Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, or simply Senate Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the majority party of the Senate of the Philippines that becomes their official leader in the body.

He also manages the business of the majority part in the Senate. By tradition, the Senate President or any Presiding Officer gives the Majority leader the job of having the floor and also, he is the traditional Chairman of the Committee on Rules.

The incumbent Majority Floor Leader of the Senate is Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was elected on May 21, 2018.

List of Majority Floor Leaders
#  Name  Party  District  Legislature  Term  Era1 Francisco F. Villanueva NP  7th  Fourth  1916–1919 Insular Government2 Francisco Enage  9th  Fifth  1919–1922 Sixth  1922–1925 none Seventh  1925–19283 Jose P. Laurel NP  5th  Eighth  1928–19314 Benigno Aquino, Sr.  3rd  Ninth  1931–19345 Claro M. Recto  5th  Tenth  1934–19356 Melecio Arranz Nationwide  First  1945–1946 Commonwealth7 Vicente Francisco Second  1946–1946First  1946–1948 Third8 Tomas Cabili LP  1948–1949Second  1950–19539 Cipriano Primicias, Sr. NP  Third  1954–1957 Fourth  1958–1961Fifth 1962–196510Arturo M. Tolentino, Sr.11Jose J. Roy Sixth 1966–196912Rodolfo Ganzon (10)Arturo M. Tolentino, Sr. Seventh  1970–197213Orlando S. Mercado LPEighth  July 27, 1987–October 31, 1989 Fifth14Teofisto Guingona, Jr. July 23, 1990–July 22, 199115Alberto Romulo LDPJuly 22, 1991–October 10, 1996NinthTenth16Francisco Tatad October 10, 1996–January 26, 199817Franklin Drilon Lakas January 26, 1998–1998 LAMMPEleventh 1998–July 12, 2000(16)Francisco Tatad PRP July 12, 2000–June 30, 200118Loren Legarda Lakas Twelfth July 23, 2001–June 3, 200219Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. PDP–Laban June 3, 2002–July 23, 2002(18)Loren Legarda Lakas July 23, 2002–May 200420Francis Pangilinan rowspan=3 bgcolor=|LP  June 2004–June 30, 2004Thirteenth  July 1, 2004–June 30, 2007 Fourteenth  June 30, 2007–November 17, 200821Juan Miguel Zubiri Lakas November 17, 2008–June 30, 201022Tito Sotto NPCFifteenth  July 26, 2010–July 22, 201323Alan Peter Cayetano NP Sixteenth  July 23, 2013–June 30, 2016(22)Tito Sotto NPCSeventeenthJuly 25, 2016–May 21, 2018(21)Juan Miguel Zubiri PDP–LabanMay 21, 2018–presentEighteenth''''''

Living former Majority Leaders of the Senate
Currently there are seven living former Majority Leaders of the Senate:

Related pages
 Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

Other websites
Senate of the Philippines

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