president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines

{{Short description|Second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = President pro tempore

| body = the Senate of the Philippines

| insignia =

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Official seal

| image = Official_photo_of_Senator_Jinggoy_Ejercito_Estrada.jpg

| imagesize =

| incumbent = Jinggoy Estrada

| incumbentsince = May 20, 2024

| style = {{plainlist|

| appointer = Elected by the Senate

| termlength =

| formation = October 16, 1916

| inaugural = Esperidion Guanco

| website = [http://www.senate.gov.ph/ Senate of the Philippines]

}}

{{Politics of the Philippines}}

The president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. During the absence of the president of the Senate, the Senate president pro tempore presides over the Senate.

In the 19th Congress, the incumbent president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is Jinggoy Estrada.

List of Senate presidents pro tempore

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
rowspan="2" |No.

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="150" | Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="2" | Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="90" | Party

! rowspan="2" | Legislature

width="90" | {{small|Took office}}

! width="90" | {{small|Left office}}

1

|110x110px

|Espiridion Guanco
Senator for the
8th Senatorial District

(1874–1925)

|July 21
1919

|October 27
1922

| style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

|Nacionalista

|5th Legislature

rowspan="4" |2

| rowspan="4" |117x117px

| rowspan="4" |Sergio Osmeña
Senator for the
10th Senatorial District

(1878–1961)

| rowspan="4" |October 27
1922

| rowspan="4" |July 16
1934

|style="background-color:#B22222|

|Nacionalista
Unipersonalista

|6th Legislature

rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

| rowspan="3" |Nacionalista

|7th Legislature

8th Legislature
9th Legislature
3

|110x110px

|José Clarín
Senator for the
11th Senatorial District

(1879–1935)

|July 16
1934

|June 2
1935

|style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Democratico}};" |

|Nacionalista
Democratico

| rowspan="2" |10th Legislature

4

|117x117px

|José Avelino
Senator for the
9th Senatorial District

(1890–1986)

|June 2
1935

|November 15
1935

|style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Democratico}};" |

|Nacionalista
Democratico

colspan="8" |Senate abolished
(1935–1941)
5

|125x125px

|Elpidio Quirino
(1890–1956)

|July 9
1945

|May 25
1946

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

|1st Commonwealth Congress

rowspan="2" |6

| rowspan="2" |108x108px

| rowspan="2" |Melecio Arranz
(1888–1966)

| rowspan="2" |May 25
1946

| rowspan="2" |December 30
1949

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Liberal

|2nd Commonwealth Congress

1st Congress
7

|99x99px

|Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973)

|January 31
1950

|March 2
1952

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

| rowspan="5" |2nd Congress

8

|100x100px

|Esteban Abada
(1896–1957)

|March 2
1952

|May 7
1952

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

9

|108x108px

|Manuel Briones
(1896–1954)

|May 7
1952

|April 17
1953

| style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

|Nacionalista

10

|102x102px

|José Zulueta
(1889–1972)

|April 17
1953

|April 30
1953

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

style="height:54px;"

| rowspan="2" |(9)

| rowspan="2" |108x108px

| rowspan="2" |Manuel Briones
(1896–1954)

| rowspan="2" |April 30
1953

| rowspan="2" |December 10
1957

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |Nacionalista

3rd Congress
rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |101x101px

| rowspan="2" |Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)

| rowspan="2" |January 27
1958

| rowspan="2" |December 17
1965

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |Nacionalista

|4th Congress

5th Congress
12

|120x120px

|Lorenzo Sumulong
(1905–1997)

|January 17
1966

|January 26
1967

|style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

|Nacionalista

| rowspan="2" |6th Congress

style="height:60px;"

| rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |120x120px

| rowspan="2" |Jose Roy
(1904–1986)

| rowspan="2" |January 26
1967

| rowspan="2" |September 23
1972

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |Nacionalista

7th Congress
colspan="8" |Senate abolished
(1973–1987)
14

|90x90px

|Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)

|July 27
1987

|July 23
1990

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

| rowspan="3" |8th Congress

15

|120x120px

|Sotero Laurel
(1918–2009)

|July 23
1990

|January 18
1992

|style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

|Nacionalista

style="height:65px;"

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |108x108px

| rowspan="2" |Ernesto Maceda
(1935–2016)

| rowspan="2" |January 18
1992

| rowspan="2" |January 18
1993

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|PDP–Laban}};"|

| rowspan="2" |PDP–Laban

rowspan="3" |9th Congress
(14)

|90x90px

|Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)

|January 18
1993

|July 6
1993

|style="background:{{party color|Lakas–CMD}};"|

|Lakas

style="height:40px;"

| rowspan="2" |17

| rowspan="2" |120x120px

| rowspan="2" |Leticia Ramos-Shahani
(1929–2017)

| rowspan="2" |July 6
1993

| rowspan="2" |October 10
1996

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Lakas–CMD}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Lakas

rowspan="3" |10th Congress
style="height:53px;"

| rowspan="3" |18

| rowspan="3" |106x106px

| rowspan="3" |Blas Ople
(1927–2003)

| rowspan="3" |October 10
1996

| rowspan="3" |June 29
1999

|style="background:{{party color|Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino}};"|

|LDP
(until 1997)

style="height:20px;"

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino}};"|

| rowspan="2" |LAMMP
(from 1997)

rowspan="3" |11th Congress
19

|82x82px

|John Henry Osmeña
(1935–2021)

|June 29
1999

|July 12
2000

| style="background:{{party color|Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino}};"|

|LAMMP

(18)

|106x106px

|Blas Ople
(1927–2003)

|July 12
2000

|June 30
2001

| style="background:{{party color|Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino}};"|

|LAMMP

20

|120x120px

|Manny Villar
(born 1949)

|July 23
2001

|August 12
2002

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

| rowspan="2" |12th Congress

style="height:40px;"

| rowspan="2" |21

| rowspan="2" |100x100px

| rowspan="2" |Juan Flavier
(1935–2014)

| rowspan="2" |August 12
2002

| rowspan="2" |June 30
2007

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Lakas–CMD}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Lakas

13th Congress
rowspan="2" |22

| rowspan="2" |89x89px

| rowspan="2" |Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)

| rowspan="2" |July 23
2007

| rowspan="2" |June 30
2013

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino}};"|

| rowspan="2" |PMP

|14th Congress

15th Congress
23

|114x114px

|Ralph Recto
(born 1964)

|July 22
2013

|June 30
2016

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

|16th Congress

24

|105x105px

|Franklin Drilon
(born 1945)

|July 25
2016

|February 27
2017

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal

| rowspan="3" |17th Congress

rowspan="3" |(23)

| rowspan="3" |114x114px

| rowspan="3" |Ralph Recto
(born 1964)

| rowspan="3" |February 27
2017

| rowspan="3" |June 29
2022

|style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Philippines)}};"|

|Liberal
(until 2018)

style="height:20px;"

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Nacionalista Party}};" |

| rowspan="2" |Nacionalista
(from 2018)

rowspan="2" |18th Congress
25

|112x112px

|Migz Zubiri
(born 1969)

|June 29
2022

|July 25
2022

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |

|Independent

26

|106x106px

|Loren Legarda
(born 1960)

|July 25
2022

|May 20
2024

|style="background:{{party color|Nationalist People's Coalition}};"|

|NPC

| rowspan="2" |19th Congress

(22)

| 89x89px

|Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)

|May 20
2024

|Incumbent

|style="background:{{party color|Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino}};"|

|PMP

References

  • [http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/senlist.htm List of Senators of the Philippines]