Philippine House Committee on Rules

Committee on Rules
Committee on Rules
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025
Leadership
Majority Leader	Sandro Marcos (Ilocos Norte–1st, PFP)
Senior Deputy Majority Leader	Lorenz Defensor (Iloilo–3rd, NUP)
Minority Leader	Marcelino Libanan (4Ps)
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Edgar Erice (Caloocan–2nd, Liberal)
Website
	Committee on Rules

Last updated October 24, 2025

The Philippine House Committee on Rules, or House Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

Creation of committees inclusive of determining their respective jurisdictions
Order of business
Referral of bills, resolutions, speeches, committee reports, messages, memorials and petitions
Rules of the House
Rules of procedure governing inquires in aid of legislation
Rules of procedure in impeachment proceedings

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader	Ferdinand Martin Romualdez	Lakas	Leyte	1st
Senior Deputy Majority Leader	Jesus Crispin Remulla	Nacionalista	Cavite	7th
Deputy Majority Leaders	Juan Miguel Arroyo	Lakas	Pampanga	2nd
	Lianda Bolilia	Nacionalista	Batangas	4th
	Cristal Bagatsing	PDP–Laban	Manila	5th
	Juan Pablo Bondoc	PDP–Laban	Pampanga	4th
	Christopher De Venecia	Lakas	Pangasinan	4th
	Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat	PDP–Laban	Biñan	Lone
	Xavier Jesus Romualdo	PDP–Laban	Camiguin	Lone
	Josephine Veronique Lacson-Noel	NPC	Malabon	Lone
	Wilter Palma II	Lakas	Zamboanga Sibugay	1st
	Ma. Theresa Collantes	PDP–Laban	Batangas	3rd
	Ria Christina Fariñas	PDP–Laban	Ilocos Norte	1st
	Camille Villar	Nacionalista	Las Piñas	Lone
	Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
	Tyrone Agabas	NPC	Pangasinan	6th
Assistant Majority Leaders	David Suarez	Nacionalista	Quezon	2nd
	Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
	Claudine Diana Bautista	Dumper-PTDA	Party-list
	Precious Castelo	NPC	Quezon City	2nd
	Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles	Lakas	Rizal	2nd
	Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	3rd
	Eduardo Gullas	Nacionalista	Cebu	1st
	Michael Edgar Aglipay	DIWA	Party-list
	Rowena Niña Taduran	ACT-CIS	Party-list
	Anthony Peter Crisologo	NUP	Quezon City	1st
	Alyssa Sheena Tan	PFP	Isabela	4th
	Alfred Delos Santos	ANG PROBINSYANO	Party-list
	John Marvin Nieto	NUP	Manila	3rd
	Amihilda Sangcopan	AMIN	Party-list
Minority Leader	Joseph Stephen Paduano	Abang Lingkod	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Janette Garin	Nacionalista	Iloilo	1st
Deputy Minority Leaders	Jose Christopher Belmonte	Liberal	Quezon City	6th
	Carlos Isagani Zarate	Bayan Muna	Party-list
	Sharee Ann Tan	PDP–Laban	Samar	2nd
	Stella Luz Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd
	Bayani Fernando	NPC	Marikina	1st
	Jose Singson Jr.	Probinsyano Ako	Party-list
Assistant Minority Leaders	Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
	Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Francisca Castro	ACT TEACHERS	Party-list

Deputy Majority Leader

Bernadette Herrera-Dy (BH)^[3]

Assistant Majority Leaders

Marissa Andaya^[a] (Camarines Sur–1st, NPC)
Kristine Singson-Meehan (Ilocos Sur–2nd, Bileg Party)^[3]

19th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader	Manuel Jose Dalipe	Lakas	Zamboanga City	2nd
Senior Deputy Majority Leader	Ferdinand Alexander Marcos	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	1st
Deputy Majority Leaders	Josephine Veronique Lacson-Noel	NPC	Malabon	Lone
	Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	PDP–Laban	Pangasinan	6th
	Lianda Bolilia	PDP–Laban	Batangas	4th
	Franz Pumaren	NUP	Quezon City	3rd
	David C. Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	2nd
Assistant Majority Leaders	Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Sancho Fernando Oaminal	Nacionalista	Misamis Occidental	2nd
	Jaime Cojuangco	NPC	Tarlac	1st
	Richard Gomez	PDP–Laban	Leyte	4th
	Jude Acidre	Tingog	Party-list
	Patrick Michael Vargas	Lakas	Quezon City	5th
Minority Leader	Marcelino Libanan	4Ps	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Paul Daza	NUP	Northern Samar	1st
Deputy Minority Leaders	Bernadette Herrera-Dy	BH	Party-list
	Presley de Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
	Mujiv Hataman	BUP	Basilan	Lone
	France Castro	ACT Teachers	Party-list
	Stephen James Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	1st
	Lex Anthony Cris Colada	AAMBIS-Owa	Party-list
	Florencio Noel	An Waray	Party-list
Assistant Minority Leaders	Marissa Magsino	OFW	Party-list
	Harris Ongchuan	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
	Jonathan Clement Abalos II	4Ps	Party-list
	Nicolas Enciso VIII	Bicol Saro	Party-list
	Arlene Brosas	Gabriela	Party-list
	Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
	Reynolds Michael Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	2nd
	Gabriel Bordado	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd

20th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader	Ferdinand Alexander Marcos III	PFP	Ilocos Norte	1st
Senior Deputy Majority Leader	Lorenz Defensor	NUP	Iloilo	3rd
Deputy Majority Leaders	Julienne Baronda	Lakas	Iloilo City	Lone
	Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	Lakas	Pangasinan	6th
	Zia Alonto Adiong	Lakas	Lanao del Sur	1st
	Patrick Michael Vargas	Lakas	Quezon City	5th
	Ma. Alana Samantha Santos	Lakas	Cotabato	3rd
	Ernesto Dionisio	Lakas	Manila	1st
	Jeyzel Victoria Yu	Lakas	Zamboanga del Sur	2nd
	Arnan Panaligan	Lakas	Oriental Mindoro	1st
	Alyssa Michaela Gonzales	Lakas	Pampanga	3rd
	Marie Bernadette Escudero	NPC	Sorsogon	1st
	Ivan Howard Guintu	Independent	Capiz	1st
	Manuel Fortes Jr.	NPC	Sorsogon	2nd
	Gil Acosta Jr.	Lakas	Palawan	3rd
	Adrian Jay Advincula	NUP	Cavite	3rd
	Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Crispin Diego Remulla	NUP	Cavite	7th
	Vincenzo Renato Luigi Villafuerte	NUP	Camarines Sur	2nd
	Jose Teves Jr.	TGP	Party-list
	Munir Arbison Jr.	KAPUSO PM	Party-list
	Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez	1-Rider	Party-list
Assistant Majority Leaders	Sittie Shahara I. Mastura	Lakas	Maguindanao del Norte	Lone
	Rhea Gullas	Lakas	Cebu	1st
	Roberto T. Uy Jr.	Lakas	Zamboanga del Norte	1st
	Agatha Paula Cruz	Lakas-CMD	Bulacan	5th
	Oyo Uy	Lakas	Davao del Norte	1st District
	Jhong Ceniza	Lakas	Davao de Oro	2nd
	Ronald Singson	NPC	Ilocos Sur	1st
	Mark Anthony Santos	Independent	Las Piñas	Lone
	King Collantes	NPC	Batangas	3rd
	Patricia Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
	Arjo Atayde	Nacionalista	Quezon City	1st
	Alexandria Gonzales	NUP	Mandaluyong	Lone
	John Geesnell Yap	LDP	Bohol	1st
	Kiko Barzaga	NUP	Cavite	4th
	Esmael Mangudadatu	PFP	Maguindanao del Sur	Lone
	Bella Suansing	PFP	Sultan Kudarat	2nd
	Javi Benitez	PFP	Negros Occidental	3rd
	Katrina Reiko Chua-Tai	Independent	Zamboanga City	1st
	Daniel Bocobo	Nacionalista	Taguig	2nd
	Ryan Recto	Nacionalista	Batangas	6th
	James Ang Jr.	Uswag Ilonggo	Party-list
	Brian Poe Llamanzares	FPJ Panday Bayanihan	Party-list
	Johanne Monich Baustista	TRABAHO	Party-list
Minority Leader	Marcelino Libanan	4Ps	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Edgar Erice	Liberal	Caloocan	2nd
Deputy Minority Leaders	Leila de Lima	ML	Party-list
	Presley de Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
	Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
	Kaka Bag-ao	Liberal	Dinagat Islands	Lone
	Stephen James Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	1st
	Perci Cendaña	Akbayan	Party-list
	Antonio Tinio	ACT Teachers	Party-list
	Bong Suntay	UNA	Quezon City	4th
	Jernie Jett Nisay	Pusong Pinoy	Party-list
	Reynolds Michael Tan	Lakas	Samar	2nd
	Krisel Lagman	Liberal	Albay	1st
Assistant Minority Leaders	Sheen Gonzales	Independent	Eastern Samar	Lone
	Renee Co	Kabataan	Party-list
	Chel Diokno	Akbayan	Party-list
	Roberto Nazal Jr.	BH	Party-list
	Niko Raul Daza	NUP	Northern Samar	1st
	Jan Rurik Padiernos	GP	Party-list
	Audrey Zubiri	PFP	Bukidnon	3rd
	Iris Marie Montes	4K	Party-list

Notes

↑ Died on July 5, 2020.

References

↑ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 33. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 3 "HOUSE COMMITTEES - RULES". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved December 8, 2020.
1 2 Gonzales, Cathrine (December 7, 2020). "9 more Velasco allies become deputy speakers". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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[4] Died on July 5, 2020.

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 33. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[HOUSE_COMMITTEES_-_RULES-2] 1 2 3 "HOUSE COMMITTEES - RULES". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[dec72020-3] 1 2 Gonzales, Cathrine (December 7, 2020). "9 more Velasco allies become deputy speakers". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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