Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
The Honorable
(Formal)
AppointerElected by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Inaugural holderManuel L. Quezon
WebsiteHouse of Representatives of the Philippines

The Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the majority part in the House of Representatives. By tradition, the Speaker or any Presiding Officer gives the Majority leader priority in obtaining the floor and also, he is the traditional Chairman of the Committee on Rules.

List of majority floor leaders

Philippine Assembly
(1907–1916)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
1 Manuel L. Quezon
Member for
Tayabas–1st
(1878–1944)
1907 1909 Nacionalista 1st Legislature
2 Alberto Barreto
Member for
Zambales
(1867–1951)
1910 1912 Nacionalista 2nd Legislature
3 Macario Adriatico
Member for
Mindoro
(1869–1919)
1912 1914 Nacionalista 3rd Legislature
4 Galicano Apacible
Member for
Batangas–1st
(1864–1949)
1914 1916 Nacionalista
House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(1916–1935)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
5 Rafael Alunan
Member for
Negros Occidental–3rd
(1864–1949)
1916 1922 Nacionalista 4th Legislature
5th Legislature
6 Benigno Aquino Sr.
Member for
Tarlac–2nd
(1894–1947)
1922 1928 Nacionalista
Unipersonalista
(until 1925)
6th Legislature
Nacionalista
(from 1925)
7th Legislature
7 Manuel Briones
Member for
Cebu–1st
(1893–1957)
1928 1933 Nacionalista 8th Legislature
9th Legislature
8 Pedro Sabido
Member for
Albay–3rd
(1894–1980)
1933 1933 Nacionalista
9 Francisco Varona
Member for
Manila–1st
1934 1934 Nacionalista
10 José E. Romero
Member for
Negros Oriental–2nd
(1897–1978)
1934 1935 Nacionalista
Democratico
10th Legislature
National Assembly of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
(1935–1941)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
11 José E. Romero
Member for
Negros Oriental–2nd
(1897–1978)
November 25
1935
August 15
1938
Nacionalista
Democratico
1st National Assembly
12 Quintin Paredes
Member for
Abra
(1884-1973)
January 24
1939
December 30
1941
Nacionalista 2nd National Assembly
National Assembly of the Republic of the Philippines
(1943–1945)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
13 Francisco Zulueta
Member for
Bacolod

(1891–1947)
September 25
1943
February 2
1944
KALIBAPI
National Assembly
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippine
(1941–1946)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
14 Eugenio Pérez
Member for
Pangasinan–2nd
(1896–1957)
June 9
1945
December 20
1945
Liberal 1st Congress
15 Raul Leuterio
Member for
Mindoro
May 25
1946
July 4
1946
Liberal 2nd Congress
House of Representatives of the Philippines
(1946–1973)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
(15) Raul Leuterio
Member for
Mindoro
July 4
1946
December 30
1949
Liberal 1st Congress
December 30
1949
December 8
1953
2nd Congress
16 Arturo Tolentino
Member for
Manila–3rd
(1910–2004)
January 25
1954
December 30
1957
Nacionalista 3rd Congress
17 Jose Aldeguer
Member for
Iloilo–5th
January 27
1958
December 30
1961
Nacionalista 4th Congress
18 Justiniano Montano
Member for
Cavite
(1905–2005)
January 22
1962
December 30
1965
Nacionalista 5th Congress
January 17
1966
February 2
1967
6th Congress
19 Marcelino Veloso
Member for
Leyte–3rd
February 2
1967
December 30
1969
Nacionalista
January 26
1970
September 23
1972
7th Congress
Batasang Pambansa
(1978–1986)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
20 Jose Roño Jr.
Member for
Region XIII until 1984
Samar from 1984
(1923–2002)
June 12
1978
June 30
1984
KBL Interim Batasang Pambansa
July 23
1984
March 25
1986
Regular Batasang Pambansa
House of Representatives of the Philippines
(since 1987)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Party Legislature
Took office Left office
21 Francisco Sumulong
Member for
Rizal–1st
(1918–2004)
July 27
1987
June 30
1992
LDP 8th Congress
22
San Juan–Mandaluyong

(born 1944)
July 27
1992
June 30
1995
Lakas 9th Congress
23 Rodolfo Albano
Member for
Isabela–1st
(1934–2019)
July 24
1995
June 30
1998
NPC 10th Congress
24 Mar Roxas
Member for
Capiz–1st
(born 1957)
July 27
1998
January 2
2000
Liberal 11th Congress
25 Eduardo Gullas
Member for
Cebu–1st
(born 1930)
January 2
2000
November 13
2000
LAMMP
26 Bella Angara
Member for
Aurora
(born 1939)
November 13
2000
January 24
2001
LDP
27 Sergio Apostol
Member for
Leyte–2nd
(born 1935)
January 24
2001
June 30
2001
Lakas
28 Neptali Gonzales II
Member for
Mandaluyong
(born 1964)
July 23
2001
June 30
2004
Lakas 12th Congress
29 Prospero Nograles
Member for
Davao City–1st
(1947–2019)
July 26
2004
June 30
2007
Lakas 13th Congress
30 Arthur Defensor, Sr.
Member for
Iloilo–3rd
(born 1941)
July 23
2007
June 30
2010
Lakas 14th Congress
(28) Neptali Gonzales II
Member for
Mandaluyong
(born 1964)
July 26
2010
June 30
2013
Liberal 15th Congress
July 22
2013
June 30
2016
16th Congress
31 Rodolfo Fariñas
Member for
Ilocos Norte–1st
(born 1951)
July 25
2016
July 23
2018
PDP-Laban
17th Congress
32 Fredenil Castro
Member for
Capiz–2nd
(born 1951)
July 23
2018
July 30
2018
NUP
33 Rolando Andaya Jr.
Member for
Camarines Sur–1st
(1969–2022)
July 30
2018
January 21
2019
NPC
(32) Fredenil Castro
Member for
Capiz–2nd
(born 1951)
January 21
2019
June 30
2019
NUP
34 Martin Romualdez
Member for
Leyte–1st
(born 1963)
July 22
2019
June 30
2022
Lakas 18th Congress
35 Manuel Jose Dalipe
Member for
Zamboanga City–2nd
(born 1973)
July 25
2022
Incumbent Lakas 19th Congress

See also

External links

References

  • Pobre, Cesar P. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. .