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|} The Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives.

The current Speaker is Jose de Venecia, a representative from Pangasinan.

In the line of succession for the presidency, the Speaker is third and last in the line, after the Vice President of the Philippines and the President of the Senate of the Philippines.

When the office of the Speaker is vacant (usually at the beginning of a new Congress), the Secretary-General sits as the Speaker until a person is elected.

List of Presiding Officers

Speaker Party Province Period Start of service End of service Era
Sergio OsmeñaNPCebuPhilippine Assembly19071916United States Occupation
House of Representatives19161922
Manuel RoxasCapiz19221933
Quintin ParedesAbra19331935
Gil MontillaNegros OccidentalNational Assembly of the Commonwealth of the Philippines19351938Commonwealth
Jose YuloCapiz19381941
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, the Commonwealth went into exile in the United States and the National Assembly was dissolved. It was replaced by the unrelated National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Republic.
Benigno Q. Aquino, Sr.KALIBAPITarlacNational Assembly of the Second Republic19431944Second Republic
After the restoration of the Commonwealth, new elections were held to elect new members of the House of Representatives.
Jose ZuluetaNPIloiloHouse of Representatives19451945Commonwealth
(Restored)
Eugenio PerezNP-Liberal WingPangasinan19461946

List of Speakers of the House of Representatives

# Speaker of the House Party District Congress Start of service End of service Era
1Eugenio PerezLPPangasinan-2nd1st19461949Third Republic
2nd19491953
2Jose B. Laurel, Jr.NPBatangas-3rd3rd19531957
3Daniel Z. RomualdezLeyte-4th4th19571961
Leyte-1st5th19611962
4Cornelio VillarealLPCapiz-2nd19621965
6th19651967
5Jose B. Laurel, Jr.NPBatangas-3rd19671971
7th19711971
6Cornelio T. VillarealLPCapiz-2nd19711972

List of Speakers of the Batasang Pambansa

Speaker of the Batasan Party Region (IBP)
Province/City (RBP)
Batasan Start of service End of service Era
Querube C. MakalintalKBLNCRInterim Batasang Pambansa19781984Martial Law (1972-1981) and the Fourth Republic
Nicanor E. YñiguezSouthern LeyteRegular Batasang Pambansa19841986


After the ratification of the 1987 Constitution, the bicameral setup was restored.

List of Speakers of the House of Representatives (restored)

# Speaker of the House Party District Congress Start of service End of service Era
7Ramon V. Mitra, Jr.LDPPalawan-2nd8th19871992Fifth Republic
8Jose C. de Venecia, Jr.LakasPangasinan-4th9th19921995
10th19951998
9Manuel B. Villar, Jr.PMPLas Piñas City11th19982000
10Arnulfo T. FuentabellaNPCCamarines Sur-3rd20002001
11Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr.Lakas-CMDQuezon City-4th20012001
12Jose C. de Venecia, Jr.Pangasinan-4th12th20012004
13th20042007
14th2007Present

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