President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines

President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
	Official seal
	Incumbent; Jinggoy Estrada; since May 20, 2024
Style	Mister President; (when presiding); The Honorable; (formal);
Appointer	Elected by the Senate
Inaugural holder	Espiridion Guanco
Formation	October 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.

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

List of Senate presidents pro tempore

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Senate President	Legislature
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Senate President	Legislature
1		Espiridion Guanco Senator for the 8th District (1874–1925)	1919	1922		Nacionalista	Manuel L. Quezon	5th Legislature
2		Sergio Osmeña Senator for the 10th District (1878–1961)	1922	1934		Nacionalista Unipersonalista (until 1925)		6th Legislature
						Nacionalista (from 1925)		7th Legislature
								8th Legislature
								9th Legislature
3		José Clarín Senator for the 11th District (1879–1935)	1934	1935		Nacionalista Democratico		10th Legislature
4		José Avelino Senator for the 9th District (1890–1986)	1935	1935		Nacionalista Democratico		10th Legislature
Senate abolished (1935–1945)
5		Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946		Nacionalista (until 1946)	Manuel Roxas	1st Commonwealth Congress
5		Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946		Liberal (from 1946)	Manuel Roxas	1st Commonwealth Congress
6		Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949		Liberal	José Avelino	2nd Commonwealth Congress
							José Avelino	1st Congress
							Mariano Jesús Cuenco	1st Congress
7		Quintín Paredes (1884–1973)	January 31, 1950	March 5, 1952		Liberal	Mariano Jesús Cuenco	2nd Congress
8		Esteban Abada (1896–1957)	March 5, 1952	May 7, 1952		Liberal	Quintín Paredes
							Camilo Osías
							Eulogio Rodriguez
9		Manuel Briones (1896–1957)	May 7, 1952	April 17, 1953		Nacionalista	Eulogio Rodriguez
10		Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	April 17, 1953	April 30, 1953		Liberal	Camilo Osías
(9)		Manuel Briones (1896–1957)	April 30, 1953	December 30, 1957		Nacionalista	Camilo Osías
							Jose Zulueta
							Eulogio Rodriguez
								3rd Congress
11		Fernando Lopez (1904–1993)	January 27, 1958	December 30, 1965		Nacionalista		4th Congress
								5th Congress
							Ferdinand Marcos	5th Congress
12		Lorenzo Sumulong (1905–1997)	January 17, 1966	January 26, 1967		Nacionalista	Arturo Tolentino	6th Congress
13		Jose Roy (1904–1986)	January 26, 1967	January 17, 1973		Nacionalista	Gil Puyat	6th Congress
13		Jose Roy (1904–1986)	January 26, 1967	January 17, 1973		Nacionalista	Gil Puyat	7th Congress
Senate abolished (1973–1987)
14		Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	July 27, 1987	July 23, 1990		Liberal	Jovito Salonga	8th Congress
15		Sotero Laurel (1918–2009)	July 23, 1990	January 18, 1992		Nacionalista	Jovito Salonga
16		Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)	January 18, 1992	January 18, 1993		NPC	Neptali Gonzales
16		Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)	January 18, 1992	January 18, 1993		NPC	Neptali Gonzales	9th Congress
(14)		Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	January 18, 1993	July 6, 1993		Lakas	Edgardo Angara	9th Congress
(14)		Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)	January 18, 1993	July 6, 1993		Lakas		10th Congress
17		Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017)	July 6, 1993	October 10, 1996		Lakas
17		Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017)	July 6, 1993	October 10, 1996		Lakas	Neptali Gonzales
18		Blas Ople (1927–2003)	October 10, 1996	July 26, 1999		LDP (until 1997)	Ernesto Maceda
						LAMMP (from 1997)	Ernesto Maceda
						LAMMP (from 1997)	Neptali Gonzales
19		John Henry Osmeña (1935–2021)	July 26, 1999	July 12, 2000		LAMMP	Blas Ople	11th Congress
(18)		Blas Ople (1927–2003)	July 12, 2000	June 30, 2001		LAMMP	Franklin Drilon
(18)		Blas Ople (1927–2003)	July 12, 2000	June 30, 2001		LAMMP	Nene Pimentel
20		Manny Villar (born 1949)	July 23, 2001	August 12, 2002		Independent	Franklin Drilon	12th Congress
21		Juan Flavier (1935–2014)	August 12, 2002	June 30, 2007		Lakas		12th Congress
								13th Congress
							Manny Villar	13th Congress
22		Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2013		PMP	Manny Villar	14th Congress
							Juan Ponce Enrile	14th Congress
							Juan Ponce Enrile	15th Congress
							Jinggoy Estrada (acting)	15th Congress
23		Ralph Recto (born 1964)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		Liberal	Franklin Drilon	16th Congress
24		Franklin Drilon (born 1945)	July 25, 2016	February 27, 2017		Liberal	Koko Pimentel	17th Congress
(23)		Ralph Recto (born 1964)	February 27, 2017	June 29, 2022		Liberal (until 2018)	Koko Pimentel
						Liberal (until 2018)	Tito Sotto
						Nacionalista (from 2018)
						Nacionalista (from 2018)		18th Congress
25		Migz Zubiri (born 1969)	June 29, 2022	July 25, 2022		Independent
							None
							None	19th Congress
26		Loren Legarda (born 1960)	July 25, 2022	May 20, 2024		NPC	Migz Zubiri
(22)		Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)	May 20, 2024	Incumbent		PMP	Francis Escudero
(22)		Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)	May 20, 2024	Incumbent		PMP	Francis Escudero	20th Congress

References

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v t e Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
▌ Guanco (1919–1922) ▌ S. Osmeña (1922–1934) ▌ Clarín (1934–1935) ▌ Avelino (1935) ▌ Quirino (1945–1946) ▌ Arranz (1946–1949) ▌ Paredes (1950–1952) ▌ Abada (1952) ▌ Zulueta (1953) ▌ Briones (1952–1953, 1953–1957) ▌ López (1958–1965) ▌ Sumulong (1966–1967) ▌ Roy (1967–1972) ▌ Laurel (1990–1992) ▌▌ Guingona (1987–1990, 1993) ▌ Shahani (1993–1996) ▌ J. Osmeña (1999–2000) ▌▌ Ople (1996–1999, 2000–2001) ▌ Villar (2001–2002) ▌ Flavier (2002–2007) ▌ Drilon (2016–2017) ▌▌ Recto (2013–2016, 2017–2022) ▌ Zubiri (2022) ▌ Legarda (2022–2024) ▌ Estrada (2007–2013, 2024–present)
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