Floor leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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The floor leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines are the two lawmakers elected by their respective parties or coalitions as their official leaders, serving as the chief spokespersons of their party in matters concerning legislative business in the House. The majority and minority leaders are each elected through a party caucus among their respective members. A senior deputy leader, multiple deputy leaders, and assistant leaders are also selected from among the members of the majority and minority blocs.[1]
The positions of majority and minority leaders in the House are similar to the party leadership roles in the United States House of Representatives. In recent years, the two leadership posts have more closely resembled their American counterparts than those in the Philippine Senate, which selects its floor leaders from alliances formed among its members.
The current distinction between majority and minority leaders briefly existed during the 1st Philippine Legislature; however, in succeeding legislative terms until around the inauguration of the Third Republic in 1946, there was only a single representative referred to as the floor leader. The distinction has existed continuously since the 1st Philippine Congress.[2]
Majority floor leader
The majority floor leader is elected among the members of the majority bloc, or those who voted for the House speaker. The majority floor leader acts as the spokesman of the majority bloc and directs deliberation on the plenary. The chairmanship of the Committee on Rules is traditionally held concurrently by the majority leader.[3]
Minority floor leader
The minority floor leader is elected among the members of the minority bloc. Traditionally, the losing candidate in a two-way speakership election becomes the minority leader, but this was changed in the 17th Congress. The minority floor leader is the spokesman of the minority bloc, and is an ex officio member of all committees.[4]
List of floor leaders
Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)
| Legislature | Term | Majority leader | Party | Speaker | Party | Minority leader | Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Legislature | October 16, 1907 – 1909 |
Manuel L. Quezon | Nacionalista | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista | Vicente Singson Encarnación | Progresista | ||||||
| 2nd Legislature | 1910–1912 | Alberto Barreto | None | ||||||||||
| 3rd Legislature | 1912–1914 | Macario Adriatico | |||||||||||
| 1914–1916 | Galicano Apacible | ||||||||||||
House of Representatives (1916–1935)
| Legislature | Term | Majority leader | Party | Speaker | Party | Minority leader | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Legislature | October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919 |
Rafael Alunan Sr. | Nacionalista | Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista | None | ||||||
| 5th Legislature | July 21, 1919 – June 6, 1922 | |||||||||||
| 6th Legislature | October 27, 1922 – June 2, 1925 |
Benigno Aquino Sr. | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Manuel Roxas | Nacionalista Colectivista | |||||||
| 7th Legislature | July 16, 1925 – June 5, 1928 |
Nacionalista Consolidado |
Nacionalista Consolidado | |||||||||
| 8th Legislature | July 16, 1928 – June 2, 1931 |
Manuel Briones | ||||||||||
| 9th Legislature | July 16, 1931 – 1933 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | Pedro Sabido | |||||||||||
| 1934 – June 5, 1934 |
Francisco Varona | |||||||||||
| 10th Legislature | July 16, 1934 – November 15, 1935 |
José E. Romero | Nacionalista Democratico |
Quintín Paredes | Nacionalista Democratico | |||||||
National Assembly (1935–1945)
| Legislature | Term | Majority leader | Party | Speaker | Party | Minority leader | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st National Assembly | November 25, 1935 – December 30, 1938 |
José E. Romero | Nacionalista Democratico |
Gil Montilla | Nacionalista Democratico |
None[a] | ||||||
| 2nd National Assembly | January 24, 1939 – December 30, 1941 |
Quintín Paredes | Nacionalista | José Yulo | Nacionalista | |||||||
| National Assembly (Second Republic) |
October 18, 1943 – August 17, 1945 |
Francisco Zulueta | KALIBAPI | Benigno Aquino Sr. | KALIBAPI | |||||||
House of Representatives (1945–1973)
| Legislature | Term | Majority leader | Party | Speaker | Party | Minority leader | Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Commonwealth Congress |
June 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946 |
Eugenio Pérez | Nacionalista | José Zulueta | Nacionalista | None[a] | |||||||
| 2nd Commonwealth Congress |
May 25 – August 5, 1946 |
Raul Leuterio | Liberal | Eugenio Pérez | Liberal | Cipriano Primicias Sr. | Nacionalista | ||||||
| 1st Congress | August 5, 1946 – December 30, 1949 | ||||||||||||
| 2nd Congress | December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953 |
Jose Laurel Jr. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Congress | January 25, 1954 – August 4, 1957 |
Arturo Tolentino | Nacionalista | Jose Laurel Jr. | Nacionalista | Eugenio Pérez | Liberal | ||||||
| August 4 – December 30, 1957 |
Vacant[b] | ||||||||||||
| 4th Congress | January 27, 1958 – December 30, 1959 |
Jose Aldeguer | Daniel Romualdez | Ferdinand Marcos | Liberal | ||||||||
| December 30, 1959 – January 25, 1960 | Vacant[c] | ||||||||||||
| January 25, 1960 – December 30, 1961 |
Cornelio Villareal | Liberal | |||||||||||
| 5th Congress | January 22 – March 8, 1962 |
Justiniano Montano | |||||||||||
| March 8, 1962 – March 22, 1965 |
Cornelio Villareal | Liberal | Daniel Romualdez | Nacionalista | |||||||||
| 6th Congress | January 17, 1966 – February 2, 1967 |
Jose Laurel Jr. | |||||||||||
| February 2, 1967 – December 30, 1969 |
Marcelino Veloso | Jose Laurel Jr. | Nacionalista | Cornelio Villareal | Liberal | ||||||||
| 7th Congress | January 26, 1970 – April 1, 1971 |
Justiniano Montano | |||||||||||
| April 1 – June 12, 1971 |
Cornelio Villareal | Liberal | |||||||||||
| June 12 – December 30, 1971 |
Ramon Mitra Jr. | ||||||||||||
| January 24, 1972 – January 17, 1973 |
Ramon Felipe Jr. | ||||||||||||
Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986)
| Legislature | Term | Majority leader | Party | Speaker | Party | Minority leader | Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Batasang Pambansa |
June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984 |
Jose Roño | KBL | Querube Makalintal | KBL | Hilario Davide Jr. | Pusyon Bisaya | ||||||
| Regular Batasang Pambansa |
July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986 |
Nicanor Yñiguez | Jose Laurel Jr. | UNIDO | |||||||||
House of Representatives (1987–present)
List of deputy and assistant floor leaders
House of Representatives (1987–present)
Senior deputy majority leaders
| Legislature | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Congress | Jesus Crispin Remulla | NUP | Cavite–7th | July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| 19th Congress | Sandro Marcos | PFP | Ilocos Norte–1st | July 25, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |
| 20th Congress | Lorenz Defensor | NUP | Iloilo–3rd | July 28, 2025 – present | |
Deputy majority leaders
Assistant majority leaders
Senior deputy minority leaders
| Legislature | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Congress | Janette Garin | NUP | Iloilo–1st | July 23, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| 19th Congress | Paul Daza | NUP | Northern Samar–1st | July 26, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |
| 20th Congress | Edgar Erice | Liberal | Caloocan–2nd | July 30, 2025 – March 3, 2026 | |
| Leila de Lima | ML | Party-list | March 3, 2026 – present | ||
Deputy minority leaders
Assistant minority leaders
| Legislature | Term | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th Congress | 2022–2025 | Gabriel Bordado | Liberal | Camarines Sur–3rd | July 26, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Marissa Magsino | OFW | Party-list | ||||
| Harris Ongchuan | NUP | Northern Samar–2nd | ||||
| Jonathan Clement Abalos | 4Ps | Party-list | ||||
| Nicolas Enciso VIII | Bicol Saro | Party-list | ||||
| Arlene Brosas | Gabriela | Party-list | ||||
| Sergio Dagooc | APEC | Party-list | ||||
| 20th Congress | 2025–2028 | Sheen Gonzales | Independent (until 2026) |
Eastern Samar at-large | July 30, 2025 – present | |
| NUP (from 2026) | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Sarah Elago | Gabriela | Party-list | September 23, 2025 – present | |||
