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
House of Representatives (292 seats)
House of Representatives (292 seats)
Senate
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
Current composition
Per bloc
Bloc
Total
%
Majority
18
75%
Minority
6
25%
Total
24
100%
Composition history
Date
Event
Party(Majority/minority bloc/independent) (Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)
Total
LDP
Lakas
LP
NP
NPC
PDP
PRP
UNA
Ind
Vacant
End of 15th Congress
1 / 0
2 / 1
4 / 0
2 / 3
2 / 0
2 / 0
1 / 0
3 / 0
2 / 0
23
1
Election result
1
2
4
5
2
1
1
5
3
24
0
July 22, 2013
Senate presidential election
1 / 0
2 / 0
4 / 0
5 / 0
1 / 1
1 / 0
0/0/1
0 / 5
3 / 0
24
0
July 23, 2013
Santiago accepted into the majority
1 / 0
2 / 0
4 / 0
5 / 0
1 / 1
1 / 0
1 / 0
0 / 5
3 / 0
24
0
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.
Sixteenth Congress representation map of the Philippines
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.
Per bloc
Bloc
Total
%
Majority
253
86.6%
Minority
19
6.5%
Independent minority (including 1 independent)
17
5.8%
None
1
0.3%
Vacancies
2
0.7%
Total
292
100%
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.
Date
Event
Party(Majority/minority bloc/unclassified) (Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc)
Total
Lakas
LP
NP
NPC
NUP
UNA
Other
Local
Ind
PL
Vacant
End of 15th Congress
28
91
16
43
27
11
4
1
4
56
281
6
Election result
14
112
18
42
24
10
4
4
6
54
288
4
July 2, 2013
Macrohon-Nuño (independent) joins the Nacionalista Party
14
112
19
42
24
10
4
4
5
54
288
4
July 22, 2013
Speakership election
7/0/7
109/1/2
16/4/0
32/1/5
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 24, 2013
Duavit accepted into the majority
7/0/7
110/1/2
15/4/0
33/1/4
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 29, 2013
Biazon accepted into the majority
7/0/7
111/1/1
15/4/0
33/1/4
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/2
288
4
July 31, 2013
Dy, Ocampo accepted into the majority; R.D. Mendoza sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
34/1/3
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
41/11/3
289
3
August 8, 2013
R.D. Mendoza accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
289
3
May 28, 2014
Paduano sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
290
2
May 29, 2014
Paduano accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
43/11/2
290
2
March 16, 2015
W. Bello's resignation
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
36/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
289
3
May 12, 2015
E. Cojuangco's death
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/2
288
4
May 13, 2015
Katoh sworn in
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
289
3
May 19, 2015
Katoh accepted into the majority
7/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
43/11/2
289
3
September 16, 2015
Panotes's death
6/0/7
112/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
288
4
September 29, 2015
M.S. Sarmiento's swearing in as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
6/0/7
111/1
15/4/0
35/1/1
22/0/4
8/1/1
2/1/1
4/0/0
3/0/1
42/11/3
287
5
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
^ Detained on June 23, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam .
^ Detained on July 3, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam .
^ Detained on June 20, 2014 on plunder charges related to the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam .
^ Died on June 13, 2016.[ 1]
^ Died on September 16, 2015.[ 2]
^ Election annulled on January 12, 2016 due to American citizenship and lack of residency.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
^ Won an electoral protest on January 12, 2016, replacing Regina Reyes Mandanas . Took office on February 1, 2016.
^ Election annulled on February 3, 2016 after an electoral protest on claims of electoral fraud. Reinstated by the Supreme Court on May 3, 2016 but was not implemented.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
^ Won an electoral protest on February 3, 2016, replacing Harlin Abayon. Took office on May 23, 2016.
^ Appointed as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on September 12, 2015.[ 11]
^ Disqualified on January 26, 2016 by the Supreme Court due to his libel conviction.[ 12] [ 8] [ 9]
^ Won an electoral protest on January 26, 2016, replacing Philip Pichay. Took office on May 23, 2016.
^ Died on May 12, 2015.[ 13]
^ Resigned on March 19, 2015.
^ Took office on May 13, 2015, succeeding Walden Bello .
^ Died on February 8, 2016.
References
^ Legaspi, Amita (June 14, 2016). "Bataan Vice Gov-elect Garcia passes away" . GMA News . Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ "Camarines Norte congressman dies" . Rappler . September 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ Tubeza, Philip C. (July 19, 2013). "We've done our part, Comelec says of Marinduque proclamation" . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
^ "SC upholds disqualification of Marinduque House bet" . mb.com.ph . Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Arcangel, Xianne (March 16, 2016). "New Surigao, Samar congressmen sworn into office" . GMA News . Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
^ a b "16th Congress, 3rd Regular Session: Attendance Record" (PDF) . House of Representatives. Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
^ Pasion, Patty (June 6, 2016). "Northern Samar's Abayon escorted out of Congress" . Rappler . Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ "SC votes to remove Philip Pichay from House seat" . GMA News . February 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (May 12, 2015). "Tarlac lawmaker Enrique Cojuangco, 74" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
Senior Senators (2010–2016) Junior Senators (2013–2019) Term ended June 30, 2016 Term ends June 30, 2019