The 16th Congress of the Philippines ( fil, 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 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 16th
Congress
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followed the
2013 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
Leaders
Senate
* Senate President:
**
Franklin Drilon
Franklin Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines (tied with Lorenzo Tañada, Tito Sotto and incumbent Loren Legarda), having served four ...
(
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
* Senate President ''pro tempore'':
**
Ralph Recto (
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
* Majority 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
The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...
), since July 22, 2013
* Minority Floor Leader:
**
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 ...
(
UNA/
PMP), since July 22, 2013; on leave from July 28, 2014, to August 2015 due to hospital arrest
**
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 Le ...
(
NPC/
UNA) from July 28, 2014, to August 2015, in an acting capacity
House of Representatives
* Speaker:
**
Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Quezon City-4th,
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
* Deputy Speakers:
** Henedina Abad (Batanes,
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
** Giorgidi Aggabao (Isabela-4th,
NPC), since July 22, 2013
**
Sergio Apostol
Sergio Apostol (born January 17, 1935) is a Filipino politician who served as a Philippine representative in the Leyte's 2nd district from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.
Biography
Apostol, a Roman Catholic, graduated from the Ateneo ...
(Leyte-2nd,
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
**
Pangalian Balindong
Ali Pangalian M. Balindong (born 1 January 1940) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the current speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament. He is also a former deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the 1971 ...
(Lanao del Sur-2nd,
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
** Carlos M. Padilla (Nueva Vizcaya,
Nacionalista
The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...
), since July 22, 2013
**
Roberto Puno
Roberto Villanueva Puno (born March 27, 1962) is a Filipino politician. A member of the National Unity Party party, he was elected a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Antipolo from 2007 ...
(Antipolo-1st,
NUP), since July 22, 2013
* 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 a ...
(Mandaluyong,
Liberal), since July 22, 2013
* Minority Floor Leader:
**
Ronaldo Zamora
Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who previously served as representative of the lone district of San Juan. He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of th ...
(San Juan,
Nacionalista
The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...
/Magdiwang), since July 22, 2013
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
*Per party total:
*Per bloc total
Senate
;Notes
: Currently detained
Current composition
Composition history
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.
District representatives
: Died on June 13, 2016.
: Died on September 16, 2015.
:Abayon was disqualified by the
HRET due to electoral fraud and was replaced by his opponent, Daza on May 23, 2016.
The Supreme Court reversed HRET decision to reinstate Abayon but the House of the Representatives didn't implement it.
:Reyes was disqualified by the COMELEC and the Supreme Court due to her American citizenship and thus ineligible to hold office. Her opponent,
Velasco was officially recognized representative on February 1, 2016.
: Appointed as
Secretary of Interior and Local Government on September 12, 2015.
:Pichay was disqualified by the Supreme Court due to his libel conviction and was replaced by his opponent, Ty-Delgado, on May 23, 2016.
: Died on May 12, 2015.
Party-list representatives
: Died on February 8, 2016.
Current composition
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.
*In this tally, congressmen who voted for Romualdez are unclassified.
Committees
Constitutional bodies
*Replacement for resigned member
Mel Senen Sarmiento
Mel Senen Sevilla Sarmiento (born August 11, 1962) is a Filipino politician. He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 1st Legislative District of Samar from 2010 to 2015. He also served as Secretary-General o ...
(Liberal; Samar–1st)
Senate committees
House of Representatives committees
Legislation
Laws passed by the 16th Congress:
Notes
References
{{Philippine legislative periods
Congresses of the Philippines
Fifth Philippine Republic