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16th Congress of the Philippines

16th Congress of the Philippines

Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines


The 16th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabing-anim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas) 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.

Leaders

Senate

House of Representatives

Sessions

  • First regular session: July 22, 2013 – June 9, 2014
  • Second regular session: July 28, 2014 – May 25, 2015
  • Third regular session: July 27, 2015 – May 24, 2016

Members

  • Per party total:
Senate (24 seats)
House of Representatives (292 seats)
  • Per bloc total
Senate (24 seats)




House of Representatives (292 seats)




Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:

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Current composition

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Composition history

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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
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Party-list representatives

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

Committees

Constitutional bodies

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

Senate committees

House of Representatives committees

Legislation

Laws passed by the 16th Congress:

Notes

  1. Detained on July 3, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
  2. Detained on June 23, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
  3. Detained on June 20, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
  4. Died on June 13, 2016.[1]
  5. ^2 Died on September 16, 2015.[2]
  6. Election annulled on January 12, 2016 due to American citizenship and lack of residency.[3][4][5][6][7]
  7. Took office on February 1, 2016.
  8. Removed from office on May 16, 2016 after an electoral protest on claims of electoral fraud. Reinstated by the Supreme Court but was not implemented.[8][9][10]
  9. Took office on May 16, 2016.
  10. Appointed as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on September 12, 2015.[11]
  11. Disqualified on January 26, 2016 by the Supreme Court due to his libel conviction.[12][8][9]
  12. Took office on May 23, 2016.
  13. Died on May 12, 2015.[13]
  14. Until March 16, 2015.
  15. Since May 14. 2015.
  16. Died on February 8, 2016.

References

  1. Legaspi, Amita (June 14, 2016). "Bataan Vice Gov-elect Garcia passes away". GMA News. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. "Camarines Norte congressman dies". Rappler. September 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. Salaverria, Leila B. (July 23, 2013). "House recognizes Reyes as Marinduque rep; rival Velasco opts to skip Sona". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. Tubeza, Philip C. (July 19, 2013). "We've done our part, Comelec says of Marinduque proclamation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. People's Tonight (July 20, 2013). "Barzaga: Accept Velasco as Marinduque representative". Journal Online. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. Villa, Jet (July 11, 2013). "Comelec nullifies proclamation of Regina Reyes as Marinduque representative". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. Arcangel, Xianne (March 16, 2016). "New Surigao, Samar congressmen sworn into office". GMA News. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  8. "16th Congress, 3rd Regular Session: Attendance Record" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  9. Pasion, Patty (June 6, 2016). "Northern Samar's Abayon escorted out of Congress". Rappler. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  10. Estanislao, Anna; Andolong, Ina (September 22, 2015). "CA confirms appointment of Sarmiento as new DILG chief". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  11. "SC votes to remove Philip Pichay from House seat". GMA News. February 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  12. Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (May 12, 2015). "Tarlac lawmaker Enrique Cojuangco, 74". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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