37th legislative term of the Philippines
The16th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino :Ikalabing-anim na Kongreso ng Pilipinas ) composed of thePhilippine Senate andHouse of Representatives , met from July 22, 2013, until June 6, 2016, during the last three years ofBenigno Aquino III's presidency . The convening of the 16thCongress followed the2013 general elections , which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
House of Representatives [ edit ] 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 The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
Current composition [ edit ] Per bloc Bloc Total % Majority 18 75% Minority 6 25% Total 24 100%
Composition history [ edit ] Date Event Party(Majority/minority bloc/independent) Total LDP Lakas LP NP NPC PDP PRP UNA Ind Vacant End of15th Congress 1 / 0 2 / 1 4 / 0 2 / 3 2 / 0 2 / 0 1 / 0 3 / 0 2 / 0 23 1 Election result 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 5 3 24 0 July 22, 2013 Senate presidential election 1 / 0 2 / 0 4 / 0 5 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 0 0/0/1 0 / 5 3 / 0 24 0 July 23, 2013 Santiago accepted into the majority 1 / 0 2 / 0 4 / 0 5 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 0 1 / 0 0 / 5 3 / 0 24 0
House of Representatives [ edit ] The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be from June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2016.
Sixteenth Congress representation map of the Philippines Current composition [ edit ] Current party standing. Party list seats are denoted by black and gray boxes to the left;Metro Manila seats are magnified on the inset at the right. Per bloc Bloc Total % Majority 253 86.6% Minority 19 6.5% Independent minority (including 1 independent) 17 5.8% None 1 0.3% Vacancies 2 0.7% Total 292 100%
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 [ edit ] Shading indicates party has members in the majority bloc; italicization indicates party has members in the Minority bloc. Date Event Party(Majority/minority bloc/unclassified) Total Lakas LP NP NPC NUP UNA Other Local Ind PL Vacant End of15th Congress 28 91 16 43 27 11 4 1 4 56 281 6 Election result 14 112 18 42 24 10 4 4 6 54 288 4 July 2, 2013 Macrohon-Nuño (independent) joins theNacionalista Party 14 112 19 42 24 10 4 4 5 54 288 4 July 22, 2013 Speakership election 7/0/7 109/1/2 16/4/0 32/1/5 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 41/11/2 288 4 July 24, 2013 Duavit accepted into the majority 7/0/7 110/1/2 15/4/0 33/1/4 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 41/11/2 288 4 July 29, 2013 Biazon accepted into the majority 7/0/7 111/1/1 15/4/0 33/1/4 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 41/11/2 288 4 July 31, 2013 Dy, Ocampo accepted into the majority; R.D. Mendoza sworn in 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 34/1/3 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 41/11/3 289 3 August 8, 2013 R.D. Mendoza accepted into the majority 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 36/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/2 289 3 May 28, 2014 Paduano sworn in 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 36/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/3 290 2 May 29, 2014 Paduano accepted into the majority 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 36/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 43/11/2 290 2 March 16, 2015 W. Bello's resignation 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 36/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/2 289 3 May 12, 2015 E. Cojuangco's death 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 35/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/2 288 4 May 13, 2015 Katoh sworn in 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 35/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/3 289 3 May 19, 2015 Katoh accepted into the majority 7/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 35/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 43/11/2 289 3 September 16, 2015 Panotes's death 6/0/7 112/1 15/4/0 35/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/3 288 4 September 29, 2015 M.S. Sarmiento's swearing in as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government 6/0/7 111/1 15/4/0 35/1/1 22/0/4 8/1/1 2/1/1 4/0/0 3/0/1 42/11/3 287 5
In this tally, congressmen who voted for Romualdez are unclassified. Constitutional bodies [ edit ] *Replacement for resigned memberMel Senen Sarmiento (Liberal; Samar–1st)
House of Representatives committees [ edit ] Laws passed by the 16th Congress:
^ Jinggoy Estrada was detained on June 23, 2014, on plunder charges related to thePriority Development Assistance Fund scam .^ Juan Ponce Enrile was detained on July 3, 2014, on plunder charges related to thePriority Development Assistance Fund scam .^ Bong Revilla was detained on June 20, 2014, on plunder charges related to thePriority Development Assistance Fund scam .^ Tet Garcia died on June 13, 2016.[ 1] ^ Elmer Panotes died on September 16, 2015.[ 2] ^ Regina Reyes Mandanas was removed on January 12, 2016, after an electoral protest.[ 3] ^ Lord Allan Velasco took office on February 1, 2016, after winning an electoral protest againstRegina Reyes Mandanas .^ Harlin Abayon was removed by theHouse of Representatives Electoral Tribunal on February 3, 2016, after an electoral protest. Abayon was reinstated by theSupreme Court on May 3, 2016, but his reinstatement was not implemented.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] ^ Raul Daza took office on May 23, 2016, after winning an electoral protest against Harlin Abayon.^ Mel Senen Sarmiento resigned on September 12, 2015, upon appointment asSecretary of the Interior and Local Government .[ 7] ^ Philip Pichay was removed by theSupreme Court on January 26, 2016, after an electoral protest.[ 8] [ 4] [ 5] ^ Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado took office on May 23, 2016, after winning an electoral protest against Philip Pichay. ^ Henry Cojuangco died on May 12, 2015.[ 9] ^ Walden Bello resigned on March 19, 2015.^ Angelina Katoh took office on May 13, 2015, to succeedWalden Bello . ^ Roberto Mascariña took office on May 23, 2016. ^ Roy Señeres died on February 8, 2016.^ Raymond Mendoza took office on July 30, 2013.[ 10] ^ Legaspi, Amita (June 14, 2016)."Bataan Vice Gov-elect Garcia passes away" .GMA News . RetrievedJune 16, 2016 . ^ "Camarines Norte congressman dies" .Rappler . September 16, 2015. RetrievedJune 16, 2016 .^ "G.R. No. 211140 - LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SPEAKER FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR., SECRETARY GENERAL MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP AND REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, RESPONDENTS" .Supreme Court E-Library .^a b Arcangel, Xianne (March 16, 2016)."New Surigao, Samar congressmen sworn into office" .GMA News . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2017 . ^a b "16th Congress, 3rd Regular Session: Attendance Record" (PDF) . House of Representatives. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2017 .^ Pasion, Patty (June 6, 2016)."Northern Samar's Abayon escorted out of Congress" .Rappler . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2017 . ^ Estanislao, Anna; Andolong, Ina (September 22, 2015)."CA confirms appointment of Sarmiento as new DILG chief" .CNN Philippines . Archived fromthe original on June 17, 2016. RetrievedJune 16, 2016 . ^ "SC votes to remove Philip Pichay from House seat" .GMA News . February 16, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2017 .^ Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (May 12, 2015)."Tarlac lawmaker Enrique Cojuangco, 74" .Philippine Daily Inquirer . RetrievedJune 16, 2016 . ^ "Why TUCP's Raymond Mendoza has been in Congress since 2009 despite term limits" .Rappler . RetrievedMay 24, 2025 .
Senior Senators (2010–2016) Junior Senators (2013–2019) Term ended June 30, 2016 Term ends June 30, 2019
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