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17th Congress of the Philippines
July 25, 2016 – June 4, 2019
President	Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban)
Vice President	Leni Robredo (Liberal)
Senate
Senate President	Tito Sotto (NPC)
Senate President; pro tempore	Ralph Recto (Nacionalista)
Majority leader	Migz Zubiri (Independent)
Minority leader	Franklin Drilon (Liberal)
House of Representatives
House Speaker	Pantaleon Alvarez (2016–2018) (PDP–Laban) ; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2018–2019) (PDP–Laban)
Deputy Speakers	Eric Singson (PDP–Laban); Mercedes Alvarez (NPC); Fredenil Castro (NUP); Raneo Abu (Nacionalista) since July 25, 2016; Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista); Gwendolyn Garcia (PDP–Laban); Mylene Garcia-Albano (PDP–Laban); Sharon Garin (AAMBIS-OWA); Bai Sandra A. Sema (PDP–Laban) since August 15, 2016; Ferdinand L. Hernandez (NPC); Frederick Abueg (Liberal); Linabelle Villarica (Liberal) since August 9, 2017;
Majority leader	Fredenil Castro (NUP)
Minority leader	Danilo Suarez (Lakas–CMD)
Members	297
	◄ 16th (2013) 18th (2019) ►

17th Congress of the Philippines

Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines

The 17th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabimpitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 25, 2016, until June 4, 2019, during the first three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 17th Congress followed the 2016 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

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Both chambers of Congress are divided into parties and blocs. While members are elected via parties, blocs are the basis for committee memberships. Only members of the majority and minority blocs are accorded committee memberships. This is how blocs are determined:

Majority bloc: All members who voted for the Senate President or Speaker during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
Minority bloc: All members who voted for the second-placed candidate during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
Independent minority bloc: All members who did not vote for the winning or second-best nominee during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
Independent bloc: All members who abstained from voting during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
Not a member of any bloc: All members who have not voted during the Senate presidential or speakership election.

In the speakership election, several members abstained from voting. They, along with the members who voted for the losing candidate voted on who would be the minority leader.

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[10] Resigned on May 17, 2017, after being appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.^[9]

[11] Detained on February 24, 2017, for charges linked to the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal.

[14] Died on November 11, 2016.^[11]

[17] Died on October 8, 2017.^[13]

[22] Left office on November 5, 2018, after appointment as Cabinet Secretary.^[17]

[25] Resigned after being appointed as Secretary of Public Works and Highways on August 1, 2016.^[19]

[27] Died on June 3, 2017.^[20]

[30] Died on June 30, 2016, before taking office.^[22]

[31] Died on December 22, 2018.

[32] Resigned on October 2, 2017.

[33] Resigned on November 21, 2018.

[34] Resigned on July 11, 2018, after being appointed as an undersecretary in the Department of Justice.

[35] Died on September 23, 2018.

[36] Resigned on October 30, 2017, after being appointed as Presidential Spokesperson.

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	Party	Term	Term expiry	In office	Bloc	City/municipality of registration
1.Sonny Angara	LDP	1	2019	2013–present	Majority	Baler, Aurora
2.Bam Aquino	Liberal	1	2019	2013–2019	Minority	Quezon City
3.Nancy Binay	UNA	1	2019	2013–present	Majority	Makati
4.Alan Peter Cayetano^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Nacionalista	2	2019	2007–2017	Majority	Taguig
5.Leila de Lima^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Liberal	1	2022	2016–2022	Minority	Iriga, Camarines Sur
6.Franklin Drilon	Liberal	2	2022	2010–2022	Minority	Iloilo City
7.JV Ejercito	NPC	1	2019	2013–2019	Majority	San Juan
8.Francis Escudero	Independent	2	2019	2007–2019	Majority	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon
9.Win Gatchalian	NPC	1	2022	2016–present	Majority	Valenzuela
10.Dick Gordon	Independent	1	2022	2016–2022	Majority	Olongapo
11.Gregorio Honasan	UNA	2	2019	2007–2019	Majority	Marikina
12.Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan	1	2022	2016–present	Minority	Manila
13.Panfilo Lacson	Independent	1	2022	2016–2022	Majority	Imus, Cavite
14.Loren Legarda	NPC	2	2019	2007–2019	Majority	Pandan, Antique
15.Manny Pacquiao	PDP–Laban	1	2022	2016–2022	Majority	Kiamba, Sarangani
16.Francis Pangilinan	Liberal	1	2022	2016–2022	Minority	Quezon City
17.Koko Pimentel	PDP–Laban	2	2019	2011–present	Majority	Cagayan de Oro
18.Grace Poe	Independent	1	2019	2013–present	Majority	San Juan
19.Ralph Recto	Nacionalista	2	2022	2010–2022	Majority	Lipa, Batangas
20.Tito Sotto	NPC	2	2022	2010–2022	Majority	Quezon City
21.Antonio Trillanes	Nacionalista	2	2019	2007–2019	Minority	Caloocan
22.Joel Villanueva	Liberal	1	2022	2016–present	Majority	Bocaue, Bulacan
23.Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista	1	2019	2013–present	Majority	Las Piñas
24.Migz Zubiri	Independent	1	2022	2016–present	Majority	Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Party	Representative	Term	Bloc
1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy, Inc. (1-CARE)	Carlos Roman Uybarreta	1	Majority
Aangat Tayo	Harlin Neil Abayon III	1	Minority
Abang Lingkod (ABANG LINGKOD)	Joseph Stephen Paduano	2	Minority
Abono	Conrado Estrella III	2	Majority
Abono	Vini Nola Ortega	1	Majority
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT TEACHERS)	Antonio Tinio	3	Independent minority
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT TEACHERS)	Francisca Castro	1	Independent minority
Acts-Overseas Filipino Workers Coalition of Organizations (ACTS-OFW)	Aniceto Bertiz III	1	Minority
Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment through Action, Cooperation and Harmony towards Educational Reforms, Inc. (A TEACHER)	Julieta Cortuna	3	Minority
Agbiag! Timpuyog Ilocano, Inc. (AGBIAG!)	Michelle Antonio	1	Majority
Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement (AGRI)	Delphine Lee	2	Minority
	Orestes Salon	1	Minority
Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP)	Rico Geron	2	Majority
Akbayan Citizens' Action Party (AKBAYAN)	Tomasito Villarin	1	Independent minority
Ako Bicol Political Party (AKO BICOL)	Rodel Batocabe^{[lower-alpha 9]}	3	Majority
	Ronald Ang	1	Minority
	Alfredo Garbin Jr.	1	Minority
	Christopher Co	3	Majority
Alliance of Organizations, Networks and Associations of the Philippines (ALONA)	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	1	Minority
An Waray	Victoria Isabel Noel	2	Majority
Anak Mindanao (AMIN)	Amihilda J. Sangcopan	1	Independent minority
	Makmod Mending Jr.	2	Majority
	Sitti Djalia Turabin^{[lower-alpha 10]}	2	Majority
Anakpawis	Ariel Casilao	1	Independent minority
Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya Owa Mangunguma (AAMBIS-OWA)	Sharon Garin	3	Majority
Ang Kabuhayan	Dennis Laogan	1	Majority
Ang Mata'y Alagaan (MATA)	Tricia Nicole Velasco-Catera	1	Majority
Ang National Coalition of Indigenous Peoples Action Na! (ANAC-IP)	Jose Panganiban Jr.	2	Majority
Angkla: Ang Partido ng mga Pilipinong Marino (ANGKLA)	Jesulito Manalo	2	Majority
Arts Business and Science Professionals (ABS)	Eugene Michael De Vera^{[lower-alpha 11]}	1	Minority
Arts Business and Science Professionals (ABS)	Ulysses Garces	1	Majority
Ating Agapay Sentrong Samahan ng mga Obrero (AASENSO)	Teodoro Montoro	1	Majority
Bagong Henerasyon (BH)	Bernadette Herrera	1	Majority
Bayan Muna	Carlos Isagani Zarate	2	Independent minority
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (BUHAY)	Mariano Michael Velarde Jr.	3	Majority
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (BUHAY)	Lito Atienza	2	Minority
Butil Farmers Party (BUTIL)	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	1	Minority
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC)	Sherwin Tugna	3	Majority
Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines (SENIOR CITIZENS)	Francisco Datol Jr.	1	Majority
	Milagros Aquino Magsaysay	1	Majority
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party (COOP-NATCCO)	Anthony Bravo	2	Minority
Cooperative NATCCO Network Party (COOP-NATCCO)	Sabiniano Canama	1	Majority
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA)	Emmeline Aglipay-Villar^{[lower-alpha 12]}	3	Majority
Democratic Independent Workers Association (DIWA)	Pepito Pico	1	Majority
Gabriela Women's Party (GABRIELA)	Emmi de Jesus	3	Independent minority
Gabriela Women's Party (GABRIELA)	Arlene Brosas	1	Independent minority
Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (KABAYAN)	Ciriaco S. Calalang^{[lower-alpha 13]}	1	Minority
	Ron Salo	1	Majority
	Harry Roque^{[lower-alpha 14]}	1	Majority
	Paul Hernandez	1	Majority
Kabataan (KABATAAN)	Sarah Jane Elago	1	Independent minority
Kalinga: Advocacy for Social Empowerment and Nation Building through Easing Poverty (KALINGA)	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	3	Minority
KUSUG TAUSUG	Shernee Tan	3	Majority
LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA)	Arnel Ty	3	Majority
Magdalo Para sa Pilipino (MAGDALO)	Gary Alejano	2	Independent minority
Manila Teachers' Savings and Loan Association (MANILA TEACHERS)	Virgilio Lacson	1	Majority
One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1PACMAN)	Enrico Pineda	1	Majority
One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1PACMAN)	Michael Romero	1	Majority
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA)	Mark Aeron Sambar	1	Majority
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA)	Jericho Jonas Nograles	1	Majority
Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (SBP)	Ricardo Belmonte Jr.	1	Majority
Social Amelioration & Genuine Intervention on Poverty (1-SAGIP)	Rodante Marcoleta	1	Majority
Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP)	Raymond Democrito Mendoza	4	Majority
Una ang Edukasyon (1-ANG EDUKASYON)	Salvador Belaro Jr.	1	Minority
You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP)	Benhur Lopez Jr.	1	Minority

Committee	Senate						House of Representatives
Committee	Chairman	Party		Minority leader	Party		Chairman	Party		District	Minority leader	Party		District
Commission on Appointments	Tito Sotto*		NPC	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal	Ronaldo Zamora		PDP–Laban	San Juan	Julieta Cortuna		A TEACHER	Party-list
Senate Electoral Tribunal	Grace Poe		Independent	Antonio Trillanes		Nacionalista	—
House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal	—						Jorge Almonte		PDP–Laban	Misamis Oriental–1st	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual		KALINGA	Party-list
Judicial and Bar Council	Dick Gordon		Independent	—			Reynaldo Umali		Liberal	Oriental Mindoro–2nd	—

Committee		Chair	Party		Minority leader	Number of members
Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations*	Independent	Richard Gordon		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	17
Accounts	Independent	Panfilo Lacson		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	11
Agrarian Reform	Nacionalista	Alan Peter Cayetano		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Agriculture and Food	Liberal	Kiko Pangilinan		Independent	Francis Escudero	11
Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies	Independent	Francis Escudero		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Civil Service and Government Reorganization	Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes IV	none			7
Climate Change	NPC	Loren Legarda		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws	Liberal	Franklin Drilon		Independent	Francis Escudero	11
Cooperatives	Independent	Juan Miguel Zubiri		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Cultural Communities	UNA	Nancy Binay		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	7
Economic Affairs	NPC	Win Gatchalian		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Education, Arts and Culture	Liberal	Bam Aquino		Independent	Francis Escudero	15
Electoral Reforms and People's Participation	Liberal	Leila de Lima		Independent	Francis Escudero	11
Energy	NPC	Win Gatchalian		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	15
Environment and Natural Resources	Nacionalista	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	15
Ethics and Privileges	NPC	Tito Sotto		Independent	Francis Escudero	7
Finance	NPC	Loren Legarda		Independent	Francis Escudero	17
Foreign Relations	Nacionalista	Alan Peter Cayetano		Independent	Francis Escudero	15
Games, Amusement and Sports	Independent	Panfilo Lacson		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Government Corporations and Public Enterprises	Independent	Richard Gordon		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Health and Demography	Akbayan	Risa Hontiveros		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	11
Justice and Human Rights	Independent	Richard Gordon		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development	CIBAC	Joel Villanueva		Independent	Francis Escudero	13
Local Government	LDP	Sonny Angara		Independent	Francis Escudero	13
National Defense and Security	UNA	Gregorio Honasan		Independent	Francis Escudero	19
Peace, Unification and Reconciliation	UNA	Gregorio Honasan		Independent	Francis Escudero	7
Public Information and Mass Media	Independent	Grace Poe		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs	Independent	Panfilo Lacson		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Public Services	Independent	Grace Poe		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	11
Public Works	PDP–Laban	Manny Pacquiao		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	13
Rules	NPC	Tito Sotto		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Science and Technology	Liberal	Bam Aquino		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	7
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development	Nacionalista	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	7
Tourism	UNA	Nancy Binay		Independent	Francis Escudero	7
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship	Independent	Juan Miguel Zubiri		Independent	Francis Escudero	9
Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement	PDP–Laban	JV Ejercito		Independent	Francis Escudero	11
Ways and Means	LDP	Sonny Angara		Independent	Francis Escudero	15
Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality	Akbayan	Risa Hontiveros		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	9
Youth	CIBAC	Joel Villanueva		Nacionalista	Antonio Trillanes	7

Committee	Party		Chair	Party		Minority leader	Number of members
Accounts		Nacionalista	Eileen Ermita-Buhain		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	105
Agrarian Reform		Liberal	Rene Relampagos		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	40
Agriculture and Food		ANAC-IP	Jose Panganiban Jr.		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	65
Appropriations		NUP	Karlo Nograles		Agri	Orestes Salon	125
Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources		NUP	Luis Ferrer IV		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	55
Banks and Financial Intermediaries		Nacionalista	Ben Evardone		Agri	Orestes Salon	45
Basic Education and Culture	none				A TEACHER	Julieta Cortuna	65
Civil Service and Professional Regulation	none				Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	35
Constitutional Amendments		Liberal	Roger Mercado		Aangat Tayo	Harlin Neil Abayon III	35
Cooperatives Development		AGAP	Rico Geron		ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	25
Dangerous Drugs		Nacionalista	Robert "Ace" Barbers		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	45
Ecology		PDP–Laban	Estrelita Suansing		Liberal	Arlene B. Arcillas	35
Economic Affairs		NPC	Arthur Yap		Agri	Orestes Salon	35
Energy		PDP–Laban	Lord Allan Jay Velasco		Agri	Orestes Salon	65
Ethics and Privileges		Agri	Delphine Lee	none			25
Foreign Affairs		Liberal	Linabelle Ruth Villarica		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	55
Games and Amusements		PDP–Laban	Gustavo Tambuting		UNA	Monsour del Rosario	65
Good Government and Public Accountability		PDP–Laban	Johnny Pimentel		Agri	Orestes Salon	45
Government Enterprises and Privatization		PDP–Laban	Jesus Sacdalan		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	35
Government Reorganization		Liberal	Henedina Abad		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	25
Health		NPC	Angelina Tan		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	65
Higher and Technical Education		Liberal	Dulce Ann Hofer		A TEACHER	Julieta Cortuna	65
Housing and Urban Development		PDP–Laban	Alfredo Benitez		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	55
Human Rights		Liberal	Cherry Deloso-Montalla		A TEACHER	Julieta Cortuna	35
Indigenous Cultural Communities And Indigenous Peoples		Liberal	Nancy Catamco		Liberal	Arlene B. Arcillas	25
Information and Communications Technology		NPC	Victor Yap		A TEACHER	Julieta Cortuna	55
Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy		PDP–Laban	Rosemarie Arenas		ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	45
Justice		PDP–Laban	Reynaldo V. Umali		Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	55
Labor and Employment		NUP	Randolph Ting		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	40
Legislative Franchises		PDP–Laban	Franz Alvarez		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	45
Local Government		NPC	Pedro Acharon Jr.		Liberal	Arlene B. Arcillas	55
Metro Manila Development		Liberal	Winston Castelo		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	30
Mindanao Affairs		CDP	Maximo Rodriguez. Jr		ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	60
Muslim Affairs	none				ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	20
National Defense and Security		Aksyon	Amado Espino Jr.		UNA	Monsour del Rosario	65
Natural Resources	none				Agri	Orestes Salon	65
Overseas Workers Affairs	none				ACTS-OFW	Aniceto Bertiz	35
People's Participation	none				ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	25
Population and Family Relations		UNA	Sol Aragones		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	25
Poverty Alleviation	none				Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	25
Public Information	none				Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	35
Public Order and Safety		Liberal	Romeo Acop		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	55
Public Works and Highways		PDP–Laban	Celso Lobregat		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	95
Revision of Laws		NPC	Marlyn Primicias-Agabas		Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	25
Rules		Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas		Aangat Tayo	Harlin Neil Abayon III	30
Rural Development		PDP–Laban	Deogracias Ramos		Agri	Orestes Salon	25
Science and Technology		NPC	Erico Aristotle Aumentado		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	35
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development		PDP–Laban	Peter Unabia		ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	25
Social Services		Liberal	Frederick Abueg		ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	35
Suffrage And Electoral Reforms		CIBAC	Sherwin Tugna		Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	35
Tourism		PDP–Laban	Lucy Torres		A TEACHER	Julieta Cortuna	55
Trade and Industry		NUP	Ferjenel G. Biron		Liberal	Arlene B. Arcillas	55
Transportation		Liberal	Cesar Sarmiento		Nacionalista	Richard Eusebio	85
Veterans Affairs and Welfare		Liberal	Leopoldo Bataoil		Butil	Cecilia Leonila Chavez	30
Ways and Means		Liberal	Dakila Carlo Cua		Agri	Orestes Salon	75
Welfare of Children		NPC	Aurora Cerilles		ALONA	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	20
Women and Gender Equality	none				Kalinga	Abigail Faye Ferriol-Pascual	55
Youth and Sports Development		Abono	Conrado Estrella III		PDP–Laban	Monsour del Rosario	35

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Province/City	District		Party	Term	Bloc
Abra	Lone	Joseph Bernos	PDP–Laban^[10]	1	Majority
Agusan del Norte	1st	Lawrence Fortun	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Agusan del Norte	2nd	Erlpe John Amante	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Agusan del Sur	1st	Maria Valentina Plaza	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Agusan del Sur	2nd	Evelyn Plaza-Mellana	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Aklan	Lone	Carlito Marquez	NPC	1	Majority
Albay	1st	Edcel Lagman	Liberal	1	Independent minority
	2nd	Joey Salceda	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	3rd	Fernando Gonzalez	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Antipolo	1st	Cristina Roa-Puno	NUP	1	Majority
Antipolo	2nd	Romeo Acop	NUP	3	Majority
Antique	Lone	Paolo Everardo Javier	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Apayao	Lone	Eleanor Bulut Begtang	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Aurora	Lone	Bella Angara	LDP	2	Majority
Bacolod	Lone	Greg Gasataya	NPC	1	Majority
Baguio	Lone	Mark Go	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Basilan	Lone	Jum Jainudin Akbar^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Liberal	1	Majority
Bataan	1st	Geraldine Roman	PDP–Laban^[12]	1	Majority
Bataan	2nd	Joet Garcia	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Batanes	Lone	Henedina Abad^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Liberal	3	Majority
Batangas	1st	Eileen Ermita-Buhain	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	2nd	Raneo Abu	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	3rd	Maria Theresa Collantes	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	4th	Lianda Bolilia	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	5th	Mario Vittorio Mariño	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	6th	Vilma Santos-Recto	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Benguet	Lone	Ronald Cosalan	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Biliran	Lone	Rogelio Espina	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Biñan	Lone	Marlyn Alonte	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Bohol	1st	Rene Relampagos	NUP	3	Majority
	2nd	Erico Aristotle Aumentado	NPC	2	Majority
	3rd	Arthur Yap	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Bukidnon	1st	Maria Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	2	Majority
	2nd	Florencio Flores Jr.	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	3rd	Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	1	Majority
	4th	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Bulacan	1st	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	NUP	1	Majority
	2nd	Gavini Pancho	NUP	2	Majority
	3rd	Lorna Silverio	NUP	1	Majority
	4th	Linabelle Villarica	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Cagayan	1st	Ramon Nolasco	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	2nd	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	2	Majority
	3rd	Randolph Ting	NUP	3	Majority
Cagayan de Oro	1st	Rolando Uy	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Cagayan de Oro	2nd	Maximo Rodriguez Jr.	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Caloocan	1st	Dale Malapitan	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Caloocan	2nd	Edgar Erice	Liberal	2	Independent minority
Camarines Norte	1st	Renato Unico Jr.	NUP	1	Majority
Camarines Norte	2nd	Marisol Panotes	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Camarines Sur	1st	Rolando Andaya Jr.	NPC	3	Majority
	2nd	Luis Raymund Villafuerte	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	3rd	Gabriel Bordado	Liberal	1	Independent minority
	4th	Arnulfo Fuentebella	NPC	1	Majority
	5th	Salvio Fortuno	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Camiguin	Lone	Xavier Jesus Romualdo	PDP–Laban^[12]	2	Majority
Capiz	1st	Tawi Billones	Liberal	1	Independent minority
Capiz	2nd	Fredenil Castro	NUP	2	Majority
Catanduanes	Lone	Cesar Sarmiento	PDP–Laban^[15]	3	Majority
Cavite	1st	Francis Gerald Abaya	Liberal	2	Independent minority
	2nd	Strike Revilla	NUP	1	Majority
	3rd	Alex Advincula	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
	4th	Jennifer Barzaga	NUP	1	Majority
	5th	Roy Loyola	NPC	3	Majority
	6th	Luis Ferrer IV	NUP	2	Majority
	7th	Abraham Tolentino	PDP–Laban^[14]	2	Majority
Cebu	1st	Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr.	Independent	2	Minority
	2nd	Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	2	Majority
	3rd	Gwendolyn Garcia	PDP–Laban/1-Cebu	2	Majority
	4th	Benhur Salimbangon	NUP/1-Cebu	4	Majority
	5th	Ramon Durano VI	NPC	1	Majority
	6th	Jonas Cortes	PDP–Laban^[16]	1	Majority
	7th	Peter John Calderon	NPC	1	Majority
Cebu City	1st	Raul del Mar	Liberal	2	Majority
Cebu City	2nd	Rodrigo Abellanosa	LDP	2	Majority
Compostela Valley	1st	Maria Carmen Zamora	HNP	3	Majority
Compostela Valley	2nd	Ruwel Peter Gonzaga	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Cotabato	1st	Jesus Sacdalan	PDP–Laban^[15]	3	Majority
	2nd	Nancy Catamco	PDP–Laban^[12]	3	Majority
	3rd	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Davao City	1st	Karlo Nograles^{[lower-alpha 5]}	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
	2nd	Mylene Garcia-Albano	PDP–Laban^[14]	3	Majority
	3rd	Alberto Ungab	HNP	1	Majority
Davao del Norte	1st	Pantaleon Alvarez	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Davao del Norte	2nd	Antonio Floirendo Jr.	HNP	1	Majority
Davao del Sur	Lone	Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Davao Occidental	Lone	Lorna Bautista-Bandigan	NPC	1	Majority
Davao Oriental	1st	Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Davao Oriental	2nd	Joel Mayo Almario	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Dinagat Islands	Lone	Kaka Bag-ao	Liberal	2	Independent minority
Eastern Samar	Lone	Ben Evardone	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Guimaras	Lone	Maria Lucille Nava	PDP–Laban^[15]	1	Majority
Ifugao	Lone	Teddy Baguilat	Liberal	3	Independent minority
Iligan	Lone	Frederick Siao	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Ilocos Norte	1st	Rodolfo Fariñas	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Ilocos Norte	2nd	Imelda Marcos	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Ilocos Sur	1st	Deogracias Victor Savellano	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Ilocos Sur	2nd	Eric Singson	Bileg Ti Ilokano	2	Majority
Iloilo	1st	Oscar Garin Jr.	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	2nd	Arcadio Gorriceta	Liberal	2	Majority
	3rd	Arthur Defensor Jr.	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
	4th	Ferjenel Biron	Nacionalista	1	Majority
	5th	Raul Tupas	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Iloilo City	Lone	Jerry Treñas	NUP^[15]	3	Majority
Isabela	1st	Rodolfo Albano III	PDP–Laban^[12]	2	Majority
	2nd	Ana Cristina Go	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	3rd	Napoleon Dy	NPC	3	Majority
	4th	Maria Lourdes Aggabao	NPC	1	Majority
Kalinga	Lone	Allen Jesse Mangaoang	Nacionalista	1	Majority
La Union	1st	Pablo Ortega	NPC	1	Majority
La Union	2nd	Sandra Eriguel	PDP–Laban^[18]	1	Majority
Laguna	1st	Arlene B. Arcillas	PDP–Laban	1	Minority
	2nd	Jun Chipeco	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	3rd	Sol Aragones	Nacionalista	2	Majority
	4th	Benjamin Agarao Jr.	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Lanao del Norte	1st	Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Lanao del Norte	2nd	Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	2	Majority
Lanao del Sur	1st	Ansaruddin Adiong	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Lanao del Sur	2nd	Mauyag Papandayan Jr.	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Lapu-Lapu City	Lone	Aileen Radaza	PDP–Laban^[16]	2	Majority
Las Piñas	Lone	Mark Villar^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Leyte	1st	Yedda Romualdez	Lakas	1	Majority
	2nd	Henry Ong	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	3rd	Vicente Veloso	NUP	1	Majority
	4th	Lucy Torres-Gomez	PDP–Laban^[15]	3	Majority
	5th	Jose Carlos Cari	PFP	3	Majority
Maguindanao	1st	Bai Sandra Sema	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Maguindanao	2nd	Zajid Mangudadatu	PDP–Laban^[15]	2	Majority
Makati	1st	Monsour del Rosario	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Makati	2nd	Luis Campos Jr.	NPC	1	Minority
Malabon	Lone	Ricky Sandoval	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Mandaluyong	Lone	Alexandria Gonzales	PDP–Laban^[15]	1	Majority
Manila	1st	Manuel Luis Lopez	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd	Carlo Lopez	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
	3rd	Yul Servo	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	4th	Edward Maceda	PMP	1	Majority
	5th	Cristal Bagatsing	KABAKA	1	Majority
	6th	Rosenda Ann Ocampo	PDP–Laban/KKK	3	Majority
Marikina	1st	Bayani Fernando	NPC	1	Majority
Marikina	2nd	Miro Quimbo	Liberal	3	Independent minority
Marinduque	Lone	Lord Allan Jay Velasco	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Masbate	1st	Maria Vida Espinosa-Bravo	NUP	2	Majority
	2nd	Elisa Olga Kho	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
	3rd	Scott Davies Lanete	NPC	3	Majority
Misamis Occidental	1st	Jorge Almonte	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Misamis Occidental	2nd	Henry Oaminal	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Misamis Oriental	1st	Peter Unabia	PDP–Laban^[14]	3	Majority
Misamis Oriental	2nd	Juliette Uy	NUP	2	Majority
Mountain Province	Lone	Maximo Dalog^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Liberal	3	Majority
Muntinlupa	Lone	Ruffy Biazon	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Navotas	Lone	Toby Tiangco	Partido Navoteño	3	Independent
Negros Occidental	1st	Melecio Yap	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd	Leo Rafael Cueva	NUP/UNegA	2	Majority
	3rd	Alfredo Benitez	PDP–Laban^[21]	3	Majority
	4th	Juliet Marie Ferrer	NUP/UNegA	1	Majority
	5th	Alejandro Mirasol	Lakas	3	Majority
	6th	Mercedes Alvarez	NPC	3	Majority
Negros Oriental	1st	Jocelyn Limkaichong	Liberal	1	Independent minority
	2nd	Manuel Sagarbarria	NPC	1	Majority
	3rd	Arnolfo Teves	PDP–Laban^[15]	1	Majority
Northern Samar	1st	Raul Daza	Liberal	3	Independent minority
Northern Samar	2nd	Edwin Ongchuan	NUP	1	Majority
Nueva Ecija	1st	Estrelita Suansing	PDP–Laban^[14]	2	Majority
	2nd	Micaela Violago	NUP	1	Majority
	3rd	Rosanna Vergara	LDP	1	Majority
	4th	Magnolia Antonino-Nadres	NUP	2	Majority
Nueva Vizcaya	Lone	Luisa Lloren Cuaresma	NUP	1	Majority
Occidental Mindoro	Lone	Josephine Sato	Liberal	2	Independent minority
Oriental Mindoro	1st	Paulino Salvador Leachon	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Oriental Mindoro	2nd	Reynaldo Umali	PFP	3	Majority
Palawan	1st	Franz Alvarez	NUP/PPP	2	Majority
	2nd	Frederick Abueg	PDP–Laban/PPP	2	Majority
	3rd	Gil Acosta	NPC/PPP	1	Majority
Pampanga	1st	Carmelo Lazatin II	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	2nd	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
	3rd	Aurelio Gonzales Jr.	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	4th	Juan Pablo Bondoc	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Pangasinan	1st	Jesus Celeste	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
	2nd	Leopoldo Bataoil	NUP	3	Majority
	3rd	Rosemarie Arenas	PDP–Laban^[10]	2	Majority
	4th	Christopher de Venecia	Lakas	1	Majority
	5th	Amado Espino Jr.	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
	6th	Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	NPC	3	Majority
Parañaque	1st	Eric Olivarez	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Parañaque	2nd	Gustavo Tambunting	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Pasay	Lone	Imelda Calixto-Rubiano	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Pasig	Lone	Richard Eusebio	Nacionalista	1	Minority
Quezon	1st	Trina Enverga	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd	Vicente Alcala	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
	3rd	Danilo Suarez	Lakas	1	Minority
	4th	Angelina Tan	NPC	2	Majority
Quezon City	1st	Vincent Crisologo	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
	2nd	Winston Castelo	Serbisyo sa Bayan Party	3	Majority
	3rd	Jorge Banal	Serbisyo sa Bayan Party	3	Independent minority
	4th	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.	Liberal	3	Majority
	5th	Alfred Vargas	PDP–Laban^[12]	2	Majority
	6th	Jose Christopher Belmonte	Liberal	2	Independent minority
Quirino	Lone	Dakila Cua	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Rizal	1st	Jack Duavit	NPC	1	Majority
Rizal	2nd	Isidro Rodriguez Jr.	NPC	2	Majority
Romblon	Lone	Emmanuel Madrona	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Samar	1st	Edgar Sarmiento	Liberal	1	Majority
Samar	2nd	Milagrosa Tan	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
San Jose del Monte	Lone	Florida Robes	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
San Juan	Lone	Ronaldo Zamora	PDP–Laban^[14]	2	Majority
Sarangani	Lone	Rogelio Pacquiao	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Siquijor	Lone	Ramon Vicente Rocamora	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Sorsogon	1st	Evelina Escudero	NPC	2	Majority
Sorsogon	2nd	Deogracias Ramos Jr.	PDP–Laban^[15]	3	Majority
South Cotabato	1st	Pedro Acharon Jr.	NPC	3	Majority
South Cotabato	2nd	Ferdinand Hernandez	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Southern Leyte	Lone	Roger Mercado	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Sultan Kudarat	1st	Suharto Mangudadatu	NUP	1	Majority
Sultan Kudarat	2nd	Horacio Suansing Jr.	PDP–Laban^[14]	1	Majority
Sulu	1st	Tupay Loong^{[lower-alpha 8]}	NUP	1
Sulu	2nd	Abdulmunir Arbison	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Surigao del Norte	1st	Francisco Jose Matugas II	PDP–Laban	1	Minority
Surigao del Norte	2nd	Ace Barbers	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Surigao del Sur	1st	Prospero Pichay Jr.	Lakas	1	Majority
Surigao del Sur	2nd	Johnny Pimentel	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Taguig–Pateros	1st	Arnel Cerafica	PDP–Laban	3	Majority
Taguig	2nd	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista	1	Majority
Tarlac	1st	Charlie Cojuangco	NPC	1	Majority
	2nd	Victor Yap	NPC	1	Majority
	3rd	Noel Villanueva	NPC	2	Majority
Tawi-Tawi	Lone	Ruby Sahali	PDP–Laban^[14]	2	Majority
Valenzuela	1st	Wes Gatchalian	NPC	1	Majority
Valenzuela	2nd	Eric Martinez	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Zambales	1st	Jeffrey Khonghun	Nacionalista	2	Majority
Zambales	2nd	Cherry Deloso-Montalla	Liberal	2	Majority
Zamboanga City	1st	Celso Lobregat	PDP–Laban	2	Majority
Zamboanga City	2nd	Manuel Dalipe	NPC	1	Majority
Zamboanga del Norte	1st	Bullet Jalosjos	Nacionalista	3	Majority
	2nd	Glona Labadlabad	PDP–Laban^[15]	1	Majority
	3rd	Isagani Amatong	Liberal	2	Independent minority
Zamboanga del Sur	1st	Divina Grace Yu	PDP–Laban^[12]	1	Majority
Zamboanga del Sur	2nd	Aurora E. Cerilles	Nacionalista	3	Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay	1st	Wilter Palma II	PDP–Laban	1	Majority
Zamboanga Sibugay	2nd	Dulce Ann Hofer	PDP–Laban	2	Majority

Vacating member					Special election	Successor
Member	Party		Date	Reason	Special election	Name	Party	Date
Alan Peter Cayetano		Nacionalista	May 17, 2017	Appointment as Secretary of Foreign Affairs^[9]	None; seat to be filled in the 2019 election.

Member	Party	Date	Reason	Successor	Took office
Sitti Djalia Turabin Hataman^[25]	Anak Mindanao	October 2, 2017	Resigned to return to private life	Amihilda Sangcopan	January 15, 2018^[26]
Harry Roque	Kabayan	October 30, 2017	Appointed as Presidential Spokesperson	Ciriaco Calalang	January 15, 2018^[26]
Emmeline Aglipay-Villar	DIWA	July 11, 2018	Appointed as Justice Undersecretary	Pepito Pico	November 14, 2018
Ciriaco Calalang	Kabayan	September 23, 2018	Death due to stroke^[27]	Paul Hernandez	October 3, 2018^[28]
Eugene De Vera	ABS Partylist	November 19, 2018	Dropped from the rolls	Ullyses Garces	December 3, 2018
Rodel Batocabe	Ako Bicol	December 22, 2018	Died in an ambush	Ronald Ang	January 15, 2019