Floor leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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Floor leaders

Romualdez
Majority Leader
Martin Romualdez (Lakas NUCD)
Velasco
Speaker
Lord Allan Velasco (PDP–Laban)
Velasco
Minority Leader
Joseph Stephen Paduano
(Abang Lingkod)
Current floor leaders of the Philippine House of Representatives

The House of Representatives Majority and Minority Leaders (also called House of Representatives Floor Leaders) are the two members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines who are elected by their respective parties or coalitions as their official leaders. They serve as the chief spokesmen of their party with regard to their business in the Senate.

Current floor leaders[]

The current majority floor leader is Martin Romualdez, of Lakas–CMD. The current minority leader is Joseph Stephen Paduano of the Abang Lingkod party-list.

History[]

The positions of Majority and Minority leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines are similarly alike to the United States House of Representatives's party leaders.

Majority floor leader[]

The majority floor leader is elected among the members of the majority bloc, or those who voted for the Speaker. The majority floor leader asks as the spokesman of the majority bloc and directs deliberation on the plenary. He is also the chairman of the Committee on Rules.[1]

Minority floor leader[]

The minority floor leader is elected among the members of the minority bloc. Traditionally, the losing candidate in a two-way speakership election becomes the minority leader, but this was changed in the 17th Congress. The minority floor leader is the spokesman of the minority bloc, and is an ex officio member of all committees.[2]

List[]

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 1961–65 Justiniano Montano
Cornelio Villarreal Daniel Z. Romuladez
6th Congress 1965–69
Marcelino Veloso José Laurel Jr. Cornelio Villarreal
7th Congress 1969–72 Justiniano Montano
Cornelio Villarreal
Ramon Mitra Jr.
Ramon Felipe
Interim Batasang Pambansa 1978–84 Jose Roño Jr. Querebe Makalintal Hilario Davide Jr.
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–86 Nicanor Yñiguez José Laurel Jr.
8th Congress 1987–92 Francisco Sumulong Ramon Mitra Jr. Rodolfo Albano
Mohammed Ali Dimaporo
Salvador Escudero
Victor Ortega
9th Congress 1992–95 Ronaldo Zamora Jose de Venecia Jr. Hernando Perez
10th Congress 1995–98 Rodolfo Albano Ronaldo Zamora
11th Congress 1998–2001 Eduardo Gullas Manuel Villar Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Arnulfo Fuentebella
Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Arnulfo Fuentebella
12th Congress 2001–04 Florencio Abad Jose de Venecia Jr. Carlos Padilla
13th Congress 2004–07 Prospero Nograles Francis Escudero
14th Congress 2007–10 Arthur Defensor Sr. Ronaldo Zamora
Prospero Nograles
15th Congress 2010–13 Neptali Gonzales II Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Edcel Lagman
Danilo Suarez
16th Congress 2013–16 Ronaldo Zamora
17th Congress 2016–19 Rodolfo Fariñas Pantaleon Alvarez Danilo Suarez
Rolando Andaya Jr. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Fredenil Castro
18th Congress 2019–present Martin Romualdez Alan Peter Cayetano Benny Abante
Lord Allan Jay Velasco
Joseph Stephen Paduano

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "House of Representatives". www.congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  2. ^ "House of Representatives". www.congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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