Philippine House of Representatives

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philippine_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:instanceOf lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
gptkbp:authority gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:budget allocated by General Appropriations Act
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Batasang_Pambansa_Complex
gptkbp:chamber gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict gptkb:Philippine_legislative_districts
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:1987_Constitution_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:country gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:currentSpeaker gptkb:Martin_Romualdez
gptkbp:district 253
gptkbp:electionAuthority gptkb:Commission_on_Elections
gptkbp:electionCycle every 3 years
gptkbp:electionMethod district and party-list elections
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Seal_of_the_Philippine_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:established 1907
gptkbp:firstSession October 16, 1907
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Philippine_Assembly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philippine House of Representatives
gptkbp:impeached can initiate impeachment
gptkbp:lastElection May 9, 2022
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:19th_Congress
unicameral (historically), bicameral (currently)
bills passed by both houses and signed by the President
gptkbp:location Quezon City
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Batasang_Pambansa_Complex
gptkbp:member Representative
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Bayan_Muna_Bago_Sarili
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Kapulungan_ng_mga_Kinatawan_ng_Pilipinas
gptkbp:nextEdition May 12, 2025
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kamara
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 316
gptkbp:numberOfPartyListSeats 63
gptkbp:officialGazette gptkb:Official_Gazette_of_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Filipino
English
gptkbp:oversightFunction gptkb:business_executive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:partyListSystem 20% of seats
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Congressional_Record
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Senate_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:rulesOfProcedure gptkb:House_Rules
gptkbp:salary set by law
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:House_of_Representatives_Seal
gptkbp:termLength 3 years
gptkbp:termLimits 3 consecutive terms
gptkbp:votingSystem party-list proportional representation
plurality voting
gptkbp:website https://www.congress.gov.ph/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Committee_on_Health
gptkb:Legislative_Reference_Division
gptkb:Manuel_L._Quezon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5