The 15th Congress of the Philippines (

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: ''Ikalabinlimang Kongreso ng Pilipinas''), composed of the

Philippine Senate The Senate of the Philippines (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the Philippines, Congress of the bicameral legislature of the ...

and

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, met from July 26, 2010, until June 6, 2013, during the first three years of

Benigno Aquino III's presidency The presidency of Benigno Aquino III began on June 30, 2010, when he became the 15th president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His term ended on June 30, 2016. Aquino, the third-youngest person elected president, is th ...

. The convening of the 15th

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followed the 2010 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

Leadership

Senate

* President of the Senate ::

Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, or Manong Johnny, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine dicta ...

( PMP), ''elected July 26, 2010, resigned June 5, 2013'' ::

Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. (; born February 17, 1963), also known as Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada or simply Jinggoy Estrada, is a Filipino politician, film actor, and producer serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He ...

( PMP), ''assumed position June 5, 2013 as Acting President of the Senate'' * Senate President Pro-Tempore ::

( PMP), ''elected July 26, 2010'' * Majority Floor Leader ::

Tito Sotto Vicente Castelo Sotto III (; born August 24, 1948), professionally known as Tito Sotto, is a Filipino politician, entertainer and athlete who served as Senate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, had two stints each as Senate Majority Lea ...

( NPC), * Minority Floor Leader ::

Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 20 ...

( Nacionalista),

House of Representatives

* Speaker of the House of Representatives ::

Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr., KGCR (born October 2, 1936) is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019 ...

(

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, 4th District of Quezon City), ''elected July 26, 2010'' * Deputy Speakers ::

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(

, 4th District of Quezon) ::

Raul Daza Raul A. Daza (born May 2, 1935) is a Filipino lawyer, certified public accountant, and politician, who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for 20 years as Representative of the 1st District of Northern Samar (1987–1998; 201 ...

(

, 1st District of Northern Samar) :: Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, (

, 1st District of Zamboanga City) ::

Pablo P. Garcia Pablo Paras Garcia (September 25, 1925 – August 18, 2021) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who have been the patriarch of the Garcia political clan of Province of Cebu. He was a longtime congressman and governor. Early career A topno ...

(

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/ NUP, 3rd District of Cebu) :: Arnulfo Fuentebella ( NPC, 3rd District of Camarines Sur) ::

Jesus Crispin Remulla Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from 2 ...

( Nacionalista, 7th District of Cavite) * Majority Floor Leader ::

Neptali Gonzales II Neptali "Boyet" Medina Gonzales II (born August 29, 1954) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Mandaluyong's Lone District since 2019, and previously in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th Congress. He was also o ...

(

, Lone District of Mandaluyong) * Minority Floor Leader ::

Edcel Lagman Edcel Castelar Lagman Sr. (, born May 1, 1942) is a Filipino human rights lawyer and politician from the province of Albay. He was elected as a member of the House in 1987 up to the present. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Re ...

(

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(

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until January 19, 2012), 1st District of Albay), until January 20, 2012 ::

Danilo Suarez Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez (born December 20, 1942) is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Quezon. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon. He ...

(

, 3rd District of Quezon), since January 20, 2012

Sessions

* First regular session: July 26, 2010 – June 6, 2011 * Second regular session: July 25, 2011 – June 6, 2012 * Third regular session: July 23, 2012 – June 5, 2013

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Party standing

Senate

*for purposes of quorum and voting, the vacant seat is included.

House of Representatives

15th Congress of the Philippines party standing

Memberships in committees and other bodies

* Note: Doesn't include oversight committees created for specific laws.

Commission on Appointments

The Senate President sits as the chair of the

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, who can only vote to break ties; the head of the contingent of the House of Representatives serves as the vice chairman and can vote not just only to break ties.

Judicial and Bar Council

The chairs of the respective houses' committees of justice shall serve as ''ex officio'' members of the

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. The Chief Justice is the ''ex officio'' chairman, while the president appoints the members, with confirmation from the Commission on Appointments.

Electoral tribunals

The Senate Electoral Tribunal is composed of six senators and three justices of the

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; the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal on the other hand is composed of six representatives and three justices of the Supreme Court.

Senate committees

The Senate President, Senate President ''pro tempore'' and the Floor Leaders are ''ex officio'' members of all committees; the majority floor leader is automatically the chair of the Committee on Rules.

House of Representatives committees

The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and the Floor Leaders are ''ex officio'' members of all committees; the majority floor leader is automatically the chair of the Committee on Rules.

Legislative activities

Legislative calendar

* First Regular Session: ** Commencement: July 26, 2010 ** Adjournment: October 16, 2010 ** Resumption: November 8, 2010 ** Adjournment: December 18, 2010 ** Resumption: January 17, 2011 ** Adjournment: March 26, 2011 ** Resumption: May 9, 2011 ** Adjournment: June 9, 2011 * Second Regular Session ** Commencement: July 25, 2011 * Third Regular Session

First Regular Session

Convening

Unlike at the beginning of the 14th Congress, the election of the presiding officers for both houses proceeded without incident as

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representative

of the Liberal Party was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives while

of PMP was re-elected

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of the Nacionalistas and

Albay Albay,