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The deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines 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.
From 17th to 18th Congress, the House increased the numbers of deputy speakers to cater the supposed move to federalism. [1]
The duties and powers of the House deputy speakers, as contained in the House rules, are the following: [2]
| National Assembly (1898–1901) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| – |  | Benito Legarda Member for Sulu (1853–1915) | September 15 1898 | November 13 1899 | Independent | Pedro Paterno | National Assembly (1898–1899) | |
| House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (1916–1935) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 |  | Antonio de las Alas Member for Batangas–1st (1889–1983) | 1922 | 1925 | Nacionalista Colectivista | Manuel Roxas | 6th Legislature (1922–1925) | |
| 2 |  | Quintin Paredes Member for Abra (1884–1973) | 1928 | 1931 | Nacionalista | Manuel Roxas | 8th Legislature (1928–1931) | |
| (1) | | Antonio de las Alas Member for Batangas–1st (1889–1983) | 1931 | 1933 | Nacionalista | Manuel Roxas | 9th Legislature (1931–1934) | |
| 3 |  | Jose Zulueta Member for Iloilo–1st (1889–1972) | 1933 | 1935 | Nacionalista (until 1934) | |||
| Nacionalista Democratico (from 1934) | Quintín Paredes | 10th Legislature (1934–1935) | ||||||
| National Assembly of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935–1941) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| (3) | | Jose Zulueta Member for Iloilo–1st (1889–1972) | November 25 1935 | August 15 1938 | Nacionalista Democratico | Gil Montilla | 1st National Assembly (1935–1938) | |
| January 24 1939 | December 30 1941 | Nacionalista | José Yulo | 2nd National Assembly (1938–1941) | ||||
| House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1941–1946) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 4 |  | Prospero Sanidad Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd | June 9 1945 | December 20 1945 | Liberal | José Zulueta | 1st Commonwealth Congress (1945) | |
| 5 |  | Francisco Ortega Member for La Union–1st | May 25 1946 | July 4 1946 | Liberal | Eugenio Pérez | 2nd Commonwealth Congress (1946) | |
| House of Representatives of the Philippines (1946–1973) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| (5) | | Francisco Ortega Member for La Union–1st | July 4 1946 | December 30 1949 | Liberal | Eugenio Pérez | 1st Congress (1946–1949) | |
| 6 | | Domingo Veloso Member for Leyte–2nd | December 30 1949 | December 30 1953 | Liberal | 2nd Congress (1949–1953) | ||
| 7 |  | Daniel Z. Romualdez Member for Leyte–4th (1907–1965) | January 24 1954 | December 30 1957 | Nacionalista | Jose Laurel Jr. | 3rd Congress (1954–1957) | |
| 8 | | Constancio Castañeda Member for Tarlac–2nd | January 27 1958 | December 30 1961 | Nacionalista | Daniel Z. Romualdez | 4th Congress (1958–1961) | |
| 9 |  | Salipada Pendatun Member for Cotabato (1912–1985) | January 22 1962 | December 30 1965 | Liberal | 5th Congress (1952–1965) | ||
| Cornelio Villareal | ||||||||
| 10 | | Jose Aldeguer Member for Iloilo–5th | January 17 1966 | June 17 1969 | Nacionalista | Jose Laurel Jr. | 6th Congress (1966–1969) | |
| January 26 1970 | September 23 1972 | 7th Congress (1970–1972) | ||||||
| Cornelio Villareal | ||||||||
| Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 11 |  | Blah Sinsuat Member for Region XII | June 12 1978 | June 30 1984 | KBL | Querube Makalintal | Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984) | |
| (9) | | Salipada Pendatun Member for Maguindanao (1912–1985) | July 23 1984 | January 27 1985 | KBL | Nicanor Yñiguez | Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–1986) | |
| 12 | | Macacuna Dimaporo Member for Lanao del Sur | March 13 1985 | March 25 1986 | KBL | |||
| House of Representatives of the Philippines (since 1987) | ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Speaker | Legislature | ||
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 13 | | Antonio Cuenco Member for Cebu City–2nd (1936–2020) | July 27 1987 | June 30 1992 | LDP | Ramon Mitra Jr. | 8th Congress (1987–1992) | |
| 14 |  | Raul Daza Member for Northern Samar–1st (born 1935) | July 27 1992 | June 9 1995 | Liberal | Jose de Venecia Jr. | 9th Congress (1992–1995) | |
| 15 | | Simeon Datumanong Member for Maguindanao–2nd (1935–2017) | July 24 1995 | June 30 1998 | Lakas | Jose de Venecia Jr. | 10th Congress (1995–1998) | |
| 16 | | Hernando Perez Member for Batangas–2nd (born 1939) | July 24 1995 | June 30 1998 | Lakas | |||
| 17 | | Alfredo Abueg Member for Palawan–2nd | July 27 1998 | November 13 2000 | LAMMP | Manny Villar (until 2000) Arnulfo Fuentebella (2000–2001) Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (from 2001) | 11th Congress (1998–2001) | |
| 18 |  | Eduardo Gullas Member for Cebu–1st (born 1930) | July 27 1998 | November 13 2000 | LAMMP | |||
| 19 | | Daisy Fuentes Member for South Cotabato–2nd | July 27 1998 | June 30 2001 | NPC | |||
| 20 | | Butz Aquino Member for Makati–2nd (1939–2015) | November 13 2000 | June 30 2001 | LDP | |||
| 21 | | Erico Aumentado Member for Bohol–1st (1940–2012) | November 13 2000 | June 30 2001 | LAMMP | |||
| 22 | | Nur Jaafar Member for Tawi-Tawi | January 24 2001 | June 30 2001 | LAMMP | |||
| 23 |  | Carlos Padilla Member for Nueva Vizcaya (1944–2023) | January 24 2001 | June 30 2001 | LAMMP | |||
| 24 | | Abdulgani Salapuddin Member for Basilan (born 1952) | July 23 2001 | June 30 2004 | Lakas | Jose de Venecia Jr. | 12th Congress (2001–2004) | |
| 25 | | Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. Member for Masbate–2nd | July 23 2001 | June 30 2004 | NPC | |||
| 26 |  | Raul M. Gonzalez Member for Iloilo City (1930–2014) | July 23 2001 | June 30 2004 | Lakas | |||
| (25) | | Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. Member for Masbate–2nd | July 26 2004 | June 30 2007 | NPC | Jose de Venecia Jr. | 13th Congress (2004–2007) | |
| (24) | | Abdulgani Salapuddin Member for Basilan (born 1952) | July 26 2004 | June 30 2007 | Lakas | |||
| 27 |  | Benigno Aquino III Member for Tarlac–2nd (1960–2021) | November 8 2004 | February 21 2006 | Liberal | |||
| 28 |  | Raul del Mar Member for Cebu City–1st (1941–2020) | November 8 2004 | June 30 2007 | Lakas | |||
| 29 |  | Eric Singson Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1948) | February 21 2006 | June 30 2007 | Liberal | |||
| (15) | | 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 (2007–2010) | |
| (28) | | Raul del Mar Member for Cebu City–1st (1941–2020) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2010 | Liberal | |||
| 30 |  | Arnulfo Fuentebella Member for Camarines Sur–3rd (1945–2020) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2010 | NPC | |||
| 31 | | Pablo P. Garcia Member for Cebu–2nd (1925–2021) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2010 | Lakas | |||
| 32 |  | Maria Amelita Villarosa Member for Occidental Mindoro (1943–2021) | July 23 2007 | June 30 2010 | Lakas | |||
| 33 |  | Beng Climaco Member for Zamboanga City–1st (born 1966) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | Liberal | Feliciano Belmonte Jr. | 15th Congress (2010–2013) | |
| (14) | | Raul Daza Member for Northern Samar–1st (born 1935) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | Liberal | |||
| (30) | | Arnulfo Fuentebella Member for Camarines Sur–3rd (1945–2020) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | NPC | |||
| (31) | | Pablo P. Garcia Member for Cebu–2nd (1925–2021) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | NUP | |||
| 34 |  | Jesus Crispin Remulla Member for Cavite–7th (born 1961) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | Nacionalista | |||
| 35 |  | Erin Tañada Member for Quezon–4th (born 1963) | July 26 2010 | June 30 2013 | Liberal | |||
| 36 |  | Henedina Abad Member for Batanes (1955–2017) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | Liberal | Feliciano Belmonte Jr. | 16th Congress (2013–2016) | |
| 37 |  | Giorgidi Aggabao Member for Isabela–4th | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | NPC | |||
| 38 | | Sergio Apostol Member for Leyte–2nd (born 1935) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | Liberal | |||
| 39 |  | Pangalian Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (born 1940) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | Liberal | |||
| (23) | | Carlos Padilla Member for Nueva Vizcaya (1944–2023) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | Nacionalista | |||
| 40 |  | Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | NUP | |||
| 41 |  | 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 (2016–2019) | |
| 42 |  | Mercedes Alvarez Member for Negros Occidental–6th | July 25 2016 | June 30 2019 | NPC | |||
| 43 |  | Fredenil Castro Member for Capiz–2nd (born 1951) | July 25 2016 | January 21 2019 | NUP | |||
| 44 |  | Miro Quimbo Member for Marikina–2nd (born 1969) | July 25 2016 | June 30 2019 | Liberal | |||
| (29) | | Eric Singson Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd (born 1948) | July 25 2016 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 45 |  | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Member for Pampanga–2nd (born 1947) | August 15 2016 | March 15 2017 | Lakas | |||
| 46 |  | Pia Cayetano Member for Taguig (born 1966) | August 15 2016 | June 30 2019 | Nacionalista | |||
| 47 |  | Gwendolyn Garcia Member for Cebu–3rd (born 1955) | August 15 2016 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 48 |  | Mylene Garcia-Albano Member for Davao City–2nd | August 15 2016 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 49 |  | Sharon Garin Party-list member | August 15 2016 | June 30 2019 | AAMBIS-Owa | |||
| 50 |  | Bai Sandra Sema Member for Maguindanao–1st | August 15 2016 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 51 |  | Frederick Abueg Member for Palawan–2nd | August 16 2016 | June 30 2019 | Liberal | |||
| 52 |  | Rolando Andaya Jr. Member for Camarines Sur–1st (1969–2022) | August 16 2016 | June 30 2018 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 53 |  | Ferdinand Hernandez Member for South Cotabato–2nd | August 16 2016 | June 30 2019 | NPC | |||
| 54 |  | Linabelle Villarica Member for Bulacan–4th (born 1949) | August 9 2017 | June 30 2019 | Liberal | |||
| 55 |  | Prospero Pichay Jr. Member for Surigao del Sur–1st (born 1950) | August 15 2018 | June 30 2019 | Lakas | |||
| 56 |  | Arthur C. Yap Member for Bohol–3rd (born 1965) | August 15 2018 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 57 |  | Rose Marie Arenas Member for Pangasinan–3rd (born 1938) | August 29 2018 | June 30 2019 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 58 |  | Evelina Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st | August 29 2018 | June 30 2019 | NPC | |||
| 59 |  | Randolph Ting Member for Cagayan–3rd | January 21 2019 | June 30 2019 | NUP | |||
| (41) | | 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 (2019–2022) | |
| 60 |  | Paolo Duterte Member for Davao City–1st (born 1975) | July 22 2019 | October 12 2020 | HNP | |||
| (58) | | Evelina Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | NPC | |||
| 61 |  | Conrado Estrella III Party-list member (born 1960) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | ABONO | |||
| 62 |  | Danilo Fernandez Member for Laguna–1st (born 1966) | July 22 2019 | November 18 2020 | NUP | |||
| 63 |  | Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Member for Pampanga–3rd (born 1962) | July 22 2019 | December 7 2020 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 64 |  | Neptali Gonzales II Member for Mandaluyong (born 1964) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | NUP | |||
| (53) | | Ferdinand Hernandez Member for South Cotabato–2nd | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | NPC | |||
| 65 |  | Loren Legarda Member for Antique (born 1960) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | NPC | |||
| (55) | | Prospero Pichay Jr. Member for Surigao del Sur–1st (born 1950) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | Lakas | |||
| 66 |  | Johnny Pimentel Member for Surigao del Sur–2nd (born 1956) | July 22 2019 | December 7 2020 | PDP–Laban | |||
| (40) | | Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | NUP | |||
| 67 |  | Luis Raymund Villafuerte Member for Camarines Sur–2nd (born 1962) | July 22 2019 | October 14 2020 | Nacionalista | |||
| 68 |  | Eddie Villanueva Party-list member (born 1946) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | CIBAC | |||
| (57) | | Rose Marie Arenas Member for Pangasinan–3rd (born 1938) | July 29 2019 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 69 |  | Rodante Marcoleta Party-list member (born 1953) | July 29 2019 | June 30 2022 | SAGIP | |||
| 70 |  | Pablo John Garcia Member for Cebu–3rd (born 1967) | July 29 2019 | June 30 2022 | NUP | |||
| 71 |  | Henry Oaminal Member for Misamis Occidental–2nd (born 1958) | July 29 2019 | June 30 2022 | Nacionalista | |||
| 72 |  | Vilma Santos Member for Batangas–6th (born 1953) | August 13 2019 | June 30 2022 | Nacionalista | |||
| 73 |  | Deogracias Victor Savellano Member for Ilocos Sur–1st (born 1959) | August 13 2019 | June 30 2022 | Nacionalista | |||
| 74 |  | Mujiv Hataman Member for Basilan (born 1972) | August 13 2019 | June 30 2022 | Liberal | |||
| 75 |  | Mikee Romero Party-list member (born 1972) | August 13 2019 | October 2 2020 | 1-PACMAN | |||
| (43) | | Fredenil Castro Member for Capiz–2nd (born 1951) | October 2 2020 | November 18 2020 | Lakas | |||
| 76 |  | Paulino Salvador Leachon Member for Oriental Mindoro–1st (born 1974) | October 14 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| (75) | | Mikee Romero Party-list member (born 1972) | October 14 2020 | June 30 2022 | 1-PACMAN | |||
| 77 |  | Lito Atienza Party-list member (born 1941) | November 18 2020 | June 30 2022 | Buhay | |||
| 78 |  | Rufus Rodriguez Member for Cagayan de Oro–2nd (born 1953) | November 18 2020 | June 30 2022 | CDP | |||
| 79 |  | Benny Abante Member for Manila–6th (born 1951) | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | NUP | |||
| 80 |  | Juan Pablo Bondoc Member for Pampanga–4th | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 81 |  | Bernadette Herrera-Dy Party-list member (born 1975 or 1976) | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | Bagong Henerasyon | |||
| 82 |  | Wes Gatchalian Member for Valenzuela–1st (born 1980) | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | NPC | |||
| 83 |  | Eric Martinez Member for Valenzuela–2nd (born 1972) | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 84 |  | Kristine Singson-Meehan Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | Bileg | |||
| 85 |  | Rogelio Pacquiao Member for Sarangani | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 86 |  | Arnolfo Teves Jr. Member for Negros Oriental–3rd (born 1971) | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 87 |  | Divina Grace Yu Member for Zamboanga del Sur–1st | December 7 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 88 |  | Strike Revilla Member for Cavite–2nd (born 1970) | December 14 2020 | June 30 2022 | NUP | |||
| 89 |  | Abraham Tolentino Member for Cavite–8th (born 1964) | December 16 2020 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| 90 |  | Isidro Ungab Member for Davao City–3rd (born 1961) | December 16 2020 | June 30 2022 | HNP | |||
| 91 |  | Camille Villar Member for Las Piñas (born 1985) | February 2 2021 | June 30 2022 | Nacionalista | |||
| 92 |  | Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat Member for Biñan (born 1974) | March 25 2021 | June 30 2022 | PDP–Laban | |||
| (45) | | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Member for Pampanga–2nd (born 1947) | July 25 2022 | November 7 2023 | Lakas | Martin Romualdez | 19th Congress (since 2022) | |
| 93 |  | Raymond Democrito Mendoza Party-list member (born 1962) | July 25 2022 | Incumbent | TUCP | |||
| (40) |  | Roberto Puno Member for Antipolo–1st (born 1962) | July 25 2022 | Incumbent | NUP | |||
| (84) |  | Kristine Singson-Meehan Member for Ilocos Sur–2nd | July 25 2022 | Incumbent | NPC | |||
| (90) |  | Isidro Ungab Member for Davao City–3rd (born 1961) | July 25 2022 | November 7 2023 | Lakas | |||
| (91) |  | Camille Villar Member for Las Piñas (born 1985) | July 25 2022 | Incumbent | Nacionalista | |||
| 94 |  | Ralph Recto Member for Batangas–6th (born 1964) | July 27 2022 | January 12 2024 | Nacionalista | |||
| (63) |  | Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Member for Pampanga–3rd (born 1962) | July 27 2022 | Incumbent | PDP–Laban (until 2023) | |||
| Independent (2023) | ||||||||
| Lakas (from 2023) | ||||||||
| 95 |  | Vincent Franco Frasco Member for Cebu–5th (born 1981) | July 27 2022 | Incumbent | NUP | |||
| 96 |  | Tonypet Albano Member for Isabela–1st | November 7 2023 | Incumbent | Lakas | |||
| 97 |  | Yasser Balindong Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd | November 7 2023 | Incumbent | Lakas | |||
| 98 |  | David Suarez Member for Quezon–2nd (born 1977) | January 23 2024 | Incumbent | Lakas | |||
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