | Marcial Punzalan Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Quezon | 3rd | Danilo Suarez | Liberal | 2 |
| Quezon | 4th | Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | 1 |
| Quezon City | 1st | Reynaldo Calalay | PRP | 1 |
| Quezon City | 2nd | Dante Liban | NPC | 2 |
| Quezon City | 3rd | Mike Defensor | LDP | 1 |
| Quezon City | 4th | Feliciano Belmonte Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Quirino | Lone | Junie Cua | Lakas | 2 |
| Rizal | 1st | Gilberto Duavit Sr. | NPC | 2 |
| Rizal | 2nd | Emigdio Tanjuatco Jr. | LDP | 3 |
| Romblon | Lone | Eleandro Jesus Madrona | Lakas | 2 |
| Samar | 1st | Rodolfo Tuazon | Lakas | 2 |
| Samar | 2nd | Catalino Figueroa | Lakas | 2 |
| San Juan | Lone | Ronaldo Zamora | NPC | 3 |
| Sarangani | Lone | James Chiongbian | Lakas | 3 |
| Siquijor | Lone | Orlando Fua | Lakas | 3 |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Salvador Escudero | NPC | 3 |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Bonifacio Gillego | Lakas | 3 |
| South Cotabato | 1st | Luwalhati Antonino | Lakas | 2 |
| South Cotabato | 2nd | Daisy Avance-Fuentes | Lakas | 2 |
| Southern Leyte | Lone | Roger Mercado | Lakas | 3 |
| Sultan Kudarat | Lone | Angelo Montilla | Lakas | 1 |
| Sulu | 1st | Bensaudi Tulawie | Lakas | 2 |
| Sulu | 2nd | Asani Tammang | Lakas | 2 |
| Surigao del Norte | 1st | Constantino Navarro Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Surigao del Norte | 2nd | Robert Barbers | Lakas | 2 |
| Surigao del Sur | 1st | Mario Ty | Lakas | 3 |
| Surigao del Sur | 2nd | Jesnar Falcon | Independent | 1 |
| Taguig–Pateros | Lone | Dante Tiñga | PDP–Laban | 3 |
| Tarlac | 1st | Peping Cojuangco | LDP | 3 |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Jose Yap | Lakas | 3 |
| Tarlac | 3rd | Herminio Aquino | LDP | 3 |
| Tawi-Tawi | Lone | Nur Jaafar | Lakas | 2 |
| Valenzuela | Lone | Antonio Serapio | Nacionalista | 3 |
| Zambales | 1st | James Gordon Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Zambales | 2nd | Antonio Diaz | Lakas | 2 |
| Zamboanga City | Lone | Maria Clara Lobregat | LDP | 3 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 1st | Romeo Jalosjos Sr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 2nd | Cresente Llorente Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 3rd | Angel Carloto | Lakas | 3 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 1st | Alejandro Urro | Lakas | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 2nd | Antonio Cerilles | NPC | 3 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 3rd | Belma Cabilao | Lakas | 2 |
| Cultural Minorities | Cultural Minorities | Ronald Adamat | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Isidro Aligada | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Temistocles Dejon Sr. | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Labor | Labor | Gregorio del Prado | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Zoilo dela Cruz | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Labor | Labor | Andres Dinglasan Jr. | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Labor | Labor | Mohammad Omar Fajardo | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Ramon Jabar Jr. | Nonpartisan | 3 |
| Labor | Labor | Ernesto Verceles | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Labor | Labor | Alejandro Villavisa | Nonpartisan | 3 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Adolfo Geronimo | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Leonardo Montemayor | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Arturo Olegario Jr. | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Vicente Tagle | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Glicerio Tan | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Urban Poor | Urban Poor | Florante Tarona | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Urban Poor | Urban Poor | Ariel Zartiga | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Women | Women | Minerva Laudico | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Women | Women | Leonor Ines Luciano | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Youth | Youth | Edgardo Avila | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Youth | Youth | Felizardo Colambo | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Youth | Youth | Anna Periquet | Nonpartisan | 1 |