# 9th Congress of the Philippines

The 9th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikasiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1992, until June 9, 1995, during the first three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 9th Congress follows the 1992 national elections, where, under the transitory provisions of the Constitution, the first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would have a three-year term and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: July 27, 1992 – June 4, 1993
** First Special Session: January 4 – February 26, 1993
** Second Special Session: March 8 – April 16, 1993
* Second Regular Session: July 26, 1993 – June 10, 1994
** Third Special Session: January 3 – April 1, 1994
* Third Regular Session: July 25, 1994 – June 9, 1995
** Fourth Special Session: January 2 – February 24, 1995
** Fifth Special Session: February 27 – March 24, 1995
** Sixth Special Session: March 27 – April 7, 1995
** Seventh Special Session: April 10 – May 5, 1995

## Leadership
### Senate

* President:
** Neptali Gonzales (LDP), until January 18, 1993
** Edgardo Angara (LDP), from January 18, 1993
* President pro tempore:
** Ernesto Maceda (NPC), until January 18, 1993
** Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), January 18 – July 6, 1993
** Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), from July 6, 1993
* Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Romulo (LDP)
* Minority Floor Leader: Wigberto Tañada (Liberal)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
* Speaker pro tempore: Raul Daza (Northern Samar–1st, Liberal)
* Majority Floor Leader: Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan–Mandaluyong, Independent)
* Minority Floor Leader: Hernando Perez (Batangas–2nd, Lakas)

## Members
### Senate

All senators of this Congress were elected on May 11, 1992 for the following terms, according to their ranking:
* For the first twelve senators: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
* For the other twelve senators: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995
| Senator | Party | Term | Term ending |
| Heherson Alvarez | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Edgardo Angara | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Butz Aquino | LDP | 2 | 1995 |
| Rodolfo Biazon | LDP | 1 | 1995 |
| Nikki Coseteng | NPC | 1 | 1995 |
| Neptali Gonzales | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Teofisto Guingona Jr. | LDP | 2 | 1995 |
| Ernesto Herrera | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Joey Lina | LDP | 2 | 1995 |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | LDP | 1 | 1995 |
| Ernesto Maceda | NPC | 2 | 1998 |
| Orly Mercado | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Blas Ople | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| John Henry Osmeña | NPC | 2 | 1995 |
| Nina Rasul | Lakas | 2 | 1995 |
| Ramon Revilla Sr. | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| Raul Roco | LDP | 1 | 1995 |
| Alberto Romulo | LDP | 2 | 1998 |
| Leticia Ramos-Shahani | Lakas | 2 | 1998 |
| Tito Sotto | LDP | 1 | 1998 |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | 2 | 1995 |
| Francisco Tatad | NPC | 1 | 1995 |
| Arturo Tolentino | NPC | 1 | 1995 |
| Freddie Webb | LDP | 1 | 1998 |

### House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party | Term |
| Abra | Lone | Jeremias Zapata | Lakas | 1 |
| Agusan del Norte | 1st | Charito Plaza | Lakas | 2 |
| Agusan del Norte | 2nd | Edelmiro Amante | Nacionalista | 2 |
| Agusan del Sur | Lone | Ceferino Paredes Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Aklan | Lone | Allen Quimpo | Lakas | 1 |
| Albay | 1st | Edcel Lagman | LDP | 2 |
| Albay | 2nd | Carlos R. Imperial | NPC | 2 |
| Albay | 3rd | Al Francis Bichara | Nacionalista | 1 |
| Antique | Lone | Exequiel Javier | Lakas | 2 |
| Aurora | Lone | Benedicto Miran | LDP | 2 |
| Bacolod | Lone | Romeo Guanzon | Lakas | 2 |
| Basilan | Lone | Elnorita Tugung | Lakas | 1 |
| Bataan | 1st | Felicito Payumo | Liberal | 2 |
| Bataan | 2nd | Dominador Venegas | Lakas | 1 |
| Batanes | Lone | Enrique Lizardo | LDP | 1 |
| Batangas | 1st | Eduardo Ermita | Lakas | 1 |
| Batangas | 2nd | Hernando Perez | Lakas | 2 |
| Batangas | 3rd | Milagros Laurel-Trinidad | Nacionalista | 2 |
| Batangas | 4th | Ralph Recto | LDP | 1 |
| Benguet | 1st | Bernardo Vergara | NPC | 1 |
| Benguet | 2nd | Samuel Dangwa | LDP | 2 |
| Bohol | 1st | Venice Borja-Agana | Lakas | 2 |
| Bohol | 2nd | Erico Aumentado | Lakas | 1 |
| Bohol | 3rd | Isidro Zarraga | Lakas | 2 |
| Bukidnon | 1st | Socorro Acosta | Liberal | 2 |
| Bukidnon | 2nd | Reginaldo Tilanduca | NPC | 1 |
| Bukidnon | 3rd | Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. | NPC | 2 |
| Bulacan | 1st | Teodulo Natividad | LDP | 1 |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Pedro Pancho | Lakas | 1 |
| Bulacan | 3rd | Ricardo Silverio | Lakas | 1 |
| Bulacan | 4th | Angelito Sarmiento | Lakas | 1 |
| Cagayan | 1st | Juan Ponce Enrile | Nacionalista | 1 |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Edgar Lara | NPC | 1 |
| Cagayan | 3rd | Francisco Mamba | Lakas | 1 |
| Cagayan de Oro | Lone | Erasmo Damasing | Lakas | 1 |
| Caloocan | 1st | Aurora Henson | NPC | 1 |
| Caloocan | 2nd | Luis Asistio | NPC | 1 |
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Emmanuel Pimentel | LDP | 1 |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Rolando Andaya | Lakas | 2 |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Celso Baguio | PMP | 1 |
| Camarines Sur | 3rd | Arnulfo Fuentebella | NPC | 1 |
| Camarines Sur | 4th | Ciriaco Alfelor | Lakas | 2 |
| Camiguin | Lone | Pedro Romualdo | Lakas | 2 |
| Capiz | 1st | Gerardo Roxas Jr. | Liberal | 2 |
| Capiz | 1st | Mar Roxas | Liberal | – |
| Capiz | 2nd | Vicente Andaya Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Catanduanes | Lone | Leandro Verceles Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Cavite | 1st | Dominador Nazareno Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Cavite | 2nd | Renato Dragon | LDP | 2 |
| Cavite | 3rd | Telesforo Unas | LDP | 1 |
| Cebu | 1st | Eduardo Gullas | LDP | 1 |
| Cebu | 2nd | Crisologo Abines | NPC | 2 |
| Cebu | 3rd | Pablo P. Garcia | LDP | 2 |
| Cebu | 4th | Celestino Martinez Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Cebu | 5th | Ramon Durano III | NPC | 2 |
| Cebu | 6th | Nerissa Soon-Ruiz | LDP | 1 |
| Cebu City | 1st | Raul del Mar | LDP | 2 |
| Cebu City | 2nd | Antonio Cuenco | LDP | 2 |
| Cotabato | 1st | Anthony Dequiña | NPC | 1 |
| Cotabato | 2nd | Gregorio Andolana | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao City | 1st | Jesus Dureza | NPC | 2 |
| Davao City | 2nd | Manuel Garcia | NPC | 1 |
| Davao City | 3rd | Elias Lopez | NPC | 1 |
| Davao del Norte | 1st | Rogelio Sarmiento | Lakas | 1 |
| Davao del Norte | 2nd | Baltazar Sator | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao del Norte | 3rd | Rodolfo del Rosario | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao del Sur | 1st | Alejandro Almendras | Lakas | 1 |
| Davao del Sur | 2nd | Benjamin Bautista Sr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Davao Oriental | 1st | Maria Elena Palma-Gil | NPC | 1 |
| Davao Oriental | 2nd | Thelma Almario | Lakas | 2 |
| Eastern Samar | Lone | Jose Ramirez | Lakas | 2 |
| Ifugao | Lone | Benjamin Cappleman | LDP | 1 |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Roque Ablan Jr. | KBL | 2 |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Bongbong Marcos | KBL | 1 |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Mariano Tajon | LDP | 1 |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Eric Singson | LDP | 2 |
| Iloilo | 1st | Oscar Garin | Lakas | 2 |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Alberto Lopez | Lakas | 2 |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Licurgo Tirador | Lakas | 2 |
| Iloilo | 4th | Nicetas Panes | LDP | 1 |
| Iloilo | 5th | Niel Tupas Sr. | Liberal | 2 |
| Iloilo City | Lone | Rafael Lopez-Vito | Lakas | 2 |
| Isabela | 1st | Rodolfo Albano Jr. | NPC | 2 |
| Isabela | 2nd | Faustino Dy Jr. | NPC | 1 |
| Isabela | 3rd | Santiago Respicio | NPC | 2 |
| Isabela | 4th | Antonio Abaya | NPC | 2 |
| Kalinga-Apayao | Lone | Elias Bulut | LDP | 1 |
| La Union | 1st | Victor Francisco Ortega | NPC | 2 |
| La Union | 2nd | Jose Aspiras | NPC | 2 |
| Laguna | 1st | Roy Almoro | Lakas | 1 |
| Laguna | 2nd | Rodolfo Tingzon | Lakas | 1 |
| Laguna | 3rd | Florante Aquino | Lakas | 2 |
| Laguna | 4th | Magdaleno Palacol | LDP | 2 |
| Lanao del Norte | 1st | Mariano Ll. Badelles | Lakas | 2 |
| Lanao del Norte | 2nd | Macabangkit Lanto | Lakas | 1 |
| Lanao del Norte | 2nd | Mario Hisuler | Lakas | – |
| Lanao del Sur | 1st | Mamintal Adiong Sr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Lanao del Sur | 2nd | Mohammad Ali Dimaporo | Nacionalista | 2 |
| Las Piñas-Muntinlupa | Lone | Manny Villar | Lakas | 1 |
| Leyte | 1st | Cirilo Roy Montejo | Lakas | 2 |
| Leyte | 2nd | Sergio Apostol | Lakas | 1 |
| Leyte | 3rd | Alberto Veloso | LDP | 2 |
| Leyte | 4th | Carmelo Locsin | Lakas | 2 |
| Leyte | 5th | Eriberto Loreto | Lakas | 2 |
| Maguindanao | 1st | Michael Mastura | Lakas | 2 |
| Maguindanao | 2nd | Simeon Datumanong | Lakas | 1 |
| Makati | Lone | Joker Arroyo | Independent | 1 |
| Malabon-Navotas | Lone | Tessie Aquino-Oreta | LDP | 2 |
| Manila | 1st | Martin Isidro | Liberal | 2 |
| Manila | 2nd | Jaime Lopez | Lakas | 2 |
| Manila | 3rd | Leonardo Fugoso | Liberal | 2 |
| Manila | 4th | Ramon Bagatsing Jr. | LDP | 2 |
| Manila | 5th | Amado Bagatsing | LDP | 2 |
| Manila | 6th | Rosenda Ann Ocampo | NPC | 1 |
| Marikina | Lone | Romeo Candazo | Liberal | 1 |
| Marinduque | Lone | Carmencita Reyes | Lakas | 2 |
| Masbate | 1st | Tito Espinosa | Lakas | 2 |
| Masbate | 2nd | Luz Cleta Bakunawa | LDP | 2 |
| Masbate | 3rd | Antonio Kho | Lakas | 1 |
| Misamis Occidental | 1st | Percival Catane | NPC | 1 |
| Misamis Occidental | 2nd | Hilarion Ramiro Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Misamis Oriental | 1st | Homobono Cesar | Lakas | 1 |
| Misamis Oriental | 2nd | Victorico Chaves | LDP | 2 |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Victor Dominguez | Lakas | 2 |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Tranquilino Carmona | NPC | 1 |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Manuel Puey | Liberal | 2 |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Jose Carlos Lacson | Lakas | 2 |
| Negros Occidental | 4th | Edward Matti | NPC | 2 |
| Negros Occidental | 5th | Mariano Yulo | NPC | 2 |
| Negros Occidental | 6th | Hortensia Starke | NPC | 2 |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Jerome Paras | Lakas | 2 |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Miguel Romero | Lakas | 2 |
| Negros Oriental | 3rd | Margarito Teves | LDP | 2 |
| Northern Samar | 1st | Raul Daza | Liberal | 2 |
| Northern Samar | 2nd | Wilmar Lucero | Liberal | 1 |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Renato Diaz | Lakas | 1 |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Eleuterio Violago | NPC | 1 |
| Nueva Ecija | 3rd | Pacifico Fajardo | NPC | 1 |
| Nueva Ecija | 4th | Victorio Lorenzo | Lakas | 1 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Leonardo B. Perez | NPC | 1 |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone | Jose T. Villarosa | Lakas | 1 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 1st | Renato Leviste | Nacionalista | 1 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 2nd | Jesus Punzalan | Lakas | 2 |
| Palawan | 1st | David Ponce de Leon | Lakas | 2 |
| Palawan | 2nd | Alfredo Amor Abueg Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Pampanga | 1st | Carmelo Lazatin | PDP–Laban | 2 |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Emigdio Lingad | LDP | 2 |
| Pampanga | 3rd | Andrea Domingo | Lakas | 1 |
| Pampanga | 4th | Emigdio Bondoc | Nacionalista | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Oscar Orbos | Independent | 2 |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Chris Mendoza | Lakas | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Eric Galo Acuña | NPC | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Jose de Venecia Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Amadeo Perez Jr. | LDP | 1 |
| Pangasinan | 6th | Conrado Estrella III | NPC | 2 |
| Parañaque | Lone | Roilo Golez | Lakas | 1 |
| Pasay | Lone | Jovito Claudio | Lakas | 1 |
| Pasig | Lone | Rufino Javier | NPC | 2 |
| Quezon | 1st | Wilfrido Enverga | Lakas | 2 |
| Quezon | 2nd | Marcial Punzalan Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Quezon | 3rd | Danilo Suarez | Liberal | 1 |
| Quezon | 4th | Manolet Lavides | Lakas | 1 |
| Quezon City | 1st | Renato Yap | PDP–Laban | 2 |
| Quezon City | 2nd | Dante Liban | Lakas | 1 |
| Quezon City | 3rd | Dennis Roldan | NPC | 1 |
| Quezon City | 4th | Feliciano Belmonte Jr. | Lakas | 1 |
| Quirino | Lone | Junie Cua | Lakas | 1 |
| Rizal | 1st | Manuel Sanchez | Lakas | 1 |
| Rizal | 1st | Gilberto Duavit Sr. | NPC | – |
| Rizal | 2nd | Emigdio Tanjuatco Jr. | LDP | 2 |
| Romblon | Lone | Eleandro Jesus Madrona | Lakas | 1 |
| Samar | 1st | Rodolfo Tuazon | Lakas | 1 |
| Samar | 2nd | Catalino Figueroa | Lakas | 1 |
| San Juan-Mandaluyong | Lone | Ronaldo Zamora | Independent | 2 |
| Siquijor | Lone | Orlando Fua | LDP | 2 |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Salvador Escudero | NPC | 2 |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Bonifacio Gillego | LDP | 2 |
| South Cotabato | 1st | Luwalhati Antonino | Lakas | 1 |
| South Cotabato | 2nd | Daisy Avance-Fuentes | Lakas | 1 |
| South Cotabato | 3rd | James Chiongbian | Lakas | 2 |
| Southern Leyte | Lone | Roger Mercado | Lakas | 2 |
| Sultan Kudarat | Lone | Estanislao Valdez | LDP | 2 |
| Sulu | 1st | Bensaudi Tulawie | Lakas | 1 |
| Sulu | 2nd | Asani Tammang | Lakas | 1 |
| Surigao del Norte | 1st | Glenda Ecleo | Lakas | 2 |
| Surigao del Norte | 2nd | Robert Barbers | Lakas | 1 |
| Surigao del Sur | 1st | Mario Ty | Lakas | 2 |
| Surigao del Sur | 2nd | Ernesto Estrella | Lakas | 2 |
| Taguig–Pateros | Lone | Dante Tiñga | PDP–Laban | 2 |
| Tarlac | 1st | Peping Cojuangco | LDP | 2 |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Jose Yap | Lakas | 2 |
| Tarlac | 3rd | Herminio Aquino | LDP | 2 |
| Tawi-Tawi | Lone | Nur Jaafar | Lakas | 1 |
| Valenzuela | Lone | Antonio Serapio | Nacionalista | 2 |
| Zambales | 1st | Katherine Gordon | Nacionalista | 2 |
| Zambales | 2nd | Antonio Diaz | Lakas | 1 |
| Zamboanga City | Lone | Maria Clara Lobregat | LDP | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 1st | Artemio Adasa Jr. | Lakas | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 2nd | Ernesto Amatong | LDP | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 3rd | Angel Carloto | LDP | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 1st | Alejandro Urro | Lakas | 1 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 2nd | Antonio Cerilles | NPC | 2 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 3rd | Belma Cabilao | Lakas | 1 |
| Cultural Minorities | Cultural Minorities | Joseph Sibug | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Tomas Concepcion | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Temistocles Dejon Sr. | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Zoilo dela Cruz | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Andes Dinglasan Jr. | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Ramon Jabar | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Labor | Labor | Paterno Menzon | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Ernesto Verceles | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Labor | Labor | Alejandro Villavisa | Nonpartisan | 2 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Leonardo Montemayor | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Peasant | Peasant | Vicente Tagle | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Urban Poor | Urban Poor | Ariel Zartiga | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Women | Women | Minerva Laudico | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Youth | Youth | Edgardo Avila | Nonpartisan | 1 |
| Youth | Youth | Cesar Chavez | Nonpartisan | 1 |