Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

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
since May 20, 2024
StyleThe Honorable
(Diplomatic)
AppointerElected by the Senate of the Philippines
Inaugural holderFrancisco Villanueva
FormationOctober 16, 1916
WebsiteSenate 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

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
1   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   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   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   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   Loren Legarda
(born 1960)
July 23
2001
June 3
2002
Lakas 12th Congress
19   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   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)   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   Joel Villanueva
(born 1975)
July 25
2022
May 20
2024
Independent 19th Congress
25   Francis Tolentino
(born 1960)
May 20
2024
Incumbent PDP
Independent

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