16th Congress of the Philippines

The 16th Congress of the Philippines () 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.

Leadership

Senate

• President: Franklin Drilon (Liberal)
• President pro tempore: Ralph Recto (Liberal)
• Majority Floor Leader: Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista)
• Minority Floor Leader:
• Juan Ponce Enrile (PMP), until July 28, 2014
• Tito Sotto (NPC), acting, July 28, 2014 – August 24, 2015
• Juan Ponce Enrile (PMP), from August 24, 2015

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Quezon City–4th, Liberal)
• Deputy Speakers:
• Henedina Abad (Batanes, Liberal)
• Giorgidi Aggabao (Isabela–4th, NPC)
• Sergio Apostol (Leyte–2nd, Liberal)
• Pangalian Balindong (Lanao del Sur–2nd, Liberal)
• Carlos Padilla (Nueva Vizcaya, Nacionalista)
• Majority Floor Leader: Neptali Gonzales II (Mandaluyong, Liberal)
• Minority Floor Leader: Ronaldo Zamora (San Juan, Nacionalista)

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

Senate

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

• For senators elected on May 10, 2010: June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
• For senators elected on May 13, 2013: June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019

Current composition

Composition history

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.

Current composition

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.

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

Committees

Constitutional bodies

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

Senate committees

House of Representatives committees

Legislation

Laws passed by the 16th Congress:

Notes

References