7th Congress of the Philippines

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 September 23, 1972, during the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of Ferdinand Marcos's presidency. On September 23, 1972, President Marcos effectively dissolved the Congress with his declaration of martial law. 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.

The Seventh Congress in its three regular and six special sessions passed a total of 512 acts. Among it were:
RA NoDescription6124 Fixing the Maximum Selling Price of Essential Commodities and the Creation of the Price Control Council6125 Imposition of a Stabilization Tax on Overseas Consignments6126 Regulation of Housing Rentals6127 Amendment to Article 29 of The Revised Penal Code6128 Municipal and Barrio Boundary Dispute Settlement6131 Conferring of Filipino citizenship to Dr. Patrick B. Connoh6132 "The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act"6139 Regulation of Tuition and Other School Fees of Private Educational Institutions6234 Creation of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System6235 Prohibition of Acts Inimical to Civil Aviation6236 Extension of Free Patents Application and Judicial Confirmation of Incomplete or Imperfect Titles6245 Offering of B. S. Industrial Education and B. S. Industrial Arts degrees at the Abra School of Arts and Trades 6260 "Coconut Investment Act"6289 Establishment of a Limnological Station in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte6345 Establishment of a School of Fisheries in Loon, Bohol6349 Rent Control Regulation6366 Rehabilitation and Modernization of the Philippine National Railways6388 "Election Code of 1971"6389 Agricultural Land Reform Code Amendment6390 Creation of Agrarian Reform Special Account6395 National Power Corporation Charter Revision6397 Integration of the Philippine Bar6410 Salary Standardization in the Department of Education6425 "The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972"6426 "Foreign Currency Deposit Act of the Philippines"6440 Creation of Barrio Fortuna in Marcos, Ilocos Norte6452 Making Masinloc, Zambales a Port of Entry6489 Creation of the Municipality of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon6516 Providing for the Sale Of Agricultural Public Lands6533 Congson Ice Plant And Cold Storage, Inc. Franchise6539 "Anti Carnapping Act of 1972"6551 "General Appropriations Act of 1972"6552 "Realty Installment Buyer Act"6591 Creation of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in the Province of Camarines Sur, Iriga and Naga Cities

PositionNamePresident of the SenateGil J. Puyat (NP)Senate President Pro TemporeJose J. Roy (NP)Majority Floor LeaderArturo M. Tolentino (NP)Minority Floor LeaderGerardo M. Roxas (LP)

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/CityDistrictRepresentativePartyAbraLoneCarmelo BarberoLiberalAgusan del NorteLoneGuillermo SanchezNacionalistaAgusan del SurLoneDemocrito PlazaNacionalistaAklanLoneRafael LegaspiNacionalistaAlbay1stAmando CopeNacionalista2ndCarlos R. ImperialNacionalista3rdRoberto SabidoNacionalistaAntiqueLoneEnrique ZaldivarLiberalBataanLonePablo RomanNacionalistaBatanesLoneJorge AbadLiberalBatangas1stRoberto DioknoIndependent2ndExpedito LevisteNacionalista3rdJose Laurel Jr. NacionalistaBenguetLoneAndres CosalanNacionalistaBohol1stNatalio CastilloNacionalista2ndPablo MalasarteNacionalista3rdTeodoro GalagarNacionalistaBukidnonLoneCesar FortichNacionalistaBulacan1stTeodulo NatividadNacionalista2ndRogaciano MercadoNacionalistaCagayan1stTito DupayaNacionalista2ndDavid PuzonNacionalistaCamarines NorteLoneFernando PajarilloNacionalistaCamarines Sur1stRamon Felipe Jr. Liberal2ndFelix FuentebellaNacionalistaCamiguinLoneJose NeriNacionalistaCapiz1stJuliano AlbaLiberal2ndCornelio T. VillarealNacionalistaCatanduanesLoneJose AlbertoNacionalistaCaviteLoneJustiniano MontanoLiberalCebu1stRamon DuranoNacionalista2ndJohn OsmeñaLiberal3rdEduardo GullasNacionalista4thGaudencio BeduyaNacionalista5thEmerito CalderonNacionalista6thManuel ZosaNacionalista7thCelestino Sybico Jr. NacionalistaCotabatoLoneSalipada PendatunLiberalDavao del NorteLoneLorenzo SarmientoNacionalistaDavao del SurLoneArtemio Al LoyolaNacionalistaDavao OrientalLoneConstancio MaglanaNacionalistaEastern SamarLoneFelipe AbrigoNacionalistaIfugaoLoneRomulo LumauigNacionalistaIlocos Norte1stRoque Ablan Jr. Nacionalista2ndSimeon ValdezNacionalistaIlocos Sur1stFloro CrisologoNacionalista2ndLucas CautonNacionalistaIloilo1stJose ZuluetaIndependent2ndFermin Caram Jr. Nacionalista3rdGloria TabianaNacionalista4thMariano PeñafloridaNacionalista5thJose AldeguerNacionalistaIsabelaLoneRodolfo AlbanoNacionalistaKalinga ApayaoLoneFelipe AlmazanNacionalistaLa Union1stJoaquin OrtegaNacionalista2ndJose AspirasNacionalistaLaguna1stJoaquin ChipecoNacionalista2ndLeonides De LeonNacionalistaLanao del NorteLoneMohammad Ali DimaporoNacionalistaLanao del SurLoneMacacuna DimaporoNacionalistaLeyte1stArtemio MateNacionalista2ndSalud Vivero ParreñoNacionalista3rdMarcelino VelosoNacionalista4thRodolfo RivillaNacionalistaManila1stFrancisco ReyesNacionalista2ndJoaquin RocesNacionalista3rdRamon BagatsingLiberal4thPablo OcampoNacionalistaMarinduqueLoneFrancisco LecarozLiberalMasbateLoneEmilio Espinosa Jr. NacionalistaMisamis OccidentalLoneWilliam ChiongbianNacionalistaMisamis OrientalLonePedro RoaNacionalistaMountain ProvinceLoneAlfredo LamenLiberalNegros Occidental1stArmando GustiloNacionalista2ndRoberto MontelibanoNacionalista3rdAgustin GatuslaoNacionalistaNegros Oriental1stHerminio TevesNacionalista2ndLamberto MaciasNacionalistaNorthern SamarLoneRaul DazaLiberalNueva Ecija1stLeopoldo DiazNacionalista2ndAngel ConcepcionNacionalistaNueva VizcayaLoneBenjamin PerezNacionalistaOccidental MindoroLonePedro MedallaNacionalistaOriental MindoroLoneJose Leido Jr. NacionalistaPalawanLoneRamon Mitra Jr. LiberalPampanga1stJose B. LingadLiberal2ndLuis TarucIndependentPangasinan1stAguedo AgbayaniNacionalista2ndJose de Venecia Jr. Liberal3rdCorazon PrimiciasNacionalistaFabian SisonLiberal4thAntonio VillarNacionalista5thRobert EstrellaNacionalistaQuezon1stMoises EscuetaLiberal2ndGodofredo TanNacionalistaRizal1stNeptali GonzalesLiberal2ndFrisco San JuanNacionalistaRomblonLoneEsteban MadronaLiberalSamarLoneFernando VelosoNacionalistaSorsogon1stSalvador EncinasNacionalista2ndRafael AquinoNacionalistaSouth CotabatoLoneJames ChiongbianNacionalistaSouthern LeyteLoneNicanor Yñiguez Jr. NacionalistaSuluLoneIndanan AnniNacionalistaSurigao del NorteLoneConstantino NavarroNacionalistaSurigao del SurLoneJose Puyat Jr. NacionalistaTarlac1stEduardo Cojuangco Jr. Nacionalista2ndJose YapLiberalZambalesLoneAntonio DiazNacionalistaZamboanga del NorteLoneFelipe AzcunaNacionalistaZamboanga del SurLoneVicente CerillesNacionalista