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13th Congress of the Philippines
Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines
The 13th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabintatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 26, 2004, until June 8, 2007, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 13th Congress followed the 2004 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Events
Charter Change
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her several State of the Nation Addresses has repeatedly called on Congress to pave the way for the amending of the 1987 Constitution[1] to provide for a unicameral–parliamentary–federal form of government. On December 8, 2006, the administration-dominated House of Representatives, bypassing the Senate, passed in haste House Resolution 1450, which called on Congress to convene into a Constituent Assembly (ConAss) to propose amendments to the Constitution.[2]
The House move however, was faced with stiff opposition from the outmaneuvered members of the opposition and all but 1 member of the Senate,[3] which was later bolstered by support from several sectors of the civil society and the influential Roman Catholic Church,[4] which threatened to hold nationwide protest rallies to denounce the House move.[5] Succumbing to the mounting opposition and the apparent withdrawal of support of the President,[6] House Speaker Jose De Venecia later on scrapped the entire resolution and called instead for a constitutional convention, challenging the Senate to concur it in 72 hours.[7] But this too was rejected by the Senate,[8] which preferred to hold a constitutional convention after the 2007 elections.[9] Efforts to amend the constitution during the 13th Congress were eventually shelved.[10]
Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 26, 2004 – June 7, 2005
- First Special Session: January 5 – February 10, 2005
- Second Special Session: March 1 – April 1, 2005
- Second Regular Session: July 25, 2005 – June 5, 2006
- Third Regular Session: July 24, 2006 – June 8, 2007
- Third Special Session: February 19 – 20, 2007
- Special Centennial Session: June 7, 2007
Legislation
Laws passed by the 13th Congress: 149 (Republic Act No. 9333 to 9495), as of September 7, 2007[11]
Major legislation
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
 Final Senate composition.
 Final House of Representatives composition.
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
House of Representatives
 Thirteenth Congress representation map of the Philippines
Notes
- ^ Took office as Mayor of Manila on June 30, 2007.
- ^ Assassinated on December 16, 2006.[13]
- ^ Appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007.
- ^ Appointed as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on February 5, 2006.
- ^ Appointed as Secretary of Budget and Management on February 5, 2006.
- ^ Appointed as Secretary of Tourism on August 19, 2004.
- ^ Elected in a special election on May 30, 2005, succeeding Ace Durano. Took office on June 9, 2005.
- ^ Appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration on April 18, 2007.[14]
- ^ Died on July 26, 2006.
- ^ Appointed as Secretary of Education on July 24, 2006.
- ^ Election annulled on August 3, 2006 after an electoral protest.
- ^ Won an electoral protest on August 3, 2006, replacing Anuar J. Abubakar.
- ^ Died on February 19, 2007.[15]
- ^ Died on October 15, 2004.
- ^ Succeeded Benjamin A. Cruz.
- ^ Died on January 29, 2007.[16]
- ^ Took office on January 31, 2007, succeeding Ernesto S. Gidaya.[17]
References
- ^ Arroyo will push Cha-cha, hit at ‘Imperial Manila’ in SONA Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on July 21, 2006.
- ^ House approves resolution convening constituent assembly Maila Ager INQ7.net. Accessed on December 7, 2006.
- ^ 22 senators close ranks, vow to boycott Con-ass Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Arroyo foes gear for ‘serious battle’ Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 8, 2006.
- ^ CBCP planning nationwide protests vs constituent assembly Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 8, 2006.
- ^ Palace backtracks, now favors constitutional convention, too Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 9, 2006
- ^ De Venecia calls for constitutional convention Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Senators nix De Venecia’s 72-hour con-con deadline Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Senate OKs Con-con but there’s no rush Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 13, 2006.
- ^ Constitutional convention ‘dead,’ says solon Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 12, 2006.
- ^ Arroyo signs P1.126-trillion budget Archived April 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on May 26, 2007
- ^ Singson is new Deputy Speaker Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on March 22, 2007.
- ^ Abra lawmaker murdered Archived November 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on December 17, 2006.
- ^ Arroyo names lawmaker new immigration commissioner Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on April 18, 2007.
- ^ Rep. Serapio dies in vehicular accident Archived December 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on February 20, 2007.
- ^ Party-list Rep. Ernesto Gidaya passes away Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on February 1, 2007.
- ^ A Lady Takes Over Accessed on February 1, 2007.
External links
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
See also
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- # — Villar became the next Senate president during the 14th Congress.
- ## — Position vacated when Noli de Castro was elected to the vice presidency.
- ### — In 2007, Lim vacated his position prior to his election as the mayor of Manila.
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