12th Congress of the Philippines
The 12th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabindalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 23, 2001, until June 4, 2004, during the first three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 12th Congress followed the 2001 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
July 23, 2001 – June 4, 2004 | |
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President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
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Vice President | Teofisto Guingona Jr. |
Senate | |
Senate President | Franklin M. Drilon |
Senate President pro tempore | Manuel B. Villar Jr. (2001–2002) Juan M. Flavier (2002–2004) |
Majority leader | Loren B. Legarda (2001–2002; 2002–2004) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (2002) Francis N. Pangilinan (2004) |
Minority leader | Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (2001–2002) Vicente C. Sotto III (2002–2004) |
House of Representatives | |
House Speaker | Jose C. de Venecia Jr. |
Majority leader | Florencio Abad |
Minority leader | Carlos M. Padilla |
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Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 23, 2001 – June 7, 2002
- First Special Session: January 8 – March 1, 2002
- Second Regular Session: July 22, 2002 – June 6, 2003
- Third Regular Session: July 28, 2003 – June 4, 2004
- Second Special Session: January 5 – February 13, 2004
Legislation
Laws passed by the 12th Congress:
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate
- Franklin M. Drilon (independent)
- Senate President Pro-Tempore
- Manuel B. Villar Jr. (independent)
- Juan M. Flavier (Lakas-NUCD)
- Majority Floor Leader
- Minority Floor Leader
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Deputy Speakers
- Luzon: Emilio R. Espinosa (NPC, 2nd District Masbate)
- Visayas: Raul V. del Mar (Lakas-NUCD/PROMDI, 1st District Cebu)
- Mindanao: Abdulgani A. Salapuddin (Lakas-NUCD, Lone District Basilan)
- Central Luzon: Benigno S. Aquino III (Liberal, 2nd District Tarlac)
- Majority Floor Leader
- Minority Floor Leader
Members
Composition

Final Senate composition.

Final House of Representatives composition.
Party | Senate | House of Representatives | |
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Alayon | 0 | 1 | |
Aksyon | 1 | 2 | |
KAMPI | 0 | 1 | |
KBL | 0 | 1 | |
LDP | 5 | 20 | |
Lakas | 7 | 95 | |
Liberal | 1 | 25 | |
Nacionalista | 0 | 1 | |
NPC | 1 | 48 | |
PDP–Laban | 2 | 1 | |
PDSP | 0 | 2 | |
Reporma-LM | 0 | 2 | |
PMP | 0 | 2 | |
Independent | 5 | 6 | |
Sectoral representatives | NA | 16 | |
Vacancies | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 24 | 225 |
Senate
Senator | Party | Term | Term start | Term end | |
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1.Edgardo Angara | LDP | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
2.Tessie Aquino-Oreta | LDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
3.Joker Arroyo | Aksyon | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
4.Robert Barbers | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
5.Rodolfo Biazon | LDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
6.Rene Cayetano[lower-alpha 1] | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | |
7.Noli de Castro | Independent | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | |
8.Franklin Drilon | Independent | 2 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
9.Loi Ejercito | Independent | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
10.Juan Flavier | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 2 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
11.Gregorio Honasan | Independent | 2 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | |
12.Robert Jaworski | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
13.Panfilo Lacson | LDP | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
14.Loren Legarda | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
15.Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 2 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
16.Blas Ople[lower-alpha 2] | LDP | 2 | June 30, 1998 | July 16, 2002 | |
17.John Henry Osmeña | NPC | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
18.Serge Osmeña | PDP–Laban | 2 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
19.Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
20.Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | PDP–Laban | 1 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
21.Ralph Recto | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | |
22.Ramon Revilla Sr. | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 2 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
23.Tito Sotto | LDP | 2 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | |
24.Manny Villar | Independent | 1 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 |
Notes
- Died on June 25, 2003.
- Appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 18, 2002.
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2004.

Twelfth Congress representation map of the Philippines
District representatives
Notes
- Died on August 6, 2002.
- Died on February 26, 2003.
- Elected in a special election on May 12, 2003.
- Born as Mario B. Crespo. Election annulled on March 6, 2003 due to citizenship.
- Removed on August 11, 2001 after an electoral protest.
- Took office on August 11, 2001.
- Died on January 11, 2003.
- Removed on April 23, 2002 after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for rape.
- Elected in a special election on August 26, 2002.
Party-list representatives
Party-List | Representative | Term |
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Akbayan Citizens' Action Party | Mario Joyo Aguja | 1 |
Etta Rosales | 2 | |
Anak Mindanao | Mujiv Hataman | 1 |
Anakpawis | Crispin Beltran | 1 |
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives | Sunny Rose A. Madamba | 1 |
Ernesto C. Pablo | 1 | |
Edgar L. Valdez | 1 | |
Bayan Muna | Sigfredo Deduro | 1 |
Satur Ocampo | 1 | |
Joel Virador | 1 | |
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong | Christian M. Señeres | 1 |
Rene M. Velarde | 1 | |
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption | Joel Villanueva | 1 |
Gabriela Womens' Party | Liza Maza | 1 |
Partido ng Manggagawa | Renato B. Magtubo | 2 |
Sanlakas | Jose Virgilio Bautista | 1 |
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
See also
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