7th Congress of the Philippines

7th Congress of the Philippines
7th Congress of the Philippines
Overview
Term	January 26, 1970 – September 23, 1972
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Vice President	Fernando Lopez
Senate
Members	24
President	Gil Puyat
President pro tempore	Jose Roy
Majority leader	Arturo Tolentino
Minority leader	Gerardo Roxas
House of Representatives
Members	110
Speaker	Jose Laurel Jr.; (until April 1, 1971); Cornelio Villareal; (from April 1, 1971);
Speaker pro tempore	Jose M. Aldeguer
Majority leader	Marcelino Veloso
Minority leader	Justiniano Montano; (until June 12, 1971); Ramon Mitra Jr.; (June 12 – December 30, 1971); Ramon Felipe Jr.; (from January 24, 1972);

The 7th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikapitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 26, 1970, until January 17, 1973, during the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of Ferdinand Marcos's presidency.

On September 23, 1972, President Marcos announced to the public that he declared martial law two days prior. Following this, the Congress remained adjourned until it was formally abolished with the ratification of the 1973 Constitution on January 17, 1973. 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. The House members and another third of the Senate membership were again replaced after the midterm senatorial elections of 1971.