The majority floor leader of the Senate of the Philippines, or simply the Senate majority floor leader, is the leader elected by the political party or coalition of parties that holds the majority in the Senate of the Philippines.
| Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Honorable (Diplomatic) |
| Appointer | Elected by the Senate of the Philippines |
| Inaugural holder | Francisco Villanueva |
| Formation | October 16, 1916 |
| Website | Senate of the Philippines |
By tradition, the Senate president or any presiding officer gives the majority leader priority in obtaining the floor and is also the traditional chairman of the Committee on Rules. The majority leader also manages the business of the majority bloc in the Senate.
The incumbent Senate majority floor leader is Francis Tolentino.
List of majority floor leaders
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term start | Party | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Francisco Felipe Viillanueva Senator for the 7th Senatorial District (1867–1923) |
October 16 1916 |
June 3 1919 |
Nacionalista | 4th Legislature | |
| 2 |
|
Francisco Enage Senator for the 9th Senatorial District (1878–1958) |
July 21 1919 |
June 2 1925 |
Nacionalista (until 1922) |
5th Legislature | |
| Nacionalista Colectivista (from 1922) |
6th Legislature | ||||||
| 3 | .JPG)
|
Jose P. Laurel Senator for the 5th Senatorial District (1891–1959) |
June 2 1925 |
June 2 1931 |
Nacionalista | 7th Legislature | |
| 8th Legislature | |||||||
| 4 | 
|
Benigno Aquino Sr. Senator for the 3rd Senatorial District (1894–1947) |
July 16 1931 |
June 5 1934 |
Nacionalista | 9th Legislature | |
| 5 | 
|
Claro M. Recto Senator for the 5th Senatorial District (1890–1960) |
July 16 1934 |
November 15 1935 |
Nacionalista Democratico |
10th Legislature | |
| Senate abolished (1935–1945) | |||||||
| 6 |
|
Melecio Arranz (1888–1966) |
June 9 1945 |
May 25 1946 |
Nacionalista | 1st Commonwealth Congress | |
| 7 |
|
Vicente Francisco (1891–1974) |
May 25 1946 |
February 21 1949 |
Nacionalista | 2nd Commonwealth Congress | |
| 1st Congress | |||||||
| 8 |
|
Tomas Cabili (1903–1957) |
February 21 1949 |
January 25 1954 |
Liberal | ||
| 2nd Congress | |||||||
| 9 | 
|
Cipriano Primicias Sr. (1901–1965) |
January 25 1954 |
January 22 1962 |
Nacionalista | 3rd Congress | |
| 4th Congress | |||||||
| 10 | 
|
Arturo Tolentino (1910–2004) |
January 22 1962 |
January 17 1966 |
Nacionalista | 5th Congress | |
| 11 | 
|
Jose Roy (1904–1986) |
January 17 1966 |
January 26 1967 |
Nacionalista | 6th Congress | |
| 12 |
|
Rodolfo Ganzon (1922–2003) |
January 26 1967 |
December 30 1969 |
Nacionalista | ||
| (10) |
|
Arturo Tolentino (1910–2004) |
January 26 1970 |
September 23 1972 |
Nacionalista | 7th Congress | |
| Senate abolished (1973–1987) | |||||||
| 13 | 
|
Orlando S. Mercado (born 1946) |
July 27 1987 |
October 31 1989 |
Liberal | 8th Congress | |
| 14 | 
|
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (born 1928) |
July 23 1990 |
July 22 1991 |
Liberal | ||
| 15 | .jpg)
|
Alberto Romulo (born 1933) |
July 22 1991 |
October 10 1996 |
LDP | ||
| 9th Congress | |||||||
| 16 | 
|
Francisco Tatad (born 1939) |
October 10 1996 |
January 26 1998 |
LDP | ||
| 10th Congress | |||||||
| 17 | .jpg)
|
Franklin Drilon (born 1945) |
January 26 1998 |
July 12 2000 |
Lakas | ||
| LAMMP | 11th Congress | ||||||
| (16) |
|
Francisco Tatad (born 1939) |
July 12 2000 |
June 30 2001 |
PRP | ||
| 18 | .jpg)
|
Loren Legarda (born 1960) |
July 23 2001 |
June 3 2002 |
Lakas | 12th Congress | |
| 19 | .jpg)
|
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (1933–2019) |
June 3 2002 |
July 23 2002 |
PDP–Laban | ||
| (18) |
|
Loren Legarda (born 1960) |
July 23 2002 |
January 12 2004 |
Lakas | ||
| 20 | 
|
Francis Pangilinan (born 1963) |
January 12 2004 |
November 17 2008 |
Liberal | ||
| 13th Congress | |||||||
| 14th Congress | |||||||
| 21 | .jpg)
|
Migz Zubiri (born 1969) |
November 17 2008 |
June 30 2010 |
Lakas | ||
| 22 | 
|
Tito Sotto (born 1948) |
July 26 2010 |
July 22 2013 |
NPC | 15th Congress | |
| 23 | 
|
Alan Peter Cayetano (born 1970) |
July 23 2013 |
June 30 2016 |
Nacionalista | 16th Congress | |
| (22) | .jpg)
|
Tito Sotto (born 1948) |
July 25 2016 |
May 21 2018 |
NPC | 17th Congress | |
| (21) | 
|
Migz Zubiri (born 1969) |
May 21 2018 |
June 29 2022 |
Independent | ||
| 18th Congress | |||||||
| 24 | .jpg)
|
Joel Villanueva (born 1975) |
July 25 2022 |
May 20 2024 |
Independent | 19th Congress | |
| 25 |
|
Francis Tolentino (born 1960) |
May 20 2024 |
Incumbent | PDP | ||
| Independent | |||||||