How many minorities are in the House of Representatives?

The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines. Informally known as Kamara (from the Spanish word Cámara, meaning "chamber"), the lower house is usually called Congress,[a] although the term collectively refers to both houses.[1]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas

18th Congress of the Philippines

Seal of the House of Representatives

Seal of the House of Representatives

Flag of the House of Representatives

Flag of the House of Representatives

Type

Type

Lower house of the Congress of the Philippines

Term limits

3 consecutive terms (9 years)

Leadership

Speaker

Lord Allan Velasco, PDP–Laban

since October 13, 2020

Deputy Speakers

List of Deputy Speakers

Majority Floor Leader

Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Lakas–CMD

since July 22, 2019

Minority Floor Leader

Joseph Stephen Paduano, Abang Lingkod Party-list

since October 19, 2020

Structure

Seats

304 representatives

243 from congressional districts

61 party-list representatives

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Political groups

Political blocs

Majority bloc (264)

PDP–Laban (59)

PCFI (44)

NUP (41)

Nacionalista (37)

NPC (32)

Lakas (18)

Liberal (12)

PFP (5)

HNP (2)

Bukidnon Paglaum (2)

PPP (2)

Aksyon (1)

Bileg (1)

CDP (1)

LDP (1)

Magdalo (1)

PMP (1)

Partido Navoteño (1)

PRP (1)

Independent (1)

Independent majority bloc (7)

Nacionalista (3)

NUP (2)

Lakas (1)

PCFI (1)

Minority bloc (24)

PCFI (8)

Makabayan (6)

Liberal (4)

Nacionalista (2)

PDP–Laban (2)

NPC (1)

NUP (1)

Independent minority bloc (5)

HNP (1)

LDP (1)

PCFI (1)

NUP (1)

Reporma (1)

Unassigned (4)

Vacancies (4)

Committees

63 standing committees and 17 special committees

Length of term

3 years

Authority

Article VI, Constitution of the Philippines

Elections

Voting system

Parallel voting

Last election

May 13, 2019

Next election

2022

Redistricting

Districts are redistricted by Congress after each census (has never been done since 1987)

By statute (most frequent method)

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