7th Congress of the Philippines
| 1970 – 1972 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Fernando Lopez |
| Senate President | Gil J. Puyat |
| Senate President pro tempore | Jose J. Roy |
| Majority leader | Arturo Tolentino |
| Minority leader | Gerardo Roxas |
| Members | 24 |
| House Speaker |
Jose B. Laurel, Jr. (1970-1971) Cornelio T. Villaurel (1971-1972) |
| Majority leader | Marcelino Veloso |
| Minority leader | Justiniano S. Montano |
The Seventh Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikapitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives from January 26, 1970 until it was effectively dissolved with the declaration of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. 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 and another third of the Senate membership was 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:
The term of office of senators began December 30 following their election. One-third of the Senate was replaced, after the 1971 midterm elections. All terms that were scheduled to end after 1971 were cut short with the declaration of Martial Law.
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