The House of Representatives of the Philippines 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 usually called Congress,although the term collectively refers to both houses.
Bayan Muna is a party-list in the Philippines,a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is "New Politics,the Politics of Change",against "traditional,elitist,pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class,with meaningful representation of all democratic sectors in the Philippines. Bayan Muna was the second most popular party-list party in the 2007 Philippine elections. In 2009,Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and former Bayan Muna and incumbent Gabriela Representative Liza Maza ran for senate seats as guest candidates under the ticket of billionaire real estate magnate Senator Manny Villar. Ocampo said that their common objective “is to emancipate the people from widespread poverty and social injustice."
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. 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 2019 to 2020,and a councilor of Manila from the 6th district from 1992 to 1995. He is also the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Ekklesia in Santa Ana,Manila.
Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from October 12,2020 to June 2022. He is concurrently serving as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district since 2016,and previously from 2010 to 2013. He previously served as the Marinduque chapter president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines,and Marinduque provincial administrator under Governor Jose Antonio Carrion.
A special election for Negros Occidental's 5th district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was on June 2,2012. The special election was called after incumbent representative Iggy Arroyo died on January 26,2012. Binalbagan Mayor Alejandro Mirasol defeated Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Emilio Yulo III in the election.
The 16th Congress of the Philippines composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2013,until June 6,2016,during the last three years of Benigno Aquino III's presidency. The convening of the 16th Congress followed the 2013 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
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. He is expected to be vigilant in the defense of the minority's rights. It is his function and duty to criticize constructively the policies and programs of the majority,and to this end employ parliamentary tactics and give close attention to all proposed legislation.
The 17th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 25,2016,until June 4,2019,during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The 18th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 22,2019,until June 1,2022,during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The Revolutionary Proletarian Army,also known by the acronym RPA,was the military wing of the Revolutionary Workers' Party (RPM-P),a communist party that split from the Communist Party of the Philippines.
The 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 35th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13,2019,to elect members to the House of Representatives.
Eric Go Yap is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative for Benguet's lone congressional district since 2022,and was the district's legislative caretaker from January 2020 until he was elected in his own right. He was a party-list representative for ACT-CIS from 2019 to 2022,and is the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations since March 2020.
Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago is a Filipino activist and politician. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for its 17th and 18th Congress,both times representing the youth sector under Kabataan Party-list. Before entering Congress,she was also the national president of the National Union of Students in the Philippines. As of May 2019,she was the youngest female lawmaker in the Philippines.
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines,Inc.,commonly known as Senior Citizens Partylist,is a political party in the Philippines representing the interests of the elderly,otherwise known as "senior citizens" in the Philippines. It has run and won seats in the party-list elections. It has been plagued by party infighting,which has led to delay in its nominees taking their seats in the House of Representatives.
The Philippine House Committee on Energy,or House Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 36th lower house elections in the Philippines. The election of the House of Representatives was held on May 9,2022.
Abang Lingkod is a political organization with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It aims to represent the interest of Filipino farmers and fishermen.
These are term limited and retiring members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines during the 18th Congress of the Philippines,who cannot or would not run in the 2022 elections.
