Congress of the Philippines
National legislature of the Philippines
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| February 5 2025 | Sara Duterte, Vice President, was impeached by a coalition including former Magdalo representative Gary Alejano, civil society leaders, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, lawyers, and religious leaders. |
| January 30 2025 | Edcel Lagman dies, vacating Albay–1st district seat |
| August 16 2024 | Jose Francisco Benitez vacates Negros Occidental–3rd district seat after being appointed Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority |
| July 22 2024 | Third Regular Session begins, scheduled to run from July 22, 2024 to June 6, 2025 |
| July 18 2024 | Sonny Angara vacates his Senate seat after being appointed Secretary of Education. The seat will remain unfilled until the 2025 election. |
| May 20 2024 | Major leadership transitions in the Senate: Francis Escudero becomes Senate President, Jinggoy Estrada becomes Senate President pro tempore, and Francis Tolentino becomes Majority Floor Leader. |
| April 27 2024 | Elpidio Barzaga Jr. dies, vacating Cavite–4th district seat |
| March 13 2024 | Edgardo Lim–Salvame dies, vacating Palawan–1st district seat |
| January 22 2024 | Second Regular Session continues with a session from January 22, 2024 to March 22, 2024 |
| January 22 2024 | David C. Suarez becomes a Deputy Speaker. |
| January 12 2024 | Ralph Recto's term as Deputy Speaker ends. |
| January 12 2024 | Ralph Recto vacates Batangas–6th district seat after being appointed Secretary of Finance |
| November 7 2023 | Leadership changes in the House of Representatives, with Isidro Ungab stepping down, and Tonypet Albano and Yasser Balindong becoming new Deputy Speakers. |
| November 4 2023 | First Special Session convenes on November 4, 2023 |
| October 3 2023 | Edward Hagedorn dies, vacating Palawan–3rd district seat |
| September 27 2023 | Florencio Gabriel Noel dropped from the rolls after An Waray party list registration was cancelled by the COMELEC En Banc |
| August 16 2023 | Arnolfo Teves Jr. is expelled from Negros Oriental–3rd district seat |
| July 24 2023 | Second Regular Session begins, covering the period from July 24, 2023 to May 24, 2024 |
| May 31 2023 | Arnolfo Teves Jr. remains suspended from Negros Oriental–3rd district seat |
| May 17 2023 | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo steps down as Senior Deputy Speaker, replaced by Aurelio Gonzales Jr. |
| May 8 2023 | First Regular Session final segment runs from May 8, 2023 to June 2, 2023 |
| March 22 2023 | Arnolfo Teves Jr. is suspended from Negros Oriental–3rd district seat for 60 days |
| February 22 2023 | Jeffrey Soriano resigns from the 19th Congress, with Erwin Tulfo succeeding him by May 30, 2023 |
| February 15 2023 | Nicolas Enciso VIII dropped from the rolls, with Brian Yamsuan taking over on February 22, 2023 |
| January 31 2023 | Rex Gatchalian vacates Valenzuela–1st district seat after being appointed Secretary of Social Welfare and Development |
| January 23 2023 | First Regular Session continues with a session from January 23, 2023 to March 24, 2023 |
| 2022 | Further growth to 63 party-list seats, marking the highest number of representative seats in the recorded history of the Philippine party-list system. |
| 2022 | House of Representatives elections were conducted, establishing the membership of the lower chamber of Congress. |
| November 7 2022 | First Regular Session resumes after a break, running from November 7, 2022 to December 16, 2022 |
| July 27 2022 | Ralph Recto and Aurelio Gonzales Jr. become Deputy Speakers in the House of Representatives. |
| July 25 2022 | The 19th Congress of the Philippines officially convened, bringing together the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives at the start of Bongbong Marcos's presidency. |
| July 25 2022 | First Regular Session begins, covering the period from July 25, 2022 to June 2, 2023 |
| July 25 2022 | Members of the House of Representatives take office, with terms set to end on June 30, 2025 |
| July 21 2022 | Romeo Jalosjos Jr. vacates Zamboanga del Norte–1st district seat as per Supreme Court order |
| June 30 2022 | Conclusion of the 18th Congress, the most recent legislative period documented in this timeline. |
| June 30 2022 | Terms of senators elected in 2019 and 2022 officially begin |
| June 30 2022 | Jesus Crispin Remulla vacates Cavite–7th district seat after being appointed Secretary of Justice |
| May 9 2022 | Nineteenth Congress elected, featuring representatives from NPC, Akbayan, Nacionalista, PDP-Laban, PMP, and independent parties. |
| May 9 2022 | Senatorial election held, with senators elected to serve terms from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2028 |
| 2020 | Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen was charged in an impeachment complaint by Edwin Cordevilla, which was later rejected by the House Justice Committee due to insufficient form. |
| 2019 | Slight increase to 61 party-list seats, continuing the trend of gradual expansion in political representation. |
| 2019 | Senate elections were held, determining the composition of the Senate for the subsequent term. |
| 2019 | Impeachment complaints were filed against Vice President Leni Robredo, but lacked sufficient evidence. |
| May 13 2019 | Senatorial election held, with senators elected to serve terms from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2025 |
| May 11 2018 | Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was removed via quo warranto by a special Supreme Court en banc session, with the court ruling the Chief Justice post vacant. |
| 2017 | Impeachment complaints were filed against President Rodrigo Duterte, but lacked sufficient evidence. |
| October 23 2017 | Andres Bautista resigned before his Senate trial could begin. |
| October 11 2017 | House of Representatives voted to impeach COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista with 137 votes, overturning a previous justice committee resolution. |
| October 11 2017 | COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista filed a resignation with an effectivity date of December 31, 2017. |
| 2016 | Party-list representation remained consistent at 59 seats, indicating a stabilization of the political landscape. |
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