A senatorial election was held on November 10, 1959, in the Philippines. The 1959 elections were known as the 1959 Philippine midterm elections as the date when the elected officials take office falls
Senate President Eulogio Rodriguez Sr
Senator Ferdinand E. Marcos
Lorenzo Tanada portrait
Sen. Raul Manglapus
Fernando Lopez
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Fernando "Nanding" Hofileña Lopez Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López family of Iloilo, he served as vice president of the Philippines under Presidents Elpidio Quirino from
1959 Philippine Senate election
…Party won two, and the Nationalist Citizens' Party won one. Lorenzo Tañada of the Nationalist Citizens' Party and Nacionalistas Mariano Jesús Cuenco, Fernando Lopez, and Eulogio Rodriguez defended their Senate seats. Lopez was originally from the Democratic Party, and ran as a Nacionalista on this election. The two…
Lopez in c. 1965
Vice President Fernando Lopez with President Ferdinand Marcos at the Presidential study.