4th Congress of the Philippines
# 4th Congress of the Philippines

The 4th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikaapat na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 27, 1958, until December 13, 1961, during the second term of President Carlos P. Garcia.

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: January 27 – May 22, 1958
   * First Special Session: May 26 – June 7, 1958
* Second Regular Session: January 26 – May 21, 1959
   * Second Special Session: June 1 – July 4, 1959
* Third Regular Session: January 25 – May 19, 1960
   * Third Special Session: June 14 – July 18, 1960
* Fourth Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1961
   * Informal Meeting: July 15, 1961
   * Joint Session: December 12–13, 1961

## Legislation

The Fourth Congress passed a total of 1,401 laws. (Republic Act Nos. 2050 – 3450)

## Leadership

### Senate

* President of the Senate:

       Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (NP)
* Senate President Pro-Tempore:

       Fernando Lopez (NP)
* Majority Floor Leader:

       Cipriano P. Primicias, Sr. (NP)
* Minority Floor Leader:

       Ferdinand E. Marcos (LP)
       Ambrosio Padilla (LP)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker:

       Daniel Z. Romualdez (NP, 4th District Leyte)
* Speaker Pro-Tempore:

       Constancio E. Castañeda (NP, 2nd District Tarlac)
* Majority Floor Leader:

       Jose M. Aldeguer (NP, 5th District Iloilo)
* Minority Floor Leader:

       Cornelio T. Villareal (LP, 2nd District Capiz)

## Members

### Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

* For senators elected on November 10, 1953: December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1959
* For senators elected on November 8, 1955: December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1961
* For senators elected on November 12, 1957: December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1963
* For senators elected on November 10, 1959: December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965

| Senator | Party | Term expiry | In office |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alejandro Almendras | Nacionalista | 1965 | 1959–1972 |
| Domocao Alonto | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Eulogio Balao | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1957–1963 |
| Edmundo B. Cea | Nacionalista | 1959 | 1953–1959 |
| Mariano Jesus Cuenco | Nacionalista | 1959, 1965 | 1953–1964 |
| Rogelio de la Rosa | Liberal | 1963 | 1957–1963 |
| Estanislao Fernandez | Liberal | 1965 | 1959–1965 |
| Ruperto Kangleon | Democratic | 1959 | 1953–1958 |
| Oscar Ledesma | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1957–1963 |
| Roseller T. Lim | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1955–1963 |
| Fernando Lopez | Democratic | 1959, 1965 | 1953–1965 |
| Alejo Mabanag | Nacionalista | 1959 | 1953–1959 |
| Pacita Madrigal-Warns | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Genaro Magsaysay | Nacionalista | 1965 | 1959–1972 |
| Ferdinand Marcos | Liberal | 1965 | 1959–1965 |
| Ambrosio Padilla | Liberal | 1963 | 1957–1972 |
| Quintin Paredes | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1949–1961 |
| Emmanuel Pelaez | Nacionalista | 1959 | 1953–1959 |
| Cipriano Primicias Sr. | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1951–1963 |
| Gil Puyat | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1951–1972 |
| Claro M. Recto | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1952–1960 |
| Soc Rodrigo | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1955–1967 |
| Eulogio Rodriguez | Nacionalista | 1959, 1965 | 1949–1964 |
| Decoroso Rosales | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Pedro Sabido | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1955–1961 |
| Lorenzo Sumulong | Nacionalista | 1961 | 1949–1967 |
| Lorenzo Tañada | Nationalist Citizens | 1959, 1965 | 1947–1971 |
| Arturo Tolentino | Nacionalista | 1963 | 1957–1972 |

### House of Representatives

| Province/City | District | Representative | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Abra | Lone | Lucas P. Paredes | Nacionalista |
| Agusan | Lone | Guillermo R. Sanchez | Nacionalista |
| Aklan | Lone | Jose B. Legaspi | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 1st | Tecla San Andres Ziga | Liberal |
| Albay | 2nd | Justino Nuyda | Nacionalista |
| Albay | 3rd | Pio Duran | Nacionalista |
| Antique | Lone | Tobias Fornier | Nacionalista |
| Bataan | Lone | Jose R. Nuguid | Nacionalista |
| Batanes | Lone | Manuel Agudo | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 1st | Apolinario R. Apacible | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 2nd | Numeriano U. Babao | Nacionalista |
| Batangas | 3rd | Jose M. Laurel IV | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 1st | Natalio P. Castillo | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 2nd | Bartolome C. Cabangbang | Nacionalista |
| Bohol | 3rd | Maximino A. Garcia | Nacionalista |
| Bukidnon | Lone | Cesar M. Fortich | Nacionalista |
| Bulacan | 1st | Jose Suntay | Liberal |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Rogaciano M. Mercado | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 1st | Felipe R. Garduque Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Benjamin Ligot | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Norte | Lone | Pedro Venida | Young Philippines |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Agaton A. Ursua | Nacionalista |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Felix Fuentebella | Nacionalista |
| Capiz | 1st | Gerardo Roxas | Liberal |
| Capiz | 2nd | Cornelio Villareal | Liberal |
| Catanduanes | Lone | Jose M. Alberto | Liberal |
| Cavite | Lone | Justiniano S. Montano | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 1st | Ramon M. Durano | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 2nd | Sergio Osmeña Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 3rd | Maximino Noel | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 4th | Isidro Kintanar | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 5th | Miguel Cuenco | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 6th | Manuel A. Zosa | Nacionalista |
| Cebu | 7th | Antonio De Pio | Nacionalista |
| Cotabato | Lone | Salipada K. Pendatun | Nacionalista |
| Davao | Lone | Gavino R. Sepulveda | Liberal |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Antonio Raquiza | Liberal |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Ferdinand E. Marcos | Liberal |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Faustino B. Tobia | Nacionalista |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Godofredo S. Reyes | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 1st | Pedro G. Trono | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Pascual Espinosa | Liberal |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Domitilo G. Abordo | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 4th | Ricardo Yap Ladrido | Nacionalista |
| Iloilo | 5th | Jose M. Aldeguer | Nacionalista |
| Isabela | Lone | Delfin B. Albano | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 1st | Francisco Ortega | Nacionalista |
| La Union | 2nd | Manuel T. Cases | Liberal |
| Laguna | 1st | Jacobo Z. Gonzales | Nacionalista |
| Laguna | 2nd | Wenceslao R. Lagumbay | Nacionalista |
| Lanao | Lone | Laurentino Ll. Badelles | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 1st | Marcelino R. Veloso | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 2nd | Dominador M. Tan | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 3rd | Nicanor Yñiguez | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 4th | Daniel Z. Romualdez | Nacionalista |
| Leyte | 5th | Alberto T. Aguja | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 1st | Salvador L. Mariño | Liberal |
| Manila | 2nd | Joaquin R. Roces | Nacionalista |
| Manila | 3rd | Ramon Bagatsing | Liberal |
| Manila | 4th | Augusto S. Francisco | Nacionalista |
| Marinduque | Lone | Francisco M. Lecaroz | Nacionalista |
| Masbate | Lone | Emilio Espinosa, Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Misamis Occidental | Lone | William Chiongbian | Liberal |
| Misamis Oriental | Lone | Fausto Dugenio | Nationalist Citizens |
| Mountain Province | 1st | Juan Duyan | |
| Mountain Province | 2nd | Ramon P. Mitra | |
| Mountain Province | 3rd | Luis Hora | |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Vicente F. Gustilo Sr. | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Inocencio V. Ferrer | Nacionalista |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Agustin M. Gatuslao | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Lorenzo Teves | Nacionalista |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Lamberto L. Macias | Nacionalista |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Eugenio Baltao | Liberal |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Felicisimo Ocampo | Liberal |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Leonardo B. Perez | Nacionalista |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone | Felipe S. Abeleda | Liberal |
| Oriental Mindoro | Lone | Jose Leido, Sr. | Nacionalista |
| Palawan | Lone | Gaudencio E. Abordo | Nacionalista |
| Pampanga | 1st | Francisco Nepomuceno | Liberal |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Emilio P. Cortez | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Aguedo F. Agbayani | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Angel B. Fernandez | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Cipriano Primicias Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Jose D. Parayno | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Amadeo J. Perez | Liberal |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Luciano Millan | Nacionalista |
| Quezon | 1st | Manuel S. Enverga | Nacionalista |
| Quezon | 2nd | Leon Guinto, Jr. | Nacionalista |
| Rizal | 1st | Benedicto Padilla | Liberal |
| Rizal | 2nd | Francisco S. Sumulong | Nacionalista |
| Romblon | Lone | Jose D. Moreno | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 1st | Eladio T. Balite | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 2nd | Valeriano C. Yancha | Nacionalista |
| Samar | 3rd | Felipe J. Abrigo | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Salvador R. Encinas | Nacionalista |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Vicente Peralta | Nacionalista |
| Sulu | Lone | Ombra Amilbangsa | Liberal |
| Surigao | Lone | Reynaldo P. Honrado | Nacionalista |
| Tarlac | 1st | Jose Roy | Nacionalista |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Constancio E. Castañeda | Nacionalista |
| Zambales | Lone | Genaro Magsaysay | Nacionalista |
| Zamboanga del Norte | Lone | Alberto Ubay | Nacionalista |
| Zamboanga del Sur | Lone | Canuto Enerio | Nacionalista |
