The
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house ...
is the
lower house
A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...
of
Congress
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. The House of Representatives has existed from 1945 to 1972, and since 1987. Whenever a
bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...
system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the
Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934. When a
unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one.
Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
system is in use, the sole house of the legislature has been called as the
National Assembly
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from 1935 to 1941 (the Commonwealth National Assembly) and from 1943 to 1944 (the
Second Republic National Assembly). When a
parliament
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is in use, they were all in a unicameral setup and were known as the
Malolos Congress during the 19th century, and the
Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986. All of their members are noted here.
Members per legislature
Members per district
See also
*
List of Senators of the Philippines
External links
Online roster of Philippine legislatorsfrom congress.gov.ph
{{Philippine House of Representatives