The 20th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, is the current meeting of Congress convened on July 28, 2025. The 20th Congress is the meeting during the last three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency, and will end on June 7, 2028. The convening of the 20th Congress followed the 2025 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives continues to meet in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate will remain meeting in the GSIS Building before transferring to the New Senate Building in Taguig by 2028.
History In the 2025 Philippine midterm election, the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas won the most seats in the Senate but lost ground to groups opposed to President Bongbong Marcos. The DuterTen ticket endorsed by Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte outperformed pre-election surveys and gained seats in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, the KiBam tandem, having run as an independent opposition aligned with former Vice President Leni Robredo, were both elected, each winning a large share of the vote in upset victories. While Lakas–CMD remained the largest party in the House of Representatives—with 104 of its congressional candidates winning in local races—their share of seats declined from outgoing 19th Congress.
Political analyst Ronald Llamas interpreted the results as a rejection of the direction of the Marcos administration but not necessarily an approval of the vocal Duterte opposition. Media outlets attributed the results to Marcos's lack of charisma, his economic policies, the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, and the first impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Among the Senators in the 20th Congress, there are four pairs of siblings—Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano; Raffy and Erwin Tulfo; Jinggoy Estrada and JV Ejercito; and Mark and Camille Villar—the most in Philippine history. Tito Sotto will become the first Senator to serve a fifth term, becoming the longest-serving member in the history of the chamber.
In the House of Representatives, seven-term Representative Raymond Mendoza, who has served in every Congress since 2009, is expected to be term-limited after this Congress after having served three uninterrupted terms.
On November 8, 2025, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla claimed in an interview to have seen an arrest warrant for Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), after which dela Rosa hid from public view and refrained from attending any further Senate session for the next six months.
2026 Senate upheaval ("Senateflix")
On May 11, 2026, dela Rosa came out of hiding and returned to the Senate, an unexpected move that caused surprise to Senate attendees. Dela Rosa return was due to the encouragement of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, who provided him with a vehicle to head to the Senate. Despite attempts by two female agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to serve an International Criminal Court warrant against him at the basement entrance, dela Rosa evaded arrest and attended the day's session to participate in the ouster of Senator Tito Sotto as Senate President to be replaced with Cayetano, a move interpreted to be in reaction to the ongoing second impeachment of Vice President Duterte. The institution was soon placed on lockdown as dela Rosa sought protective custody within the Senate.
On the evening of May 13, 2026, unprecedented gunfire was initiated by the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms at the GSIS Building housing the institution during attempts by Senator dela Rosa to evade arresting authorities. The event, occurring within the initial days of the "Senateflix" controversy, has been described as "embarrassing" and a "national disgrace" for allegedly protecting a fugitive from international law and eroding the institution's "dignity, credibility and moral authority".
Special session of Congress On June 15, 2026, President Bongbong Marcos called for a special session of Congress to take place on June 17, 2026. The Special Session of Congress witnessed the election of Sherwin Gatchalian as President of the Senate of the Philippines, ending a two-week leadership dispute with then-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Gatchalian served as Senate president pro tempore and acting Senate president from June 3 to 17, 2026, after the then-majority bloc skipped the regular sessions on June 1 and 2, following the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada on June 1, 2026.
Timeline 2025 June 10 – The Senate of the 19th Congress convenes as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Duterte. June 30 – New term begins for the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives.
July 28 Congress convenes. Members elected in 2025 formally takes office. Senator Francis Escudero (NPC) is elected Senate president. Representative Martin Romualdez (Lakas; Leyte–1st) is elected House speaker. President Bongbong Marcos delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address. August 6 – The Senate of the 20th Congress voted to archive the articles of impeachment of Vice President Duterte. September 8 Senator Tito Sotto is elected Senate president after Senator Francis Escudero was ousted by 15 senators. The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on anomalous flood control projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Controversial government contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya link several congressmen to kickbacks received from project funds. September 9 – In a hearing convened by the House Committee on Public Accounts, former DPWH district engineer Brice Hernandez links Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva to the anomalous flood control scandal. September 17 – Representative Martin Romualdez resigns as House Speaker. Bojie Dy is elected as the new House Speaker. September 23 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on the flood control scandal, with former DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara linked Senators Estrada, Villanueva, former Senator Bong Revilla, Representative Zaldy Co (Ako Bicol), former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former Representative Mitch Cajayon-Uy (Caloocan-2nd) to payoffs linked to the anomalous flood control scandal with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommending the filing charges of these personalities for indirect bribery and malversation of public funds. September 25 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its probe on the flood control scandal, with former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo admitting receiving payoffs and also linking former Senate President Francis Escudero, former Senator Nancy Binay, Representative Co, Commission on Audit Commissioner Mario G. Lipana to scandal.
2026 May 11: Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was installed as Senate president after Tito Sotto was ousted. May 11–13 – The Senate temporarily went into lockdown following a standoff and exchange of gunfire at the Senate building within the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) compound during efforts to serve an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Senator Ronald dela Rosa. May 18 – The Senate of the 20th Congress convenes as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Duterte. June 1 - Senator Jinggoy Estrada was arrested in the Senate following a warrant issued by Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division. He is later placed in a 90-day preventive suspension on 16 June 2026. June 2 - Cavite 4th District Representative Kiko Barzaga was expelled from the House of Representatives of the Philippines by a vote of 265-14-8. June 3 – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is elected as Senate President pro tempore and later designated Acting Senate President after ousting Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. June 15 - President Bongbong Marcos calls for a Special Session of Congress on 17 June 2026. June 17 - Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is elected as President of the Senate of the Philippines by a vote of 13 senators. Senator Tito Sotto was elected as Senate President Pro Tempore, succeeding Gatchalian. July 6 - Senator Rodante Marcoleta was arrested in the Senate following a warrant of arrest for plunder issued by the Sandiganbayan's Third Division.
Date unknown The New Senate Building will be completed in late 2026 or early 2027, per Senate President Francis Escudero when asked following a sine die adjournment in 2025.
Party summary Senate party summary Party Total Vacant Akbayan KANP Lakas LP NP NPC PDP–Laban PFP PMP UNA Ind End of previous Congress 1 0 1 0 5 5 3 1 1 1 5 23 1 Begin (July 28, 2025) 1 1 1 1 4 6 3 0 1 0 6 24 0Present ()Current voting share
House party summary Party Total VacantAksyonAsensoCDPHTLLakasLDPLPMKTZNUNPNavoteño1CEBUNPCNUPPDPPFPPMPPRPRepormaUNAIndParty-listEnd of previous Congress00011211315027103839012001112613068 Begin (July 28, 2025)221 0 1 31012 6 223 10333312821 0 0 111633170 Present ()00075118135561520002643181 Current voting share
Leadership Senate
Senate President: Francis Escudero (NPC), until September 8, 2025 Tito Sotto (NPC), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026 Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent), May 11 – June 3, 2026 Sherwin Gatchalian (NPC), from June 17, 2026; acting: June 3–17, 2026 Senate President pro tempore: Jinggoy Estrada (PMP), until September 8, 2025 Panfilo Lacson (Independent), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026 Loren Legarda (NPC), May 11 – June 3, 2026 Sherwin Gatchalian (NPC), June 3–17, 2026 Tito Sotto (NPC), from June 17, 2026 Majority Floor Leader: Joel Villanueva (Independent), until September 8, 2025; acting: May 11 – June 3, 2026 Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), September 8, 2025 – May 11, 2026, and from June 3, 2026
Senior Deputy Majority Floor Leader: JV Ejercito (NPC), since June 17, 2026 Deputy Majority Floor Leaders: JV Ejercito (NPC), until May 11, 2026 Rodante Marcoleta (Independent), until September 8, 2025 Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026 Joel Villanueva (Independent), since June 17, 2026
Minority Floor Leader: Tito Sotto (NPC), until September 8, 2025 Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026, and from June 17, 2026 Tito Sotto (NPC), May 11 – June 3, 2026
Deputy Minority Floor Leaders: Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent), until September 8, 2025 Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), until September 8, 2025 Rodante Marcoleta (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026 Joel Villanueva (Independent), September 9, 2025 – May 11, 2026 Imee Marcos (Nacionalista), since July 29, 2026
House of Representatives
Speaker: Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st, Lakas), until September 17, 2025 Bojie Dy (Isabela–6th, PFP), from September 17, 2025 Senior Deputy Speaker: David Suarez (Quezon–2nd, Lakas), until November 19, 2025 Dinand Hernandez (South Cotabato–2nd, PFP), from November 19, 2025
Deputy Speakers: Janette Garin (Iloilo–1st, Lakas) Yasser Balindong (Lanao del Sur–2nd, Lakas) Paolo Ortega (La Union–1st, Lakas) Jay Khonghun (Zambales–1st, Lakas) Kristine Singson-Meehan (Ilocos Sur–2nd, NPC), until August 3, 2026 Ronaldo Puno (Antipolo–1st, NUP) Bojie Dy (Isabela–6th, PFP), until September 17, 2025 Ferjenel Biron (Iloilo–4th, Nacionalista) Raymond Mendoza (Party-list, TUCP) Yevgeny Emano (Misamis Oriental–2nd, Nacionalista), from August 11, 2025 Dinand Hernandez (South Cotabato–2nd, PFP), until November 19, 2025 David Suarez (Quezon–2nd, Lakas), from November 19, 2025 Maria Rachel Arenas (Pangasinan–3rd, Lakas), from March 18, 2026 Duke Frasco (Cebu–5th, Independent), from March 18, 2026 Albee Benitez (Bacolod at-large, PFP), from March 18, 2026 Mercedes Alvarez–Lansang (Negros Occidental–6th, NPC), from August 3, 2026
Majority Floor Leader: Sandro Marcos (Ilocos Norte–1st, PFP)