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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 ...
However, not all seats have been distributed. Therefore: Alagad won one seat in the House of Representatives. A much simpler understanding of the formula is as follows: The topnotcher, and on rare occasions, the 2nd placed party, gets 3 seats. The other parties that got 2% or more of the valid votes gets 2 seats each
The Supreme Court releases its ruling dated November 13, 2023, declaring that the estate of former President Ferdinand Marcos presently administered by President Bongbong Marcos has no ownership rights over a 57.68-hectare (142.5-acre) property in Paoay, Ilocos Norte by declaring the 25-year lease contract between the former president and the ...
Several attempts to enact constitutional reform have taken place in the Philippines in 2024. This originated with President Bongbong Marcos and his allies' efforts. [1] [2] [3] The political dispute has been characterized by the conflict between the upper and lower houses of the Congress of the Philippines.
The start of the 2018 State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte on July 23, 2018, was delayed by almost half an hour [12] after the House of Representatives informally convened to install Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as House Speaker, with 161 members voting for her appointment.
The representatives from the districts comprise at most 80% of the members of the House; therefore, for a party to have a majority of seats in the House, the party needs to win a larger majority of district seats. No party since the approval of the 1987 constitution has been able to win a majority of seats, hence coalitions are not uncommon.
The GOP won a political trifecta in the 2024 election, winning the White House and both chambers of Congress. In the House, the majority is narrow: of the 435 seats up for election, Republicans ...
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president, vice-president, and the senators are elected for a six-year term, while the members of the House of Representatives, governors, vice-governors, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board members), mayors, vice-mayors, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors ...