Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (20th Congress).jpg
Incumbent
Sandro Marcos
since July 28, 2025
Style The Honorable
AppointerElected by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Inaugural holder Manuel L. Quezon
Website House of Representatives of the Philippines

The majority floor leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House majority floor leader, is the leader elected by the majority 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 majority part in the House of Representatives. By tradition, the speaker or any presiding officer gives the majority leader priority in obtaining the floor and also, he is the traditional chairman of the Committee on Rules.

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List of majority floor leaders

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
1 Manuel L. Quezon 1908.jpg Manuel L. Quezon
Member for Tayabas–1st
(1878–1944)
19071909 Nacionalista 1st Legislature
2 Alberto Barretto.jpg Alberto Barreto
Member for Zambales
(1867–1951)
19101912 Nacionalista 2nd Legislature
3
Macario Adriatico.jpg
Macario Adriatico
Member for Mindoro
(1869–1919)
19121914 Nacionalista 3rd Legislature
4 Galicano Apacible.jpg Galicano Apacible
Member for Batangas–1st
(1864–1949)
19141916 Nacionalista

House of Representatives (1916–1935)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
5
Rafael Alunan, Negros Occidental, Diputado por el 2.0 Distrito (1913).jpg
Rafael Alunan Sr.
Member for Negros Occidental–2nd
(1885–1947)
19161922 Nacionalista 4th Legislature
5th Legislature
6
Benigno S. Aquino, Tarlac, Segundo Distrito (1921).jpg
Benigno Aquino Sr.
Member for Tarlac–2nd
(1894–1947)
19221928 Nacionalista
Unipersonalista
(until 1925)
6th Legislature
Nacionalista
(from 1925)
7th Legislature
7 Manuel C Briones (cropped).png Manuel Briones
Member for Cebu–1st
(1893–1957)
19281933 Nacionalista 8th Legislature
9th Legislature
8 Pedro Sabido y Ribaya.jpg Pedro Sabido
Member for Albay–3rd
(1894–1980)
19331933 Nacionalista
9 Francisco Varona.jpg Francisco Varona
Member for Manila–1st
(1891–1941)
19341934 Nacionalista
10 Jose E. Romero.jpg José E. Romero
Member for Negros Oriental–2nd
(1897–1978)
19341935 Nacionalista
Democratico
10th Legislature

National Assembly (1935–1944)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
(10) Jose E. Romero.jpg José E. Romero
Member for Negros Oriental–2nd
(1897–1978)
November 25,
1935
December 30,
1938
Nacionalista
Democratico
1st National Assembly
11 Quintin Paredes y Babila.jpg Quintín Paredes
Member for Abra
(1884–1973)
January 24,
1938
December 30,
1941
Nacionalista 2nd National Assembly
12 Francisco Casten Zulueta.jpg Francisco Zulueta
Member for Bacolod
(1891–1947)
September 25,
1943
February 2,
1944
KALIBAPI National Assembly (Second Republic)

House of Representatives (1945–1973)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
13 Rep. Eugenio P. Perez (2nd Congress).jpg Eugenio Pérez
Member for Pangasinan–2nd
(1896–1957)
June 9,
1945
May 25,
1946
Liberal 1st Commonwealth Congress
14 Raul Leuterio.jpg Raul Leuterio
Member for Mindoro
(1904–1970)
May 25,
1946
December 30,
1953
Liberal 2nd Commonwealth Congress
1st Congress
2nd Congress
15 Arturo Modesto Tolentino.jpg Arturo Tolentino
Member for Manila–3rd
(1910–2004)
January 25,
1954
December 30,
1957
Nacionalista 3rd Congress
16 Jose Aldeguer.jpg Jose Aldeguer
Member for Iloilo–5th
January 27,
1958
December 30,
1961
Nacionalista 4th Congress
17 Justiniano Solis Montano.jpg Justiniano Montano
Member for Cavite
(1905–2005)
January 22,
1962
February 2,
1967
Nacionalista 5th Congress
6th Congress
18 Marcelino Veloso.jpg Marcelino Veloso
Member for Leyte–3rd
(1919–1986)
February 2,
1967
January 17,
1973
Nacionalista
7th Congress

Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
19
Rep. Jose A. Rono (8th Congress).jpg
Jose Roño
Member for Region VIII (until 1984) and Samar (from 1984)
(1923–2002)
June 12,
1978
March 25,
1986
KBL Interim Batasang Pambansa
Regular Batasang Pambansa

House of Representatives (1987–present)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft office
20
Rep. Francisco S. Sumulong (8th Congress).jpg
Francisco Sumulong
Member for Rizal–1st
(1928–2000)
July 23,
1987
June 30,
1992
PDP–Laban
(until 1988)
8th Congress
LDP
(from 1988)
21 Ronaldo Zamora (18th Congress).jpg Ronaldo Zamora
Member for San Juan–Mandaluyong
(born 1944)
July 27,
1992
June 30,
1995
Lakas 9th Congress
22
Rep. Rodolfo B. Albano (8th Congress).jpg
Rodolfo Albano
Member for Isabela–1st
(1934–2019)
July 24,
1995
June 30,
1998
NPC 10th Congress
23 Mar Roxas 082014.jpg Mar Roxas
Member for Capiz–1st
(born 1957)
July 27,
1998
January 2,
2000
Liberal 11th Congress
24 HoR Official Portrait Eduardo Gullas.jpg Eduardo Gullas
Member for Cebu–1st
(born 1930)
January 2,
2000
November 13,
2000
LAMMP
25 Rep. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo (17th Congress).jpg Bella Angara
Member for Aurora
(born 1939)
November 13,
2000
January 24,
2001
LDP
26 Rep. Sergio Apostol (16th Congress).jpg Sergio Apostol
Member for Leyte–2nd
(born 1935)
January 24,
2001
June 30,
2001
Lakas
27 HoR Official Portrait Neptali Gonzales - 18th Congress.jpg Neptali Gonzales II
Member for Mandaluyong
(born 1964)
July 23,
2001
June 30,
2004
Lakas 12th Congress
28 Prospero Nograles.jpg Prospero Nograles
Member for Davao City–1st
(1947–2019)
July 26,
2004
June 30,
2007
Lakas 13th Congress
29 Arthur Defensor Sr.jpg Arthur Defensor Sr.
Member for Iloilo–3rd
(born 1941)
July 23,
2007
June 30,
2010
Lakas 14th Congress
(27) HoR Official Portrait Neptali Gonzales - 18th Congress.jpg Neptali Gonzales II
Member for Mandaluyong
(born 1964)
July 26,
2010
June 30,
2016
Liberal 15th Congress
16th Congress
30 Rep. Rodolfo C. Farinas - 17th Congress.jpg Rodolfo Fariñas
Member for Ilocos Norte–1st
(born 1951)
July 25,
2016
July 23,
2018
PDP–Laban 17th Congress
31 HoR Official Portrait Fredenil Castro - 18th Congress.jpg Fredenil Castro
Member for Capiz–2nd
(born 1951)
July 23,
2018
July 30,
2018
NUP
32 Rolando Andaya (17th Congress).jpg Rolando Andaya Jr.
Member for Camarines Sur–1st
(1969–2022)
July 30,
2018
January 21,
2019
NPC
(31) HoR Official Portrait Fredenil Castro - 18th Congress.jpg Fredenil Castro
Member for Capiz–2nd
(born 1951)
January 21,
2019
June 30,
2019
NUP
33 Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (19th Congress).jpg Martin Romualdez
Member for Leyte–1st
(born 1963)
July 22,
2019
June 30,
2022
Lakas 18th Congress
34 Rep. Manuel Jose Dalipe (19th Congress).jpg Mannix Dalipe
Member for Zamboanga City–2nd
(born 1973)
July 25,
2022
June 30,
2025
Lakas 19th Congress
35 Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (20th Congress).jpg Sandro Marcos
Member for Ilocos Norte–1st
(born 1994)
July 28,
2025
Incumbent PFP 20th Congress

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