16th Congress of the Philippines
| July 22, 2013 – June 6, 2016 | |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III (LP) |
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| Vice President | Jejomar Binay (UNA) |
| Senate | |
| Senate President | Franklin Drilon (LP) |
| Senate President pro tempore | Ralph Recto (LP) |
| Majority leader | Alan Peter Cayetano (NP) |
| Minority leader | Juan Ponce Enrile Vicente Sotto III (NPC/UNA); Acting, July 28, 2014-August 24, 2015 |
| House of Representatives | |
| House Speaker | Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (LP) |
| Deputy Speakers |
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| Majority leader | Neptali Gonzales II (LP) |
| Minority leader | Ronaldo Zamora (UNA) |
The Sixteenth Congress of the Philippines (Template:Lang-fil) was the 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
Senate
- Senate President:
- Franklin Drilon (Liberal), since July 22, 2013
- Senate President pro tempore:
- Ralph Recto (Liberal), since July 22, 2013
- Majority Floor Leader:
- Alan Cayetano (Nacionalista), since July 22, 2013
- Minority Floor Leader:
- Juan Ponce Enrile (UNA/PMP), since July 22, 2013; on leave from July 28, 2014 to August 24, 2015 due to hospital arrest
- Tito Sotto (NPC/UNA) from July 28, 2014 to August 24, 2015, in an acting capacity
House of Representatives
- Speaker:
- Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Quezon City-4th, Liberal), since July 22, 2013
- 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:
- Neptali Gonzales II (Mandaluyong, Nacionalista), since July 22, 2013
- Minority Floor Leader:
- Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan, UNA/Magdiwang), since July 22, 2013
Members
- Per party total:
Senate (24 seats)
House of Representatives (292 seats)
- Per bloc total
Senate (24 seats)
House of Representatives (292 seats)
Senate
Current composition
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Composition history
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016.
District representatives
- ^1 Died on June 13, 2016.[1]
- ^2 Died on September 16, 2015.[2]
- ^3 Died on May 12, 2015.[3]
- ^4 Appointed as Secretary of Interior and Local Government on September 12, 2015.[4]
Party-list representatives
Current composition
| Party | Majority | Ind. & Ind. minority | Minority | None | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 37.7% | |
| NPC | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 13.0% | |
| NUP | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.2% | |
| Nacionalista | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7.2% | |
| Lakas | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4.8% | |
| UNA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.7% | |
| Buhay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0% | |
| 1-CARE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| A TEACHER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Abono | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| AGAP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| AKB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Akbayan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| An Waray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| CIBAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Coop-NATCCO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| LDP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| Magdalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| OFW Family | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% | |
| 1-BAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 1-SAGIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| AAMBIS-Owa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Abakada Guro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| ABAMIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Abang Lingkod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| ABS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| ACT-CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Agbiag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Agri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Alay Buhay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| AMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| ANAC-IP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Anak Mindanao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| ANGKLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Ang Nars | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Append | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| AVE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Bukidnon Paglaum (caucuses with Liberals) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Butil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| CDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| DIWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| KABAKA (caucuses with UNA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| KALINGA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Kambilan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| KBL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Kusug Agusanon (caucuses with Liberals) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| LPGMA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Magdiwang (caucuses with UNA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| PPPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| TUCP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Unang Sigaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| United Negros Alliance (caucuses with NUP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| YACAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.4% | |
| Totals | 253 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 290 | 99.3% | |
| Bloc | Total | % |
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| 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.;[5] 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)[6][7][8][9]
Composition history
- Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc; italicization indicates party has members in the Minority bloc.
- In this tally, congressmen who voted for Romualdez are unclassified.
Committees
Constitutional bodies
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| Commission on Appointments
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Franklin Drilon
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Vicente Sotto III
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Antonio del Rosario* | Capiz–1st
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Rodolfo Albano III | Isabela–1st | ||||
| Electoral tribunals
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Bam Aquino
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Nancy Binay
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Franklin Bautista | Davao del Sur–2nd
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| Judicial and Bar Council
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Aquilino Pimentel III | —
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Niel Tupas, Jr. | Iloilo–5th | — | |||||
*Replacement for resigned member Mel Senen Sarmiento (Liberal; Samar–1st)
Senate committees
House of Representatives committees
Legislation
Laws passed by the 16th Congress:
References
- ^ Legaspi, Amita (2016-06-14). "Bataan Vice Gov-elect Garcia passes away". GMA News. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "Camarines Norte congressman dies". Rappler. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (2015-05-12). "Tarlac lawmaker Enrique Cojuangco, 74". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Estanislao, Anna; Andolong, Ina (2015-09-22). "CA confirms appointment of Sarmiento as new DILG chief". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Salaverria, Leila B. (2013-07-23). "House recognizes Reyes as Marinduque rep; rival Velasco opts to skip Sona". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Tubeza, Philip C. (2013-07-19). "We've done our part, Comelec says of Marinduque proclamation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20130630003943/http://mb.com.ph/News/Main_News/19170/SC_upholds_disqualification_of_Marinduque_House_bet
- ^ People's Tonight (2013-07-20). "Barzaga: Accept Velasco as Marinduque representative". Journal Online. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ Villa, Jet (2013-07-11). "Comelec nullifies proclamation of Regina Reyes as Marindueque representative". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
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