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In most cases, such as the approval of bills, only a majority of members present is needed; on some cases such as the election of presiding officers, a majority of all members, including vacant seats, is needed.
- Juan Miguel Zubiri, Independent, since July 25, 2022
- Bicameral
- 340 (see list), 24 senators, 316 representatives
The Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of three years, and shall serve for no more than three consecutive terms.
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There are 243 representatives elected by district. In addition, there are Representatives elected through the party-list system who constitute not more than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of Representatives. Lawmakers in the Senate are called Senators who are elected at large or nationwide by qualified voters to a six-year term.
May 19, 2019 · For the 2019 elections, a total of 61 party-list seats are up for grabs. “Each particular party-list can only get a maximum of three seats. So if that party-list group gets a really large number of votes, automatically that group would be getting three seats,” Serrano, speaking partly in Filipino, said in an interview with INQUIRER.net.
Eighty percent of representatives shall come from congressional districts, with each district returning one representative. The constitution mandates that every province and every city with a population of 250,000 must have at least one representative.
- 3 years
- Manuel Jose Dalipe, Lakas, since July 25, 2022
HOUSE MEMBERS 316. NOTE: Total of House Members includes Resigned (1), Appointed (1), Dropped from Roll (3) SORT.
The five political parties with the highest number of members at the start of the 10th Congress of the Philippines were banned from participating.
