7th Congress of the Philippines


The Seventh Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, from January 26, 1970 until it was effectively dissolved with the declaration of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos then exercised legislative powers. In 1976, Congress was replaced by the Batasang Bayan as the Philippines' legislative body until 1978, when it was replaced by the Batasang Pambansa.
One-third of the Senate and the entire membership of the House of Representatives was replaced after the 1969 general elections and another third of the Senate membership was replaced after the midterm senatorial elections of 1971.

Sessions

The Seventh Congress in its three regular and six special sessions passed a total of 512 acts. Among it were:
RA NoDescription
6124Fixing the Maximum Selling Price of Essential Commodities and the Creation of the Price Control Council
6125Imposition of a Stabilization Tax on Overseas Consignments
6126Regulation of Housing Rentals
6127Amendment to Article 29 of The Revised Penal Code
6128Municipal and Barrio Boundary Dispute Settlement
6131Conferring of Filipino citizenship to Dr. Patrick B. Connoh
6132"The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act"
6139Regulation of Tuition and Other School Fees of Private Educational Institutions
6234Creation of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
6235Prohibition of Acts Inimical to Civil Aviation
6236Extension of Free Patents Application and Judicial Confirmation of Incomplete or Imperfect Titles
6245Offering of B.S. Industrial Education and B.S. Industrial Arts degrees at the Abra School of Arts and Trades
6260"Coconut Investment Act"
6289Establishment of a Limnological Station in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
6345Establishment of a School of Fisheries in Loon, Bohol
6349Rent Control Regulation
6366Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Philippine National Railways
6388"Election Code of 1971"
6389Agricultural Land Reform Code Amendment
6390Creation of Agrarian Reform Special Account
6395National Power Corporation Charter Revision
6397Integration of the Philippine Bar
6410Salary Standardization in the Department of Education
6425"The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972"
6426"Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines"
6440Creation of Barrio Fortuna in Marcos, Ilocos Norte
6452Making Masinloc, Zambales a Port of Entry
6489Creation of the Municipality of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
6516Providing for the Sale Of Agricultural Public Lands
6533Congson Ice Plant And Cold Storage, Inc. Franchise
6539"Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972"
6551"General Appropriations Act of 1972"
6552"Realty Installment Buyer Act"
6591Creation of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in the Province of Camarines Sur, Iriga and Naga Cities

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

The term of office of senators began December 30 following their election. One-third of the Senate was replaced, after the 1971 midterm elections. All terms that were scheduled to end after 1971 were cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.

House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives was from December 30, 1969, to December 30, 1973, however was cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.
Province/CityDistrictRepresentativeParty
AbraLoneCarmelo BarberoLP
Agusan del NorteLoneGuillermo SanchezNP
Agusan del SurLoneDemocrito PlazaNP
AklanLoneRafael LegaspiNP
Albay1stAmando CopeNP
Albay2ndCarlos R. ImperialNP
Albay3rdRoberto SabidoNP
AntiqueLoneEnrique ZaldivarLP
BataanLonePablo RomanNP
BatanesLoneJorge AbadLP
Batangas1stRoberto Dioknoind.
Batangas2ndExpedito LevisteNP
Batangas3rdJose B. Laurel, Jr.NP
BenguetLoneAndres CosalanNP
Bohol1stNatalio CastilloNP
Bohol2ndPablo MalasarteNP
Bohol3rdTeodoro GalagarNP
BukidnonLoneCesar FortichNP
Bulacan1stTeodulo NatividadNP
Bulacan2ndRogaciano MercadoNP
Cagayan1stTito DupayaNP
Cagayan2ndDavid PuzonNP
Camarines NorteLoneFernando PajarilloNP
Camarines Sur1stRamon Felipe, Jr.LP
Camarines Sur2ndFelix A. FuentebellaNP
CamiguinLoneJose NeriNP
Capiz1stJuliano AlbaLP
Capiz2ndCornelio T. VillarealNP
CatanduanesLoneJose AlbertoNP
CaviteLoneJustiniano S. MontanoLP
Cebu1stRamon DuranoNP
Cebu2ndJohn OsmeñaLP
Cebu3rdEduardo GullasNP
Cebu4thGaudencio BeduyaNP
Cebu5thEmerito CalderonNP
Cebu6thManuel ZosaNP
Cebu7thCelestino Sybico, Jr.NP
CotabatoLoneSalipada PendatunLP
Davao del NorteLoneLorenzo SarmientoNP
Davao del SurLoneArtemio Al LoyolaNP
Davao OrientalLoneConstancio MaglanaNP
Eastern SamarLoneFelipe AbrigoNP
IfugaoLoneRomulo LumauigNP
Ilocos Norte1stRoque Ablan, Jr.NP
Ilocos Norte2ndSimeon ValdezNP
Ilocos Sur1stFloro Crisologo NP
Ilocos Sur2ndLucas CautonNP
Iloilo1stJose C. Zuluetaind.
Iloilo2ndFermin Caram, Jr.NP
Iloilo3rdGloria TabianaNP
Iloilo4thMariano PeñafloridaNP
Iloilo5thJose AldeguerNP
IsabelaLoneRodolfo AlbanoNP
Kalinga-ApayaoLoneFelipe AlmazanNP
La Union1stJoaquin OrtegaNP
La Union2ndJose AspirasNP
Laguna1stJoaquin ChipecoNP
Laguna2ndLeonides De LeonNP
Lanao del NorteLoneMohamad Ali DimaporoNP
Lanao del SurLoneMacacuna DimaporoNP
Leyte1stArtemio MateNP
Leyte2ndSalud Vivero ParreñoNP
Leyte3rdMarcelino VelosoNP
Leyte4thRodolfo RivillaNP
Manila1stFrancisco ReyesNP
Manila2ndJoaquin RocesNP
Manila3rdRamon BagatsingNP
Manila4thPablo OcampoNP
MarinduqueLoneFrancisco LecarozLP
MasbateLoneEmilio Espinosa, Jr.NP
Misamis OccidentalLoneWilliam ChiongbianNP
Misamis OrientalLonePedro RoaNP
Mountain ProvinceLoneAlfredo LamenLP
Negros Occidental1stArmando GustiloNP
Negros Occidental2ndRoberto MontelibanoNP
Negros Occidental3rdAgustin GatuslaoNP
Negros Oriental1stHerminio TevesNP
Negros Oriental2ndLamberto MaciasNP
Northern SamarLoneRaul DazaLP
Nueva Ecija1stLeopoldo DiazNP
Nueva Ecija2ndAngel ConcepcionNP
Nueva VizcayaLoneBenjamin PerezNP
Occidental MindoroLonePedro MedallaNP
Oriental MindoroLoneJose Leido, Jr.NP
PalawanLoneRamon V. Mitra, Jr.LP
Pampanga1stJose LingadLP
Pampanga2ndAngel M. MacapagalLP
Pangasinan1stAguedo AgbayaniNP
Pangasinan2ndJose de Venecia, Jr.LP
Pangasinan3rdCorazon PrimiciasNP
Pangasinan3rdFabian Sison
Pangasinan4thAntonio VillarNP
Pangasinan5thRoberto EstrellaNP
Quezon1stMoises EscuetaLP
Quezon2ndGodofredo TanNP
Rizal1stNeptali GonzalesLP
Rizal2ndFrisco San JuanNP
RomblonLoneEsteban MadronaLP
SamarLoneFernando VelosoNP
Sorsogon1stSalvador EncinasNP
Sorsogon2ndRafael AquinoNP
South CotabatoLoneJames ChiongbianNP
Southern LeyteLoneNicanor Yñiguez, Jr.NP
SuluLoneIndanan AnniNP
Surigao del NorteLoneConstantino NavarroNP
Surigao del SurLoneJose Puyat, Jr.NP
Tarlac1stEduardo Cojuangco, Jr.NP
Tarlac2ndJose YapLP
ZambalesLoneAntonio DiazNP
Zamboanga del NorteLoneFelipe AzcunaNP
Zamboanga del SurLoneVicente CerillesNP