# President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines

The president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. During the absence of the president of the Senate, the Senate president pro tempore presides over the Senate.
In the 19th Congress, the incumbent president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is Jinggoy Estrada.

## List of Senate presidents pro tempore

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 1 | | Espiridion Guanco Senator for the 8th Senatorial District (1874–1925) | July 21 1919 | October 27 1922 | | Nacionalista | 5th Legislature |
| 2 | | Sergio Osmeña Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961) | October 27 1922 | July 16 1934 | | Nacionalista Unipersonalista | 6th Legislature |
| 2 | | Sergio Osmeña Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961) | October 27 1922 | July 16 1934 | | Nacionalista | 7th Legislature |
| 2 | | Sergio Osmeña Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961) | October 27 1922 | July 16 1934 | | Nacionalista | 8th Legislature |
| 2 | | Sergio Osmeña Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961) | October 27 1922 | July 16 1934 | | Nacionalista | 9th Legislature |
| 3 | | José Clarín Senator for the 11th Senatorial District (1879–1935) | July 16 1934 | June 2 1935 | | Nacionalista Democratico | 10th Legislature |
| 4 | | José Avelino Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1890–1986) | June 2 1935 | November 15 1935 | | Nacionalista Democratico | 10th Legislature |
| Senate abolished (1935–1941) ||||||||
| 5 | | Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956) | July 9 1945 | May 25 1946 | | Liberal | 1st Commonwealth Congress |
| 6 | | Melecio Arranz (1888–1966) | May 25 1946 | December 30 1949 | | Liberal | 2nd Commonwealth Congress |
| 6 | | Melecio Arranz (1888–1966) | May 25 1946 | December 30 1949 | | Liberal | 1st Congress |
| 7 | | Quintín Paredes (1884–1973) | January 31 1950 | March 2 1952 | | Liberal | 2nd Congress |
| 8 | | Esteban Abada (1896–1957) | March 2 1952 | May 7 1952 | | Liberal | 2nd Congress |
| 9 | | Manuel Briones (1896–1954) | May 7 1952 | April 17 1953 | | Nacionalista | 2nd Congress |
| 10 | | José Zulueta (1889–1972) | April 17 1953 | April 30 1953 | | Liberal | 2nd Congress |
| (9) | | Manuel Briones (1896–1954) | April 30 1953 | December 10 1957 | | Nacionalista | 2nd Congress |
| (9) | | Manuel Briones (1896–1954) | April 30 1953 | December 10 1957 | | Nacionalista | 3rd Congress |
| 11 | | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | January 27 1958 | December 17 1965 | | Nacionalista | 4th Congress |
| 11 | | Fernando Lopez (1904–1993) | January 27 1958 | December 17 1965 | | Nacionalista | 5th Congress |
| 12 | | Lorenzo Sumulong (1905–1997) | January 17 1966 | January 26 1967 | | Nacionalista | 6th Congress |
| 13 | | Jose Roy (1904–1986) | January 26 1967 | September 23 1972 | | Nacionalista | 6th Congress |
| 13 | | Jose Roy (1904–1986) | January 26 1967 | September 23 1972 | | Nacionalista | 7th Congress |
| Senate abolished (1973–1987) ||||||||
| 14 | | Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928) | July 27 1987 | July 23 1990 | | Liberal | 8th Congress |
| 15 | | Sotero Laurel (1918–2009) | July 23 1990 | January 18 1992 | | Nacionalista | 8th Congress |
| 16 | | Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016) | January 18 1992 | January 18 1993 | | PDP–Laban | 8th Congress |
| 16 | | Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016) | January 18 1992 | January 18 1993 | | PDP–Laban | 9th Congress |
| (14) | | Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928) | January 18 1993 | July 6 1993 | | Lakas | 9th Congress |
| 17 | | Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017) | July 6 1993 | October 10 1996 | | Lakas | 9th Congress |
| 17 | | Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017) | July 6 1993 | October 10 1996 | | Lakas | 10th Congress |
| 18 | | Blas Ople (1927–2003) | October 10 1996 | June 29 1999 | | LDP (until 1997) | 10th Congress |
| 18 | | Blas Ople (1927–2003) | October 10 1996 | June 29 1999 | | LAMMP (from 1997) | 10th Congress |
| 18 | | Blas Ople (1927–2003) | October 10 1996 | June 29 1999 | | LAMMP (from 1997) | 11th Congress |
| 19 | | John Henry Osmeña (1935–2021) | June 29 1999 | July 12 2000 | | LAMMP | 11th Congress |
| (18) | | Blas Ople (1927–2003) | July 12 2000 | June 30 2001 | | LAMMP | 11th Congress |
| 20 | | Manny Villar (born 1949) | July 23 2001 | August 12 2002 | | Independent | 12th Congress |
| 21 | | Juan Flavier (1935–2014) | August 12 2002 | June 30 2007 | | Lakas | 12th Congress |
| 21 | | Juan Flavier (1935–2014) | August 12 2002 | June 30 2007 | | Lakas | 13th Congress |
| 22 | | Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2013 | | PMP | 14th Congress |
| 22 | | Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2013 | | PMP | 15th Congress |
| 23 | | Ralph Recto (born 1964) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | | Liberal | 16th Congress |
| 24 | | Franklin Drilon (born 1945) | July 25 2016 | February 27 2017 | | Liberal | 17th Congress |
| (23) | | Ralph Recto (born 1964) | February 27 2017 | June 29 2022 | | Liberal (until 2018) | 17th Congress |
| (23) | | Ralph Recto (born 1964) | February 27 2017 | June 29 2022 | | Nacionalista (from 2018) | 17th Congress |
| (23) | | Ralph Recto (born 1964) | February 27 2017 | June 29 2022 | | Nacionalista (from 2018) | 18th Congress |
| 25 | | Migz Zubiri (born 1969) | June 29 2022 | July 25 2022 | | Independent | 18th Congress |
| 26 | | Loren Legarda (born 1960) | July 25 2022 | May 20 2024 | | NPC | 19th Congress |
| (22) | | Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963) | May 20 2024 | Incumbent | | PMP | 19th Congress |