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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 .
The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress, [a] 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).
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 government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform ...
This is a complete list of past and present members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines whose last names begin with the letter A.. This list also includes members of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1916), the Commonwealth National Assembly (1935–1941), the Second Republic National Assembly (1943–1944) and the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986).
Good Government and Public Accountability: Florida Robes PDP–Laban: TBA TBA 23 5 28 22. Government Enterprises and Privatization: Edwin Olivarez: PDP–Laban: TBA TBA 11 4 15 23. Government Reorganization: Jonathan Keith Flores Nacionalista: TBA TBA 11 3 14 24. Health: Ciriaco Gato Jr. NPC: TBA TBA 75 8 83 25. Higher and Technical Education ...
Congress Term Majority leader Speaker Minority leader; 1st Congress: 1946–49 Raul Leuterio Eugenio Pérez: Cipriano Primcias Sr. 2nd Congress: 1949–53 José Laurel Jr. 3rd Congress: 1953–57 Arturo Tolentino: José Laurel Jr. Eugenio Pérez: 4th Congress: 1957–61 Jose Aldeguer Daniel Z. Romuladez: Cornelio Villarreal: 5th Congress: 1961 ...
While members are elected via parties, blocs are the basis for committee memberships. Only members of the majority and minority blocs are accorded committee memberships. This is how blocs are determined: Majority bloc: All members who voted for the Senate President or Speaker during the Senate presidential or speakership election.