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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.
Benny Abante. Bienvenido " Benny " Mirando Abante Jr. (born May 15, 1951) is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who is currently serving as the representative of Manila 's 6th district since 2019, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010. He also served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022, House Minority Leader from ...
The House of Representatives (Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan; Kamara from the Spanish word cámara, meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress, [c] although the term collectively ...
Despite being a partisan official, the speaker (or whoever is presiding) does not vote unless in breaking ties in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives. The current House speaker is Martin Romualdez of Leyte - 1st congressional district. He was elected as speaker on July 25, 2022, the first day of the 19th Congress.
Profession. Lawyer. Signature. Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco (born November 9, 1977) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12, 2020 to June 2022. [4] He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marinduque 's lone district since 2016, and previously from 2010 to 2013. [5]
In 1998, only 14 representatives were elected out of 13 winning parties, well short of the then 52 representatives needed to fill up 20% of the House. The so-called "Panganiban formula," named after Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban , calculates that the number of seats a party will win is dependent on the number of votes of the party with the ...
House of Representatives of the Philippines (1946–1973) No. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term start Party Legislature Took office Left office (15) Raul Leuterio Member for Mindoro: July 4 1946 December 30 1949 Liberal: 1st Congress: December 30 1949 December 8 1953 2nd Congress: 16: Arturo Tolentino Member for Manila–3rd (1910–2004 ...
v. t. e. The minority floor leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Minority floor leader, is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the minority party in the Senate.