# Majority Floor Leader of the House 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 | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 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 | 3rd Legislature |
| House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (1916–1935) ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 5 | | Rafael Alunan Member for Negros Occidental–3rd (1864–1949) | 1916 | 1922 | | Nacionalista | 4th Legislature |
| 5 | | Rafael Alunan Member for Negros Occidental–3rd (1864–1949) | 1916 | 1922 | | Nacionalista | 5th Legislature |
| 6 | | Benigno Aquino Sr. Member for Tarlac–2nd (1894–1947) | 1922 | 1928 | | Nacionalista Unipersonalista (until 1925) | 6th Legislature |
| 6 | | Benigno Aquino Sr. Member for Tarlac–2nd (1894–1947) | 1922 | 1928 | | Nacionalista (from 1925) | 7th Legislature |
| 7 | | Manuel Briones Member for Cebu–1st (1893–1957) | 1928 | 1933 | | Nacionalista | 8th Legislature |
| 7 | | Manuel Briones Member for Cebu–1st (1893–1957) | 1928 | 1933 | | Nacionalista | 9th Legislature |
| 8 | | Pedro Sabido Member for Albay–3rd (1894–1980) | 1933 | 1933 | | Nacionalista | 9th Legislature |
| 9 | | Francisco Varona Member for Manila–1st | 1934 | 1934 | | Nacionalista | 9th Legislature |
| 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 | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 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 | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 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 Philippines (1941–1946) ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 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 | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| (15) | | Raul Leuterio Member for Mindoro | July 4 1946 | December 30 1949 | | Liberal | 1st Congress |
| (15) | | Raul Leuterio Member for Mindoro | December 30 1949 | December 8 1953 | | Liberal | 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 |
| 18 | | Justiniano Montano Member for Cavite (1905–2005) | January 17 1966 | February 2 1967 | | Nacionalista | 6th Congress |
| 19 | | Marcelino Veloso Member for Leyte–3rd | February 2 1967 | December 30 1969 | | Nacionalista | 6th Congress |
| 19 | | Marcelino Veloso Member for Leyte–3rd | January 26 1970 | September 23 1972 | | Nacionalista | 7th Congress |
| Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986) ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 20 | | Jose A. Roño Member for Region XIII until 1984 Samar from 1984 (1923–2002) | June 12 1978 | June 30 1984 | | KBL | Interim Batasang Pambansa |
| 20 | | Jose A. Roño Member for Region XIII until 1984 Samar from 1984 (1923–2002) | July 23 1984 | March 25 1986 | | KBL | Regular Batasang Pambansa |
| House of Representatives of the Philippines (since 1987) ||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term start | Party | Party | Legislature |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Legislature |
| 21 | | Francisco Sumulong Member for Rizal–1st (1918–2004) | July 27 1987 | June 30 1992 | | LDP | 8th Congress |
| 22 | | Ronaldo Zamora Member for 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 | 11th Congress |
| 26 | | Bella Angara Member for Aurora (born 1939) | November 13 2000 | January 24 2001 | | LDP | 11th Congress |
| 27 | | Sergio Apostol Member for Leyte–2nd (born 1935) | January 24 2001 | June 30 2001 | | Lakas | 11th Congress |
| 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 |
| (28) | | Neptali Gonzales II Member for Mandaluyong (born 1964) | July 22 2013 | June 30 2016 | | Liberal | 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 | 17th Congress |
| 33 | | Rolando Andaya Jr. Member for Camarines Sur–1st (1969–2022) | July 30 2018 | January 21 2019 | | NPC | 17th Congress |
| (32) | | Fredenil Castro Member for Capiz–2nd (born 1951) | January 21 2019 | June 30 2019 | | NUP | 17th Congress |
| 34 | | Martin Romualdez Member for Leyte–1st (born 1963) | July 22 2019 | June 30 2022 | | Lakas | 18th Congress |
| 35 | | Mannix Dalipe Member for Zamboanga City–2nd (born 1973) | July 25 2022 | Incumbent | | Lakas | 19th Congress |