19th Congress of the Philippines
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The 19th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabinsiyam na Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, convened on July 25, 2022. The 19th Congress is meeting during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 6, 2025. The convening of the 19th Congress followed the 2022 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
July 25, 2022 – June 6, 2025 | |
President | Bongbong Marcos (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) |
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Vice President | Sara Duterte (Independent) |
Senate | |
Senate President | Migz Zubiri (Independent) |
Senate President pro tempore | Loren Legarda (NPC) |
Majority leader | Joel Villanueva (Independent) |
Minority leader | Koko Pimentel (PDP) |
Members | 24 senators |
House of Representatives | |
House Speaker | Martin Romualdez (Lakas) |
Deputy Speakers |
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Majority leader | Manuel Jose Dalipe (Lakas) |
Minority leader | Marcelino Libanan (4Ps) |
Members | 313 representatives |
The House of Representatives continues to meet in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate currently meets in the GSIS Building, with a scheduled move in 2024 to its new building in Navy Village, Taguig. The 19th Congress is also the first since the 10th Congress that no senator is from the Liberal Party.