Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Franklin Drilon
since February 28, 2017
Style The Honorable
(Diplomatic)
Appointer Elected by the Senate of the Philippines
Inaugural holder Claro M. Recto
Formation 1931
Website Senate of the Philippines
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The Minority Floor Leader of the Senate, also called as the Senate Minority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the minority political grouping of the Senate of the Philippines to serve as their official leader in the body and fulfill the responsibilities of a Floor Leader. He manages the business of the minority in the Senate. He is expected to defend the minority’s parliamentary rights, to criticize the policies and programs of the majority, and to use parliamentary tactics to defeat, pass, or amend legislation.

The current Minority Floor Leader of the Senate is Franklin Drilon who was elected on February 28, 2017 following his ouster and replacement by Ralph Recto as the Senate President pro tempore on February 27, 2017.

List of Minority Floor Leaders

# Minority Floor Leader Party Legislature Start of service End of service Era
1 Claro M. Recto Nacionalista 9th Philippine Legislature 19311934 Insular Government
10th Philippine Legislature 19341935
1st Commonwealth Congress 19451946 Commonwealth
2nd Commonwealth Congress 19461946
2 Carlos P. Garcia Nacionalista 1st Congress 19461949 Third Republic
2nd Congress 19501953
3 Lorenzo Tañada NCP 3rd Congress 19541957
4 Ambrosio Padilla Liberal 4th Congress 19581960
5 Ferdinand Marcos Liberal 19601961
6 Estanislao Fernandez Liberal 5th Congress January 22, 1962December 30, 1965
7 Ambrosio Padilla (2nd time) Liberal 6th Congress January 17, 1966December 30, 1969
8 Gerardo Roxas Liberal 7th Congress January 26, 1970September 23, 1972
9 Juan Ponce Enrile Nacionalista 8th Congress July 27, 1987January 18, 1992 Fifth Republic
10 Wigberto Tañada Liberal 9th Congress January 18, 1992June 30, 1995
11 Edgardo Angara LDP 10th Congress August 28, 1995October 10, 1996
12 Neptali Gonzales LDP October 10, 1996January 26, 1998
13 Ernesto Maceda NPC January 26, 1998June 30, 1998
14 Teofisto Guingona, Jr. Lakas 11th Congress July 27, 1998February 7, 2001
15 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. PDP–Laban 12th Congress July 23, 2001June 3, 2002
16 Tito Sotto LDP June 3, 2002July 26, 2004
17 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (2nd time) PDP–Laban 13th Congress July 26, 2004July 23, 2007
14th Congress July 23, 2007June 30, 2010
18 Alan Peter Cayetano Nacionalista 15th Congress July 26, 2010July 22, 2013
19 Juan Ponce Enrile (2nd time) UNA 16th Congress July 22, 2013June 30, 2016
- Tito Sotto (Acting) NPC/UNA July 28, 2014August 2015
20 Ralph Recto Liberal 17th Congress July 25, 2016February 27, 2017
21 Franklin Drilon Liberal February 28, 2017present

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