House of Representatives of the Philippines

The House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred... Wikipedia

• Type:  Lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
• Term limits:  3 consecutive terms (9 years), renewable after a term out of office
• Founded:  1987 (current form), October 16, 1907 (as the Philippine Assembly)
• Speaker:  Bojie Dy (PFP), Since September 17, 2025
• Senior Deputy Speaker:  Ferdinand Hernandez (PFP), Since November 19, 2025
• Deputy Speakers:  Janette Garin (Lakas), Yasser Balindong (Lakas), Paolo Ortega (Lakas), Jay Khonghun (Lakas), Kristine Singson-Meehan (NPC), Ronaldo Puno (NUP), Ferjenel Biron (Nacionalista), Raymond Mendoza (TUCP), since July 28, 2025, Yevgeny Emano (Nacionalista), since August 11, 2025, David Suarez (Lakas), since November 19, 2025, Maria Rachel Arenas (Lakas), Duke Frasco (Independent), Albee Benitez (PFP), since March 18, 2026
• Majority Leader:  Sandro Marcos (PFP), Since July 28, 2025
• Minority Leader:  Marcelino Libanan (4Ps), Since July 25, 2022
• Seats:  318 representatives, 254 congressional district representatives, 64 party-list representatives
• Political groups:  Majority (286), Lakas (95), NUP (42), PFP (39), NPC (33), Nacionalista (17), Liberal (3), MKTZNU (2), Aksyon (1), CDP (1), LDP (1), Navoteño (1), PDP–Laban (1), Independent (3), Party-lists (45), Minority (27), Liberal (3), NUP (2), Lakas (1), Nacionalista (1), PFP (1), UNA (1), Party-lists (18), Independent (4), HTL (3), Party-list (1), Vacant (2), Vacant (2)
• Committees:  66 standing committees, 14 special committees and 4 ad hoc committees
• Length of term:  3 years
• Authority:  Article VI, Constitution of the Philippines
• Voting system:  Parallel voting, First-past-the-post voting in 80% of seats, Party-list proportional representation in 20% of seats
• First election:  May 11, 1987 (current form) July 30, 1907 (as the Philippine Assembly)
• Last election:  May 12, 2025
• Next election:  May 8, 2028
• Redistricting:  Districts are reapportioned by law following each national census (this has not occurred since 1987), By statute (most frequent method)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo