The Sixteenth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino : Ikalabing-anim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas ) is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines , composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The convention of the 16th Congress was followed by the 2013 Senate election , which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the 2013 House of Representatives elections which elected the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Leaders [ edit ]
Senate President:
Senate President pro tempore :
Majority Floor Leader:
Minority Floor Leader:
House of Representatives [ edit ]
Speaker:
Deputy Speakers:
Henedina Abad (Batanes, Liberal ), since July 22, 2013
Giorgidi Aggabao (Isabela-4th, NPC ), since July 22, 2013
Sergio Apostol (Leyte-2nd, Liberal ), since July 22, 2013
Pangalian Balindong (Lanao del Sur-2nd, Liberal ), since July 22, 2013
Carlos M. Padilla (Nueva Vizcaya, Nacionalista ), since July 22, 2013
Roberto Puno (Antipolo-1st, NUP ), since July 22, 2013
Majority Floor Leader:
Minority Floor Leader:
Members [ edit ]
House of Representatives (292 seats)
House of Representatives (292 seats)
Current composition [ edit ]
Per bloc
Bloc
Total
%
Majority
18
75%
Minority
6
25%
Total
24
100%
Composition history [ edit ]
Date
Event
Party(Majority/minority bloc/independent)
(Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)
Total
LDP
Lakas
LP
NP
NPC
PDP
PRP
UNA
Ind
Vacant
End of 15th Congress
1 / 0
2 / 1
4 / 0
2 / 3
2 / 0
2 / 0
1 / 0
3 / 0
2 / 0
23
1
Election result
1
2
4
5
2
1
1
5
3
24
0
July 22, 2013
Senate presidential election
1 / 0
2 / 0
4 / 0
5 / 0
1 / 1
1 / 0
0/0/1
0 / 5
3 / 0
24
0
July 23, 2013
Santiago accepted into the majority
1 / 0
2 / 0
4 / 0
5 / 0
1 / 1
1 / 0
1 / 0
0 / 5
3 / 0
24
0
House of Representatives [ edit ]
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016.
District representatives [ edit ]
Province /City
District
Representative
Party
Term
Bloc
Abra
Lone
Jocelyn Bernos
Liberal
2
Majority
Agusan del Norte
1st
Lawrence Fortun
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Erlpe John Amante
Kusug Agusanon
1
Majority
Agusan del Sur
1st
Maria Valentina Plaza
NUP
2
Majority
2nd
Bebs Mellana
NUP
2
Majority
Aklan
Lone
Ted Haresco, Jr.
Independent
2
Majority
Albay
1st
Edcel Lagman, Jr.
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Al Francis Bichara
Nacionalista
3
Majority
3rd
Fernando V. Gonzalez
Liberal
2
Majority
Antipolo
1st
Roberto Puno
NUP
3
Majority
2nd
Romeo Acop
Liberal
2
Majority
Antique
Lone
Paolo Javier
Liberal
2
Majority
Apayao
Lone
Eleanor Bulut-Begtang
NPC
2
Majority
Aurora
Lone
Bella Angara
LDP
1
Minority
Bacolod
Lone
Evelio Bing Leonardia
NPC
1
Majority
Baguio
Lone
Nicasio Aliping, Jr.
Independent
1
Majority
Basilan
Lone
Jim Hataman Salliman
Liberal
2
Majority
Bataan
1st
Herminia Roman
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Enrique T. Garcia, Jr.
NUP
1
Majority
Batanes
Lone
Henedina Abad
Liberal
2
Majority
Batangas
1st
Eileen Ermita-Buhain
Lakas
1
Majority
2nd
Raneo Abu
Nacionalista
1
Majority
3rd
Nelson Collantes
Liberal
2
Majority
4th
Mark Llandro Mendoza
NPC
3
Majority
Benguet
Lone
Ronald Cosalan
Liberal
2
Majority
Biliran
Lone
Rogelio Espina
Liberal
2
Majority
Bohol
1st
Rene Relampagos
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Erico Aristotle Aumentado
NPC
1
Majority
3rd
Arthur Yap
NPC
2
Majority
Bukidnon
1st
Malou Acosta-Alba
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Florencio Flores
Nacionalista
2
Minority
3rd
Jose Zubiri III
Liberal /BPP
3
Majority
4th
Oneil Roque
NPC
1
Majority
Bulacan
1st
Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado
NUP
3
Majority
2nd
Apol Pancho
NUP
1
Independent minority
3rd
Jonjon Mendoza
Liberal
2
Majority
4th
Linabelle Ruth Villarica
Liberal
2
Majority
Cagayan
1st
Sally Ponce Enrile
NPC
1
Majority
2nd
Aline Vargas-Alfonso
NUP
1
Majority
3rd
Randolph Ting
NUP
2
Majority
Cagayan de Oro
1st
Rolando Uy
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Rufus Rodriguez
CDP
3
Majority
Caloocan
1st
Enrico Echiverri
NPC
1
Majority
2nd
Edgar Erice
Liberal
1
Majority
Camarines Norte
1st
Cathy Barcelona-Reyes
NUP
1
Majority
2nd
Elmer Panotes
Lakas
2
Majority
Camarines Sur
1st
Rolando Andaya Jr.
Lakas
2
Majority
2nd
Dato Arroyo
Lakas
3
Independent minority
3rd
Leni Robredo
Liberal
1
Majority
4th
Felix William Fuentebella
NPC
1
Majority
5th
Salvio Fortuno
Liberal
2
Majority
Camiguin
Lone
Xavier Jesus Romualdo
NPC
1
Majority
Capiz
1st
Antonio Del Rosario
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Fredenil Castro
NUP
1
Majority
Catanduanes
Lone
Cesar Sarmiento
Liberal
2
Majority
Cavite
1st
Francis Abaya
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Lani Mercado
Lakas
2
Independent minority
3rd
Alex Advincula
Liberal
1
Majority
4th
Elpidio Barzaga, Jr.
NUP
3
Majority
5th
Roy Loyola
Liberal
2
Majority
6th
Luis Ferrer IV
NUP /Magdalo
1
Independent minority
7th
Abraham Tolentino
Liberal
1
Majority
Cebu
1st
Gerald Anthony Gullas, Jr.
Nacionalista
1
Majority
2nd
Wilfredo Caminero
Liberal
1
Majority
3rd
Gwendolyn Garcia
UNA /1-Cebu
1
Majority
4th
Benhur Salimbangon
NUP /1-Cebu
2
Majority
5th
Joseph Ace Durano
Liberal
1
Majority
6th
Gabriel Luis Quisumbing
Liberal
2
Majority
Cebu City
1st
Raul del Mar
Liberal /BOPK
1
Majority
2nd
Bebot Abellanosa
Liberal /BOPK
1
Majority
Compostela Valley
1st
Maria Carmen Zamora
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Rommel Amatong
Aksyon Demokratiko
3
Majority
Cotabato (North)
1st
Jesus Sacdalan
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Nancy Catamco
Liberal
2
Majority
3rd
Ping-Ping Tejada
Nacionalista
1
Minority
Davao City
1st
Karlo Nograles
NUP
2
Majority
2nd
Mylene Garcia-Albano
Liberal
2
Majority
3rd
Isidro Ungab
Liberal
3
Majority
Davao (Davao del Norte)
1st
Anthony del Rosario
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Antonio Lagdameo, Jr
NUP
3
Majority
Davao del Sur
1st
Mercedes Cagas
Nacionalista
1
Majority
2nd
Franklin Bautista
Liberal
3
Majority
Davao Oriental
1st
Nelson Dayanghirang
Nacionalista
3
Majority
2nd
Thelma Almario
Lakas
3
Majority
Dinagat Islands
Lone
Kaka Bag-ao
Liberal
2
Majority
Eastern Samar
Lone
Ben Evardone
Liberal
2
Majority
Guimaras
Lone
Joaquin Carlos Rahman Nava
Liberal
3
Majority
Ifugao
Lone
Teodoro Baguilat
Liberal
2
Majority
Iligan
Lone
Vicente Belmonte, Jr.
Liberal
3
Majority
Ilocos Norte
1st
Rodolfo Fariñas
Nacionalista
2
Majority
2nd
Imelda Marcos
KBL
2
Independent minority
Ilocos Sur
1st
Ronald Singson
Nacionalista
3
Majority
2nd
Eric Singson
Liberal
1
Majority
Iloilo
1st
Oscar Garin, Jr.
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Arcadio Gorriceta
Liberal
1
Majority
3rd
Arthur Defensor Jr.
Liberal
2
Majority
4th
Hernan Biron, Jr.
UNA
1
Majority
5th
Niel Tupas, Jr.
Liberal
3
Majority
Iloilo City
Lone
Jerry Treñas
Liberal
2
Majority
Isabela
1st
Rodolfo Albano III
NPC
1
Minority
2nd
Ana Cristina Go
Nacionalista
2
Minority
3rd
Napoleon Dy
NPC
2
Majority
4th
Giorgidi Aggabao
NPC
3
Majority
Kalinga
Lone
Manuel Agyao
Liberal
3
Majority
La Union
1st
Victor Francisco Ortega
Lakas
3
Independent minority
2nd
Eufranio Eriguel
NPC
2
Majority
Laguna
1st
Danilo Fernandez
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Jun Chipeco, Jr.
Liberal
1
Majority
3rd
Sol Aragones
UNA
1
Majority
4th
Benjie Agarao
Liberal
1
Majority
Lanao del Norte
1st
Imelda Dimaporo
NPC
2
Independent minority
2nd
Abdullah Dimaporo
NPC
1
Independent minority
Lanao del Sur
1st
Ansaruddin Alonto Adiong
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Pangalian Balindong
Liberal
3
Majority
Lapu-Lapu City
Lone
Aileen Radaza
Lakas
1
Majority
Las Piñas
Lone
Mark Villar
Nacionalista
2
Majority
Leyte
1st
Martin Romualdez
Lakas
3
Independent minority
2nd
Sergio Apostol
Liberal
2
Majority
3rd
Andres Salvacion
Liberal
3
Majority
4th
Lucy Torres-Gomez
Liberal
2
Majority
5th
Jose Carlos Cari
Liberal
2
Majority
Maguindanao
1st
Bai Sandra Sema
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Zajid Mangudadatu
Liberal
1
Majority
Makati
1st
Monique Lagdameo
UNA
2
Majority
2nd
Abby Binay
UNA
3
Majority
Malabon
Lone
Josephine Lacson-Noel
NPC
3
Majority
Mandaluyong
Lone
Neptali Gonzales II
Liberal
3
Majority
Manila
1st
Benjamin Asilo
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Carlo Lopez
Liberal
2
Majority
3rd
Zeny Angping
NPC
3
Majority
4th
Trisha Bonoan-David
NUP
3
Majority
5th
Amado Bagatsing
UNA /KABAKA
3
Majority
6th
Sandy Ocampo
Liberal
2
Majority
Marikina
1st
Marcelino Teodoro
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Miro Quimbo
Liberal
2
Majority
Marinduque
Lone
Regina Ongsiako Reyes 1
Liberal
1
Majority
Masbate
1st
Maria Vida Espinosa-Bravo
NUP
1
Majority
2nd
Elisa Kho
Lakas
1
Majority
3rd
Scott Davies Lanete
NPC
2
Majority
Misamis Occidental
1st
Jorge Almonte
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Henry Oaminal
Nacionalista
1
Majority
Misamis Oriental
1st
Peter Unabia
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Juliette Uy
Independent
1
Independent minority
Mountain Province
Lone
Maximo Dalog
Liberal
2
Majority
Muntinlupa
Lone
Rodolfo Biazon
Liberal
2
Majority
Navotas
Lone
Toby Tiangco
UNA /Navoteño
2
Independent
Negros Occidental
1st
Jules Ledesma
NPC
3
Majority
2nd
Leo Rafael Cueva
NUP
1
Independent minority
3rd
Alfredo Benitez
Liberal
2
Majority
4th
Jeffrey Ferrer
NUP /UNegA
3
Majority
5th
Alejandro Mirasol
Liberal
2
Majority
6th
Mercedes Alvarez
NPC
2
Majority
Negros Oriental
1st
Manuel Iway
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
George Arnaiz
NPC
3
Majority
3rd
Pryde Henry Teves
NPC
3
Majority
Northern Samar
1st
Harlin Abayon
Nacionalista
1
Majority
2nd
Emil Ong
NUP
3
Majority
Nueva Ecija
1st
Estrellita Suansing
Unang Sigaw
1
Majority
2nd
Joseph Gilbert Violago
Liberal
3
Majority
3rd
Czarina Umali
Liberal
3
Majority
4th
Magnolia Antonino-Nadres
NUP
1
Majority
Nueva Vizcaya
Lone
Carlos M. Padilla
Nacionalista
3
Majority
Occidental Mindoro
Lone
Josephine Sato
Liberal
1
Majority
Oriental Mindoro
1st
Paulino Salvador Leachon
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Rey Umali
Liberal
2
Majority
Palawan
1st
Franz Joseph Alvarez
NUP
1
Majority
2nd
Frederick Abueg
NUP /PPP
1
Majority
3rd
Douglas Hagedorn
NPC
1
Majority
Pampanga
1st
Yeng Guiao
NUP /Kambilan
1
Majority
2nd
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Lakas
2
Independent minority
3rd
Oscar Samson Rodriguez
Liberal
1
Majority
4th
Juan Pablo Bondoc
Nacionalista
1
Majority
Pangasinan
1st
Jesus Celeste
NPC
2
Majority
2nd
Leopoldo Bataoil
NPC
2
Majority
3rd
Rosemarie Arenas
Liberal
1
Majority
4th
Gina de Venecia
NPC
2
Majority
5th
Kimi Cojuangco
NPC
2
Majority
6th
Marlyn Primicias-Agabas
NPC
2
Majority
Parañaque
1st
Eric Olivarez
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Gus Tambunting
UNA
1
Majority
Pasay
Lone
Imelda Rubiano
Liberal
2
Majority
Pasig
Lone
Roman Romulo
Liberal
3
Majority
Quezon
1st
Wilfrido Mark Enverga
NPC
3
Majority
2nd
Vicente Alcala
Liberal
1
Majority
3rd
Aleta Suarez
Lakas
1
Independent minority
4th
Angelina Tan
NPC
1
Majority
Quezon City
1st
Francisco Boy Calalay
Liberal
1
Majority
2nd
Winston Castelo
Liberal
2
Majority
3rd
Bolet Banal
Liberal
2
Majority
4th
Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Liberal
2
Majority
5th
Alfred Vargas
Liberal
1
Majority
6th
Kit Belmonte
Liberal
1
Majority
Quirino
Lone
Dakila Cua
Liberal
2
Majority
Rizal
1st
Joel Roy Duavit
NPC
2
Majority
2nd
Isidro Rodriguez Jr.
NPC
2
Majority
Romblon
Lone
Eleandro Jesus Madrona
Nacionalista
3
Majority
Samar
1st
Mel Senen Sarmiento
Liberal
2
Majority
2nd
Milagros Tan
NPC
2
Majority
San Jose del Monte
Lone
Arthur Robes
Liberal
3
Majority
San Juan
Lone
Ronaldo Zamora
UNA /Magdiwang
1
Minority
Sarangani
Lone
Manny Pacquiao
UNA
2
Majority
Siquijor
Lone
Marie Anne Pernes
Liberal
1
Majority
Sorsogon
1st
Evelina Escudero
NPC
1
Majority
2nd
Deogracias Ramos, Jr.
Liberal
2
Majority
South Cotabato
1st
Pedro Acharon Jr.
Liberal /AIM
2
Majority
2nd
Ferdinand Hernandez
NPC /AIM
1
Majority
Southern Leyte
Lone
Damian Mercado
NUP
1
Majority
Sultan Kudarat
1st
Raden Sakaluran
Independent
2
Majority
2nd
Arnulfo Go
NUP
3
Majority
Sulu
1st
Tupay Loong
NUP
2
Majority
2nd
Maryam Arbison
Liberal
1
Majority
Surigao del Norte
1st
Francisco Matugas
Liberal
3
Majority
2nd
Guillermo Romarate, Jr.
Liberal
3
Majority
Surigao del Sur
1st
Philip Pichay
Lakas
3
Independent minority
2nd
Florencio Garay
Liberal
3
Majority
Taguig –Pateros
1st
Arnel Cerafica
Liberal
2
Majority
Taguig
2nd
Lino Cayetano
Nacionalista
1
Minority
Tarlac
1st
Enrique Cojuangco (until May 12, 2015)
NPC
2
Majority
2nd
Susan Yap
NPC
2
Majority
3rd
Noel Jesus Villanueva
Nacionalista
1
Majority
Tawi-Tawi
Lone
Ruby Sahali
Liberal
1
Majority
Valenzuela
1st
Sherwin Gatchalian
NPC
1
Majority
2nd
Magtanggol Gunigundo
Lakas
3
Majority
Zambales
1st
Jeffrey Khonghun
NPC
1
Majority
2nd
Cheryl Deloso-Montalla
Liberal
1
Majority
Zamboanga City
1st
Celso Lobregat
LDP
1
Majority
2nd
Lilia Macrohon-Nuño
Nacionalista
1
Majority
Zamboanga del Norte
1st
Seth Jalosjos
Nacionalista
2
Minority
2nd
Rosendo Labadlabad
Liberal
3
Majority
3rd
Isagani Amatong
Liberal
1
Majority
Zamboanga del Sur
1st
Victor Yu
NUP
3
Majority
2nd
Aurora Cerilles
NUP
2
Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay
1st
Belma Cabilao
Nacionalista
1
Majority
2nd
Dulce Ann Hofer
Liberal
1
Majority
Party-list representatives [ edit ]
Current composition [ edit ]
Current party standing. Party list seats are denoted by black and gray boxes to the left;
Metro Manila seats are magnified on the inset at the right.
Per bloc
Bloc
Total
%
Majority
253
86.6%
Minority
19
6.5%
Independent minority (including 1 independent)
17
5.8%
None
1
0.3%
Vacancies
2
0.7%
Total
292
100%
Note: Representatives who voted for Romualdez in the speakership election are denoted as "independent minority". One representative who abstained in the speakership election is denoted as an "independent" and is included in the "independent minority" bloc for purposes of classification.
^1 Reyes is the officially recognized representative of the House of Representatives after her disqualification by the COMELEC and the Supreme Court.;[ 1] her original proclamation was rescinded, and her opponent, Lord Allan Jay Velasco was officially proclaimed by the COMELEC and is recognized representative by the Supreme Court and house members of the National Unity Party (NUP)[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Composition history [ edit ]
Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc; italicization indicates party has members in the Minority bloc.
Date
Event
Party(Majority/minority bloc/unclassified)
(Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)
Total
Lakas
LP
NP
NPC
NUP
UNA
Other
Local
Ind
PL
Vacant
End of 15th Congress
28
91
16
43
27
11
4
1
4
56
281
6
Election result
14
112
18
42
24
10
4
4
6
54
288
4
July 2, 2013
Macrohon-Nuño (independent) joins the Nacionalista Party
14
112
19
42
24
10
4
4
5
54
288
4
July 22, 2013
Speakership election
7/0/7
109/1/2
16/4/0
32/1/5
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 24, 2013
Duavit accepted into the majority
7/0/7
110/1/2
15/4/0
33/1/4
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 29, 2013
Biazon accepted into the majority
7/0/7
111/1/1
15/4/0
33/1/4
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 31, 2013
Dy, Ocampo accepted into the majority; R.D. Mendoza sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
34/1/3
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/3
289
3
August 8, 2013
R.D. Mendoza accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
289
3
May 28, 2014
Paduano sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
290
2
May 29, 2014
Paduano accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
43/11/2
290
2
March 16, 2015
W. Bello's resignation
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
289
3
May 12, 2015
E. Cojuangco's death
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
288
4
May 13, 2015
Katoh sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
289
3
May 19, 2015
Katoh accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
43/11/2
289
3
September 16, 2015
Panotes's death
6/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
288
4
In this tally, congressmen who voted for Romualdez are unclassified.
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Term ends June 30, 2016
Term ends June 30, 2019