Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent Vicente Sotto III since July 26, 2010
Style	The Honorable (Diplomatic)
Appointer	Elected by the Senate of the Philippines
Inaugural holder	Francisco Villanueva
Formation	October 16, 1916
Website	Senate of the Philippines

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The Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines (also called as the Senate Majority Floor Leader) is the leader elected by the majority party of the Senate of the Philippines that serves as 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 priority in obtaining the floor and also, he is the traditional Chairman of the Committee on Rules.

The current Majority Floor Leader of the Senate is Vicente Sotto III, who has held the office of Majority Leader since July 26, 2010. His term will expire at the end of the 15th Congress on June 30, 2013.

List of Majority Floor Leaders

Philippine Legislature

Fourth Legislature

1916-1919 Francisco Villanueva

Fifth Legislature

1919-1922 Francisco Enage

Sixth Legislature

1922-1925 Francisco Enage

Seventh Legislature

1925-1928 unknown

Eighth Legislature

1928-1931 José P. Laurel

Ninth Legislature

1931-1934 Benigno Aquino, Sr.

Tenth Legislature

1934-1935 Claro M. Recto

Commonwealth of the Philippines

1945-1946 Melecio Arranz

(Third) Republic of the Philippines

First Congress

1946-1949 Vicente Francisco

Second Congress

1950-1952 Tomas Cabili

Third Congress

1954-1957 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.

Fourth Congress

1958-1961 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.

Fifth Congress

1962-1965 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.

Sixth Congress

1966-1969 Jose Roy

Seventh Congress

1970-1973 Arturo Tolentino

(Fifth) Republic of the Philippines

Eighth Congress

Ninth Congress

1992-1995 Alberto Romulo

Tenth Congress

Eleventh Congress

1998-2000 Franklin Drilon
2000-2001 Francisco Tatad

Twelfth Congress

Thirteenth Congress

2004-2007 Francis Pangilinan

Fourteenth Congress

2007-2008 Francis Pangilinan
2008-2010 Juan Miguel Zubiri

Fifteenth Congress

2010-2013 Vicente Sotto III

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Living former Majority Leaders of the Senate

Currently there are eight living former Majority Leader of the Senate:

Living Former Majority leader of the Senate
Orly Mercado (PDP-Laban), served 1987-1989
Teofisto Guingona (Lakas NUCD), served 1990-1991
Alberto Romulo (Independent), served 1991-1996
Francisco Tatad , served 1996-1998,2000-2001
Franklin Drilon (Lakas-NUCD, LAMMP), served 1998-2000
Loren Legarda (Lakas-CMD), served 2001-2002, 2002-2004
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban), served 2002
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal), served 2004-2008
Juan Miguel Zubiri (Lakas-CMD), served 2008-2010

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Source

List of Senators of the Philippines

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External links

Senate of the Philippines

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References

^ Nene Pimentel - Bio Data

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Villanueva Engage Laurel Aquino Recto Arranz Francisco Cabili Primicias Roy Tolentino Mercado Guingona Romulo Tatad Drilon Tatad Legarda Pimentel Legarda Pangilinan Zubiri Sotto

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