# 3rd Congress of the Philippines

The 3rd Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 25, 1954, until December 10, 1957, during the 39-month presidency of Ramon Magsaysay and the first nine months of Carlos P. García's presidency.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: January 25 – May 20, 1954
* First Special Session: July 19 – August 3, 1954
* Second Regular Session: January 24 – May 19, 1955
* Second Special Session: July 7 – August 10, 1955
* Third Regular Session: January 23 – May 17, 1956
* Third Special Session: June 21 – July 25, 1956
* Fourth Regular Session: January 28, 1957 – May 23, 1957
* Joint Session: December 10, 1957

## Legislation

The Third Congress passed a total of 1,077 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 973 – 2049)

## Leadership
### Senate

* President: Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista)
* President pro tempore: Manuel Briones (Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Cipriano Primicias Sr. (Nacionalista)
* Minority Floor Leader: Lorenzo Tañada (Citizens)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Jose Laurel Jr. (Batangas–3rd, Nacionalista)
* Speaker pro tempore: Daniel Romualdez (Leyte–4th, Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Arturo Tolentino (Manila–3rd, Nacionalista)
* Minority Floor Leader: Eugenio Perez (Pangasinan–2nd, Liberal)

## Members
### Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
* For senators elected on November 8, 1949: December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955
* For senators elected on November 13, 1951: December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1957
* For senators elected on November 10, 1953: December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1959
* For senators elected on November 8, 1955: December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1961
| Senator | Party | Term ending |
| Esteban Abada | Liberal | 1955 |
| Domocao Alonto | Nacionalista | 1961 |
| Manuel Briones | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Tomas Cabili | Liberal | 1955 |
| Edmundo B. Cea | Nacionalista | 1959 |
| Mariano Jesus Cuenco | Nacionalista | 1959 |
| Francisco Afan Delgado | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Ruperto Kangleon | Democratic | 1959 |
| Jose P. Laurel | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Roseller T. Lim | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Jose Locsin | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Fernando Lopez | Democratic | 1959 |
| Alejo Mabanag | Nacionalista | 1959 |
| Pacita Madrigal-Warns | Nacionalista | 1961 |
| Enrique Magalona | Liberal | 1955 |
| Justiniano Montano | Liberal | 1955 |
| Quintin Paredes | Liberal | 1955, 1961 |
| Emmanuel Pelaez | Nacionalista | 1959 |
| Macario Peralta Jr. | Liberal | 1955 |
| Cipriano Primicias Sr. | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Gil Puyat | Nacionalista | 1957 |
| Claro M. Recto | Nacionalista | 1955, 1961 |
| Soc Rodrigo | Nacionalista | 1961 |
| Eulogio Rodriguez | Nacionalista | 1959 |
| Decoroso Rosales | Nacionalista | 1961 |
| Pedro Sabido | Nacionalista | 1961 |
| Lorenzo Sumulong | Liberal | 1955, 1961 |
| Lorenzo Tañada | Citizens | 1959 |
| Jose Zulueta | Nacionalista | 1957 |

## House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party |
| Abra | Lone | Lucas P. Paredes | Liberal |
| Agusan | Lone | Guillermo R. Sanchez | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 1st | Lorenzo P. Ziga | Liberal |
| Albay | 1st | Tecla San Andres Ziga | Liberal |
| Albay | 2nd | Justino Nuyda | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 3rd | Pio Duran | Nacionalista |
| Antique | Lone | Tobias Fornier | Nacionalista |
| Bataan | Lone | Jose R. Nuguid | Nacionalista |
| Batanes | Lone | Jorge A. Abad | Liberal |
| Batangas | 1st | Apolinario R. Apacible | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 2nd | Numeriano U. Babao | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 3rd | Jose Laurel Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 1st | Natalio P. Castillo | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 2nd | Bartolome Cabangbang | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 3rd | Esteban Bernido | Nacionalista |
| Bukidnon | Lone | Cesar M. Fortich | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 1st | Erasmo Cruz | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Rogaciano M. Mercado | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 1st | Felipe R. Garduque Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Paulino A. Alonzo | Liberal |
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Fernando V. Pajarillo | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Emilio M. Tible | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Felix Fuentebella | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 1st | Carmen Dinglasan Consing | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 2nd | Cornelio Villareal | Liberal |
| Capiz | 3rd | Godofredo P. Ramos | Nacionalista |
| Catanduanes | Lone | Francisco A. Perfecto | Nacionalista |
| Cavite | Lone | Jose T. Cajulis | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 1st | Ramon M. Durano | Nacionalista–Democratic |
| Cebu | 2nd | Pedro Lopez | Independent |
| Cebu | 3rd | Maximino Noel | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 4th | Isidro Kintanar | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 5th | Miguel Cuenco | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 6th | Santiago Lucero | Liberal |
| Cebu | 6th | Manuel A. Zosa | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 7th | Nicolas Escario | Liberal |
| Cotabato | Lone | Luminog Mangelen | Liberal |
| Davao | Lone | Ismael L. Veloso | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Antonio Raquiza | Liberal |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Ferdinand Marcos | Liberal |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Floro Crisologo | Liberal |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Ricardo Gacula | Liberal |
| Iloilo | 1st | Pedro G. Trono | Democratic |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Rodolfo Ganzon | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Ramon C. Tabiana | Liberal |
| Iloilo | 4th | Ricardo Yap Ladrido | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 5th | Jose M. Aldeguer | Nacionalista |
| Isabela | Lone | Samuel Formoso Reyes | Liberal |
| Isabela | Lone | Delfin B. Albano | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 1st | Francisco Ortega | Liberal |
| La Union | 2nd | Manuel T. Cases | Liberal |
| Laguna | 1st | Jacobo Z. Gonzales | Nacionalista |
| Laguna | 2nd | Wenceslao Lagumbay | Nacionalista |
| Lanao | Lone | Domocao Alonto | Nacionalista |
| Lanao | Lone | Mohammad Ali Dimaporo | Liberal |
| Leyte | 1st | Carlos Tan | Liberal |
| Leyte | 2nd | Domingo Veloso | Nacionalista–Democratic |
| Leyte | 3rd | Francisco M. Pajao | Liberal |
| Leyte | 4th | Daniel Romualdez | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 5th | Alberto T. Aguja | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 1st | Angel M. Castaño | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 2nd | Joaquin R. Roces | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 3rd | Arturo Tolentino | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 4th | Augusto S. Francisco | Nacionalista |
| Marinduque | Lone | Panfilo M. Manguera | Nacionalista |
| Masbate | Lone | Mateo S. Pecson | Liberal |
| Misamis Occidental | Lone | William Chiongbian | Liberal |
| Misamis Oriental | Lone | Ignacio S. Cruz | Nacionalista |
| Mountain Province | 1st | Juan Bondad | Independent |
| Mountain Province | 2nd | Ramon P. Mitra | Democratic |
| Mountain Province | 3rd | Luis Hora | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Jose Puey | Democratic |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Carlos Hilado | Democratic |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Agustin M. Gatuslao | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Lorenzo Teves | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Lamberto L. Macias | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Jose O. Corpus | Liberal |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Celestino C. Juan | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Leonardo B. Perez | Nacionalista |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone | Felipe S. Abeleda | Liberal |
| Oriental Mindoro | Lone | Conrado M. Morente | Democratic |
| Palawan | Lone | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 1st | Diosdado Macapagal | Liberal |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Emilio P. Cortez | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Mario Bengson | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Eugenio Perez | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Jose D. Parayno | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Amadeo J. Perez | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Justino Benito | Liberal |
| Quezon | 1st | Manuel S. Enverga | Nacionalista |
| Quezon | 2nd | Leon Guinto Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 1st | Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 2nd | Serafin Salvador | Democratic |
| Romblon | Lone | Florencio Moreno | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 1st | Gregorio B. Tan | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 1st | Eladio T. Balite | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 2nd | Marciano Lim | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 3rd | Gregorio B. Abogado | Liberal |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Salvador R. Encinas | Liberal |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Vicente Peralta | Nacionalista |
| Sulu | Lone | Ombra Amilbangsa | Liberal |
| Surigao | Lone | Reynaldo P. Honrado | Nacionalista |
| Tarlac | 1st | Jose Roy | Democratic |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Constancio E. Castañeda | Nacionalista |
| Zambales | Lone | Enrique Corpus | Nacionalista |
| Zamboanga del Norte | Lone | Alberto Ubay | Liberal |
| Zamboanga del Sur | Lone | Roseller T. Lim | Nacionalista |