9th Congress of the Philippines

9th Congress of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	July 27, 1992 – June 9, 1995
President	Fidel Ramos
Vice President	Joseph Estrada
Senate
Members	24
President	Neptali Gonzales (until January 18, 1993) Edgardo Angara (from January 18, 1993)
President pro tempore	Ernesto Maceda (until January 18, 1993) Teofisto Guingona Jr. (January 18 – July 6, 1993) Leticia Ramos-Shahani (from July 6, 1993)
Majority leader	Alberto Romulo
Minority leader	Wigberto Tañada
House of Representatives
Members	216
Speaker	Jose de Venecia Jr.
Speaker pro tempore	Raul Daza
Majority leader	Ronaldo Zamora
Minority leader	Hernando Perez

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The 9th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikasiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 27, 1992, until June 9, 1995, during the first three years of Fidel Ramos's presidency. The convening of the 9th Congress follows the 1992 national elections, where, under the transitory provisions of the Constitution, the first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would have a three-year term and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced.

• First Regular Session: July 27, 1992 – June 4, 1993
  • First Special Session: January 4 – February 26, 1993
  • Second Special Session: March 8 – April 16, 1993
• Second Regular Session: July 26, 1993 – June 10, 1994
  • Third Special Session: January 3 – April 1, 1994
• Third Regular Session: July 25, 1994 – June 9, 1995
  • Fourth Special Session: January 2 – February 24, 1995
  • Fifth Special Session: February 27 – March 24, 1995
  • Sixth Special Session: March 27 – April 7, 1995
  • Seventh Special Session: April 10 – May 5, 1995

• President:
  • Neptali Gonzales (LDP), until January 18, 1993
  • Edgardo Angara (LDP), from January 18, 1993
• President pro tempore:
  • Ernesto Maceda (NPC), until January 18, 1993
  • Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), January 18 – July 6, 1993
  • Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), from July 6, 1993
• Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Romulo (LDP)
• Minority Floor Leader: Wigberto Tañada (Liberal)

• Speaker: Jose de Venecia Jr. (Pangasinan–4th, Lakas)
• Speaker pro tempore: Raul Daza (Northern Samar–1st, Liberal)
• Majority Floor Leader: Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan–Mandaluyong, Independent)
• Minority Floor Leader: Hernando Perez (Batangas–2nd, Lakas)

All senators of this Congress were elected on May 11, 1992 for the following terms, according to their ranking:

• For the first twelve senators: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
• For the other twelve senators: June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1992 Philippine general election

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
• "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. Giraffe Books. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. Philippine Historical Association. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.