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The election was via the party-list system, with a 2% "soft" election threshold via the Hare quota, except that no party can win more than 3 seats, and if the seats won do not reach the 20% of the seats of the entire House of Representatives, the parties that have yet to win seats will get a seat each until the 20% reserved for party-lists have ...
The 16th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabing-anim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 22, 2013, until June 6, 2016, during the last three years of Benigno Aquino III's presidency.
The House of Representatives elections were part of the 2016 general election where elections for President, Vice President, Senators, and all local officials, including those from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, were also held. The Philippines uses parallel voting in its lower house elections. There are 297 seats in the House; 238 of ...
Former representative won election unopposed. Davao del Sur: Nacionalista: Mercedes Cagas Nacionalista: Incumbent won reelection. New District, municipalities of Sulop, Kiblawan, Malalag from 2nd district were added to form the new 1st district. Davao Occidental: Liberal: Lorna Bautista-Bandigan Liberal: New representative won election unopposed.
The 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 33rd lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13, 2013 to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines that would serve in the 16th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016.
The senators elected in 2013, together with those elected in 2010, comprise the Senate's delegation in the 16th Congress. The proclamation of all the 12 senators was done three days after Election Day, on May 16. all incumbents that ran successfully defended their seats, while all new senators were elected.
A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the election for successors to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Elections were held in Western Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13, 2013. The candidate with the most votes will win that district's seat for the 16th Congress of the Philippines.