House of Representatives of the Philippines
Lower house of the Congress 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 | David C. Suarez becomes a Deputy Speaker. |
| January 22 2024 | Second Regular Session continues with a session from January 22, 2024 to March 22, 2024 |
| 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 | Allies of presidential-elect Bongbong Marcos won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. |
| 2022 | Martin Romualdez, cousin of Bongbong Marcos, was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives following the election. |
| 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 | 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 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 21 2022 | Romeo Jalosjos Jr. vacates Zamboanga del Norte–1st district seat as per Supreme Court order |
| 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 | The 36th Philippine House of Representatives elections were held concurrently with presidential, Senate, and local elections, with voters casting two votes: one for congressional district and one for party-list representation. |
| May 9 2022 | Senatorial election held, with senators elected to serve terms from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2028 |
| August 2021 | The Commission on Elections officially set the number of seats for the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, establishing 253 districts and 63 party-list seats for the upcoming Congress. |
| August 2021 | Originally scheduled plebiscite for dividing Maguindanao province, which was later rescheduled by the Commission on Elections to be held after the 2022 election. |
| March 13 2021 | A plebiscite was held in Palawan to vote on the proposed division of the province into three separate provinces, which was ultimately defeated by the voters, maintaining the existing district structure. |
| January 2021 | Cayetano and six allies launched 'BTS sa Kongreso' (Back to Service in Congress), a political bloc following the leadership change. |
| 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. |
| October 12 2020 | On the morning of the special session, Velasco's allies entered the Batasang Pambansa Complex and elected him speaker again with a 186-0 vote. |
| October 12 2020 | Velasco and his allies gathered at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City to elect new House officials, with Velasco elected speaker 186-0. |
| October 11 2020 | Pictures of Velasco and Sara Duterte appeared online, suggesting tacit approval of Velasco's speakership campaign. |
| October 1 2020 | During a congressional session, Cayetano offered to resign as speaker, but was rejected by his allies in a vote where 184 representatives wanted him to stay. |
| September 29 2020 | President Duterte held a meeting with Cayetano and Velasco, asking them to abide by their gentleman's agreement about the speakership transfer. |
| March 10 2020 | The Philippine House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals was elevated from a special committee to a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. |
| 2019 | Successful plebiscite renaming Compostela Valley province to Davao de Oro, which would impact the 2022 House of Representatives elections. |
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