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Congress of the Philippines Kongreso ng Pilipinas (Filipino)
20th Congress of the Philippines
Seals of the Senate (left) and of the House of Representatives (right)
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	June 9, 1945; 80 years ago (1945-06-09)
Preceded by	National Assembly of the Philippines
New session started	July 28, 2025; 8 months ago (2025-07-28)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Tito Sotto (NPC) since September 8, 2025
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Bojie Dy (PFP) since September 17, 2025
Structure
Seats	342 (see list) 24 senators 318 representatives
Senate political groups	Majority (15)   NPC (5)   Nacionalista (3)   KANP (1)   Akbayan (1)   Lakas (1)   Liberal (1)   Independent (3) Minority (9)   PDP (3)   NPC (1)   Nacionalista (1)   PMP (1)   Independent (3)
House of Representatives political groups	Majority (286)   Lakas (99)   NUP (39)   PFP (39)   NPC (33)   Nacionalista (17)   Liberal (3)   MKTZNU (2)   Aksyon (1)   CDP (1)   LDP (1)   Navoteño (1)   PDP (1)   Independent (4)   Party-lists (45) Minority (28)   Liberal (3)   NUP (2)   Lakas (1)   Nacionalista (1)   PFP (1)   UNA (1)   Independent (1)   Party-lists (18) Independent (4)   HTL (3)   Party-list (1)
Joint committees	Joint committees are chaired by senators
Authority	Article VI of the Constitution of the Philippines
Elections
Senate voting system	Plurality block voting
House of Representatives voting system	Parallel voting (Party-list proportional representation and first-past-the-post)
First Senate election	October 3, 1916
First House of Representatives election	May 11, 1987 (current form) July 30, 1907 (as the Philippine Assembly)
Last Senate election	May 12, 2025
Last House of Representatives election	May 12, 2025
Next Senate election	May 8, 2028
Next House of Representatives election	May 8, 2028
Meeting place
The Senate meets at the GSIS Building, Financial Center, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard, Pasay
The House of Representatives meets at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, which also hosts joint sessions
Website
econgress.gov.ph

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