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The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower house of Congress. The House of Representatives has existed from 1945 to 1972, and since 1987. Whenever a bicameral system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934. When a unicameral system is in use, the sole house of the ...
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas; Kamara from the Spanish word cámara, meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress ...
Website. econgress .gov .ph. The Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives, [ 3] although colloquially, the term "Congress" commonly refers to just the latter.
Geraldine Roman is the first and only trans woman to be elected to the House, in 2016. Daisy Avance-Fuentes was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, from 1998 to 2001. Bella Angara was the first woman to become House Majority Leader, from 2000 to 2001. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was the first ...
The Batasang Pambansa Complex, or simply the Batasan ( lit. 'legislature' ), is the seat of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is located along the Batasan Road in Batasan Hills, Quezon City . The complex was initially the home of the Batasang Pambansa, the former legislature of the Philippines which was established as an ...
The duties and powers of the House deputy speakers, as contained in the House rules, are the following: to assume the duties and powers of the speaker when so chosen by a majority vote or by lot among themselves, as the case may be, when the Speaker is absent or temporarily incapacitated, until such time that the Speaker returns to the performance of his/her duties; and, in case of resignation ...
2nd Legislature: 3rd Legislature: House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (1916–1935) No. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Party Legislature Took office Left office (1) Sergio Osmeña Member for Cebu–2nd (1878–1961) October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 Nacionalista: 4th Legislature: 5th Legislature: 2: Manuel Roxas Member ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It includes Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.