Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Depyuti Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas
David Suarez Senior Deputy Speaker Janette Garin Yasser Balindong Paolo Ortega Jay Khonghun Kristine Singson-Meehan Ronaldo Puno Ferjenel Biron Raymond Mendoza Yevgeny Emano Ferdinand Hernandez Incumbent Multiple since October 10, 2025 [a]
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Style	Mr. Speaker/Madam Speaker (when presiding) The Honorable (formal)
Type	Deputy speaker of the lower house
Member of	House of Representatives of the Philippines
Seat	Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City
Appointer	Philippine House of Representatives
Term length	At the House's pleasure [b]
Inaugural holder	Antonio de las Alas   (as speaker pro tempore) Hernando Perez Raul Daza Simeon Datumanong   (as deputy speakers)
Formation	1922;103 years ago (1922)   (as speaker pro tempore) 1995;30 years ago (1995)   (as deputy speakers)

The deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino : Mga Depyuti Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) ^[1] are the second highest-ranking officials of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. During the absence of the House speaker, one of the House deputy speakers will preside over the House of Representatives.

The positions of deputy speakers were established in the 10th Congress, replacing the single office of speaker pro tempore, which existed from 1922 to 1995.

The incumbent deputy speakers of the House are representatives David Suarez (Senior Deputy Speaker), Janette Garin, Yasser Balindong, Paolo Ortega, Jay Khonghun, Kristine Singson-Meehan, Ronaldo Puno, Ferjenel Biron, Raymond Mendoza, Yevgeny Emano, and Ferdinand Hernandez. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Election and incumbency

The House elects its deputy speakers by a majority vote of the members present, provided there is a quorum, either at the opening of a new Congress every three years, after a general election, or when a vacancy occurs. ^[5]

In the event of the death, resignation, or permanent incapacity of any deputy speaker, the speaker of the House may designate an acting deputy speaker. ^[5]

Duties and powers

The duties and powers of the House deputy speakers, as contained in Rule V, Section 17 of the House rules, are the following: ^{[6] [7]}

• to assume the duties and powers of the speaker when so chosen by a majority vote or by lot among themselves, as the case may be, in cases of absence or temporary incapacity of the speaker, until such time that the speaker returns to office and resumes work; and, in case of resignation, removal, permanent incapacity or death of the speaker, until such time that a new speaker is elected and qualified;
• to preside over the session when, even if present, the speaker does not preside, or has not designated any other member as temporary presiding officer as provided in Section 15(h) of Rule IV;
• to monitor, coordinate and facilitate action on measures filed, requests, and other concerns of members representing constituencies to which they may be assigned by the speaker;
• to recommend to the speaker appropriate policies, strategies and programs of action to improve the process of legislation and the quality of legislative measures, and to effectively address concerns of members on matters affecting them, their constituencies, and the overall operations and integrity of the House;
• to appoint personnel of the House when so authorized by the speaker; and
• to perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned or delegated to them by the speaker.

Prior to the creation of the deputy speakerships in 1995, Batas Pambansa No. 882, enacted on December 9, 1985, provided that the speaker pro tempore of the Batasang Pambansa would act as president in the event of the deputy prime minister's inability to do so during vacancies in the offices of the prime minister, the speaker of the Batasan, and the president of the Philippines, prior to the presidential election supposed to take place in 1987. ^[8] Upon the ratification of the 1987 Constitution, only the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House were included in the presidential line of succession.

History

Speaker pro tempore Daniel Romualdez (right) with Senate president Eulogio Rodriguez (left) during the second State of the Nation Address of president Ramon Magsaysay (center)

In 1898, the short-lived Malolos Congress elected Benito Legarda as its vice president, serving as deputy to president Pedro Paterno. ^[9] This was the first known instance of a deputy presiding officer elected by a national legislative body in the Philippines.

After the Jones Law was enacted to serve as the interim constitution of the Philippines, an elected House of Representatives served as the lower house of the bicameral Congress. ^[10] The House elected Antonio de las Alas as its first speaker pro tempore during the 6th Philippine Legislature. ^[11] The position then became vacant until Quintín Paredes was elected in 1928. Jose Zulueta was the last speaker pro tempore before the abolition of Congress in 1935 but was subsequently elected to the same position in the unicameral National Assembly. Amendments adopted in 1940 to the 1935 Constitution restored the bicameral legislature the following year, in 1941.

Prospero Sanidad was elected speaker pro tempore of the reestablished House in the first Commonwealth Congress. ^[12] Shifting leadership between the Nacionalista and Liberal parties in subsequent Congresses led to speakers pro tempore from different parties being elected to the position until 1972. Francisco Ortega, a member of the Liberal Party, became the speaker pro tempore after the party gained a majority in the House after the 1946 elections. At the start of the 3rd Congress, Daniel Romualdez was elected speaker pro tempore. He was succeeded by Constancio Castañeda in the 4th Congress after Jose Laurel Jr. resigned the speakership to run for vice president in the 1957 elections and Romualdez was elected speaker. Jose Aldeguer served as the last speaker pro tempore of the House before Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and assumed legislative powers.

The position was revived when the unicameral Batasang Pambansa was established in 1978, with Datu Blah Sinsuat being elected as speaker pro tempore of the Interim Batasan. Salipada Pendatun, who had previously served as speaker pro tempore from 1962 to 1965, was reelected to the position in 1984 in the Regular Batasang Pambansa and served until his death in 1985, ^[13] when he was succeeded by Macacuna Dimaporo. The Batasan was later abolished with the signing of Proclamation No. 3 by President Corazon Aquino, known as the “Freedom Constitution.”

The 1987 Constitution restored the bicameral Congress, with the House of Representatives as its lower chamber. Antonio Cuenco and Raul Daza served as speakers pro tempore of the House during the 8th and 9th Congresses, respectively. ^{[14] [15]} In 1995, the position of speaker pro tempore was replaced by deputy speakerships, wherein three representatives, one from the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, would serve concurrently and in rotation to preside over the chamber during the speaker's absence. ^[16] Hernando Perez, Raul Daza, and Simeon Datumanong were elected in the 10th Congress as the first deputy speakers for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively. ^[17] The House then elected six deputy speakers, now representing the chamber at-large, from 2010 to 2016.

In the 17th Congress, the number of deputy speakers was increased to 12 in anticipation of a shift to federalism, with each deputy speaker supposed to represent a potential federal state. ^[18] Several additional deputy speakers were eventually elected, and following the election of Lord Allan Velasco as speaker in 2020, 12 more were added, bringing the total to 32, the highest in the House's history. ^[19] A senior deputy speaker was also designated from among the deputy speakers. The number was reduced in the 19th Congress, with the election of only 9 deputy speakers. ^[20]

List of deputy speakers

Vice President of the Malolos Congress (1898–1899)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker [c]	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Benito Legarda Member for Sulu (1853–1915)	September 15, 1898	November 13, 1899		Nonpartisan	Pedro Paterno	Malolos Congress

Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives (1916–1935)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
None (1916–1922)						Sergio Osmeña	4th Legislature
							5th Legislature
	Antonio de las Alas Member for Batangas–1st (1889–1983)	1922	1925		Nacionalista Colectivista	Manuel Roxas	6th Legislature
None (1925–1928)							7th Legislature
	Quintín Paredes Member for Abra (1884–1973)	1928	1931		Nacionalista		8th Legislature
	Antonio de las Alas Member for Batangas–1st (1889–1983)	1931	1933		Nacionalista		9th Legislature
	Quintín Paredes Member for Abra (1884–1973)	1933	1933		Nacionalista
	Jose Zulueta Member for Iloilo–1st (1889–1972)	1933	1935		Nacionalista (until 1934)
					Nacionalista Democratico (from 1934)	Quintín Paredes	10th Legislature

Speaker pro tempore of the National Assembly (1935–1941)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Jose Zulueta Member for Iloilo–1st (1889–1972)	November 25, 1935	December 30, 1941		Nacionalista Democratico (until 1938)	Gil Montilla	1st National Assembly
					Nacionalista (from 1938)	José Yulo	2nd National Assembly

Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives (1945–1972)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Prospero Sanidad Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (1897–1969)	June 9, 1945	December 30, 1945		Nacionalista	Jose Zulueta	1st Commonwealth Congress
	Francisco Ortega Member for La Union–1st	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949		Liberal	Eugenio Pérez	2nd Commonwealth Congress
							1st Congress
	Domingo Veloso Member for Leyte–2nd	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953		Liberal		2nd Congress
	Daniel Romualdez Member for Leyte–4th (1907–1965)	January 25, 1954	December 30, 1957		Nacionalista	Jose Laurel Jr.	3rd Congress
	Constancio Castañeda Member for Tarlac–2nd	January 27, 1958	December 30, 1961		Nacionalista	Daniel Romualdez	4th Congress
	Salipada Pendatun Member for Cotabato (1912–1985)	January 22, 1962	December 30, 1965		Liberal		5th Congress
						Cornelio Villareal
	Jose Aldeguer Member for Iloilo–5th	January 17, 1966	September 23, 1972		Nacionalista	Jose Laurel Jr.	6th Congress
							7th Congress
						Cornelio Villareal

Speaker pro tempore of the Batasang Pambansa (1981–1986)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Datu Blah Sinsuat Member for Region XII	November 10, 1981	June 30, 1984		KBL	Querube Makalintal	Interim Batasang Pambansa
	Salipada Pendatun Member for Maguindanao (1912–1985)	July 23, 1984	January 27, 1985		KBL	Nicanor Yñiguez	Regular Batasang Pambansa
	Macacuna Dimaporo Member for Lanao del Sur	March 13, 1985	March 25, 1986		KBL

Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives (1987–1995)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Antonio Cuenco Member for Cebu City–2nd (1936–2020)	July 27, 1987	June 30, 1992		LnB (until 1988)	Ramon Mitra Jr.	8th Congress
					LDP (from 1988)
	Raul Daza Member for Northern Samar–1st (born 1935)	July 27, 1992	June 30, 1995		Liberal	Jose de Venecia Jr.	9th Congress

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (since 1995)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Speaker	Legislature
		Took office	Left office
	Hernando Perez Member for Batangas–2nd (born 1939)	July 24, 1995	June 30, 1998		Lakas	Jose de Venecia Jr.	10th Congress
	Raul Daza Member for Northern Samar–1st (born 1935)	July 24, 1995	June 30, 1998		Liberal
	Simeon Datumanong Member for Maguindanao–2nd (1935–2017)	July 24, 1995	June 30, 1998		Lakas
	Alfredo Abueg Jr. Member for Palawan–2nd (1932–2024)	July 27, 1998	November 13, 2000		LAMMP	Manny Villar (until 2000) Arnulfo Fuentebella (2000–2001) Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (from 2001)	11th Congress
	Eduardo Gullas Member for Cebu–1st (born 1930)	July 27, 1998	November 13, 2000		LAMMP
	Daisy Fuentes Member for South Cotabato–2nd	July 27, 1998	June 30, 2001		NPC
	Butz Aquino Member for Makati–2nd (1939–2015)	November 13, 2000	June 30, 2001		LDP
	Erico Aumentado Member for Bohol–2nd (1940–2012)	November 13, 2000	June 30, 2001		LAMMP
	Nur Jaafar Member for Tawi-Tawi	January 24, 2001	June 30, 2001		LAMMP
	Carlos Padilla Member for Nueva Vizcaya (1944–2023)	January 24, 2001	June 30, 2001		LAMMP
	Abdulgani Salapuddin Member for Basilan (born 1952)	July 23, 2001	June 30, 2004		Lakas	Jose de Venecia Jr.	12th Congress
	Emilio Espinosa Jr. Member for Masbate–2nd	July 23, 2001	June 30, 2004		NPC
	Raul M. Gonzalez Member for Iloilo City (1930–2014)	July 23, 2001	June 30, 2004		Lakas
	Emilio Espinosa Jr. Member for Masbate–2nd	July 26, 2004	June 30, 2007		NPC	Jose de Venecia Jr.	13th Congress
	Abdulgani Salapuddin Member for Basilan (born 1952)	July 26, 2004	June 30, 2007		Lakas
	Benigno Aquino III Member for Tarlac–2nd (1960–2021)	November 8, 2004	February 21, 2006		Liberal
	Raul del Mar Member for Cebu City–1st (1941–2020)	November 8, 2004	June 30, 2007		Lakas
	Eric Singson Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1948)	February 21, 2006	June 30, 2007		Liberal
	Simeon Datumanong Member for Maguindanao–2nd (1935–2017)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2010		Lakas	Jose de Venecia Jr. (until 2008) Prospero Nograles (from 2008)	14th Congress
	Raul del Mar Member for Cebu City–1st (1941–2020)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2010		Lakas
	Arnulfo Fuentebella Member for Camarines Sur–3rd (1945–2020)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2010		NPC
	Pablo P. Garcia Member for Cebu–2nd (1925–2021)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2010		Lakas
	Girlie Villarosa Member for Occidental Mindoro (1943–2021)	July 23, 2007	June 30, 2010		Lakas
	Beng Climaco Member for Zamboanga City–1st (born 1966)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		Liberal	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.	15th Congress
	Raul Daza Member for Northern Samar–1st (born 1935)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		Liberal
	Arnulfo Fuentebella Member for Camarines Sur–3rd (1945–2020)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		NPC
	Pablo P. Garcia Member for Cebu–2nd (1925–2021)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		NUP
	Jesus Crispin Remulla Member for Cavite–7th (born 1961)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		Nacionalista
	Erin Tañada Member for Quezon–4th (born 1963)	July 26, 2010	June 30, 2013		Liberal
	Henedina Abad Member for Batanes (1955–2017)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		Liberal	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.	16th Congress
	Giorgidi Aggabao Member for Isabela–4th (born 1954)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		NPC
	Sergio Apostol Member for Leyte–2nd (born 1935)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		Liberal
	Pangalian Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (1940–2025)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		Liberal
	Carlos Padilla Member for Nueva Vizcaya (1944–2023)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		Nacionalista
	Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962)	July 22, 2013	June 30, 2016		NUP
	Raneo Abu Member for Batangas–2nd (born 1967)	July 25, 2016	June 30, 2019		Nacionalista	Pantaleon Alvarez (until 2018) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (from 2018)	17th Congress
	Mercedes Alvarez Member for Negros Occidental–6th (born 1982)	July 25, 2016	June 30, 2019		NPC
	Fredenil Castro Member for Capiz–2nd (born 1951)	July 25, 2016	January 21, 2019		NUP
	Miro Quimbo Member for Marikina–2nd (born 1969)	July 25, 2016	June 30, 2019		Liberal
	Eric Singson Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1948)	July 25, 2016	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Member for Pampanga–2nd (born 1947)	August 15, 2016	March 15, 2017		Lakas
	Pia Cayetano Member for Taguig–Pateros–2nd (born 1966)	August 15, 2016	June 30, 2019		Nacionalista
	Gwendolyn Garcia Member for Cebu–3rd (born 1955)	August 15, 2016	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Mylene Garcia-Albano Member for Davao City–2nd	August 15, 2016	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Sharon Garin Party-list member	August 15, 2016	June 30, 2019		AAMBIS-Owa
	Bai Sandra Sema Member for Maguindanao–1st (born 1966)	August 15, 2016	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Frederick Abueg Member for Palawan–2nd (born 1974)	August 16, 2016	June 30, 2019		Liberal
	Rolando Andaya Jr. Member for Camarines Sur–1st (1969–2022)	August 16, 2016	June 30, 2018		PDP–Laban
	Ferdinand Hernandez Member for South Cotabato–2nd (born 1966)	August 16, 2016	June 30, 2019		NPC
	Linabelle Villarica Member for Bulacan–4th (born 1949)	August 9, 2017	June 30, 2019		Liberal
	Prospero Pichay Jr. Member for Surigao del Sur–1st (born 1950)	August 15, 2018	June 30, 2019		Lakas
	Arthur C. Yap Member for Bohol–3rd (born 1965)	August 15, 2018	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Rose Marie Arenas Member for Pangasinan–3rd (born 1940)	August 29, 2018	June 30, 2019		PDP–Laban
	Evelina Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st (born 1942)	August 29, 2018	June 30, 2019		NPC
	Randolph Ting Member for Cagayan–3rd (born 1965)	January 21, 2019	June 30, 2019		NUP
	Raneo Abu Member for Batangas–2nd (born 1967)	July 22, 2019	November 18, 2020		Nacionalista	Alan Peter Cayetano (until 2020) Lord Allan Velasco (from 2020)	18th Congress
	Paolo Duterte Member for Davao City–1st (born 1975)	July 22, 2019	October 12, 2020		HNP
	Evelina Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st (born 1942)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		NPC
	Conrado Estrella III Party-list member (born 1960)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		Abono
	Dan Fernandez Member for Laguna–1st (born 1966)	July 22, 2019	November 18, 2020		NUP
	Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Member for Pampanga–3rd (born 1962)	July 22, 2019	December 7, 2020		PDP–Laban
	Neptali Gonzales II Member for Mandaluyong (born 1964)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		NUP
	Ferdinand Hernandez Member for South Cotabato–2nd (born 1966)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		NPC
	Loren Legarda Member for Antique (born 1960)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		NPC
	Prospero Pichay Jr. Member for Surigao del Sur–1st (born 1950)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		Lakas
	Johnny Pimentel Member for Surigao del Sur–2nd (born 1956)	July 22, 2019	December 7, 2020		PDP–Laban
	Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		NUP
	Luis Raymund Villafuerte Member for Camarines Sur–2nd (born 1962)	July 22, 2019	October 14, 2020		Nacionalista
	Eddie Villanueva Party-list member (born 1946)	July 22, 2019	June 30, 2022		CIBAC
	Rose Marie Arenas Member for Pangasinan–3rd (born 1940)	July 29, 2019	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Rodante Marcoleta Party-list member (born 1953)	July 29, 2019	June 30, 2022		SAGIP
	Pablo John Garcia Member for Cebu–3rd (born 1967)	July 29, 2019	June 30, 2022		NUP
	Henry Oaminal Member for Misamis Occidental–2nd (born 1958)	July 29, 2019	June 30, 2022		Nacionalista
	Vilma Santos Member for Batangas–6th (born 1953)	August 13, 2019	June 30, 2022		Nacionalista
	Deogracias Victor Savellano Member for Ilocos Sur–1st (1959–2025)	August 13, 2019	June 30, 2022		Nacionalista
	Mujiv Hataman Member for Basilan (born 1972)	August 13, 2019	June 30, 2022		Liberal
	Mikee Romero Party-list member (born 1972)	August 13, 2019	October 2, 2020		1-PACMAN
	Fredenil Castro Member for Capiz–2nd (born 1951)	October 2, 2020	November 18, 2020		Lakas
	Paulino Salvador Leachon [d] Member for Oriental Mindoro–1st (born 1974)	October 14, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Mikee Romero Party-list member (born 1972)	October 14, 2020	June 30, 2022		1-PACMAN
	Lito Atienza Party-list member (born 1941)	November 18, 2020	June 30, 2022		Buhay
	Rufus Rodriguez Member for Cagayan de Oro–2nd (born 1953)	November 18, 2020	June 30, 2022		CDP
	Benny Abante Member for Manila–6th (born 1951)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		NUP
	Juan Pablo Bondoc Member for Pampanga–4th (born 1969)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Bernadette Herrera Party-list member (born 1976)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		Bagong Henerasyon
	Wes Gatchalian Member for Valenzuela–1st (born 1980)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		NPC
	Eric Martinez Member for Valenzuela–2nd (born 1972)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Kristine Singson-Meehan Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1973)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		Bileg
	Rogelio Pacquiao Member for Sarangani (born 1982)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Arnie Teves Member for Negros Oriental–3rd (born 1971)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Divina Grace Yu Member for Zamboanga del Sur–1st (born 1974)	December 7, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Strike Revilla Member for Cavite–2nd (born 1970)	December 14, 2020	June 30, 2022		NUP
	Abraham Tolentino Member for Cavite–8th (born 1964)	December 16, 2020	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Isidro Ungab Member for Davao City–3rd (born 1961)	December 16, 2020	June 30, 2022		HNP
	Camille Villar Member for Las Piñas (born 1985)	February 2, 2021	June 30, 2022		Nacionalista
	Len Alonte Member for Biñan (born 1974)	March 25, 2021	June 30, 2022		PDP–Laban
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [e] Member for Pampanga–2nd (born 1947)	July 25, 2022	November 7, 2023		Lakas	Martin Romualdez	19th Congress
	Raymond Mendoza Party-list member (born 1962)	July 25, 2022	June 30, 2025		TUCP
	Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962)	July 25, 2022	June 30, 2025		NUP
	Kristine Singson-Meehan Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1973)	July 25, 2022	June 30, 2025		NPC
	Isidro Ungab Member for Davao City–3rd (born 1961)	July 25, 2022	November 7, 2023		Lakas
	Camille Villar Member for Las Piñas (born 1985)	July 25, 2022	June 30, 2025		Nacionalista
	Ralph Recto Member for Batangas–6th (born 1964)	July 27, 2022	January 12, 2024		Nacionalista
	Aurelio Gonzales Jr. [f] Member for Pampanga–3rd (born 1962)	July 27, 2022	June 30, 2025		PDP–Laban (until 2023)
					Lakas (from 2023)
	Duke Frasco Member for Cebu–5th (born 1981)	July 27, 2022	June 30, 2025		NUP (until 2025)
					One Cebu (from 2025)
	Tonypet Albano Member for Isabela–1st (born 1965)	November 7, 2023	June 30, 2025		Lakas
	Yasser Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (born 1974)	November 7, 2023	June 30, 2025		Lakas
	David Suarez Member for Quezon–2nd (born 1977)	January 23, 2024	June 30, 2025		Lakas
	David Suarez [g] Member for Quezon–2nd (born 1977)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Lakas	Martin Romualdez (until 2025) Bojie Dy (from 2025)	20th Congress
	Janette Garin Member for Iloilo–2nd (born 1972)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Lakas
	Yasser Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (born 1974)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Lakas
	Paolo Ortega Member for La Union–1st (born 1984)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Lakas
	Jay Khonghun Member for Zambales–1st (born 1977)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Lakas
	Kristine Singson-Meehan Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1973)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		NPC
	Ronaldo Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1948)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		NUP
	Bojie Dy Member for Isabela–6th (born 1961)	July 28, 2025	September 17, 2025		PFP
	Ferjenel Biron Member for Iloilo–4th (born 1964)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		Nacionalista
	Raymond Mendoza Party-list member (born 1962)	July 28, 2025	Incumbent		TUCP
	Yevgeny Emano Member for Misamis Oriental–2nd (born 1975)	August 11, 2025	Incumbent		Nacionalista
	Ferdinand Hernandez Member for South Cotabato–2nd (born 1966)	October, 2025	Incumbent		PFP

Deputy speakers who later served as speaker of the House

Deputy speaker [h]	House speaker served under	Year(s) served	Notes
Quintín Paredes	Manuel Roxas	1933	Elected House speaker in 1933
Jose Zulueta	Quintín Paredes Gil Montilla José Yulo	1933–1941	Elected House speaker in 1945
Daniel Romualdez	Jose Laurel Jr.	1954–1957	Elected House speaker in 1958
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [i]	Pantaleon Alvarez	2016–2017	Elected House speaker in 2018
Bojie Dy	Martin Romualdez	2025	Elected House speaker in 2025

See also

• Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
• Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Notes

1. The following are the dates of election of the incumbent deputy speakers of the House of Representatives:
   • July 28, 2025: David Suarez, Janette Garin, Yasser Balindong, Paolo Ortega, Jay Khonghun, Kristine Singson-Meehan, Ronaldo Puno, Ferjenel Biron, and Raymond Mendoza
   • August 11, 2025: Yevgeny Emano
   • October 10, 2025: Ferdinand Hernandez
2. By convention, the deputy speakers are incumbent members of the House of Representatives. As such, they are limited to three consecutive terms of three years each (Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of the Philippines).
3. The presiding officer of the Malolos Congress was known as the President of the Congress. ^[21]
4. Paulino Salvador Leachon served as the Senior Deputy Speaker from October 14, 2020 until June 30, 2022.
5. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo served as the Senior Deputy Speaker from July 25, 2022 until May 17, 2023.
6. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. served as the Senior Deputy Speaker from May 17, 2023 until June 30, 2025.
7. David Suarez is the incumbent Senior Deputy Speaker since July 28, 2025.
8. This list excludes Arnulfo Fuentebella who served as deputy speaker in the 14th Congress from 2010 to 2013, after his speakership from 2000 to 2001.
9. Arroyo served as later served as deputy speaker in the 19th Congress from 2022 to 2023, after her speakership from 2018 to 2019.

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