18th Congress 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. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

18th Congress of the Philippines
July 22, 2019 – June 1, 2022
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Philippines.
PresidentRodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban)
Vice PresidentLeni Robredo (Liberal)
Senate
Senate President Tito Sotto (NPC)
Senate President
pro tempore
Ralph Recto (Nacionalista)
Majority leaderMigz Zubiri (Independent)
Minority leaderFranklin Drilon (Liberal)
House of Representatives
House SpeakerAlan Peter Cayetano (2019–2020) (Nacionalista)
Lord Allan Jay Velasco (2020) (PDP–Laban)
Deputy Speakers
Majority leaderMartin Romualdez (Lakas)
Minority leaderJoseph Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod)
Members302

Leadership edit

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

Sessions edit

  • First regular session: July 22, 2019 – June 5, 2020
    • July 22–October 4, 2019
    • October 5–November 3, 2019
    • November 4–December 20, 2019
    • January 20–March 13, 2020
    • March 14–May 3, 2020
      • First special session: March 23, 2020
    • May 4–June 5, 2020
  • Second regular session: July 27, 2020 – June 4, 2021
    • July 27–October 12, 2020
      • Second special session: October 13–16, 2020 [1]
    • November 16–December 18, 2020
    • January 18–March 26, 2021
    • May 17–June 4, 2021
  • Third regular session July 26, 2021 – June 3, 2022
    • July 26–September 30, 2021
    • November 8–December 17, 2021
    • January 17–February 4, 2022
    • May 23–June 1, 2022

Meeting places edit

Composition edit

Both chambers of Congress are divided into parties and blocs. 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.
  • Minority bloc: All members who voted for the second-placed candidate during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
  • Independent minority bloc: All members who did not vote for the winning or second-best nominee during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
  • Independent bloc: All members who abstained from voting during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
  • Not a member of any bloc: All members who have not voted during the Senate presidential or speakership election.

Members edit

Senate edit

Places of registrations of the senators. Blue pogs are for cities and municipalities with one senator; those in red have two. Senators are elected at a nationwide, at-large basis.

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

SenatorPartyTermTerm
expiry
In officeBlocCity/municipality
of registration
1.Sonny AngaraLDP220252013–presentMajorityBaler, Aurora
2.Nancy BinayUNA220252013–presentMajorityMakati
3.Pia CayetanoNacionalista120252019–presentMajorityTaguig
4.Leila de Lima[a]Liberal120222016–2022MinorityParañaque
5.Ronald dela RosaPDP–Laban120252019–presentMajoritySanta Cruz, Davao del Sur
6.Franklin DrilonLiberal220222010–2022MinorityIloilo City
7.Win GatchalianNPC120222016–presentMajorityValenzuela
8.Bong GoPDP–Laban120252019–presentMajorityDavao City
9.Dick GordonBagumbayan120222016–2022MajorityOlongapo
10.Risa HontiverosAkbayan120222016–presentMinorityManila
11.Panfilo LacsonIndependent120222016–2022MajorityImus, Cavite
12.Lito LapidNPC120252019–presentMajorityPorac, Pampanga
13.Imee MarcosNacionalista120252019–presentMajorityBatac, Ilocos Norte
14.Manny PacquiaoPROMDI120222016–2022MajorityKiamba, Sarangani
15.Francis PangilinanLiberal120222016–2022MinorityQuezon City
16.Koko PimentelPDP–Laban3[b]20252011–presentMajorityCagayan de Oro
17.Grace PoeIndependent220252013–presentMajoritySan Juan
18.Ralph RectoNacionalista220222010–2022MajorityLipa, Batangas
19.Bong RevillaLakas120252019–presentMajorityBacoor, Cavite
20.Tito SottoNPC220222010–2022MajorityQuezon City
21.Francis TolentinoPDP–Laban120252019–presentMajorityTagaytay, Cavite
22.Joel VillanuevaIndependent120222016–presentMajorityBocaue, Bulacan
23.Cynthia VillarNacionalista220252013–presentMajorityLas Piñas
24.Migz ZubiriIndependent120222016–presentMajorityMalaybalay, Bukidnon

Notes

House of Representatives edit

Terms of members of the House of Representatives started on June 30, 2019, took office on July 22, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2022, unless stated otherwise.

Party standings per district; party-lists are denoted by boxes to the right. Metro Manila is shown to the inset, at the upper right corner.

District representatives edit

Map of provinces showing how many congressional districts it has. Metro Manila is shown to the inset, at the upper right corner.
Province/CityDistrictRepresentativePartyTermBloc
AbraLoneJoseph BernosNacionalista2Majority
Agusan del Norte1stLawrence FortunNacionalista3Minority
2ndAngelica AmantePDP–Laban1Majority
Agusan del Sur1stAlfel BascugNUP1Majority
2ndEddiebong PlazaNUP1Majority
Aklan1stCarlito MarquezNPC2Majority
2ndTeodorico Haresco Jr.Nacionalista1Majority
Albay1stEdcel LagmanLiberal2Majority
2ndJoey SalcedaPDP–Laban2Majority
3rdFernando CabredoNUP1Majority
Antipolo1stRoberto PunoNUP1Majority
2ndResurreccion Acop[a]NUP1Majority
AntiqueLoneLoren LegardaNPC1Majority
ApayaoLoneElias Bulut Jr.NPC1Majority
AuroraLoneRommel T. AngaraLDP1Majority
BacolodLoneGreg GasatayaNPC2Majority
BaguioLoneMarquez GoNacionalista2Majority
BasilanLoneMujiv HatamanBasilan Unity Party1Majority
Bataan1stGeraldine RomanLakas2Majority
2ndJoet GarciaPDP–Laban2Majority
BatanesLoneCiriaco Gato Jr.NPC1Majority
Batangas1stEileen Ermita-BuhainNacionalista3Majority
2ndRaneo AbuNacionalista3Majority
3rdMaria Theresa CollantesNPC2Majority
4thLianda BoliliaNacionalista2Majority
5thMario Vittorio MariñoNacionalista2Majority
6thVilma Santos-RectoNacionalista2Majority
BenguetLoneNestor Fongwan[b]PDP–Laban1Majority
BiliranLoneGerardo Espina Jr.Lakas1Majority
BiñanLoneMarlyn Alonte-NaguiatPDP–Laban2Majority
Bohol1stEdgar ChattoNUP1Majority
2ndErico Aristotle AumentadoNPC3Majority
3rdKristine Alexie Besas-TutorNacionalista1Majority
Bukidnon1stMaria Lourdes Acosta-AlbaBukidnon Paglaum3Majority
2ndJonathan Keith FloresNacionalista1Majority
3rdManuel ZubiriBukidnon Paglaum2Majority
4thRogelio Neil RoquePRP3Majority
Bulacan1stJose Antonio Sy-AlvaradoPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndGavini PanchoNUP3Majority
3rdLorna SilverioNUP2Majority
4thHenry VillaricaPDP–Laban1Majority
Cagayan1stRamon Nolasco Jr.NPC1Majority
2ndSamantha Louise Vargas-AlfonsoNUP1Majority
3rdJoseph LaraPDP–Laban1Majority
Cagayan de Oro1stRolando UyNUP3Majority
2ndRufus RodriguezCDP1Majority
CalambaLoneJun ChipecoNacionalista3Majority
Caloocan1stDale MalapitanPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndEdgar EriceAksyon3Majority
Camarines Norte1stJosefina TalladoPDP–Laban1Majority
2ndMarisol Panotes[c]PDP–Laban2Majority
Camarines Sur1stMarissa Mercado-Andaya[d]NPC1Majority
2ndLuis Raymund VillafuerteNUP2Majority
3rdGabriel BordadoLiberal2Minority
4thArnulf Bryan FuentebellaNPC1Majority
5thJocelyn FortunoNacionalista1Majority
CamiguinLoneXavier Jesus RomualdoPDP–Laban3Majority
Capiz1stEmmanuel BillonesLiberal2Majority
2ndFredenil CastroLakas3Majority
CatanduanesLoneHector SanchezLakas1Majority
Cavite1stFrancis Gerald AbayaLiberal3Majority
2ndStrike RevillaNacionalista2Majority
3rdAlex AdvinculaNUP3Minority
4thElpidio Barzaga Jr.NUP1Majority
5thDahlia LoyolaNPC1Majority
6thLuis Ferrer IVNUP3Majority
7thJesus Crispin RemullaNUP1Majority
8thAbraham TolentinoNUP3Majority
Cebu1stEduardo GullasNacionalista1Majority
2ndWilfredo CamineroNUP3Majority
3rdPablo John GarciaNUP/1-Cebu1Majority
4thJanice SalimbangonNUP1Majority
5thVincent Franco FrascoNUP/1-Cebu1Majority
6thEmmarie Ouano-DizonPDP–Laban1Majority
7thPeter John CalderonNPC2Majority
Cebu City1stRaul del Mar[e]Liberal/BO–PK3Independent Minority
2ndRodrigo AbellanosaLDP/BO–PK3Independent Minority
Cotabato1stJoselito SacdalanPDP–Laban1Majority
2ndRudy CaoagdanNacionalista1Majority
3rdJose I. TejadaNacionalista3Majority
Davao City1stPaolo DuterteHNP1Majority
2ndVincent GarciaHNP1Majority
3rdIsidro UngabHNP1Independent Minority
Davao de Oro1stManuel E. ZamoraHNP1Majority
2ndRuwel Peter GonzagaPDP–Laban2Majority
Davao del Norte1stPantaleon AlvarezReporma[8]2Independent Minority
2ndAlan DujaliHNP1Majority
Davao del SurLoneMercedes CagasNacionalista3Majority
Davao OccidentalLoneLorna Bautista-BandiganLakas2Majority
Davao Oriental1stCorazon Nuñez MalanyaonNacionalista2Majority
2ndJoel Mayo AlmarioPDP–Laban2Majority
Dinagat IslandsLoneAlan 1 EcleoLakas1Majority
Eastern SamarLoneMaria Fe AbundaPDP–Laban1Majority
GuimarasLoneMaria Lucille NavaPDP–Laban2Majority
IfugaoLoneSolomon ChungalaoNPC1Majority
IliganLoneFrederick SiaoNacionalista2Majority
Ilocos Norte1stRia Christina FariñasPDP–Laban1Majority
2ndEugenio Angelo BarbaNacionalista1Majority
Ilocos Sur1stDeogracias Victor SavellanoNacionalista2Majority
2ndKristine Singson-MeehanNPC1Majority
Iloilo1stJanette GarinNUP1Minority
2ndMichael GorricetaNacionalista1Majority
3rdLorenz DefensorNUP1Majority
4thBraeden John BironNacionalista1Majority
5thRaul TupasNacionalista2Majority
Iloilo CityLoneJulienne BarondaNUP1Majority
Isabela1stAntonio AlbanoLakas1Majority
2ndEd Christopher GoNacionalista1Majority
3rdIan Paul DyNPC1Majority
4thAlyssa Sheena Tan-DyPDP–Laban1Majority
5thFaustino Michael Carlos Dy IIINPC1Majority
6thFaustino Dy VPDP–Laban1Majority
KalingaLoneAllen Jesse MangaoangNacionalista2Majority
La Union1stPablo OrtegaNPC2Majority
2ndSandra EriguelLakas2Majority
Laguna1stDanilo FernandezNUP1Majority
2ndRuth Mariano-HernandezPDP–Laban1Majority
3rdSol AragonesNacionalista3Majority
4thBenjamin Agarao Jr.PDP–Laban3Independent Minority
Lanao del Norte1stMohamad Khalid DimaporoPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndAbdullah DimaporoNPC3Majority
Lanao del Sur1stAnsaruddin Alonto AdiongNacionalista2Majority
2ndYasser BalindongLakas1Majority
Lapu-Lapu CityLonePaz RadazaLakas1Majority
Las PiñasLoneCamille VillarNacionalista1Majority
Leyte1stMartin RomualdezLakas1Majority
2ndLolita JavierNacionalista1Majority
3rdVicente Veloso IIINPC2Majority
4thLucy Torres-GomezPDP–Laban4Majority
5thCarl CariPDP–Laban1Majority
Maguindanao1stDatu Roonie Sinsuat Sr.UBJP1Majority
2ndEsmael MangudadatuUBJP1Majority
Makati1stRomulo Peña Jr.Liberal1Majority
2ndLuis Campos Jr.NPC2Majority
MalabonLoneJosephine Veronique Lacson-NoelNPC1Majority
MandaluyongLoneNeptali Gonzales IINUP1Majority
Manila1stManny LopezPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndRolando ValerianoNUP/Asenso Manileño1Majority
3rdYul ServoAksyon/Asenso Manileño2Majority
4thEdward MacedaNPC2Majority
5thCristal BagatsingNUP2Majority
6thBenny AbanteNUP/Asenso Manileño1Minority
Marikina1stBayani FernandoNPC2Minority
2ndStella QuimboLiberal1Minority
MarinduqueLoneLord Allan Jay VelascoPDP–Laban2Majority
Masbate1stNarciso Bravo Jr.NUP1Majority
2ndElisa Olga KhoPDP–Laban3Majority
3rdWilton KhoPDP–Laban1Majority
Misamis Occidental1stDiego TyNUP1Majority
2ndHenry OaminalNacionalista3Majority
Misamis Oriental1stChristian UnabiaLakas1Majority
2ndJuliette UyNUP3Majority
Mountain ProvinceLoneMaximo Dalog Jr.Nacionalista1Majority
MuntinlupaLoneRuffy BiazonOne Muntinlupa2Majority
NavotasLoneJohn Rey TiangcoPartido Navoteño1Majority
Negros Occidental1stGerardo Valmayor Jr.NPC1Majority
2ndLeo Rafael CuevaNUP/UNEGA3Majority
3rdJose Francisco BenitezPDP–Laban1Majority
4thJuliet Marie FerrerNUP/UNEGA2Majority
5thMaria Lourdes ArroyoLakas/UNEGA1Majority
6thGenaro Alvarez Jr.NPC1Majority
Negros Oriental1stJocelyn LimkaichongLiberal2Majority
2ndManuel SagarbarriaNPC2Majority
3rdArnolfo Teves Jr.NPC2Minority
Northern Samar1stPaul DazaNUP1Majority
2nd Jose L. Ong Jr.NUP1Majority
Nueva Ecija1stEstrellita SuansingPDP–Laban3Majority
2ndMicaela ViolagoNUP2Majority
3rdRosanna VergaraPDP–Laban2Majority
4thMaricel Natividad-NagañoUnang Sigaw1Majority
Nueva VizcayaLoneLuisa Lloren CuaresmaLakas2Majority
Occidental MindoroLoneJosephine SatoLiberal3Majority
Oriental Mindoro1stPaulino Salvador LeachonMindoro bago Sarili3Majority
2ndAlfonso Umali Jr.Liberal1Majority
Palawan1stFranz AlvarezNUP3Majority
2ndCyrille Abueg-ZaldivarLiberal1Majority
3rdGil AcostaPPP2Majority
Pampanga1stCarmelo Lazatin IIKambilan2Majority
2ndMikey ArroyoLakas1Majority
3rdAurelio Gonzales Jr.PDP–Laban2Majority
4thJuan Pablo BondocPDP–Laban1Majority
Pangasinan1stArnold CelesteNacionalista1Majority
2ndJumel Anthony EspinoPDP–Laban1Majority
3rdRose Marie ArenasPDP–Laban3Majority
4thChristopher de VeneciaLakas2Majority
5thRamon Guico IIINacionalista1Majority
6thTyrone AgabasNPC1Majority
Parañaque1stEric OlivarezPDP–Laban3Majority
2ndJoy Myra TambuntingNUP1Majority
PasayLoneAntonino CalixtoPDP–Laban1Majority
PasigLoneRoman RomuloIndependent1Majority
Quezon1stWilfrido Mark EnvergaNPC1Majority
2ndDavid C. SuarezNacionalista1Majority
3rdAleta SuarezLakas1Majority
4thAngelina TanNPC3Majority
Quezon City1stAnthony Peter CrisologoLakas1Majority
2ndPrecious HipolitoLakas1Majority
3rdAllan Benedict ReyesNPC1Majority
4thBong SuntayPDP–Laban1Majority
5thAlfred VargasPDP–Laban3Majority
6thKit BelmonteLiberal3Minority
QuirinoLoneJunie CuaPDDS1Majority
Rizal1stMichael John DuavitNPC2Majority
2ndJuan Fidel Felipe NogralesLakas1Majority
RomblonLoneEleandro Jesus MadronaNacionalista1Majority
Samar1stEdgar Mary SarmientoNUP2Majority
2ndSharee Ann TanNacionalista1Minority
San Jose del MonteLoneFlorida RobesPDP–Laban2Majority
San JuanLoneRonaldo ZamoraPDP–Laban3Majority
SaranganiLoneRogelio PacquiaoPCM2Majority
SiquijorLoneJake Vincent VillaNPC/PS1Majority
Sorsogon1stEvelina EscuderoNPC3Majority
2ndBernardita Ramos[f]NPC1Majority
South Cotabato1stShirlyn Bañas-Nograles[g]PDP–Laban1Majority
2ndFerdinand HernandezPDP–Laban3Majority
Southern LeyteLoneRoger Mercado[h]Lakas2Majority
Sultan Kudarat1stPrincess Rihan SakaluranLakas1Majority
2ndHoracio Suansing Jr.NUP2Majority
Sulu1stSamier TanPDP–Laban1Majority
2ndAbdulmunir Mundoc ArbisonNacionalista3Majority
Surigao del Norte1stFrancisco Jose Matugas IIPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndAce BarbersNacionalista2Majority
Surigao del Sur1stProspero Pichay Jr.Lakas2Majority
2ndJohnny PimentelPDP–Laban2Majority
TaguigPateros1stAlan Peter CayetanoIndependent1Majority
Taguig2ndLani CayetanoNacionalista1Majority
Tarlac1stCarlos Cojuangco[i]NPC2Majority
2ndVictor YapNPC2Majority
3rdNoel VillanuevaNPC3Majority
Tawi-TawiLoneRashidin MatbaPDP–Laban2Majority
Valenzuela1stWeslie GatchalianNPC2Majority
2ndEric MartinezPDP–Laban2Majority
Zambales1stJeffrey KhonghunNacionalista3Majority
2ndCheryl Deloso-MontallaNPC3Majority
Zamboanga City1stCesar Jimenez Jr.NPC1Majority
2ndManuel Jose DalipeLakas2Majority
Zamboanga del Norte1stRomeo Jalosjos Jr.Nacionalista1Majority
2ndGlona LabadlabadPDP–Laban2Majority
3rdIsagani S. AmatongLiberal3Minority
Zamboanga del Sur1stDivina Grace YuPDP–Laban2Majority
2ndLeonardo Babasa Jr.Lakas1Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay1stWilter Palma IILakas2Majority
2ndDulce Ann HoferPDP–Laban3Majority

Notes

  1. ^ Died on May 28, 2021.[4]
  2. ^ Died on December 18, 2019.[5]
  3. ^ Died on April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Died on July 5, 2020.[6]
  5. ^ Died on November 16, 2020.[7]
  6. ^ Died on September 8, 2020.[9]
  7. ^ Took office on November 4, 2019.[10]
  8. ^ Took office on December 16, 2019,[11] left office on October 13, 2021[12]
  9. ^ Died on February 22, 2022.[13]

Party-list representatives edit

PartyRepresentativeTermBloc
Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS)Eric Yap1Majority
Jocelyn Tulfo1Majority
Rowena Niña Taduran1Majority
Bayan MunaCarlos Isagani Zarate3Minority
Ferdinand Gaite1Minority
Eufemia Cullamat1Minority
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKO BICOL)Alfredo Garbin Jr.2Majority
Elizalde Co1Majority
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)Eddie Villanueva1Majority
Domingo Rivera1Majority
Alyansa ng mga Mamamayang Probinsyano (ANG PROBINSYANO)Alfred Delos Santos1Majority
Ronnie Ong1Majority
One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1PACMAN)Mikee Romero2Majority
Enrico Pineda2Majority
Marino Samahan ng mga Seaman, Inc. (MARINO)Carlo Lisandro Gonzalez1Majority
Jose Antonio Lopez[a]1Majority
Macnell Lusotan[b]1Majority
Probinsyano AkoRudys Caesar Fariñas I1Majority
Jose Singson Jr.1Minority
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines (SENIOR CITIZENS)Francisco Datol Jr.[c]2Majority
Rodolfo Ordanes[d]1Majority
Magkakasama Sa Sakahan, Kaunlaran (MAGSASAKA)Argel Joseph Cabatbat1Minority
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC)Sergio Dagooc1Minority
Gabriela Women's Party (GABRIELA)Arlene Brosas2Minority
An WarayFlorencio Gabriel Noel1Majority
Cooperative Natcco Network (COOP-NATCCO)Sabiniano Canama2Majority
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers)France Castro2Minority
Philippine Rural Electronic Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA)Presley De Jesus1Majority
Ako BisayaSonny Lagon1Majority
Tingog SiniranganYedda Marie Romualdez2Majority
AbonoConrado Estrella III3Majority
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (BUHAY)Lito Atienza3Independent Minority
Duterte YouthDucielle Cardema[d]1Majority
Kalinga-Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation-Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc. (KALINGA)Irene Gay Saulog1Minority
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA)Jericho Nograles2Majority
Alliance of Organizations, Networks and Associations of the Philippines (ALONA)Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez2Majority
Rural Electronic Consumers and Beneficiaries of Development and Advancement, Inc (RECOBODA)Godofredo Guya1Minority
Bagong Henerasyon (BH)Bernadette Herrera-Dy2Majority
Bahay Para sa Pamilyang Pilipino, Inc. (BAHAY)Naealla Rose Bainto-Aguinaldo1Majority
Construction Workers' Solidarity (CWS)Romeo Momo Sr.1Majority
Abang LingkodJoseph Stephen Paduano3Minority
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment through Action, Cooperation and Harmony towards Educational Reforms, Inc. (A TEACHER)Maria Victoria Umali1Minority
Barangay Health Wellness (BHW)Angelica Natasha Co1Minority
Social Amelioration and Genuine Intervention on Poverty (SAGIP)Rodante Marcoleta2Majority
Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP)Raymond Democrito Mendoza5Majority
Magdalo Para sa Pilipino (MAGDALO)Manuel Cabochan1Majority
Galing sa Puso Party (GP)Jose Gay Padiernos1Majority
Manila Teachers' Savings and Loan Association (MANILA TEACHERS)Virgilio Lacson2Majority
Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabansa (RAM)Aloysia Lim1Majority
Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan (ANAKALUSUGAN)Mike Defensor1Majority
Ako Padayon Pilipino (AKO PADAYON)Adriano Ebcas1Majority
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-OWA)Sharon Garin4Majority
Kusug TausugShernee Tan2Majority
Dumper Philippines Taxi Drivers Association, Inc (Dumper-PTDA)Claudine Diana Bautista1Majority
Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP)Jose Teves Jr.1Majority
Public Safety Alliance for Transformation and Rule of Law, Inc (PATROL)Jorge Antonio Bustos1Majority
Anak Mindanao (AMIN)Amihilda Sangcopan2Majority
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP)Rico Geron3Majority
LPG Marketers Association, Inc (LPGMA)Rodolfo Albano Jr.[e]1Majority
Allan Ty[f]1Majority
OFW Family Club, Inc. (OFW FAMILY CLUB)Bobby Pacquiao1Majority
Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (KABAYAN)Ron Salo2Majority
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA)Michael Edgar Aglipay1Majority
KabataanSarah Elago2Minority

Notes

  1. ^ Dropped from the rolls on July 25, 2019.[14]
  2. ^ Took office on November 4, 2019.[10]
  3. ^ Took office on December 4, 2019;[15] died on August 10, 2020.[16]
  4. ^ a b Took office on October 13, 2020.[17]
  5. ^ Died on November 5, 2019.[18]
  6. ^ Took office on November 20, 2019.[19]

Committees edit

Constitutional bodies edit

CommitteeSenateHouse of Representatives
ChairmanPartyMinority leaderPartyChairmanPartyDistrictMinority leaderPartyDistrict
Commission on AppointmentsTito SottoNPCFrancis PangilinanLiberalRonaldo ZamoraPDP–LabanSan JuanAlex AdvinculaNUPCavite–3rd
Electoral tribunalsPia CayetanoNacionalistaFranklin DrilonLiberalDale MalapitanPDP–LabanCaloocan–1st[to be determined]
Judicial and Bar CouncilDick GordonIndependentVicente VelosoNUPLeyte–3rd

Senate committees edit

House of Representatives committees edit

Agenda edit

Death penalty edit

As of July 2019, bills seeking to reinstate capital punishment in the Philippines have been revived in the Senate ahead of the opening of the 18th Congress.[20]

COVID-19 pandemic edit

The 18th Congress enacted the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act and Bayanihan to Recover as One Act as response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

ABS-CBN franchise renewal edit

In May 2020, the House of Representatives acted on the pending franchise renewal bills of ABS-CBN that has been pending since July 2019.

House Speakership crisis edit

Lord Allan Velasco (right) takes his oath of office as House Speaker on October 12, 2020

In 2020, the position of Speaker was disputed, which in the latter part of the year threatened the passage of a bill legislating the national government's budget for 2021. The dispute involved then-speaker and Pateros–Taguig representative Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque representative Lord Allan Velasco. This started in July 2019, when the two had a "term-sharing agreement" which was brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte.[21] Under that deal, Cayetano would serve as House Speaker for the first 15 months of the 18th Congress, or until October 2020. Cayetano was to step down from his position as speaker in order to give way for the election of Velasco as speaker.[22]

Cayetano, in March 2020, accused Velasco and his camp of a conspiracy to remove him from his position as House Speaker. Velasco denied Cayetano's allegation of supposed ouster plot, stating it "baseless."[23] Cayetano initially oversaw deliberations on the 2021 national budget but tensions in the lower house of the Congress grew by September 2020. His camp abruptly ended sessions in which some legislators criticizing the move which prevented them from scrutinizing proposals on the 2021 budget.[24]

Cayetano offered to resign but his camp claim that majority of the House of Representatives declined his resignation.[24] On October 12, 2020, Lord Allan Velasco and some legislators convened at the Celebrity Sports Complex in Quezon City[25] and conducted a house session where positions including the speakership was declared vacant and appointed Velasco as house speaker. Velasco's camp claimed that 186 lawmakers voted for his appointment as house speaker. Cayetano's camp declared the session a "travesty" and questioned the legality of the session itself. Cayetano maintained that he remains as house speaker.[24] On the other hand, Cayetano called the appointment of Velasco as a speaker a "fake session" as he added that there was no prior plenary resolution authorizing the holding of a session outside the Batasang Pambansa and insists that the House of Representative mace used in the meeting is illegal.[26]

On October 13, 2020, during the start of the special session of the House, Velasco's election as House Speaker last October 12, 2020 was formally ratified by 186 representatives assembled in the Batasang Pambansa.[27] At the same time, Cayetano tendered his "irrevocable" resignation as House Speaker on his Facebook Live paving the way for Velasco to assume his position undisputed.[28]

Changes in membership edit

House of Representatives edit

District representatives edit

DistrictVacating memberCaretakerSpecial electionSuccessor
MemberPartyDateReasonMemberPartyDate
BenguetNestor Fongwan[5]PDP–LabanDecember 18, 2019Died in officeEric Yap[29]Not held
Camarines Sur–1stMarissa Mercado-Andaya[6]NPCJuly 5, 2020Died in officeMichael John Duavit[30]
Sorsogon–2ndBernardita Ramos[9]NPCSeptember 8, 2020Died in officeEvelina Escudero[30]
Cebu City–1stRaul del Mar[7]LiberalNovember 16, 2020Died in officeLord Allan Velasco[31]
Antipolo–2ndResurreccion Acop[4]NUPMay 28, 2021Died in officeLord Allan Velasco[32]
Southern LeyteRoger Mercado[12]LakasOctober 13, 2021Appointed Secretary of Public Works and Highways
Tarlac–1stCarlos Cojuangco[13]NPCFebruary 22, 2022Died in office
Camarines Norte–2ndMarisol Panotes[33]PDP–LabanApril 29, 2022Died in office

Party-list representatives edit

MemberPartyDateReasonSuccessorTook office
Jose Antonio Lopez[14]MARINOJuly 25, 2019ResignedMacnell Lusotan[10]November 4, 2019
Rodolfo Albano Jr.[18]LPGMANovember 5, 2019Died in officeAllan Ty[19]November 20, 2019
Francisco Datol Jr.[16]SENIOR CITIZENSAugust 10, 2020Died in officeRodolfo Ordanes[17]October 13, 2020

Legislation edit

Republic Acts edit

The 18th Congress passed a total of 311 bills which were signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. 119 of these laws were national in scope, while 192 were local:[34]

Republic ActShort titleSponsor(s)Third reading votes (Yea–nay–abstention)Presidential action
HouseSenate
RA 11462Postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan ElectionsSen. Imee Marcos194–621–0Signed December 3, 2019
RA 11463Malasakit Centers ActSen. Bong Go186–1–718–0Signed December 3, 2019
RA 11464Reenacting the General Appropriations Act of 2019Rep. Isidro Ungab193–019–0Signed December 20, 2019
RA 11465General Appropriations Act of 2020Rep. Isidro Ungab, Eileen Ermita-Buhain, Estrellita Suansing257–622–0Signed January 6, 2020
RA 11466Salary Standardization Law of 2019Sen. Bong Revilla187–521–0–1Signed January 8, 2020
RA 11467Amendments to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997Rep. Joey Salceda, Estrellita Suansing, Sharon Garin184–2–120–0Signed January 22. 2020, with line vetoes
RA 11468The National Day of Remembrance For Road Crash Victims, Survivors, and Their Families ActSen. Grace Poe234–020–0Signed January 23, 2020
RA 11469Bayanihan to Heal as One ActSen. Tito Sotto, Pia Cayetano284–920–1Signed March 24, 2020
RA 11470The National Academy of SportsSen. Win Gatchalian206–021–0Signed June 9, 2020
RA 11471Creating Barangay H-2 in Dasmariñas, CaviteRep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr.213–020–0Signed June 19, 2020
RA 11472Upgrading the Caraga Regional HospitalRep. Robert Ace Barbers170–018–0Signed June 19, 2020
RA 11473Renaming the Talisay District Hospital into Cebu South Medical Center in CebuRep. Eduardo Gullas182–020–0Signed June 19, 2020
RA 11474Upgrading the Maria L. Eleazar District Hospital in QuezonRep. Alyssa Sheena Tan231–020–0Signed June 19, 2020
RA 11475Transferring of Rizal's capital from Pasig to AntipoloRep. Roberto Puno213–019–0Signed June 19, 2020
RA 11476GMRC and Values Education ActSen. Win Gatchalian225–023–0Signed June 25, 2020
RA 11477Granting of franchise to Golden Broadcast Professional, IncRep. Cesar Jimenez Jr.216–0–118–0Signed June 25, 2020
RA 11478Increasing the bed capacity of Bicol Medical Center in NagaSen. Bong Go182–014–0Signed July 1, 2020
RA 11479Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020Sen. Panfilo Lacson168–36–2919–2Signed July 3, 2020
RA 11480Changing the opening day of schoolsSen. Win Gatchalian241–023–0Signed July 17, 2020
RA 11481Granting of franchise to First United Broadcasting CorporationRep. Aurelio Gonzales222–019–0Signed July 30, 2020
RA 11482Granting of franchise to Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated MediaRep. Xavier Romulado220–019–0Signed July 30, 2020
RA 11483Converting several provincial roads in Tarlac into national roadsRep. Victor Yap231–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11484Converting road connecting Tubao, La Union and Tuba, Benguet into a national roatRep. Sandra Eriguel231–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11485Converting the GuimbaTalugtugUmingan Provincial Road into a national roadRep. Estrellita Suansing231–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11486Converting the road network connecting San Fernando and Bula, Camarines Sur into a national roadRep. Luis Raymond Villafuerte231–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11487Converting the Albay Diversion Road in Camarines Sur into a national roadRep. Luis Raymond Villafuerte231–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11488Transferring the Sorsogon Second District Engineering Office from Bulan to Gubat.Rep. Bernadita Ramos222–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11489Creating the Cebu Seventh District Engineering OfficeRep. Peter John Calderon222–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11490Creating the Cotabato Third District Engineering OfficeRep. Elandro Madrona232–023–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11491Granting of franchise to Crusaders Broadcasting SystemRep. Onyx Crisologo226–019–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11492Granting of franchise to Gold Label Broadcasting SystemRep. Manuel Sagarbarria233–0–118–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11493Granting of franchise to Bicol Broadcasting SystemRep. Salvio Fortuno170–019–0Signed August 14, 2020
RA 11494Bayanihan to Recover as One ActSen. Sonny Angara242–622–1Signed September 11, 2020

Treaties edit

One treaty has been approved by the Senate:

Resolution numberTitleForeign partyVoteDate of approval
Resolution 34RP-Russian Federation Treaty on Extradition  Russia19–0December 18, 2019

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