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Majority Leader of the Senate of the Philippines 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 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 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.
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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
- 1946-1949 Vicente Francisco
- 1950-1952 Tomas Cabili
- 1954-1957 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.
- 1958-1961 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.
- 1962-1965 Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr.
- 1966-1969 Jose Roy
- 1970-1973 Arturo Tolentino
(Fifth) Republic of the Philippines
- 1987-1989 Orlando S. Mercado
- 1990-1991 Teofisto Guingona, Jr.
- 1991-1992 Alberto Romulo
- 1992-1995 Alberto Romulo
- 1995-1996 Alberto Romulo
- 1996-1998 Francisco Tatad
- 1998 Franklin Drilon
- 1998-2000 Franklin Drilon
- 2000-2001 Francisco Tatad
- 2001-2002 Loren Legarda
- 2002 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.[1]
- 2002-2004 Loren Legarda
- 2004 Francis Pangilinan
- 2004-2007 Francis Pangilinan
- 2007-2008 Francis Pangilinan
- 2008-2010 Juan Miguel Zubiri
Fifteenth Congress
- 2010-2013 Vicente Sotto III
Living former Majority Leaders of the Senate
Currently there are eight living former Majority Leader of the Senate:
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Orly Mercado (PDP-Laban), served 1987-1989
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Alberto Romulo (Independent), served 1991-1996
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Francisco Tatad , served 1996-1998,2000-2001
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Franklin Drilon (Lakas-NUCD)(LAMMP), served 1998-2000
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Loren Legarda (Lakas-CMD), served 2001-2002, 2002-2004
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Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban), served 2002
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Francis Pangilinan (Liberal), served 2004-2008
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Juan Miguel Zubiri (Lakas-CMD), served 2008-2010
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