Philippine House Committee on Rules

The Philippine House Committee on Rules, or House Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on Rules
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Majority Leader	Sandro Marcos (Ilocos Norte–1st, PFP)
Senior Deputy Majority Leader	Lorenz Defensor (Iloilo–3rd, NUP)
Minority Leader	Marcelino Libanan (4Ps)
Senior Deputy Minority Leader	Edgar Erice (Caloocan–2nd, Liberal)
Website
Committee on Rules

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

• Creation of committees inclusive of determining their respective jurisdictions
• Order of business
• Referral of bills, resolutions, speeches, committee reports, messages, memorials and petitions
• Rules of the House
• Rules of procedure governing inquires in aid of legislation
• Rules of procedure in impeachment proceedings

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader		Ferdinand Martin Romualdez	Lakas	Leyte	1st
Senior Deputy Majority Leader		Jesus Crispin Remulla	Nacionalista	Cavite	7th
Deputy Majority Leaders		Juan Miguel Arroyo	Lakas	Pampanga	2nd
		Lianda Bolilia	Nacionalista	Batangas	4th
		Cristal Bagatsing	PDP–Laban	Manila	5th
		Juan Pablo Bondoc	PDP–Laban	Pampanga	4th
		Christopher De Venecia	Lakas	Pangasinan	4th
		Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat	PDP–Laban	Biñan	Lone
		Xavier Jesus Romualdo	PDP–Laban	Camiguin	Lone
		Josephine Veronique Lacson-Noel	NPC	Malabon	Lone
		Wilter Palma II	Lakas	Zamboanga Sibugay	1st
		Ma. Theresa Collantes	PDP–Laban	Batangas	3rd
		Ria Christina Fariñas	PDP–Laban	Ilocos Norte	1st
		Camille Villar	Nacionalista	Las Piñas	Lone
		Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
		Tyrone Agabas	NPC	Pangasinan	6th
Assistant Majority Leaders		David Suarez	Nacionalista	Quezon	2nd
		Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
		Claudine Diana Bautista	Dumper-PTDA	Party-list
		Precious Castelo	NPC	Quezon City	2nd
		Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles	Lakas	Rizal	2nd
		Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	3rd
		Eduardo Gullas	Nacionalista	Cebu	1st
		Michael Edgar Aglipay	DIWA	Party-list
		Rowena Niña Taduran	ACT-CIS	Party-list
		Anthony Peter Crisologo	NUP	Quezon City	1st
		Alyssa Sheena Tan	PFP	Isabela	4th
		Alfred Delos Santos	ANG PROBINSYANO	Party-list
		John Marvin Nieto	NUP	Manila	3rd
		Amihilda Sangcopan	AMIN	Party-list
Minority Leader		Joseph Stephen Paduano	Abang Lingkod	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader		Janette Garin	Nacionalista	Iloilo	1st
Deputy Minority Leaders		Jose Christopher Belmonte	Liberal	Quezon City	6th
		Carlos Isagani Zarate	Bayan Muna	Party-list
		Sharee Ann Tan	PDP–Laban	Samar	2nd
		Stella Luz Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd
		Bayani Fernando	NPC	Marikina	1st
		Jose Singson Jr.	Probinsyano Ako	Party-list
Assistant Minority Leaders		Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
		Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
		Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
		Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
		Francisca Castro	ACT TEACHERS	Party-list

Deputy Majority Leader

• Bernadette Herrera-Dy (BH)^[3]

Assistant Majority Leaders

• Marissa Andaya^[a] (Camarines Sur–1st, NPC)
• Kristine Singson-Meehan (Ilocos Sur–2nd, Bileg Party)^[3]

19th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader		Manuel Jose Dalipe	Lakas	Zamboanga City	2nd
Senior Deputy Majority Leader		Ferdinand Alexander Marcos	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	1st
Deputy Majority Leaders		Josephine Veronique Lacson-Noel	NPC	Malabon	Lone
		Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	PDP–Laban	Pangasinan	6th
		Lianda Bolilia	PDP–Laban	Batangas	4th
		Franz Pumaren	NUP	Quezon City	3rd
		David C. Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	2nd
Assistant Majority Leaders		Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon	NUP	Leyte	3rd
		Sancho Fernando Oaminal	Nacionalista	Misamis Occidental	2nd
		Jaime Cojuangco	NPC	Tarlac	1st
		Richard Gomez	PDP–Laban	Leyte	4th
		Jude Acidre	Tingog	Party-list
		Patrick Michael Vargas	Lakas	Quezon City	5th
Minority Leader		Marcelino Libanan	4Ps	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader		Paul Daza	NUP	Northern Samar	1st
Deputy Minority Leaders		Bernadette Herrera-Dy	BH	Party-list
		Presley de Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
		Mujiv Hataman	BUP	Basilan	Lone
		France Castro	ACT Teachers	Party-list
		Stephen James Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	1st
		Lex Anthony Cris Colada	AAMBIS-Owa	Party-list
		Florencio Noel	An Waray	Party-list
Assistant Minority Leaders		Marissa Magsino	OFW	Party-list
		Harris Ongchuan	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
		Jonathan Clement Abalos II	4Ps	Party-list
		Nicolas Enciso VIII	Bicol Saro	Party-list
		Arlene Brosas	Gabriela	Party-list
		Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
		Reynolds Michael Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	2nd
		Gabriel Bordado	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd

20th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Majority Leader		Ferdinand Alexander Marcos III	PFP	Ilocos Norte	1st
Senior Deputy Majority Leader		Lorenz Defensor	NUP	Iloilo	3rd
Deputy Majority Leaders		Julienne Baronda	Lakas	Iloilo City	Lone
		Marlyn Primicias-Agabas	Lakas	Pangasinan	6th
		Zia Alonto Adiong	Lakas	Lanao del Sur	1st
		Patrick Michael Vargas	Lakas	Quezon City	5th
		Ma. Alana Samantha Santos	Lakas	Cotabato	3rd
		Ernesto Dionisio	Lakas	Manila	1st
		Jeyzel Victoria Yu	Lakas	Zamboanga del Sur	2nd
		Arnan Panaligan	Lakas	Oriental Mindoro	1st
		Alyssa Michaela Gonzales	Lakas	Pampanga	3rd
		Marie Bernadette Escudero	NPC	Sorsogon	1st
		Ivan Howard Guintu	Independent	Capiz	1st
		Manuel Fortes Jr.	NPC	Sorsogon	2nd
		Gil Acosta Jr.	Lakas	Palawan	3rd
		Adrian Jay Advincula	NUP	Cavite	3rd
		Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon	NUP	Leyte	3rd
		Crispin Diego Remulla	NUP	Cavite	7th
		Vincenzo Renato Luigi Villafuerte	NUP	Camarines Sur	2nd
		Jose Teves Jr.	TGP	Party-list
		Munir Arbison Jr.	KAPUSO PM	Party-list
		Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez	1-Rider	Party-list
Assistant Majority Leaders		Sittie Shahara I. Mastura	Lakas	Maguindanao del Norte	Lone
		Rhea Gullas	Lakas	Cebu	1st
		Roberto T. Uy Jr.	Lakas	Zamboanga del Norte	1st
		Agatha Paula Cruz	Lakas-CMD	Bulacan	5th
		Oyo Uy	Lakas	Davao del Norte	1st District
		Jhong Ceniza	Lakas	Davao de Oro	2nd
		Ronald Singson	NPC	Ilocos Sur	1st
		Mark Anthony Santos	Independent	Las Piñas	Lone
		King Collantes	NPC	Batangas	3rd
		Patricia Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
		Arjo Atayde	Nacionalista	Quezon City	1st
		Alexandria Gonzales	NUP	Mandaluyong	Lone
		John Geesnell Yap	LDP	Bohol	1st
		Kiko Barzaga	NUP	Cavite	4th
		Esmael Mangudadatu	PFP	Maguindanao del Sur	Lone
		Bella Suansing	PFP	Sultan Kudarat	2nd
		Javi Benitez	PFP	Negros Occidental	3rd
		Katrina Reiko Chua-Tai	Independent	Zamboanga City	1st
		Daniel Bocobo	Nacionalista	Taguig	2nd
		Ryan Recto	Nacionalista	Batangas	6th
		James Ang Jr.	Uswag Ilonggo	Party-list
		Brian Poe Llamanzares	FPJ Panday Bayanihan	Party-list
		Johanne Monich Baustista	TRABAHO	Party-list
Minority Leader		Marcelino Libanan	4Ps	Party-list
Senior Deputy Minority Leader		Edgar Erice	Liberal	Caloocan	2nd
Deputy Minority Leaders		Leila de Lima	ML	Party-list
		Presley de Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
		Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
		Kaka Bag-ao	Liberal	Dinagat Islands	Lone
		Stephen James Tan	Nacionalista	Samar	1st
		Perci Cendaña	Akbayan	Party-list
		Antonio Tinio	ACT Teachers	Party-list
		Bong Suntay	UNA	Quezon City	4th
		Jernie Jett Nisay	Pusong Pinoy	Party-list
		Reynolds Michael Tan	Lakas	Samar	2nd
		Krisel Lagman	Liberal	Albay	1st
Assistant Minority Leaders		Sheen Gonzales	Independent	Eastern Samar	Lone
		Renee Co	Kabataan	Party-list
		Chel Diokno	Akbayan	Party-list
		Roberto Nazal Jr.	BH	Party-list
		Niko Raul Daza	NUP	Northern Samar	1st
		Jan Rurik Padiernos	GP	Party-list
		Audrey Zubiri	PFP	Bukidnon	3rd
		Iris Marie Montes	4K	Party-list

Notes

1. Died on July 5, 2020.