Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
The Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the majority part in the House of Representatives. By tradition, the Speaker or any Presiding Officer gives the Majority leader priority in obtaining the floor and also, he is the traditional Chairman of the Committee on Rules.
The Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress of the Philippines is Martin Romualdez, who was elected on July 22, 2019.
List of Majority Floor Leaders
# | Name | Party | District | Legislative Era | Term of office | Era |
1 | Manuel L. Quezon | NP | Tayabas–1st | First | 1907-1909 | Insular Government |
1 | Manuel L. Quezon | NP | Tayabas–1st | Second | 1909-1910 | Insular Government |
2 | Alberto Barreto | NP | Zambales | Second | 1910-1912 | Insular Government |
3 | Macario Adriatico | NP | Mindoro | Third | 1912-1914 | Insular Government |
4 | Galiciano Apacible | NP | Batangas–1st | Third | 1914-1916 | Insular Government |
5 | Rafael Alunan | NP | Negros Occidental–3rd | Fourth | 1916-1919 | Insular Government |
5 | Rafael Alunan | NP | Negros Occidental–3rd | Fifth | 1919-1922 | Insular Government |
6 | Benigno Aquino, Sr. | NP | Tarlac–2nd | Sixth | 1922-1925 | Insular Government |
6 | Benigno Aquino, Sr. | NP | Tarlac–2nd | Seventh | 1925-1928 | Insular Government |
7 | Manuel Briones | NP | Cebu–1st | Eighth | 1928-1931 | Insular Government |
7 | Manuel Briones | NP | Cebu–1st | Ninth | 1931-1933 | Insular Government |
8 | Pedro Sabido | NP | Albay–3rd | Ninth | 1933-1933 | Insular Government |
9 | Francisco Varona | NP | Manila–1st | Ninth | 1934-1934 | Insular Government |
10 | José E. Romero | NP | Negros Oriental–2nd | Ninth | 1934-1934 | Insular Government |
10 | José E. Romero | NP | Negros Oriental–2nd | Tenth | 1934-1935 | Insular Government |
10 | José E. Romero | NP | Negros Oriental–2nd | First | 1935- 1938 | Commonwealth |
10 | José E. Romero | NP | Negros Oriental–2nd | Second | 1938-1941 | Commonwealth |
11 | Quintin Paredes | NP | Abra | Second | 1938-1941 | Commonwealth |
12 | Francisco Zulueta | KALIBAPI | Bacolod | National Assembly | 1943-1944 | Second Republic |
13 | Eugenio Perez | NP | Pangsinan–2nd | First | 1945-1946 | Commonwealth |
14 | Raúl Leuterio | NP | Mindoro | Second | 1946 | Commonwealth |
14 | Raúl Leuterio | NP | Mindoro | First | 1946-1949 | Third Republic |
14 | Raúl Leuterio | NP | Mindoro | Second | 1950-1953 | Third Republic |
15 | Arturo Tolentino | NP | Manila–3rd | Third | 1954-1957 | Third Republic |
16 | Jose Aldeguer | NP | Iloilo–5th | Fouth | 1958-1961 | Third Republic |
17 | Francisco Ortega | NP | La Union–1st | Fifth | 1962-1962 | Third Republic |
18 | Justiniano Montano | NP | Cavite | Fifth | 1962-1965 | Third Republic |
18 | Justiniano Montano | NP | Cavite | Sixth | 1966-1967 | Third Republic |
19 | Marcelino Veloso | NP | Leyte–3rd | Sixth | 1967-1969 | Third Republic |
19 | Marcelino Veloso | NP | Leyte–3rd | Seventh | 1970-1972 | Third Republic |
20 | Jose Roño, Jr. | KBL | Region XIII | Interim | 1978-1984 | Fourth Republic |
20 | Jose Roño, Jr. | KBL | Samar | regular | 1984-1986 | Fourth Republic |
21 | Francisco Sumulong | LDP | Rizal–1st | Eighth | 1988-1992 | Fifth Republic |
22 | Ronaldo Zamora | Lakas | San Juan/Mandaluyong | Ninth | 1992-1994 | Fifth Republic |
23 | Rodolfo Albano | NPC | Isabela–1st | Ninth | 1994-1995 | Fifth Republic |
23 | Rodolfo Albano | NPC | Isabela–1st | Tenth | 1994-1995 | Fifth Republic |
24 | Mar Roxas | Liberal | Capiz–1st | Eleventh | 1998-2000 | Fifth Republic |
25 | Eduardo Gullas | LAMMP | Cebu–1st | Eleventh | 2000 | Fifth Republic |
26 | Bellaflor Angara-Castillo | LDP | Aurora | Eleventh | 2000-2001 | Fifth Republic |
27 | Sergio Apostol | Lakas and | Leyte–2nd | Eleventh | 2001-2001 | Fifth Republic |
28 | Neptali Gonzales II | Lakas and | Mandaluyong | Twelfth | 2001-2004 | Fifth Republic |
29 | Prospero Nograles | Lakas and | Davao City–1st | Thirteenth | 2004-2007 | Fifth Republic |
30 | Arthur Defensor | Lakas and | Iloilo–3rd | Fourteenth | 2007-2010 | Fifth Republic |
Neptali Gonzales II | Liberal | Mandaluyong | Fifteenth | 2010-2013 | Fifth Republic | |
Neptali Gonzales II | Liberal | Mandaluyong | Sixteenth | 2013-2016 | Fifth Republic | |
31 | Rodolfo Fariñas | PDP-Laban | Ilocos Norte–1st | Seventeenth | 2016-2018 | Fifth Republic |
32 | Rolando Andaya Jr. | NPC | Camarines Sur–1st | Seventeenth | 2018-2019 | Fifth Republic |
33 | Fredenil Castro | NUP | Capiz–2nd | Seventeenth | 2019 | Fifth Republic |
34 | Martin Romualdez | Lakas-CMD | Leyte–1st | Eigteenth | 2019-present | Fifth Republic |