This is a complete list of senators of the Philippines during the 10th Congress of the Philippines listed by seniority from June 30, 1995, to June 30, 1998.

The criteria for seniority used in this article are derived from the cumulative length of service of a member of the Senate prior to the current Congress. Although an official roster ranking senators by seniority is not publicly available, their total cumulative years of service have been used to determine seniority. It has long been customary, following the practice of the United States Senate, to elect the most senior senator as either president of the Senate or president pro tempore, although this practice has become less common in the modern Senate. Furthermore, seniority is traditionally considered in the selection of chairpersons of major Senate committees.

In cases where senators have equal cumulative service, seniority is determined by the following criteria, in order: Longest uninterrupted period of service Earlier date on which the cumulative length of service was achieved Alphabetical order of surnames

In this Congress, Ernesto Maceda was the most senior senator, having previously served eight years in Senate, while Serge Osmeña was the most junior senator.

List of senators by seniority Rank Senator Party Length of previous tenures Notes Start of Congress End of Congress 1 Ernesto Maceda NPC 8 years, 268 daysSenate president (October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998) 2 Heherson Alvarez LDP Lakas 3 Edgardo Angara LDP Senate president (until August 28, 1995) 4 Neptali Gonzales LDP Senate president (August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996; from January 26, 1998) 5 Ernesto Herrera LDP LAMMP 6 Orly Mercado LDP 7 Leticia Ramos-Shahani Lakas Senate president pro tempore (until October 10, 1996) 8 Alberto Romulo LDP 9 Juan Ponce Enrile Independent 10 Nikki Coseteng NPC 11 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo LDP Lakas Resigned on June 30, 1998, upon taking office as Vice President of the Philippines. 12 Blas Ople LDP Senate president pro tempore (from October 10, 1996) 13 Ramon Revilla Sr. LDP Lakas 14 Raul Roco LDP Aksyon 15 Tito Sotto LDP 16 Francisco Tatad LDP Gabay Bayan 17 Freddie Webb LDP 18 Miriam Defensor Santiago PRP rowspan="7" 19 Franklin Drilon Lakas LAMMP 20 Marcelo Fernan LDP 21 Juan Flavier Lakas 22 Gregorio Honasan Independent 23 Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Lakas LAMMP 24 Serge Osmeña Lakas Independent

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