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2nd Congress of the Philippines

2nd Congress of the Philippines
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Overview
Term	December 30, 1949 – December 8, 1953
President	Elpidio Quirino
Vice President	Fernando Lopez
Senate
Members	24
President	Mariano Jesus Cuenco (until March 5, 1952) Quintin Paredes (March 5 – April 17, 1952) Camilo Osias (April 17–30, 1952) Eulogio Rodriguez (April 30, 1952 – April 17, 1953) Camilo Osias (April 17– May 20, 1953) Jose Zulueta (May 20 – November 30, 1953) Eulogio Rodriguez (from November 30, 1953)
President pro tempore	Quintin Paredes (until March 5, 1952) Esteban Abada (March 5 – May 7, 1952) Manuel Briones (May 7, 1952 – April 17, 1953) Jose Zulueta (April 17–30, 1953) Manuel Briones (from April 30, 1953)
Majority leader	Tomas Cabili
Minority leader	Carlos P. Garcia
House of Representatives
Members	100
Speaker	Eugenio Perez
Speaker pro tempore	Domingo Veloso
Majority leader	Raul T. Leuterio
Minority leader	Jose Laurel Jr.

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The 2nd Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalawang Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from December 30, 1949, until December 8, 1953, during the second term of President Elpidio Quirino.

• First Special Session: December 30, 1949 – January 5, 1950
• First Regular Session: January 23 – May 18, 1950
• Second Special Session: August 1–25, 1950
• Third Special Session: December 4, 1950 – January 6, 1951
• Fourth Special Session: January 8–19, 1951
• Second Regular Session: January 22 – May 17, 1951
• Fifth Special Session: May 21–29, 1951
• Third Regular Session: January 28 – May 22, 1952
• Sixth Special Session: June 23 – July 15, 1952
• Seventh Special Session: November 4–8, 1952
• Fourth Regular Session: January 26, 1953 – May 21, 1953
• Joint Session: December 8, 1953

The Second Congress passed a total of 551 laws.

• President:
  • Mariano Jesus Cuenco (Liberal), until March 5, 1952
  • Quintin Paredes (Liberal), March 5 – April 17, 1952
  • Camilo Osias (Nacionalista), April 17–30, 1952
  • Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), April 30, 1952 – April 17, 1953
  • Camilo Osias (Nacionalista), April 17 – May 20. 1953
  • Jose Zulueta (Nacionalista), May 20 – November 30, 1953
  • Eulogio Rodriguez (Nacionalista), from November 30, 1953
• President pro tempore:
  • Quintin Paredes (Liberal), until March 5, 1952
  • Esteban Abada (Liberal), March 5 – May 7, 1952
  • Manuel Briones (Liberal), May 7, 1952 – April 17, 1953
  • Jose Zulueta (Nacionalista), April 17–30, 1953
  • Manuel Briones (Liberal), from April 30, 1953
• Majority Floor Leader: Tomas Cabili (Liberal)
• Minority Floor Leader: Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista)

• Speaker: Eugenio Perez (Pangasinan–2nd, Liberal)
• Speaker pro tempore: Domingo Veloso (Leyte–2nd, Liberal)
• Majority Floor Leader: Raul T. Leuterio (Mindoro, Liberal)
• Minority Floor Leader: Jose Laurel Jr. (Batangas–3rd, Nacionalista)

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

• For senators elected on April 23, 1946: May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1951
• For senators elected on November 11, 1947: December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1953
• For senators elected on November 8, 1949: December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955
• For senators elected on November 13, 1951: December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1957

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• 1949 Philippine general election
• 1951 Philippine general election

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
• "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.