# 18th Congress of the Philippines

The 18th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabingwalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 22, 2019, until June 1, 2022, during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress followed the 2019 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

## Leadership
### Senate

* President: Tito Sotto (NPC)
* President pro tempore: Ralph Recto (Nacionalista)
* Majority Floor Leader: Migz Zubiri (Independent)
* Minority Floor Leader: Franklin Drilon (Liberal)

### House of Representatives

* Speaker:
** Alan Peter Cayetano (Taguig–Pateros, Nacionalista), until October 13, 2020
** Lord Allan Velasco (Marinduque, PDP–Laban), from October 13, 2020
* Deputy Speakers:
** Paolo Duterte (Davao City–1st, HNP), until October 13, 2020
** Ferdinand Hernandez (South Cotabato–2nd, PDP–Laban)
** Evelina Escudero (Sorsogon–1st, NPC)
** Loren Legarda (Antique, NPC)
** Conrado Estrella III (Abono)
** Prospero Pichay Jr. (Surigao del Sur–1st, Lakas)
** Roberto Puno (Antipolo–1st, NUP)
** Eddie Villanueva (CIBAC)
** Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (Pampanga–3rd, PDP–Laban), until December 7, 2020
** Johnny Pimentel (Surigao del Sur–2nd, PDP–Laban), until December 7, 2020
** Luis Raymund Villafuerte (Camarines Sur–2nd, Nacionalista), until October 14, 2020
** Raneo Abu (Batangas–2nd, Nacionalista), until November 18, 2020
** Neptali Gonzales II (Mandaluyong, PDP–Laban)
** Danilo Fernandez (Laguna–1st, PDP–Laban), until November 18, 2020
** Rose Marie Arenas (Pangasinan–3rd, PDP–Laban), from July 29, 2019
** Rodante Marcoleta (SAGIP), from July 29, 2019
** Henry Oaminal (Misamis Occidental–2nd, Nacionalista), from July 29, 2019
** Pablo John Garcia (Cebu–3rd, NUP), from July 29, 2019
** Vilma Santos (Batangas–6th, Nacionalista), from August 13, 2019
** Deogracias Victor Savellano (Ilocos Sur–1st, Nacionalista), from August 13, 2019
** Mujiv Hataman (Basilan, Liberal), from August 13, 2019
** Mikee Romero (1-Pacman), August 13, 2019 – October 2, 2020 and from October 14, 2020
** Fredenil Castro (Capiz–2nd, Lakas), October 2 – November 18, 2020
** Paulino Salvador Leachon (Oriental Mindoro–1st, PDP–Laban), from October 14, 2020
** Lito Atienza (Buhay), from November 18, 2020
** Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro–2nd, CDP), from November 18, 2020
** Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Negros Oriental–3rd, PDP–Laban), from December 7, 2020
** Benny Abante (Manila–6th, NUP), from December 7, 2020
** Wes Gatchalian (Valenzuela–1st, NPC), from December 7, 2020
** Eric Martinez (Valenzuela–2nd, PDP–Laban), from December 7, 2020
** Juan Pablo Bondoc (Pampanga–4th, PDP–Laban), from December 7, 2020
** Bernadette Herrera (Bagong Henerasyon), from December 7, 2020
** Divina Grace Yu (Zamboanga del Sur–1st, PDP–Laban), from December 7, 2020
** Rogelio Pacquiao (Sarangani, PDP–Laban), from December 7, 2020
** Kristine Singson-Meehan (Ilocos Sur–2nd, Bileg), from December 7, 2020
** Strike Revilla (Cavite–2nd, NUP), from December 14, 2020
** Isidro Ungab (Davao City–3rd, HNP), from December 16, 2020
** Abraham Tolentino (Cavite–8th, NUP), from December 16, 2020
** Camille Villar (Las Piñas, Nacionalista), from February 2, 2021
** Len Alonte (Biñan, PDP–Laban), from March 25, 2021
* Majority Floor Leader: Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st, Lakas)
* Minority Floor Leader:
** Benny Abante (Manila–6th, NUP), until October 16, 2020
** Joseph Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod), from October 19, 2020

## Sessions

* First Regular Session: July 22, 2019 – June 5, 2020
** July 22 – October 4, 2019
** October 5 – November 3, 2019
** November 4 – December 20, 2019
** January 20 – March 13, 2020
** March 14 – May 3, 2020
*** First Special Session: March 23, 2020
** May 4 – June 5, 2020
* Second Regular Session: July 27, 2020 – June 4, 2021
** July 27 – October 12, 2020
** Second Special Session: October 13–16, 2020
** November 16 – December 18, 2020
** January 18 – March 26, 2021
** May 17 – June 4, 2021
* Third Regular Session: July 26, 2021 – June 3, 2022
** July 26 – September 30, 2021
** November 8 – December 17, 2021
** January 17 – February 4, 2022
** May 23 – June 1, 2022

## Meeting places

* Senate: GSIS Building, Pasay
* House of Representatives: Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City
** Batangas City Convention Center, Batangas City (January 22, 2020)
** Celebrity Sports Plaza, Quezon City (October 12, 2020)

## Composition

Both chambers of Congress are divided into parties and blocs. While members are elected via parties, blocs are the basis for committee memberships. Only members of the majority and minority blocs are accorded committee memberships. This is how blocs are determined:
* Majority bloc: All members who voted for the Senate President or Speaker during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
* Minority bloc: All members who voted for the second-placed candidate during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
* Independent minority bloc: All members who did not vote for the winning or second-best nominee during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
* Independent bloc: All members who abstained from voting during the Senate presidential or speakership election.
* Not a member of any bloc: All members who have not voted during the Senate presidential or speakership election.

## Members
### Senate

The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
* For senators elected on May 9, 2016: June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
* For senators elected on May 13, 2019: June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025
| Senator | Party | Term | Term ending | Bloc | Registered in |
| Sonny Angara | LDP | 2 | 2025 | Majority | Baler, Aurora |
| Nancy Binay | UNA | 2 | 2025 | Majority | Makati |
| Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Taguig |
| Leila de Lima | Liberal | 1 | 2022 | Minority | Parañaque |
| Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur |
| Franklin Drilon | Liberal | 2 | 2022 | Minority | Iloilo City |
| Win Gatchalian | NPC | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Valenzuela |
| Bong Go | PDP–Laban | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Davao City |
| Dick Gordon | Bagumbayan–VNP | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Olongapo |
| Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 1 | 2022 | Minority | Manila |
| Panfilo Lacson | Independent | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Imus, Cavite |
| Lito Lapid | NPC | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Porac, Pampanga |
| Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Batac, Ilocos Norte |
| Manny Pacquiao | PROMDI | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Kiamba, Sarangani |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 1 | 2022 | Minority | Quezon City |
| Koko Pimentel | PDP–Laban | 2 | 2025 | Majority | Cagayan de Oro |
| Grace Poe | Independent | 2 | 2025 | Majority | San Juan |
| Ralph Recto | Nacionalista | 2 | 2022 | Majority | Lipa, Batangas |
| Bong Revilla | Lakas | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Bacoor, Cavite |
| Tito Sotto | NPC | 2 | 2022 | Majority | Quezon City |
| Francis Tolentino | PDP–Laban | 1 | 2025 | Majority | Tagaytay, Cavite |
| Joel Villanueva | Independent | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Bocaue, Bulacan |
| Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | 2 | 2025 | Majority | Las Piñas |
| Migz Zubiri | Independent | 1 | 2022 | Majority | Malaybalay, Bukidnon |

### House of Representatives

Terms of members of the House of Representatives started on June 30, 2019, took office on July 22, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2022, unless stated otherwise.
| Party standings per district; party-lists are denoted by boxes to the right. Metro Manila is shown to the inset, at the upper right corner. | Map of provinces showing how many congressional districts it has. Metro Manila is shown to the inset, at the upper right corner. |
| Province/City | District | Representative | Party | Term | Bloc |
| Abra | Lone | Joseph Bernos | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Agusan del Norte | 1st | Lawrence Fortun | Nacionalista | 3 | Minority |
| Agusan del Norte | 2nd | Angelica Amante | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Agusan del Sur | 1st | Alfel Bascug | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Agusan del Sur | 2nd | Eddiebong Plaza | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Aklan | 1st | Carlito Marquez | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Aklan | 2nd | Teodorico Haresco Jr. | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Albay | 1st | Edcel Lagman | Liberal | 2 | Majority |
| Albay | 2nd | Joey Salceda | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Albay | 3rd | Fernando Cabredo | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Antipolo | 1st | Roberto Puno | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Antipolo | 2nd | Resurreccion Acop | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Antique | Lone | Loren Legarda | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Apayao | Lone | Elias Bulut Jr. | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Aurora | Lone | Rommel T. Angara | LDP | 1 | Majority |
| Bacolod | Lone | Greg Gasataya | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Baguio | Lone | Mark Go | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Basilan | Lone | Mujiv Hataman | BUP | 1 | Majority |
| Bataan | 1st | Geraldine Roman | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Bataan | 2nd | Joet Garcia | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Batanes | Lone | Jun Gato | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Batangas | 1st | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Batangas | 2nd | Raneo Abu | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Batangas | 3rd | Maria Theresa Collantes | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Batangas | 4th | Lianda Bolilia | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Batangas | 5th | Marvey Mariño | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Batangas | 6th | Vilma Santos | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Benguet | Lone | Nestor Fongwan | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Biliran | Lone | Gerardo Espina Jr. | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Biñan | Lone | Len Alonte | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Bohol | 1st | Edgar Chatto | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Bohol | 2nd | Aris Aumentado | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Bohol | 3rd | Alexie Tutor | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Bukidnon | 1st | Maria Lourdes Acosta-Alba | BPP | 3 | Majority |
| Bukidnon | 2nd | Jonathan Keith Flores | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Bukidnon | 3rd | Manuel Zubiri | BPP | 2 | Majority |
| Bukidnon | 4th | Rogelio Neil Roque | PRP | 3 | Majority |
| Bulacan | 1st | Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Bulacan | 2nd | Gavini Pancho | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Bulacan | 3rd | Lorna Silverio | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Bulacan | 4th | Henry Villarica | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Cagayan | 1st | Ramon Nolasco Jr. | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Cagayan | 2nd | Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cagayan | 3rd | Joseph Lara | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Cagayan de Oro | 1st | Rolando Uy | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Cagayan de Oro | 2nd | Rufus Rodriguez | CDP | 1 | Majority |
| Calamba | Lone | Jun Chipeco | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Caloocan | 1st | Along Malapitan | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Caloocan | 2nd | Edgar Erice | Aksyon | 3 | Majority |
| Camarines Norte | 1st | Josefina Tallado | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Camarines Norte | 2nd | Marisol Panotes | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Camarines Sur | 1st | Marissa Mercado-Andaya | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Camarines Sur | 2nd | Luis Raymund Villafuerte | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Camarines Sur | 3rd | Gabriel Bordado | Liberal | 2 | Minority |
| Camarines Sur | 4th | Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Camarines Sur | 5th | Jocelyn Fortuno | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Camiguin | Lone | Xavier Jesus Romualdo | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Capiz | 1st | Tawi Billones | Liberal | 2 | Majority |
| Capiz | 2nd | Fredenil Castro | Lakas | 3 | Majority |
| Catanduanes | Lone | Hector Sanchez | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Cavite | 1st | Francis Gerald Abaya | Liberal | 3 | Majority |
| Cavite | 2nd | Strike Revilla | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Cavite | 3rd | Alex Advincula | NUP | 3 | Minority |
| Cavite | 4th | Elpidio Barzaga Jr. | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cavite | 5th | Dahlia Loyola | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Cavite | 6th | Luis Ferrer IV | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Cavite | 7th | Jesus Crispin Remulla | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cavite | 8th | Abraham Tolentino | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Cebu | 1st | Eduardo Gullas | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Cebu | 2nd | Wilfredo Caminero | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Cebu | 3rd | Pablo John Garcia | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cebu | 4th | Janice Salimbangon | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cebu | 5th | Duke Frasco | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Cebu | 6th | Emmarie Dizon | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Cebu | 7th | Peter John Calderon | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Cebu City | 1st | Raul del Mar | Liberal | 3 | Independent minority |
| Cebu City | 2nd | Rodrigo Abellanosa | LDP | 3 | Independent minority |
| Cotabato | 1st | Joselito Sacdalan | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Cotabato | 2nd | Rudy Caoagdan | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Cotabato | 3rd | Jose Tejada | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Davao City | 1st | Paolo Duterte | HNP | 1 | Majority |
| Davao City | 2nd | Vincent Garcia | HNP | 1 | Majority |
| Davao City | 3rd | Isidro Ungab | HNP | 1 | Independent minority |
| Davao de Oro | 1st | Manuel E. Zamora | HNP | 1 | Majority |
| Davao de Oro | 2nd | Ruwel Peter Gonzaga | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Davao del Norte | 1st | Pantaleon Alvarez | Reporma | 2 | Independent minority |
| Davao del Norte | 2nd | Alan Dujali | HNP | 1 | Majority |
| Davao del Sur | Lone | Mercedes Cagas | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Davao Occidental | Lone | Lorna Bautista-Bandigan | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Davao Oriental | 1st | Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Davao Oriental | 2nd | Joel Mayo Almario | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Dinagat Islands | Lone | Alan Ecleo | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Eastern Samar | Lone | Maria Fe Abunda | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Guimaras | Lone | Maria Lucille Nava | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Ifugao | Lone | Solomon Chungalao | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Iligan | Lone | Frederick Siao | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Ilocos Norte | 1st | Ria Christina Fariñas | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Ilocos Norte | 2nd | Eugenio Angelo Barba | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Ilocos Sur | 1st | Deogracias Victor Savellano | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Ilocos Sur | 2nd | Kristine Singson-Meehan | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Iloilo | 1st | Janette Garin | NUP | 1 | Minority |
| Iloilo | 2nd | Michael Gorriceta | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Iloilo | 3rd | Lorenz Defensor | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Iloilo | 4th | Braeden John Biron | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Iloilo | 5th | Raul Tupas | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Iloilo City | Lone | Julienne Baronda | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 1st | Tonypet Albano | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 2nd | Ed Christopher Go | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 3rd | Ian Paul Dy | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 4th | Alyssa Sheena Tan-Dy | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 5th | Faustino Dy III | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Isabela | 6th | Inno Dy | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Kalinga | Lone | Allen Jesse Mangaoang | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| La Union | 1st | Pablo Ortega | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| La Union | 2nd | Sandra Eriguel | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Laguna | 1st | Danilo Fernandez | PDP–Laban | 1 | Minority |
| Laguna | 2nd | Ruth Hernandez | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Laguna | 3rd | Sol Aragones | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Laguna | 4th | Benjamin Agarao Jr. | PDP–Laban | 3 | Independent minority |
| Lanao del Norte | 1st | Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Lanao del Norte | 2nd | Abdullah Dimaporo | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Lanao del Sur | 1st | Ansaruddin Alonto Adiong | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Lanao del Sur | 2nd | Yasser Balindong | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Lapu-Lapu City | Lone | Paz Radaza | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Las Piñas | Lone | Camille Villar | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Leyte | 1st | Martin Romualdez | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Leyte | 2nd | Lolita Javier | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Leyte | 3rd | Vicente Veloso III | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Leyte | 4th | Lucy Torres-Gomez | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Leyte | 5th | Carl Cari | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Maguindanao | 1st | Datu Roonie Sinsuat Sr. | UBJP | 1 | Majority |
| Maguindanao | 2nd | Esmael Mangudadatu | UBJP | 1 | Majority |
| Makati | 1st | Kid Peña | Liberal | 1 | Majority |
| Makati | 2nd | Luis Campos | NPC | 2 | Minority |
| Malabon | Lone | Josephine Lacson-Noel | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Mandaluyong | Lone | Neptali Gonzales II | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Manila | 1st | Manny Lopez | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Manila | 2nd | Rolando Valeriano | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Manila | 3rd | Yul Servo | Aksyon | 2 | Majority |
| Manila | 4th | Edward Maceda | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Manila | 5th | Cristal Bagatsing | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Manila | 6th | Benny Abante | NUP | 1 | Minority |
| Marikina | 1st | Bayani Fernando | NPC | 2 | Minority |
| Marikina | 2nd | Stella Quimbo | Liberal | 1 | Minority |
| Marinduque | Lone | Lord Allan Velasco | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Masbate | 1st | Narciso Bravo Jr. | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Masbate | 2nd | Elisa Olga Kho | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Masbate | 3rd | Wilton Kho | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Misamis Occidental | 1st | Diego Ty | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Misamis Occidental | 2nd | Henry Oaminal | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Misamis Oriental | 1st | Christian Unabia | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Misamis Oriental | 2nd | Juliette Uy | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Mountain Province | Lone | Maximo Dalog Jr. | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Muntinlupa | Lone | Ruffy Biazon | One Muntinlupa | 2 | Majority |
| Navotas | Lone | John Rey Tiangco | Navoteño | 1 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 1st | Gerardo Valmayor Jr. | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 2nd | Leo Rafael Cueva | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 3rd | Jose Francisco Benitez | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 4th | Yoyette Ferrer | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 5th | Maria Lourdes Arroyo | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Negros Occidental | 6th | Genaro Alvarez Jr. | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Negros Oriental | 1st | Jocelyn Limkaichong | Liberal | 2 | Majority |
| Negros Oriental | 2nd | Manuel Sagarbarria | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Negros Oriental | 3rd | Arnolfo Teves Jr. | NPC | 2 | Minority |
| Northern Samar | 1st | Paul Daza | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Northern Samar | 2nd | Jose Ong Jr. | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Nueva Ecija | 1st | Estrellita Suansing | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Nueva Ecija | 2nd | Micaela Violago | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Nueva Ecija | 3rd | Rosanna Vergara | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Nueva Ecija | 4th | Maricel Natividad-Nagaño | Unang Sigaw | 1 | Majority |
| Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | Luisa Cuaresma | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Occidental Mindoro | Lone | Josephine Sato | Liberal | 3 | Majority |
| Oriental Mindoro | 1st | Paulino Salvador Leachon | MBS | 3 | Majority |
| Oriental Mindoro | 2nd | Alfonso Umali Jr. | Liberal | 1 | Majority |
| Palawan | 1st | Franz Alvarez | NUP | 3 | Majority |
| Palawan | 2nd | Beng Abueg | Liberal | 1 | Majority |
| Palawan | 3rd | Gil Acosta Jr. | PPPL | 1 | Majority |
| Pampanga | 1st | Carmelo Lazatin II | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Pampanga | 2nd | Mikey Arroyo | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Pampanga | 3rd | Aurelio Gonzales Jr. | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Pampanga | 4th | Juan Pablo Bondoc | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 1st | Arnold Celeste | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 2nd | Jumel Anthony Espino | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 3rd | Rose Marie Arenas | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 4th | Christopher de Venecia | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 5th | Ramon Guico III | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Pangasinan | 6th | Tyrone Agabas | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Parañaque | 1st | Eric Olivarez | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Parañaque | 2nd | Joy Myra Tambunting | NUP | 1 | Majority |
| Pasay | Lone | Antonino Calixto | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Pasig | Lone | Roman Romulo | Independent | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon | 1st | Mark Enverga | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon | 2nd | David C. Suarez | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon | 3rd | Aleta Suarez | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon | 4th | Angelina Tan | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 1st | Anthony Peter Crisologo | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 2nd | Precious Hipolito | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 3rd | Allan Benedict Reyes | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 4th | Bong Suntay | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 5th | Alfred Vargas | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Quezon City | 6th | Kit Belmonte | Liberal | 3 | Minority |
| Quirino | Lone | Junie Cua | PDDS | 1 | Majority |
| Rizal | 1st | Jack Duavit | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Rizal | 2nd | Fidel Nograles | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Romblon | Lone | Eleandro Jesus Madrona | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Samar | 1st | Edgar Mary Sarmiento | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Samar | 2nd | Sharee Ann Tan | Nacionalista | 1 | Minority |
| San Jose del Monte | Lone | Florida Robes | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| San Juan | Lone | Ronaldo Zamora | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Sarangani | Lone | Rogelio Pacquiao | PCM | 2 | Majority |
| Siquijor | Lone | Jake Vincent Villa | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| Sorsogon | 1st | Evelina Escudero | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Sorsogon | 2nd | Bernardita Ramos | NPC | 1 | Majority |
| South Cotabato | 1st | Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles | PDP–Laban | 0 | Majority |
| South Cotabato | 2nd | Ferdinand Hernandez | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Southern Leyte | Lone | Roger Mercado | Lakas | 0 | Majority |
| Sultan Kudarat | 1st | Rihan Sakaluran | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Sultan Kudarat | 2nd | Horacio Suansing Jr. | NUP | 2 | Majority |
| Sulu | 1st | Samier Tan | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Sulu | 2nd | Abdulmunir Mundoc Arbison | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Surigao del Norte | 1st | Francisco Jose Matugas II | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Surigao del Norte | 2nd | Ace Barbers | Nacionalista | 2 | Majority |
| Surigao del Sur | 1st | Prospero Pichay Jr. | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Surigao del Sur | 2nd | Johnny Pimentel | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Taguig–Pateros | 1st | Alan Peter Cayetano | Independent | 1 | Majority |
| Taguig | 2nd | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Tarlac | 1st | Charlie Cojuangco | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Tarlac | 2nd | Victor Yap | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Tarlac | 3rd | Noel Villanueva | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Tawi-Tawi | Lone | Rashidin Matba | PDP–Laban | 1 | Majority |
| Valenzuela | 1st | Wes Gatchalian | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Valenzuela | 2nd | Eric Martinez | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Zambales | 1st | Jeffrey Khonghun | Nacionalista | 3 | Majority |
| Zambales | 2nd | Cheryl Deloso-Montalla | NPC | 3 | Majority |
| Zamboanga City | 1st | Cesar Jimenez Jr. | NPC | 2 | Majority |
| Zamboanga City | 2nd | Mannix Dalipe | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 1st | Romeo Jalosjos Jr. | Nacionalista | 1 | Majority |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 2nd | Glona Labadlabad | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 3rd | Isagani Amatong | Liberal | 3 | Minority |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 1st | Divina Grace Yu | PDP–Laban | 2 | Majority |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 2nd | Leonardo Babasa Jr. | Lakas | 1 | Majority |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | 1st | Wilter Palma II | Lakas | 2 | Majority |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | 2nd | Dulce Ann Hofer | PDP–Laban | 3 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Mikee Romero | 1-PACMAN | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Enrico Pineda | 1-PACMAN | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Maria Victoria Umali | A TEACHER | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Sharon Garin | AAMBIS-Owa | 4 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Joseph Stephen Paduano | Abang Lingkod | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Conrado Estrella III | Abono | 3 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | France Castro | ACT Teachers | 2 | Independent minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Eric Yap | ACT-CIS | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jocelyn Tulfo | ACT-CIS | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Rowena Niña Taduran | ACT-CIS | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Alfredo Garbin Jr. | Ako Bicol | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Elizaldy Co | Ako Bicol | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Sonny Lagon | Ako Bisaya | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Adriano Ebcas | Ako Padayon | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Anna Villaraza-Suarez | ALONA | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Bem Noel | An Waray | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Amihilda Sangcopan | Anak Mindanao | 1 | Independent minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Mike Defensor | Anakalusugan | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Alfred delos Santos | Ang Probinsyano | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Ronnie Ong | Ang Probinsyano | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Sergio Dagooc | APEC | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Bernadette Herrera | BH | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Naealla Rose Bainto-Aguinaldo | Bahay | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Carlos Isagani Zarate | Bayan Muna | 2 | Independent minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Ferdinand Gaite | Bayan Muna | 1 | Independent minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Eufemia Cullamat | Bayan Muna | 1 | Independent minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Angelica Natasha Co | BHW | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Lito Atienza | Buhay | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Eddie Villanueva | CIBAC | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Domingo Rivera | CIBAC | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Sabiniano Canama | Coop-NATCCO | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Romeo Momo Sr. | CWS | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Michael Edgar Aglipay | DIWA | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Claudine Diana Bautista | DUMPER | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Ducielle Cardema | Duterte Youth | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Arlene Brosas | Gabriela | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jose Gay Padiernos | GP | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Sarah Elago | Kabataan | 2 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Ron Salo | Kabayan | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Irene Gay Saulog | Kalinga | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Shernee Tan | Kusug Tausug | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Rodolfo Albano Jr. | LPGMA | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Allan Ty | LPGMA | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Manuel Cabochan | Magdalo | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Argel Joseph Cabatbat | Magsasaka | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Virgilio Lacson | Manila Teachers | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Carlo Lisandro Gonzalez | Marino | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jose Antonio Lopez | Marino | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Macnell Lusotan | Marino | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Bobby Pacquiao | OFW Family | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jorge Antonio Bustos | PATROL | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jericho Nograles | PBA | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Presley de Jesus | PHILRECA | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Rudys Caesar Fariñas | Probinsyano Ako | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jose Singson Jr. | Probinsyano Ako | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Aloysia Lim | RAM | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Godofredo Guya | RECOBODA | 1 | Minority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Rodante Marcoleta | SAGIP | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Francisco Datol Jr. | Senior Citizens | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Rodolfo Ordanes | Senior Citizens | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Jose Teves Jr. | TGP | 1 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Yedda Marie Romualdez | Tingog | 2 | Majority |
| Party-list | Party-list | Raymond Mendoza | TUCP | 5 | Majority |

## Committees
### Constitutional bodies

| Committee | Senate | Senate | Senate | Senate | Senate | Senate | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives | House of Representatives |
| Committee | Chairman | Chairman | Party | Minority leader | Minority leader | Party | Chairman | Chairman | Party | District | Minority leader | Minority leader | Party | District |
| Commission on Appointments | | Tito Sotto | NPC | | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | | Ronaldo Zamora | PDP–Laban | San Juan | | Alex Advincula | NUP | Cavite–3rd |
| Electoral tribunals | | Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | | Franklin Drilon | Liberal | | Dale Malapitan | PDP–Laban | Caloocan–1st | | | | |
| Judicial and Bar Council | | Dick Gordon | Independent | — | — | — | | Vicente Veloso | NUP | Leyte–3rd | — | — | — | — |

### House of Representatives committees
## Agenda
### Death penalty

As of July 2019, bills seeking to reinstate capital punishment in the Philippines have been revived in the Senate ahead of the opening of the 18th Congress.

### COVID-19 pandemic

The 18th Congress enacted the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act and Bayanihan to Recover as One Act as response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

### ABS-CBN franchise renewal

In May 2020, the House of Representatives acted on the pending franchise renewal bills of ABS-CBN that has been pending since July 2019.

### House Speakership crisis

In 2020, the position of Speaker was disputed, which in the latter part of the year threatened the passage of a bill legislating the national government's budget for 2021. The dispute involved then-speaker and Pateros–Taguig representative Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque representative Lord Allan Velasco. This started in July 2019, when the two had a "term-sharing agreement" which was brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte. Under that deal, Cayetano would serve as House Speaker for the first 15 months of the 18th Congress, or until October 2020. Cayetano was to step down from his position as speaker in order to give way for the election of Velasco as speaker.
Cayetano, in March 2020, accused Velasco and his camp of a conspiracy to remove him from his position as House Speaker. Velasco denied Cayetano's allegation of supposed ouster plot, stating it "baseless." Cayetano initially oversaw deliberations on the 2021 national budget but tensions in the lower house of the Congress grew by September 2020. His camp abruptly ended sessions in which some legislators criticizing the move which prevented them from scrutinizing proposals on the 2021 budget.
Cayetano offered to resign but his camp claim that majority of the House of Representatives declined his resignation. On October 12, 2020, Lord Allan Velasco and some legislators convened at the Celebrity Sports Complex in Quezon City and conducted a house session where positions including the speakership was declared vacant and appointed Velasco as house speaker. Velasco's camp claimed that 186 lawmakers voted for his appointment as house speaker. Cayetano's camp declared the session a "travesty" and questioned the legality of the session itself. Cayetano maintained that he remains as house speaker. On the other hand, Cayetano called the appointment of Velasco as a speaker a "fake session" as he added that there was no prior plenary resolution authorizing the holding of a session outside the Batasang Pambansa and insists that the House of Representative mace used in the meeting is illegal.
On October 13, 2020, during the start of the special session of the House, Velasco's election as House Speaker on October 12, 2020 was formally ratified by 186 representatives assembled in the Batasang Pambansa. At the same time, Cayetano tendered his "irrevocable" resignation as House Speaker on his Facebook Live paving the way for Velasco to assume his position undisputed.

## Changes in membership
### House of Representatives
#### District representatives

| District | Vacating member | Vacating member | Vacating member | Vacating member | Vacating member | Caretaker | Special election | Successor | Successor | Successor |
| District | Member | Party | Party | Date | Reason | Caretaker | Special election | Member | Party | Date |
| Benguet | Nestor Fongwan | | PDP–Laban | December 18, 2019 | Died in office | Eric Yap | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Camarines Sur–1st | Marissa Mercado-Andaya | | NPC | July 5, 2020 | Died in office | Michael John Duavit | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Sorsogon–2nd | Bernardita Ramos | | NPC | September 8, 2020 | Died in office | Evelina Escudero | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Cebu City–1st | Raul del Mar | | Liberal | November 16, 2020 | Died in office | Lord Allan Velasco | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Antipolo–2nd | Resurreccion Acop | | NUP | May 28, 2021 | Died in office | Lord Allan Velasco | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Southern Leyte | Roger Mercado | | Lakas | October 13, 2021 | Appointed Secretary of Public Works and Highways | | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Tarlac–1st | Carlos Cojuangco | | NPC | February 22, 2022 | Died in office | | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Camarines Norte–2nd | Marisol Panotes | | PDP–Laban | April 29, 2022 | Died in office | | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |

#### Party-list representatives

| Member | Party | Date | Reason | Successor | Took office |
| Jose Antonio Lopez | MARINO | July 25, 2019 | Resigned | Macnell Lusotan | November 4, 2019 |
| Rodolfo Albano Jr. | LPGMA | November 5, 2019 | Died in office | Allan Ty | November 20, 2019 |
| Francisco Datol Jr. | SENIOR CITIZENS | August 10, 2020 | Died in office | Rodolfo Ordanes | October 13, 2020 |

## Legislation
### Republic Acts

The 18th Congress passed a total of 311 bills which were signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. 119 of these laws were national in scope, while 192 were local:
| Republic Act | Short title | Sponsor(s) | Third reading votes (Yea–nay–abstention) | Third reading votes (Yea–nay–abstention) | Presidential action |
| Republic Act | Short title | Sponsor(s) | House | Senate | Presidential action |
| RA 11462 | Postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections | Sen. Imee Marcos | 194–6 | 21–0 | Signed December 3, 2019 |
| RA 11463 | Malasakit Centers Act | Sen. Bong Go | 186–1–7 | 18–0 | Signed December 3, 2019 |
| RA 11464 | Reenacting the General Appropriations Act of 2019 | Rep. Isidro Ungab | 193–0 | 19–0 | Signed December 20, 2019 |
| RA 11465 Vol I-A Vol I-B Vol I-C Vol II | General Appropriations Act of 2020 | Rep. Isidro Ungab, Eileen Ermita-Buhain, Estrellita Suansing | 257–6 | 22–0 | Signed January 6, 2020 |
| RA 11466 | Salary Standardization Law of 2019 | Sen. Bong Revilla | 187–5 | 21–0–1 | Signed January 8, 2020 |
| RA 11467 | Amendments to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 | Rep. Joey Salceda, Estrellita Suansing, Sharon Garin | 184–2–1 | 20–0 | Signed January 22. 2020, with line vetoes |
| RA 11468 | The National Day of Remembrance For Road Crash Victims, Survivors, and Their Families Act | Sen. Grace Poe | 234–0 | 20–0 | Signed January 23, 2020 |
| RA 11469 | Bayanihan to Heal as One Act | Sen. Tito Sotto, Pia Cayetano | 284–9 | 20–1 | Signed March 24, 2020 |
| RA 11470 | The National Academy of Sports | Sen. Win Gatchalian | 206–0 | 21–0 | Signed June 9, 2020 |
| RA 11471 | Creating Barangay H-2 in Dasmariñas, Cavite | Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. | 213–0 | 20–0 | Signed June 19, 2020 |
| RA 11472 | Upgrading the Caraga Regional Hospital | Rep. Robert Ace Barbers | 170–0 | 18–0 | Signed June 19, 2020 |
| RA 11473 | Renaming the Talisay District Hospital into Cebu South Medical Center in Cebu | Rep. Eduardo Gullas | 182–0 | 20–0 | Signed June 19, 2020 |
| RA 11474 | Upgrading the Maria L. Eleazar District Hospital in Quezon | Rep. Alyssa Sheena Tan | 231–0 | 20–0 | Signed June 19, 2020 |
| RA 11475 | Transferring of Rizal's capital from Pasig to Antipolo | Rep. Roberto Puno | 213–0 | 19–0 | Signed June 19, 2020 |
| RA 11476 | GMRC and Values Education Act | Sen. Win Gatchalian | 225–0 | 23–0 | Signed June 25, 2020 |
| RA 11477 | Granting of franchise to Golden Broadcast Professional, Inc | Rep. Cesar Jimenez Jr. | 216–0–1 | 18–0 | Signed June 25, 2020 |
| RA 11478 | Increasing the bed capacity of Bicol Medical Center in Naga | Sen. Bong Go | 182–0 | 14–0 | Signed July 1, 2020 |
| RA 11479 | Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 | Sen. Panfilo Lacson | 168–36–29 | 19–2 | Signed July 3, 2020 |
| RA 11480 | Changing the opening day of schools | Sen. Win Gatchalian | 241–0 | 23–0 | Signed July 17, 2020 |
| RA 11481 | Granting of franchise to First United Broadcasting Corporation | Rep. Aurelio Gonzales | 222–0 | 19–0 | Signed July 30, 2020 |
| RA 11482 | Granting of franchise to Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media | Rep. Xavier Romulado | 220–0 | 19–0 | Signed July 30, 2020 |
| RA 11483 | Converting several provincial roads in Tarlac into national roads | Rep. Victor Yap | 231–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11484 | Converting road connecting Tubao, La Union and Tuba, Benguet into a national roat | Rep. Sandra Eriguel | 231–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11485 | Converting the Guimba–Talugtug–Umingan Provincial Road into a national road | Rep. Estrellita Suansing | 231–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11486 | Converting the road network connecting San Fernando and Bula, Camarines Sur into a national road | Rep. Luis Raymond Villafuerte | 231–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11487 | Converting the Albay Diversion Road in Camarines Sur into a national road | Rep. Luis Raymond Villafuerte | 231–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11488 | Transferring the Sorsogon Second District Engineering Office from Bulan to Gubat. | Rep. Bernadita Ramos | 222–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11489 | Creating the Cebu Seventh District Engineering Office | Rep. Peter John Calderon | 222–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11490 | Creating the Cotabato Third District Engineering Office | Rep. Elandro Madrona | 232–0 | 23–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11491 | Granting of franchise to Crusaders Broadcasting System | Rep. Onyx Crisologo | 226–0 | 19–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11492 | Granting of franchise to Gold Label Broadcasting System | Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria | 233–0–1 | 18–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11493 | Granting of franchise to Bicol Broadcasting System | Rep. Salvio Fortuno | 170–0 | 19–0 | Signed August 14, 2020 |
| RA 11494 | Bayanihan to Recover as One Act | Sen. Sonny Angara | 242–6 | 22–1 | Signed September 11, 2020 |

### Treaties

One treaty has been approved by the Senate:
| Resolution number | Title | Foreign party | Vote | Date of approval |
| Resolution 34 | RP-Russian Federation Treaty on Extradition | Russia | 19–0 | December 18, 2019 |