16th Congress of the Philippines

The Sixteenth Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabing-anim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The convention of the 16th Congress was followed by the 2013 Senate election, which replaced half of the Senate membership, and the 2013 House of Representatives elections which elected the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

16th Congress of the Philippines

July 22, 2013 – June 6, 2016
President	Benigno Aquino III (LP)
Vice President	Jejomar Binay (UNA)
Senate
Senate President	Franklin Drilon (LP)
Senate President pro tempore	Ralph Recto (LP)
Majority leader	Alan Peter Cayetano (NP)
Minority leader	Juan Ponce Enrile Tito Sotto (NPC/UNA); Acting, July 28, 2014 – August 2015
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (LP)
Deputy Speakers	Henedina Abad (LP) Sergio Apostol (LP) Pangalian Balindong (LP) Carlos Padilla (NP) Giorgidi Aggabao (NPC) Roberto Puno (NUP)
Majority leader	Neptali Gonzales II (LP)
Minority leader	Ronaldo Zamora (NP/Magdiwang)
◀ 15th (2010) 17th (2016) ▶

Leaders

Senate

• Senate President:
  • Franklin Drilon (Liberal), since July 22, 2013
• Senate President pro tempore:
  • Ralph Recto (Liberal), since July 22, 2013
• Majority Floor Leader:
  • Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista), since July 22, 2013
• Minority Floor Leader:
  • Juan Ponce Enrile (UNA/PMP), since July 22, 2013; on leave from July 28, 2014 to August 2015 due to hospital arrest
  • Tito Sotto (NPC/UNA) from July 28, 2014 to August 2015, in an acting capacity

House of Representatives

• Speaker:
  • Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Quezon City-4th, Liberal), since July 22, 2013
• Deputy Speakers:
  • Henedina Abad (Batanes, Liberal), since July 22, 2013
  • Giorgidi Aggabao (Isabela-4th, NPC), since July 22, 2013
  • Sergio Apostol (Leyte-2nd, Liberal), since July 22, 2013
  • Pangalian Balindong (Lanao del Sur-2nd, Liberal), since July 22, 2013
  • Carlos M. Padilla (Nueva Vizcaya, Nacionalista), since July 22, 2013
  • Roberto Puno (Antipolo-1st, NUP), since July 22, 2013
• Majority Floor Leader:
  • Neptali Gonzales II (Mandaluyong, Nacionalista), since July 22, 2013
• Minority Floor Leader:
  • Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan, Nacionalista/Magdiwang), since July 22, 2013

Sessions

• First regular session: July 22, 2013 – June 9, 2014
• Second regular session: July 28, 2014 – May 25, 2015
• Third regular session: July 27, 2012 – May 24, 2015

Members

• Per party total:

Senate (24 seats)

House of Representatives (292 seats)

• Per bloc total

Senate (24 seats)

House of Representatives (292 seats)

Senate

	Senator	Party	Terms			Bloc	City/municipality of registration
			Number	Starts	Ends
	1. Sonny Angara	LDP	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Baler, Aurora
	2. Bam Aquino	Liberal	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Quezon City
	3. Nancy Binay	UNA	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Minority	Makati
	4. Alan Peter Cayetano	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2013	May 17, 2017	Majority	Taguig
	5. Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Taguig
	6. Miriam Defensor Santiago	PRP	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Quezon City
	7. Franklin Drilon	Liberal	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Iloilo City
	8. JV Ejercito	PMP	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Minority	San Juan
	9. Juan Ponce Enrile	PMP	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Minority	Aparri, Cagayan
	10. Francis Escudero	Independent	2	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Sorsogon City
	11. Jinggoy Estrada	PMP	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016^1	Minority	San Juan
	12. TG Guingona	Liberal	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Malaybalay, Bukidnon
	13. Gregorio Honasan	UNA	2	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Minority	Marikina
	14. Lito Lapid	Independent	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Porac, Pampanga
	15. Loren Legarda	NPC	2	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Malabon
	16. Bongbong Marcos	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Batac, Ilocos Norte
	17. Sergio Osmeña III	Independent	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Makati
	18. Koko Pimentel	PDP–Laban	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Cagayan de Oro
	19. Grace Poe	Independent	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	San Juan
	20. Ralph Recto	Liberal	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Lipa, Batangas
	21. Bong Revilla	Lakas	2	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016^1	Minority	Imus, Cavite
	22. Tito Sotto	NPC	1	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	Majority	Quezon City
	23. Antonio Trillanes	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Caloocan
	24. Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	Majority	Las Piñas

Notes

^1 Currently detained

Current composition

Per party Party Majority Minority Total % Nacionalista 5 0 5 21% UNA 0 5 5 21% Liberal 4 0 4 17% NPC 1 1 2 8% Lakas 1 0 1 4% LDP 1 0 1 4% PDP–Laban 1 0 1 4% PRP 1 0 1 4% Independent 4 0 4 16% Total 18 6 24 100%

Per bloc Bloc Total % Majority 18 75% Minority 6 25% Total 24 100%

Composition history

Date	Event	Party(Majority/minority bloc/independent) (Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)									Total
		LDP	Lakas	LP	NP	NPC	PDP	PRP	UNA	Ind		Vacant
End of 15th Congress		1 / 0	2 / 1	4 / 0	2 / 3	2 / 0	2 / 0	1 / 0	3 / 0	2 / 0	23	1
Election result		1	2	4	5	2	1	1	5	3	24	0
July 22, 2013	Senate presidential election	1 / 0	2 / 0	4 / 0	5 / 0	1 / 1	1 / 0	0/0/1	0 / 5	3 / 0	24	0
July 23, 2013	Santiago accepted into the majority	1 / 0	2 / 0	4 / 0	5 / 0	1 / 1	1 / 0	1 / 0	0 / 5	3 / 0	24	0

House of Representatives

The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016.

District representatives

Sixteenth Congress representation map of the Philippines

Province/City	District	Representative		Party	Term	Bloc
Abra	Lone		Jocelyn Bernos	Liberal	2	Majority
Agusan del Norte	1st		Lawrence Fortun	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Erlpe John Amante	Kusug Agusanon	1	Majority
Agusan del Sur	1st		Maria Valentina Plaza	NUP	2	Majority
	2nd		Bebs Mellana	NUP	2	Majority
Aklan	Lone		Ted Haresco Jr.	Independent	2	Majority
Albay	1st		Edcel Lagman Jr.	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Al Francis Bichara	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	3rd		Fernando V. Gonzalez	Liberal	2	Majority
Antipolo	1st		Roberto Puno	NUP	3	Majority
	2nd		Romeo Acop	Liberal	2	Majority
Antique	Lone		Paolo Javier	Liberal	2	Majority
Apayao	Lone		Eleanor Bulut-Begtang	NPC	2	Majority
Aurora	Lone		Bella Angara	LDP	1	Minority
Bacolod	Lone		Evelio Bing Leonardia	NPC	1	Majority
Baguio	Lone		Nicasio Aliping Jr.	Independent	1	Majority
Basilan	Lone		Jim Hataman Salliman	Liberal	2	Majority
Bataan	1st		Herminia Roman	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Enrique T. Garcia Jr.^1	NUP	1	Majority
Batanes	Lone		Henedina Abad	Liberal	2	Majority
Batangas	1st		Eileen Ermita-Buhain	Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd		Raneo Abu	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	3rd		Nelson Collantes	Liberal	2	Majority
	4th		Mark Llandro Mendoza	NPC	3	Majority
Benguet	Lone		Ronald Cosalan	Liberal	2	Majority
Biliran	Lone		Rogelio Espina	Liberal	2	Majority
Bohol	1st		Rene Relampagos	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Erico Aristotle Aumentado	NPC	1	Majority
	3rd		Arthur Yap	NPC	2	Majority
Bukidnon	1st		Malou Acosta-Alba	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Florencio Flores	Nacionalista	2	Minority
	3rd		Jose Zubiri III	Liberal/BPP	3	Majority
	4th		Oneil Roque	NPC	1	Majority
Bulacan	1st		Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado	NUP	3	Majority
	2nd		Apol Pancho	NUP	1	Independent minority
	3rd		Jonjon Mendoza	Liberal	2	Majority
	4th		Linabelle Ruth Villarica	Liberal	2	Majority
Cagayan	1st		Sally Ponce Enrile	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd		Aline Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	1	Majority
	3rd		Randolph Ting	NUP	2	Majority
Cagayan de Oro	1st		Rolando Uy	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Rufus Rodriguez	CDP	3	Majority
Caloocan	1st		Enrico Echiverri	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd		Edgar Erice	Liberal	1	Majority
Camarines Norte	1st		Cathy Barcelona-Reyes	NUP	1	Majority
	2nd		Elmer Panotes^2	Lakas	2	Majority
Camarines Sur	1st		Rolando Andaya Jr.	Lakas	2	Majority
	2nd		Dato Arroyo	Lakas	3	Independent minority
	3rd		Leni Robredo	Liberal	1	Majority
	4th		Felix William Fuentebella	NPC	1	Majority
	5th		Salvio Fortuno	Liberal	2	Majority
Camiguin	Lone		Xavier Jesus Romualdo	NPC	1	Majority
Capiz	1st		Antonio Del Rosario	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Fredenil Castro	NUP	1	Majority
Catanduanes	Lone		Cesar Sarmiento	Liberal	2	Majority
Cavite	1st		Francis Abaya	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Lani Mercado	Lakas	2	Independent minority
	3rd		Alex Advincula	Liberal	1	Majority
	4th		Elpidio Barzaga Jr.	NUP	3	Majority
	5th		Roy Loyola	Liberal	2	Majority
	6th		Luis Ferrer IV	NUP/Magdalo	1	Independent minority
	7th		Abraham Tolentino	Liberal	1	Majority
Cebu	1st		Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr.	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	2nd		Wilfredo Caminero	Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd		Gwendolyn Garcia	UNA/1-Cebu	1	Majority
	4th		Benhur Salimbangon	NUP/1-Cebu	2	Majority
	5th		Joseph Ace Durano	Liberal	1	Majority
	6th		Gabriel Luis Quisumbing	Liberal	2	Majority
Cebu City	1st		Raul del Mar	Liberal/BOPK	1	Majority
	2nd		Bebot Abellanosa	Liberal/BOPK	1	Majority
Compostela Valley	1st		Maria Carmen Zamora	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Rommel Amatong	Aksyon Demokratiko	3	Majority
Cotabato (North)	1st		Jesus Sacdalan	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Nancy Catamco	Liberal	2	Majority
	3rd		Ping-Ping Tejada	Nacionalista	1	Minority
Davao City	1st		Karlo Nograles	NUP	2	Majority
	2nd		Mylene Garcia-Albano	Liberal	2	Majority
	3rd		Isidro Ungab	Liberal	3	Majority
Davao (Davao del Norte)	1st		Anthony del Rosario	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Antonio Lagdameo Jr	NUP	3	Majority
Davao del Sur	1st		Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	2nd		Franklin Bautista	Liberal	3	Majority
Davao Oriental	1st		Nelson Dayanghirang	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	2nd		Thelma Almario	Lakas	3	Majority
Dinagat Islands	Lone		Kaka Bag-ao	Liberal	2	Majority
Eastern Samar	Lone		Ben Evardone	Liberal	2	Majority
Guimaras	Lone		Joaquin Carlos Rahman Nava	Liberal	3	Majority
Ifugao	Lone		Teodoro Baguilat	Liberal	2	Majority
Iligan	Lone		Vicente Belmonte Jr.	Liberal	3	Majority
Ilocos Norte	1st		Rodolfo Fariñas	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	2nd		Imelda Marcos	KBL	2	Independent minority
Ilocos Sur	1st		Ronald Singson	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	2nd		Eric Singson	Liberal	1	Majority
Iloilo	1st		Oscar Garin Jr.	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Arcadio Gorriceta	Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd		Arthur Defensor Jr.	Liberal	2	Majority
	4th		Hernan Biron Jr.	UNA	1	Majority
	5th		Niel Tupas Jr.	Liberal	3	Majority
Iloilo City	Lone		Jerry Treñas	Liberal	2	Majority
Isabela	1st		Rodolfo Albano III	NPC	1	Minority
	2nd		Ana Cristina Go	Nacionalista	2	Minority
	3rd		Napoleon Dy	NPC	2	Majority
	4th		Giorgidi Aggabao	NPC	3	Majority
Kalinga	Lone		Manuel Agyao	Liberal	3	Majority
La Union	1st		Victor Francisco Ortega	Lakas	3	Independent minority
	2nd		Eufranio Eriguel	NPC	2	Majority
Laguna	1st		Danilo Fernandez	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Jun Chipeco Jr.	Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd		Sol Aragones	UNA	1	Majority
	4th		Benjie Agarao	Liberal	1	Majority
Lanao del Norte	1st		Imelda Dimaporo	NPC	2	Independent minority
	2nd		Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	1	Independent minority
Lanao del Sur	1st		Ansaruddin Alonto Adiong	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Pangalian Balindong	Liberal	3	Majority
Lapu-Lapu City	Lone		Aileen Radaza	Lakas	1	Majority
Las Piñas	Lone		Mark Villar	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Leyte	1st		Martin Romualdez	Lakas	3	Independent minority
	2nd		Sergio Apostol	Liberal	2	Majority
	3rd		Andres Salvacion	Liberal	3	Majority
	4th		Lucy Torres-Gomez	Liberal	2	Majority
	5th		Jose Carlos Cari	Liberal	2	Majority
Maguindanao	1st		Bai Sandra Sema	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Zajid Mangudadatu	Liberal	1	Majority
Makati	1st		Monique Lagdameo	UNA	2	Majority
	2nd		Abby Binay	UNA	3	Majority
Malabon	Lone		Josephine Lacson-Noel	NPC	3	Majority
Mandaluyong	Lone		Neptali Gonzales II	Liberal	3	Majority
Manila	1st		Benjamin Asilo	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Carlo Lopez	Liberal/KABAKA	2	Majority
	3rd		Zenaida "Naida" Angping	NPC	3	Majority
	4th		Trisha Bonoan-David	Liberal	3	Majority
	5th		Amado Bagatsing	NUP/KABAKA	3	Majority
	6th		Sandy Ocampo	Liberal/KABAKA	2	Majority
Marikina	1st		Marcelino Teodoro	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Miro Quimbo	Liberal	2	Majority
Marinduque	Lone		Regina Ongsiako Reyes^4	Liberal	1	Majority
			Lord Allan Jay Velasco^4	NUP	1	Majority
Masbate	1st		Maria Vida Espinosa-Bravo	NUP	1	Majority
	2nd		Elisa Olga Kho	Lakas	1	Majority
	3rd		Scott Davies Lanete	NPC	2	Majority
Misamis Occidental	1st		Jorge Almonte	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Henry Oaminal	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Misamis Oriental	1st		Peter Unabia	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Juliette Uy	NUP	1	Independent minority
Mountain Province	Lone		Maximo Dalog	Liberal	2	Majority
Muntinlupa	Lone		Rodolfo Biazon	Liberal	2	Majority
Navotas	Lone		Toby Tiangco	UNA/Navoteño	2	Independent
Negros Occidental	1st		Jules Ledesma	NPC	3	Majority
	2nd		Leo Rafael Cueva	NUP	1	Independent minority
	3rd		Alfredo Benitez	Liberal	2	Majority
	4th		Jeffrey Ferrer	NUP/UNegA	3	Majority
	5th		Alejandro Mirasol	Liberal	2	Majority
	6th		Mercedes Alvarez	NPC	2	Majority
Negros Oriental	1st		Manuel Iway	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		George Arnaiz	NPC	3	Majority
	3rd		Pryde Henry Teves	NPC	3	Majority
Northern Samar	1st		Harlin Abayon^3	Nacionalista	1	Majority
			Raul Daza^3	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Emil Ong	NUP	3	Majority
Nueva Ecija	1st		Estrellita Suansing	Unang Sigaw	1	Majority
	2nd		Joseph Gilbert Violago	Liberal	3	Majority
	3rd		Czarina Umali	Liberal	3	Majority
	4th		Magnolia Antonino-Nadres	NUP	1	Majority
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone		Carlos M. Padilla	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Occidental Mindoro	Lone		Josephine Sato	Liberal	1	Majority
Oriental Mindoro	1st		Paulino Salvador Leachon	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Rey Umali	Liberal	2	Majority
Palawan	1st		Franz Joseph Alvarez	NUP	1	Majority
	2nd		Frederick Abueg	NUP/PPP	1	Majority
	3rd		Douglas Hagedorn	NPC	1	Majority
Pampanga	1st		Yeng Guiao	NUP/Kambilan	1	Majority
	2nd		Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	Lakas	2	Independent minority
	3rd		Oscar Samson Rodriguez	Liberal	1	Majority
	4th		Juan Pablo Bondoc	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Pangasinan	1st		Jesus Celeste	NPC	2	Majority
	2nd		Leopoldo Bataoil	NPC	2	Majority
	3rd		Rosemarie Arenas	Liberal	1	Majority
	4th		Gina de Venecia	NPC	2	Majority
	5th		Kimi Cojuangco	NPC	2	Majority
	6th		Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	NPC	2	Majority
Parañaque	1st		Eric Olivarez	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Gus Tambunting	UNA	1	Majority
Pasay	Lone		Imelda Rubiano	Liberal	2	Majority
Pasig	Lone		Roman Romulo	Liberal	3	Majority
Quezon	1st		Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	3	Majority
	2nd		Vicente Alcala	Liberal	1	Majority
	3rd		Aleta Suarez	Lakas	1	Independent minority
	4th		Angelina Tan	NPC	1	Majority
Quezon City	1st		Francisco Boy Calalay	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Winston Castelo	Liberal	2	Majority
	3rd		Bolet Banal	Liberal	2	Majority
	4th		Feliciano Belmonte Jr.	Liberal	2	Majority
	5th		Alfred Vargas	Liberal	1	Majority
	6th		Kit Belmonte	Liberal	1	Majority
Quirino	Lone		Dakila Cua	Liberal	2	Majority
Rizal	1st		Joel Roy Duavit	NPC	2	Majority
	2nd		Isidro Rodriguez Jr.	NPC	2	Majority
Romblon	Lone		Eleandro Jesus Madrona	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Samar	1st		Mel Senen Sarmiento^5	Liberal	2	Majority
	2nd		Milagros Tan	NPC	2	Majority
San Jose del Monte	Lone		Arthur Robes	Liberal	3	Majority
San Juan	Lone		Ronaldo Zamora	UNA/Magdiwang	1	Minority
Sarangani	Lone		Manny Pacquiao	UNA	2	Majority
Siquijor	Lone		Marie Anne Pernes	Liberal	1	Majority
Sorsogon	1st		Evelina Escudero	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd		Deogracias Ramos Jr.	Liberal	2	Majority
South Cotabato	1st		Pedro Acharon Jr.	Liberal/AIM	2	Majority
	2nd		Ferdinand Hernandez	NPC/AIM	1	Majority
Southern Leyte	Lone		Damian Mercado	NUP	1	Majority
Sultan Kudarat	1st		Raden Sakaluran	Independent	2	Majority
	2nd		Arnulfo Go	NUP	3	Majority
Sulu	1st		Tupay Loong	NUP	2	Majority
	2nd		Maryam Arbison	Liberal	1	Majority
Surigao del Norte	1st		Francisco Matugas	Liberal	3	Majority
	2nd		Guillermo Romarate Jr.	Liberal	3	Majority
Surigao del Sur	1st		Philip Pichay^6	Lakas	3	Independent minority
			Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado^6	Liberal	1	Majority
	2nd		Florencio Garay	Liberal	3	Majority
Taguig–Pateros	1st		Arnel Cerafica	Liberal	2	Majority
Taguig	2nd		Lino Cayetano	PDP-Laban	1	Minority
Tarlac	1st		Enrique Cojuangco^7	NPC	2	Majority
	2nd		Susan Yap	NPC	2	Majority
	3rd		Noel Jesus Villanueva	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Tawi-Tawi	Lone		Ruby Sahali	Liberal	1	Majority
Valenzuela	1st		Sherwin Gatchalian	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd		Magtanggol Gunigundo	Lakas	3	Majority
Zambales	1st		Jeffrey Khonghun	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd		Cheryl Deloso-Montalla	Liberal	1	Majority
Zamboanga City	1st		Celso Lobregat	LDP	1	Majority
	2nd		Lilia Macrohon-Nuño	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Zamboanga del Norte	1st		Seth Jalosjos	Nacionalista	2	Minority
	2nd		Rosendo Labadlabad	Liberal	3	Majority
	3rd		Isagani Amatong	Liberal	1	Majority
Zamboanga del Sur	1st		Victor Yu	NUP	3	Majority
	2nd		Aurora Cerilles	NUP	2	Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay	1st		Belma Cabilao	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	2nd		Dulce Ann Hofer	Liberal	1	Majority

^1 Died on June 13, 2016.[1]

^2 Died on September 16, 2015.[2]

^3 Abayon was disqualified by the HRET due to electoral fraud and was replaced by his opponent, Daza on May 23, 2016.[3][4] The Supreme Court reversed HRET decision to reinstate Abayon but the House of the Representatives didn't implement it.[5]

^4 Reyes was disqualified by the COMELEC and the Supreme Court due to her American citizenship and thus ineligible to hold office.[6] Her opponent, Velasco was officially recognized representative on February 1, 2016.[7][8][9][10]

^5 Appointed as Secretary of Interior and Local Government on September 12, 2015.[11]

^6 Pichay was disqualified by the Supreme Court due to his libel conviction and was replaced by his opponent, Ty-Delgado, on May 23, 2016.[12][3][4]

^7 Died on May 12, 2015.[13]

Party-list representatives

See also: Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Party	Representative	Term	Bloc
1 BANAT & AHAPO Party-list Coalition (1-BAP)	Silvestre Bello III	1	Minority
1st Consumer's Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE)	Edgardo Masongsong	1	Majority
	Michael Angelo Rivera	1	Majority
Abakada-Guro Party List (Abakada)	Jonathan dela Cruz	1	Independent minority
Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN)	Maximo Rodriguez, Jr.	2	Majority
Abang Lingkod	Joseph Stephen Paduano	1	Majority
Abono	Conrado Estrella III	3	Majority
	Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III	3	Majority
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A TEACHER)	Mariano Piamonte, Jr.	3	Majority
	Julieta Cortuna	2	Majority
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano (Agbiag)	Patricio Antonio	2	Majority
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP)	Nicanor Briones	3	Majority
	Rico Geron	1	Majority
Agri-Agra na Reporma Para sa Magsasaka sa Pilipinas (Agri)	Delph Gan Lee	1	Majority
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party (Akbayan)	Walden Bello (until March 16, 2015)	3	Majority
	Ibarra Gutierrez III	1	Majority
	Angelina Katoh (since May 14. 2015)	1	Majority
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB)	Christopher Co	2	Majority
	Rodel Batocabe	2	Majority
Alay Buhay	Weslie Gatchalian	2	Majority
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers)	Antonio Tinio	2	Minority
Alliance of Volunteer Educators (AVE)	Eulogio Magsaysay	2	Majority
An Waray	Neil Benedict Montejo	2	Majority
	Victoria Isabel Noel	1	Majority
Anakpawis	Fernando Hicap	1	Minority
Anak Mindanao (AMIN)	Sitti Turabin-Hataman	1	Majority
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-Owa)	Sharon Garin	2	Majority
Ang Mata'y Aalagaan (AMA)	Lorna Velasco	1	Majority
Ang Nars	Leah Paquiz	1	Minority
Ang National Coalition of Indigenous People's Action Na! (ANAC-IP)	Jose Panganiban	1	Majority
Ang Partido ng mga Pilipinong Marino (ANGKLA)	Jesulito Manalo	1	Majority
Anti-Crime and Terrorism-Community Involvement and Support (ACT CIS)	Samuel Pagdilao	1	Majority
Append	Pablo Nava III	1	Majority
Arts, Business and Science Professionals (ABS)	Catalina Leonen-Pizarro	3	Majority
Bayan Muna	Neri Colmenares	3	Minority
	Carlos Isagani Zarate	1	Minority
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (BUHAY)	Mariano Michael Velarde, Jr.	3	Majority
	Lito Atienza	1	Independent minority
	Erwin Tieng	2	Majority
Butil Farmers Party (BUTIL)	Agapito Guanlao	3	Majority
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)	Sherwin Tugna	2	Majority
	Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales	3	Majority
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party (COOP-NATCCO)	Cresente Paez	3	Majority
	Antonio Bravo	1	Majority
Democratic Independent Workers' Association (DIWA)	Emmeline Aglipay	2	Majority
Gabriela Women's Party (GABRIELA)	Luzviminda Ilagan	3	Minority
	Emerenciana De Jesus	2	Minority
Kabataan Partylist (Kabataan)	Terry Ridon	3	Minority
Kalinga-Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation-Building Through Easing Poverty (KALINGA)	Abigail Faye Ferriol	2	Majority
LPG Marketers' Association (LPGMA)	Arnel Ty	2	Minority
Magdalo Para sa Pilipino (Magdalo)	Gary Alejano	1	Majority
	Francisco Ashley Acedillo	1	Majority
OFW Family Club (OFW Family)	Roy Señeres, Sr.	1	Majority
	Juan Johnny Revilla	1	Majority
Social Amelioration & Genuine Intervention on Poverty (1-SAGIP)	Erlinda Santiago	1	Majority
Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP)	Raymond Democrito Mendoza	3	Majority
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP)	Carol Jane Lopez	2	Minority

Current composition

Current party standing. Party list seats are denoted by black and gray boxes to the left; Metro Manila seats are magnified on the inset at the right.

Per party

Party		Majority	Ind. & Ind. minority	Minority	None	Total	%
	Liberal	110	0	0	0	110	37.7%
	NPC	35	2	1	0	38	13.0%
	NUP	24	3	0	0	27	9.2%
	Nacionalista	16	0	5	0	21	7.2%
	Lakas	6	7	0	1	14	4.8%
	UNA	7	1	0	0	8	2.7%
	Buhay	2	1	0	0	3	1.0%
	1-CARE	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	A TEACHER	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	Abono	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	AGAP	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	AKB	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	Akbayan	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	An Waray	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	Bayan Muna	0	0	2	0	2	0.7%
	CIBAC	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	Coop-NATCCO	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	GABRIELA	0	0	2	0	2	0.7%
	LDP	1	0	1	0	2	0.7%
	Magdalo	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	OFW Family	2	0	0	0	2	0.7%
	1-BAP	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	1-SAGIP	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	AAMBIS-Owa	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Abakada Guro	0	1	0	0	1	0.3%
	ABAMIN	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Abang Lingkod	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	ABS	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	ACT-CIS	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	ACT Teachers	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	Agbiag	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Agri	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Alay Buhay	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	AMA	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	ANAC-IP	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Anakpawis	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	Anak Mindanao	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	ANGKLA	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Ang Nars	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	Append	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	AVE	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Bukidnon Paglaum (caucuses with Liberals)	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Butil	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	CDP	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	DIWA	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	KABAKA (caucuses with UNA)	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Kabataan	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	KALINGA	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Kambilan	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	KBL	0	1	0	0	1	0.3%
	Kusug Agusanon (caucuses with Liberals)	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	LPGMA	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	Magdiwang (caucuses with UNA)	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	PPP	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	TUCP	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	Unang Sigaw	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	United Negros Alliance (caucuses with NUP)	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
	YACAP	0	0	1	0	1	0.3%
	Independent	3	1	0	0	4	1.4%
Totals		253	17	19	1	290	99.3%

Per bloc

Bloc	Total	%
Majority	253	86.6%
Minority	19	6.5%
Independent minority (including 1 independent)	17	5.8%
None	1	0.3%
Vacancies	2	0.7%
Total	292	100%

Note: Representatives who voted for Romualdez in the speakership election are denoted as "independent minority". One representative who abstained in the speakership election is denoted as an "independent" and is included in the "independent minority" bloc for purposes of classification.

Composition history

• Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc; italicization indicates party has members in the Minority bloc.

Date	Event	Party(Majority/minority bloc/unclassified) (Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)										Total
		Lakas	LP	NP	NPC	NUP	UNA	Other	Local	Ind	PL		Vacant
End of 15th Congress		28	91	16	43	27	11	4	1	4	56	281	6
Election result		14	112	18	42	24	10	4	4	6	54	288	4
July 2, 2013	Macrohon-Nuño (independent) joins the Nacionalista Party	14	112	19	42	24	10	4	4	5	54	288	4
July 22, 2013	Speakership election	7/0/7	109/1/2	16/4/0	32/1/5	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	41/11/2	288	4
July 24, 2013	Duavit accepted into the majority	7/0/7	110/1/2	15/4/0	33/1/4	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	41/11/2	288	4
July 29, 2013	Biazon accepted into the majority	7/0/7	111/1/1	15/4/0	33/1/4	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	41/11/2	288	4
July 31, 2013	Dy, Ocampo accepted into the majority; R.D. Mendoza sworn in	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	34/1/3	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	41/11/3	289	3
August 8, 2013	R.D. Mendoza accepted into the majority	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	36/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/2	289	3
May 28, 2014	Paduano sworn in	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	36/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/3	290	2
May 29, 2014	Paduano accepted into the majority	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	36/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	43/11/2	290	2
March 16, 2015	W. Bello's resignation	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	36/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/2	289	3
May 12, 2015	E. Cojuangco's death	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	35/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/2	288	4
May 13, 2015	Katoh sworn in	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	35/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/3	289	3
May 19, 2015	Katoh accepted into the majority	7/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	35/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	43/11/2	289	3
September 16, 2015	Panotes's death	6/0/7	112/1	15/4/0	35/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/3	288	4
September 29, 2015	M.S. Sarmiento's swearing in as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government	6/0/7	111/1	15/4/0	35/1/1	22/0/4	8/1/1	2/1/1	4/0/0	3/0/1	42/11/3	287	5

• In this tally, congressmen who voted for Romualdez are unclassified.

Committees

Constitutional bodies

Committee	Senate				House of Representatives
	Chairman		Minority leader		Chairman		District	Minority leader		District
Commission on Appointments		Franklin Drilon		Vicente Sotto III		Antonio del Rosario*	Capiz–1st		Rodolfo Albano III	Isabela–1st
Electoral tribunals		Bam Aquino		Nancy Binay		Franklin Bautista	Davao del Sur–2nd		Luzviminda Ilagan	Party-list
Judicial and Bar Council		Aquilino Pimentel III	N/A			Niel Tupas, Jr.	Iloilo–5th	N/A

*Replacement for resigned member Mel Senen Sarmiento (Liberal; Samar–1st)

Senate committees

Main article: List of Philippine Senate committees

House of Representatives committees

Main article: List of Philippine House of Representatives committees

Legislation

Laws passed by the 16th Congress:

Main article: Laws of the 16th Congress of the Philippines

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