The president of the Senate of the Philippines, commonly referred to as Senate president, is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines, and is elected by the
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Manuel L. Quezon, the first president of the Philippine Senate, was the longest serving in history, with a total of 19 years in office.
Franklin Drilon was the second, and to date, last Senate president to serve three non-consecutive terms, after Neptali Gonzales.
Alan Peter Cayetano (second from left) is sworn in by Camille Villar (right) as the new president of the Senate on May 11, 2026.
Alan Peter Cayetano
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Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano, also known by his initials APC, is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and former diplomat who served as the 33rd president of the Senate from May 2026 until his removal from t
President of the Senate of the Philippines
…the oath of office to Franklin Drilon in 2013, Manny Pacquiao to Koko Pimentel in 2016, Mark Villar to Francis Escudero in 2024, and Camille Villar to Alan Peter Cayetano in 2026. Unlike the symbolic presiding officers of upper houses in some other governments, the Senate president of the Philippines has considerable…
Official portrait, 2022
Senate Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano at the Kapihan sa Senado forum on March 17, 2016
Alan Peter Cayetano with the SEAG medalists.