President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines

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President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Comission on Appointments portrait).png
Incumbent
Jinggoy Estrada
since May 20, 2024
Style
AppointerElected by the Senate
Inaugural holder Espiridion Guanco
FormationOctober 16, 1916
Website 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.

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The incumbent president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines was Jinggoy Estrada.

List of Senate presidents pro tempore

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartySenate PresidentLegislature
Took officeLeft office
1 Espiridion Guanco in 1917.jpg Espiridion Guanco
Senator for the 8th District
(1874–1925)
19191922 Nacionalista Manuel L. Quezon 5th Legislature
2
Senator Sergio Osmena (1935).png
Sergio Osmeña
Senator for the 10th District
(1878–1961)
19221934 Nacionalista
Unipersonalista
(until 1925)
6th Legislature
Nacionalista
(from 1925)
7th Legislature
8th Legislature
9th Legislature
3 Jose Aniceto Clarin.jpg José Clarín
Senator for the 11th District
(1879–1935)
19341935 Nacionalista
Democratico
10th Legislature
4 Jose Avelino studio photo.jpg José Avelino
Senator for the 9th District
(1890–1986)
19351935 Nacionalista
Democratico
Senate abolished
(1935–1945)
5 ElpidioQuirino.jpg Elpidio Quirino
(1890–1956)
June 9,
1945
May 25,
1946
Nacionalista
(until 1946)
Manuel Roxas 1st Commonwealth Congress
Liberal
(from 1946)
6 Melecio Arranz.jpg Melecio Arranz
(1888–1966)
May 25,
1946
December 30,
1949
Liberal José Avelino 2nd Commonwealth Congress
1st Congress
Mariano Jesús Cuenco
7 Quintin Paredes photo.jpg Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973)
January 31,
1950
March 5,
1952
Liberal 2nd Congress
8 Esteban Raymundo Abada's passport application.jpg Esteban Abada
(1896–1957)
March 5,
1952
May 7,
1952
Liberal Quintín Paredes
Camilo Osías
Eulogio Rodriguez
9 Manuel C Briones (cropped).png Manuel Briones
(1896–1957)
May 7,
1952
April 17,
1953
Nacionalista
10 Jose Zulueta portrait.jpg Jose Zulueta
(1889–1972)
April 17,
1953
April 30,
1953
Liberal Camilo Osías
(9) Manuel C Briones (cropped).png Manuel Briones
(1896–1957)
April 30,
1953
December 30,
1957
Nacionalista
Jose Zulueta
Eulogio Rodriguez
3rd Congress
11 Fernando Lopez Sr.jpg Fernando Lopez
(1904–1993)
January 27,
1958
December 30,
1965
Nacionalista 4th Congress
5th Congress
Ferdinand Marcos
12 Lorenzo Sumulong.jpg Lorenzo Sumulong
(1905–1997)
January 17,
1966
January 26,
1967
Nacionalista Arturo Tolentino 6th Congress
13 Senator Jose J. Roy.jpg Jose Roy
(1904–1986)
January 26,
1967
January 17,
1973
Nacionalista Gil Puyat
7th Congress
Senate abolished
(1973–1987)
14 Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr.jpg Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)
July 27,
1987
July 23,
1990
Liberal Jovito Salonga 8th Congress
15
The Honorable Sotero H. Laurel (Senator of the Philippines).png
Sotero Laurel
(1918–2009)
July 23,
1990
January 18,
1992
Nacionalista
16 Senator Ernesto Maceda.jpg Ernesto Maceda
(1935–2016)
January 18,
1992
January 18,
1993
NPC Neptali Gonzales
9th Congress
(14) Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr.jpg Teofisto Guingona Jr.
(born 1928)
January 18,
1993
July 6,
1993
Lakas Edgardo Angara
10th Congress
17 Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani.jpg Leticia Ramos-Shahani
(1929–2017)
July 6,
1993
October 10,
1996
Lakas
Neptali Gonzales
18 Blas Ople 2.jpg Blas Ople
(1927–2003)
October 10,
1996
July 26,
1999
LDP
(until 1997)
Ernesto Maceda
LAMMP
(from 1997)
Neptali Gonzales
19
The Honorable John Henry Osmena (Senator of the Philippines).jpg
John Henry Osmeña
(1935–2021)
July 26,
1999
July 12,
2000
LAMMP Blas Ople 11th Congress
(18) Blas Ople 2.jpg Blas Ople
(1927–2003)
July 12,
2000
June 30,
2001
LAMMP Franklin Drilon
Nene Pimentel
20 Manny Villar T'nalak Festival 2009.jpg Manny Villar
(born 1949)
July 23,
2001
August 12,
2002
Independent Franklin Drilon 12th Congress
21 Senator Juan Flavier Official Portrait.gif Juan Flavier
(1935–2014)
August 12,
2002
June 30,
2007
Lakas
13th Congress
Manny Villar
22 Official photo of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada.jpg Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)
July 23,
2007
June 30,
2013
PMP 14th Congress
Juan Ponce Enrile
15th Congress
Jinggoy Estrada
(acting)
23 Sen Ralph Recto.jpg Ralph Recto
(born 1964)
July 22,
2013
June 30,
2016
Liberal Franklin Drilon 16th Congress
24 JPPFL Sen. Franklin Drilon (cropped).jpg Franklin Drilon
(born 1945)
July 25,
2016
February 27,
2017
Liberal Koko Pimentel 17th Congress
(23) Sen Ralph Recto.jpg Ralph Recto
(born 1964)
February 27,
2017
June 29,
2022
Liberal
(until 2018)
Tito Sotto
Nacionalista
(from 2018)
18th Congress
25 Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (2022) (cropped).jpg Migz Zubiri
(born 1969)
June 29,
2022
July 25,
2022
Independent
None
19th Congress
26 Senator Loren Legarda (Comission on Appointments portrait).png Loren Legarda
(born 1960)
July 25,
2022
May 20,
2024
NPC Migz Zubiri
(22) Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Comission on Appointments portrait).png Jinggoy Estrada
(born 1963)
May 20,
2024
Incumbent PMP Francis Escudero
20th Congress

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