- Source: List of female members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
This is a list of women members of House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who have served as members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, and its related versions.
The list is chronologically grouped according to the convocation of the Philippine Congress in which members were elected. Included in this list are members of the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971, the Batasang Bayan, which functioned as the de facto legislature from 1976 to 1978, the Interim and Regular Batasang Pambansa, which functioned as the unicameral legislature during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos from 1978 until its abolition in 1986, and the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986.
An asterisk (*) denotes they were elected to the legislature for the first time.
Records
The first woman to be elected as a member of the Philippine Congress was Elisa Ochoa, who was elected in the 1941 Philippine general election for the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. However, she was only able to take office in 1945, following the end of World War II, as its inauguration was interrupted by the Japanese Occupation. During that period, Ochoa was also the only female legislator in the National Assembly of the Japanese-installed Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1945.
Remedios Ozamis Fortich was the first woman to become a member of the post-independence House of Representatives, in 1946.
Tecla San Andres Ziga, who was elected in a special election in 1955, was the first congresswoman to win reelection, in 1957.
Geraldine Roman is the first and only trans woman to be elected to the House, in 2016.
Daisy Avance-Fuentes was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, from 1998 to 2001. Bella Angara was the first woman to become House Majority Leader, from 2000 to 2001. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was the first woman to become Speaker of the House, from 2018 to 2019. She also become one of only two people to hold at least three of the four highest offices in the Philippines: vice president, president, and house speaker, alongside former President Sergio Osmeña.
Per legislative term
= 2nd National Assembly (1938–1941)
=None
= 1st Commonwealth Congress (1941; 1945–1946)
== National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic, 1943–1945)
== 2nd Commonwealth Congress (1946)/1st Congress of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–1949)
== 2nd Congress (1949–1953)
== 3rd Congress (1954–1957)
== 4th Congress (1958–1961)
== 5th Congress (1962–1965)
== 6th Congress (1966–1969)
== 7th Congress (1970–1972)
== Constitutional Convention (1971-1972)
== Batasang Bayan (1976-1978)
=Note: The members of the Batasang Bayan were not elected. Instead, President Ferdinand Marcos appointed members of the Cabinet and local executives to the body, which functioned as an advisory council.
= Interim Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984)
=Regional Representatives
Cabinet Representative
Sectoral Representatives
= Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–1986)
== Constitutional Commission (1971-1986)
=Note: The members of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 were not elected. Instead, President Corazon Aquino invited the public in April 1986 to submit nominations to the body who were then endorsed by various political groups and sectors. The final list of members was released on 25 May 1986.
= 8th Congress (1987–1992)
=District Representatives
Sectoral Representatives
= 9th Congress (1992–1995)
=District Representatives
Sectoral Representatives
= 10th Congress (1995–1998)
=District Representatives
Sectoral Representatives
= 11th Congress (1998–2001)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 12th Congress (2001–2004)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 13th Congress (2004–2007)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 14th Congress (2007–2010)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 15th Congress (2010–2013)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 16th Congress (2013–2016)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 17th Congress (2016–2019)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 18th Congress (2019–2022)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
= 19th Congress (2022–2025)
=District Representatives
Party-list Representatives
Summary
This table starts on the 1938 Philippine legislative election, the first election where women were able to vote and run for office after the approval of the 1937 Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite.
Notes
References
External links
"ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
"HOUSE MEMBERS". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
"THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
Official program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.
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