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. When the Senate President cannot do his job in the Senate, the Senate President pro tempore presides over the Senate.

President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada since May 20, 2024
Style	The Honorable (formal)
Appointer	Elected by the Senate
Inaugural holder	Esperidion Guanco
Formation	October 16, 1916
Website	https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen19th.asp

List of Senate presidents pro tempore

President pro tempore	Party		Term start	Term end	Legislature	Senate President
Senate of the Philippine Islands 1916-1935
Esperidion Guanco Senator for the 8th Senatorial District (1874–1925)		Nacionalista	1919	1922	5th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Sergio Osmeña Senator for 10th Senatorial District (1878–1961)		Nacionalista	1922	1934	6th Legislature 7th Legislature 8th Legislature 9th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Clarin Senator for the 10th Senatorial District (1879–1935)		Nacionalista	1934	1935	9th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
Jose Avelino Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1890–1986)		Nacionalista	1935	1935	10th Legislature	Manuel L. Quezon
No Senate (1935–1945)
Senate of the Commonwealth of the Philippines 1945-1946
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956)		Nacionalista	July 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st Congress	Manuel Roxas
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)		Liberal	May 25, 1946	July 4, 1946	2nd Congress	José Avelino
Senate of the Philippines 1946-1972
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966)		Liberal	July 4, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st Congress	José Avelino Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Quintin Paredes (1884-1973)		Liberal	January 31, 1950	March 5, 1952	2nd Congress	Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Esteban Abada (1896–1954)		Liberal	March 5, 1952	May 7, 1952	2nd Congress	Quintín Paredes Camilo Osías Eulogio Rodriguez
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)		Nacionalista	May 7, 1952	April 17, 1953	2nd Congress	Eulogio Rodriguez
Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)		Liberal	April 17, 1953	April 30, 1953	2nd Congress	Camilo Osías
Manuel Briones (1893–1957)		Nacionalista	April 30, 1953	December 10, 1957	2nd Congress 3rd Congress	José Zulueta
Fernando Lopez (1904–1993)		Democratic (until 1961)	January 27, 1958	December 17, 1965	4th Congress 5th Congress	Eulogio Rodriguez Ferdinand Marcos
		Nacionalista (from 1961)
Lorenzo Sumulong (1905–1997)		Nacionalista	January 17, 1966	December 30, 1966	6th Congress	Arturo Tolentino Gil Puyat
Jose J. Roy (1904–1986)		Nacionalista	January 26, 1967	September 23, 1972	7th Congress	Gil Puyat
No Senate (1972–1987)
Senate of the Philippines 1987-present
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)		Liberal	July 27, 1987	July 23, 1990	8th Congress	Jovito Salonga
Sotero Laurel (1918–2009)		Nacionalista	July 23, 1990	January 18, 1992	8th Congress	Jovito Salonga Neptali Gonzales
Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016)		PDP–Laban	January 18, 1992	January 18, 1993	8th Congress 9th Congress	Neptali Gonzales
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928)		Lakas	January 18, 1993	July 6, 1993	9th Congress	Edgardo Angara
Leticia Ramos-Shahani (1929–2017)		Lakas	July 6, 1993	October 10, 1996	9th Congress 10th Congress	Edgardo Angara Neptali Gonzales
Blas Ople (1927–2003)		LDP (until 1998)	October 10, 1996	June 29, 1999	10th Congress 11th Congress	Ernesto Maceda Neptali Gonzales Marcelo Fernan
		LAMMP (from 1998)
John Henry Osmeña (1936–2021)		LAMMP	June 29, 1999	July 12, 2000	11th Congress	Blas Ople
Blas Ople (1927–2003)		LAMMP	July 12, 2000	June 30, 2001	11th Congress	Franklin Drilon Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Manuel Villar (born 1949)		Independent	July 23, 2001	August 12, 2002	12th Congress	Franklin Drilon
Juan Flavier (1935–2014)		Lakas	August 12, 2002	June 30, 2007	12th Congress 13th Congress	Franklin Drilon Manuel Villar
Jinggoy Estrada (born 1963)		PMP	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th Congress 15th Congress	Manuel Villar Juan Ponce Enrile
Ralph Recto (born 1964)		Liberal	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th Congress	Franklin Drilon
Franklin Drilon (born 1945)		Liberal	July 25, 2016	February 27, 2017	17th Congress	Koko Pimentel
Ralph Recto (born 1964)		Liberal (until 2018)	February 27, 2017	June 2, 2022	17th Congress 18th Congress	Koko Pimentel Tito Sotto
		Nacionalista (from 2018)
Juan Miguel Zubiri (born 1969)Acting		Independent	June 2, 2022	July 25, 2022	18th Congress	Tito Sotto
Loren Legarda			July 25, 2022	May 20, 2024	19th Congress	Juan Miguel Zubiri
Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada			May 20, 2024	Present	19th Congress	Francis Escudero

Living former Senate Presidents pro tempore

Currently there are five living former Senate Presidents pro tempore:

• Living former Senate Presidents pro tempore
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  Teofisto Guingona, Jr. (Lakas-CMD), served 1987–1989,1993

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  Manuel Villar (Independent), served 2001-2002

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  Jinggoy Estrada (PMP), served 2007-2013

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  Franklin Drilon (Liberal), served 2016-2017

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  Ralph Recto (Nacionalista), served 2017-2022

President Pro Tempore Of The Senate Of The Philippines Media

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  Photograph of Espiridión Guanco in 1917 from the "Directorio oficial de la Cámara de Representantes"

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  Hon. José Clarín

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  Photograph of former Philippine Senate President Jose Avelino

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  Elpidio Quirino

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  Photo from Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly: English-Spanish, p. 635

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  Photo of former Philippine Senate President Quintin Paredes

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  Esteban Raymundo Abada on his United States passport application in 1922

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  Portrait of Manuel C. Briones, Cebuano lawyer and politician.

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  Photo of former Philippine Senator Jose Zulueta

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  Portrait of Manuel C. Briones, Cebuano lawyer and politician.

References

• List of Senators of the Philippines

Other websites

• Senate of the Philippines