List of members of the 15th Congress of the Philippines
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These are the members of the 15th Congress of the Philippines. The 15th Congress convened on July 26, 2010, and adjourned on June 6, 2013. Senators elected on the 2007 Senate election and senators elected on the 2010 Senate election comprise the Senate while representatives elected on the 2010 House of Representatives election comprise the House of Representatives.
Senate
List of members of the 15th Congress of the Philippines is located in Philippines
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Angara
13 senators
Drilon
Escudero
Guingona
Lapid
Marcos
Pimentel
Ponce Enrile
Recto
Places of registrations of the senators, with Metro Manila and Cavite, detailed below. Take note that senators are elected at a nationwide, at-large basis.
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List of members of the 15th Congress of the Philippines is located in Metro Manila
Estrada
Legarda
Villar
Arroyo
A. Cayetano
P. Cayetano
Honasan
Lacson
Osmeña
Pangilinan
Revilla
Santiago
Sotto
Trillanes
Places of registration of the senators from Metro Manila and Cavite.
The following are the terms of the senators of this Congress, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on May 14, 2007: June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
- For senators elected on May 10, 2010: June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
House of Representatives
The term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be from June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2013. The political party stated is the one that the member is currently a member of, which may be different from the one where the member ran under during the elections, or even from the one stated on the ballot.
Notes
- ↑ Won an election protest on August 11, 2011, replacing Migz Zubiri. Took office on August 15, 2011.[1]
- ↑ Resigned on August 3, 2011 amid an on-going electoral protest.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 Switched to Liberal Party after the elections.[2]
- ↑ Election nullified on July 23, 2010. Disqualified on May 8, 2011 due to not being a natural-born Filipino citizen. Remained a representative as an appeal was filed.[3]
- ↑ Died on December 25, 2012.[4]
- ↑ Died on July 22, 2010.[5]
- ↑ Won a special election on March 12, 2011, succeeding Florencio Vargas. Took office on March 16, 2011.[5]
- ↑ Died on April 24, 2013.
- ↑ Appointed as Secretary of Transportation and Communications on October 18, 2012.
- ↑ The creation of the Dinagat Islands was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on February 11, 2010, and the province was reverted to Surigao del Norte. However, the Supreme Court reversed its decision on April 13, 2011, and restored the Dinagat Islands as a province, along with its representative.[6]
- ↑ Removed on May 22, 2012 after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for graft.[7]
- ↑ Resigned on March 7, 2011 due to his conviction for drug possession in Hong Kong.[8]
- ↑ Won a special election on May 28, 2011, succeeding Ronald Singson. Took office on May 30, 2011.[8]
- ↑ Removed on March 19, 2013 by the Supreme Court due to being an invalid substitute of a disqualified candidate.
- ↑ Died on January 26, 2012.[9]
- ↑ Won a special election on June 2, 2012, succeeding Iggy Arroyo. Took office on June 4, 2012.[9]
- ↑ Died on August 13, 2012.[11]
- ↑ Died on August 3, 2011.[13]
- ↑ Won a special election on February 4, 2012, succeeding Antonio Diaz. Took office on February 6, 2012.
- ↑ Resigned on May 29, 2012.[14]
- ↑ Took office on October 9, 2012, succeeding Homer Mercado.[15]
- ↑ Resigned on July 13, 2011.
- ↑ Took office on July 22, 2011, succeeding Solaiman Pangandaman.[16]
- ↑ Resigned in December 31, 2011, but denied by the Commission on Elections.[17][18]
Changes
These are the changes in membership after the proclamation of winners:
Senate
A vacant seat can only be filled up on a special election held on the day of the next regular election.
| Term ending | Party | Former senator | Left office | Cause | Party | New senator | Took office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Liberal | Benigno Aquino III | June 30, 2010 | Elected president | To be filled at the next Senate election. | ||||
| 2013 | Independent | Migz Zubiri | August 3, 2011 | Resignation | PDP–Laban | Koko Pimentel[1] | August 15, 2011 | ||
House of Representatives
- For representatives elected via legislative districts, a special election will be called to determine the successor unless the vacancy occurred a year before the next regular election.
- For sectoral representatives, the next person on the list will take office.
Vacancies
These are the vacant seats in Congress:
- Senate (1):
- The seat of Benigno Aquino III who gave it up after being elected president in 2010. It will remain vacant the term expires, as special elections for vacated Senate seats can only be scheduled on the next regular election.
- House of Representatives (5):
- The seat for 2nd district of Bohol after Erico B. Aumentado died. No special election was held.
- The seat for 1st district of Cavite after Joseph Emilio Abaya was sworn in Secretary of Transportation and Communications. No special election was held.
- The seat for lone district of Dinagat Islands after Ruben Ecleo was removed from the rolls. No special election was held.
- The seat for 1st district of Sorsogon after Salvador Escudero died. No special election was held.
- The seat for lone district of Camiguin after Pedro Romualdo died. No special election was held.
- One seat of the Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens in the Philippines, Inc. after David Kho resigned. The Commission on Elections forbade the party from calling up the 4th person from the list after the 3rd person from the list, who was ejected from the party, protested, and that Kho revealed it was a part of a term-sharing agreement, in which the commission has prohibited.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ubac, Michael Lim; et al. (July 15, 2013). "Koko Pimentel cries foul over Senate tribunal vote". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Diaz, Jess (June 26, 2010). "24 House members join Noy's Liberal Party". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Comelec unseats Albay solon for being a Spanish citizen". People's Tonight, July 27, 2010. (Accessed on August 11, 2010).[1] Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Christmas death: Bohol Rep Erico Aumentado". Rappler. December 26, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cabacungan, Gil, Jr. C. "Cagayan solon dies", Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2010. (Accessed on July 26, 2010)."Cagayan solon dies - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Supreme Court reverses self, rules Dinagat Islands a province". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 14, 2011. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Romero, Paolo (June 2, 2012). "House drops Ecleo from rolls". Philippine Star. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Ronald Singson's bro is new Ilocos Sur rep". ABS-CBNnews.com. May 29, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Rep. Iggy Arroyo removed from life support, dies — report". GMANetwork.com/news. January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ↑ "20 Romblon local execs, bets join NP | Manila Bulletin". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Sen. Escudero's father dies". ABS-CBNnews.com. August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Benignoaquino.info".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Zambales Rep. Antonio Diaz passes away". ABS-CBNnews.com. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ↑ Calonzo, Andreo (June 13, 2012). "1-UTAK party-list solon quits post to transfer to new group". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Luci, Charissa (October 9, 2012). "House Welcomes 'Ka Zeny'". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Nasser Pangandaman to be sworn in despite protests". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Comelec stops party-list from changing representatives". GMA News Online. July 12, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ↑ "IN RE: PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION OF REPLACEMENT OF RESIGNED PARTY-LIST NOMINEE COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC., (SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY-LIST)". Commission on Elections. June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ "IN RE: PETITION FOR CONFIRMATION OF REPLACEMENT OF RESIGNED PARTY-LIST NOMINEE COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC., (SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY-LIST)". Commission on Elections. June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ Calonzo, Andreo (June 13, 2012). "1-UTAK party-list solon quits post to transfer to new group". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
