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Rep. Mikee Romero (1-Pacman Party-list), with a net worth of ₱6.50 billion, is the wealthiest member of Congress and of the House of Representatives as of September 18, 2020. Sen. Cynthia Villar ( Nacionalista ), with a net worth of ₱ 3.8 billion , is the wealthiest member of the Senate as of December 31, 2019.
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.
Total members Chairman Party Minority leader Party Maj Min H.R. 1. Bases Conversion: Faustino Dy: NUP: TBA TBA 13 2 15 2. Bicol Recovery and Economic Development: Josefina Tallado PDP–Laban: TBA TBA 9 2 11 3. Creative Industry and Performing Arts: Christopher de Venecia: Lakas: TBA TBA 21 2 23 4. East Asean Growth Area Princess Rihan ...
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper house of Congress.The Senate is composed of 24 senators, each elected to a six-year term, renewable once, under plurality-at-large voting: on each election, the voters vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates the highest number of votes being elected in.
The first woman to be elected as a member of the Philippine Congress was Elisa Ochoa, who was elected in the 1941 Philippine general election for the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
The 18th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabingwalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 22, 2019, until June 1, 2022, during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency.