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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.
The Congress’ notable achievement was the ratification of Philippine Independence when it was declared on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. [4] The Malolos Congress’ convened at the Barasoain church during the subsequent inauguration of Emilio Aguinaldo and the inauguration of the Malolos Constitution in 1898. [5]
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 19th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency , and will end on June 6, 2025.
The speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas), more popularly known as the House speaker, is the presiding officer and the highest-ranking official of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives, as well as the fourth-highest official of the government of the Philippines.
Tulfo ran as congressman of Quezon City's 2nd district in 2022, and faced then-incumbent Precious Hipolito-Castelo. [2] [3] Tulfo ran as an independent candidate with the local party Serbisyo sa Bayan Party. [4] [3] He defeated Hipolito-Castelo, ending the Castelo couple's 12-year control of the seat. [5]
New representative; brother of predecessor. Pasig: Nacionalista: Roman Romulo: Aksyon: Former representative. Defeated incumbent. Quezon City-1st District: PDP–Laban: Anthony Peter Crisologo PDP–Laban: New representative; son of predecessor. Quezon City-2nd District: NPC: Precious Hipolito-Castelo: NPC: New representative; wife of ...
Bahay para sa Pamilyang Pilipino (Naealla Rose Bainto-Aguinaldo; incumbent lost) Construction Workers Solidarity (Romeo Momo Sr.; incumbent ran for House representative from Surigao del Sur's 1st district and won, party held seat) Less than 1% of the vote: Abang Lingkod (Joseph Stephen Paduano; incumbent won)