President pro tempore of the Senate 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.

President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
since May 20, 2024
Style
AppointerElected by the Senate
Inaugural holderEsperidion Guanco
FormationOctober 16, 1916
WebsiteSenate of the Philippines

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

List of Senate presidents pro tempore

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Legislature
Took office Left office
1   Espiridion Guanco
Senator for the
8th Senatorial District

(1874–1925)
July 21
1919
October 27
1922
Nacionalista 5th Legislature
2   Sergio Osmeña
Senator for the
10th Senatorial District

(1878–1961)
October 27
1922
July 16
1934
Nacionalista
Unipersonalista
6th Legislature
Nacionalista 7th Legislature
8th Legislature
9th Legislature
3   José Clarín
Senator for the
11th Senatorial District

(1879–1935)
July 16
1934
June 2
1935
Nacionalista
Democratico
10th Legislature
4   José Avelino
Senator for the
9th Senatorial District

(1890–1986)
June 2
1935
November 15
1935
Nacionalista
Democratico
Senate abolished
(1935–1941)
5   Elpidio Quirino
(1890–1956)
July 9
1945
May 25
1946
Liberal 1st Commonwealth Congress
6   Melecio Arranz
(1888–1966)
May 25
1946
December 30
1949
Liberal 2nd Commonwealth Congress
1st Congress
7   Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973)
January 31
1950
March 2
1952
Liberal 2nd Congress
8   Esteban Abada
(1896–1957)
March 2
1952
May 7
1952
Liberal
9   Manuel Briones
(1896–1954)
May 7
1952
April 17
1953
Nacionalista
10   José Zulueta
(1889–1972)
April 17
1953
April 30
1953
Liberal
(9)   Manuel Briones
(1896–1954)
April 30
1953
December 10
1957
Nacionalista
3rd Congress
11   Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
January 27
1958
December 17
1965
Nacionalista 4th Congress
5th Congress
12   Lorenzo Sumulong
(1905–1997)
January 17
1966
January 26
1967
Nacionalista 6th Congress
13   Jose Roy
(1904–1986)
January 26
1967
September 23
1972
Nacionalista
7th Congress
Senate abolished
(1973–1987)
14   Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)
July 27
1987
July 23
1990
Liberal 8th Congress
15   Sotero Laurel
(1918–2009)
July 23
1990
January 18
1992
Nacionalista
16   Ernesto Maceda
(1935–2016)
January 18
1992
January 18
1993
PDP–Laban
9th Congress
(14)   Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)
January 18
1993
July 6
1993
Lakas
17   Leticia Ramos-Shahani
(1929–2017)
July 6
1993
October 10
1996
Lakas
10th Congress
18   Blas Ople
(1927–2003)
October 10
1996
June 29
1999
LDP
(until 1997)
LAMMP
(from 1997)
11th Congress
19   John Henry Osmeña
(1935–2021)
June 29
1999
July 12
2000
LAMMP
(18)   Blas Ople
(1927–2003)
July 12
2000
June 30
2001
LAMMP
20   Manny Villar
(born 1949)
July 23
2001
August 12
2002
Independent 12th Congress
21   Juan Flavier
(1935–2014)
August 12
2002
June 30
2007
Lakas
13th Congress
22   Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)
July 23
2007
June 30
2013
PMP 14th Congress
15th Congress
23   Ralph Recto
(born 1964)
July 22
2013
June 30
2016
Liberal 16th Congress
24   Franklin Drilon
(born 1945)
July 25
2016
February 27
2017
Liberal 17th Congress
(23)   Ralph Recto
(born 1964)
February 27
2017
June 29
2022
Liberal
(until 2018)
Nacionalista
(from 2018)
18th Congress
25   Migz Zubiri
(born 1969)
June 29
2022
July 25
2022
Independent
26   Loren Legarda
(born 1960)
July 25
2022
May 20
2024
NPC 19th Congress
(22)   Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)
May 20
2024
Incumbent PMP

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