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The 19th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency , and will end on June 6, 2025.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower house of Congress. The House of Representatives has existed from 1945 to 1972, and since 1987. Whenever a bicameral system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934.
The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress, [c] although the term collectively refers to both houses. [1] Members of the House are officially styled as representatives (Filipino: mga kinatawan) and are sometimes informally called congressmen or congresswomen (Filipino: mga kongresista).
Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines refers to a system in which 20% of the House of Representatives is elected. While the House is predominantly elected by a plurality voting system, known as a first-past-the-post system, party-list representatives are elected by a type of party-list proportional representation.
The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines.It is bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives, [3] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter.
Romualdez was first elected as representative of Leyte's 1st congressional district in 2007.He was re-elected in 2010 and in 2013.. Romualdez authored House Bill No. 1039, which was enacted into law by President Benigno Aquino III as Republic Act No. 10754, or An act on expanding the benefits and privileges of people with disabilities.
In 2019, he was elected representative of the 2nd district of Quezon. He was reelected in 2022 and re-joined Lakas–CMD ahead of the 19th Congress . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] On January 29, 2024, Suarez was named as a Deputy Speaker , replacing Ralph Recto , who had left the House to become Finance Secretary .
Gerville Abanilla Reyes-Luistro (born 3 October 1975), also known as Jinky Bitrics Luistro or Bitrics, [5] is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district since 2022. [8]