Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Incumbent Marcelino Libanan since July 26, 2022
Style	The Honorable
Appointer	Affirmed by the House of Representatives
Inaugural holder	Vicente Singson Encarnacion
Formation	1907
Website	House of Representatives of the Philippines

The minority floor leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House minority floor leader, is the leader elected by the minority 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 minority party in the Senate. He is expected to be vigilant in the defense of the minority's rights. It is his function and duty to criticize constructively the policies and programs of the majority, and to this end employ parliamentary tactics and give close attention to all proposed legislation.

Traditionally, the defeated contender in the speakership election becomes the minority leader, but the rules were amended for the 17th Congress and now the minority bloc elects their minority leader among themselves.

List of minority floor leaders

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start		Party		Legislature
			Took office	Left office
1		Vicente Singson Encarnacion Member for Ilocos Sur–1st (1875–1961)	1907	1909		Progresista	1st Legislature
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1941–1946)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start		Party		Legislature
			Took office	Left office
2		Eugenio Perez Member for Pangasinan–2nd (1896–1957)	June 9 1945	December 20 1945		Nacionalista	1st Congress
3		Cipriano P. Primicias Sr. Member for Pangasinan–4th (1901–1965)	May 25 1946	July 4 1946		Nacionalista	2nd Congress
House of Representatives of the Philippines (1946–1973)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start		Party		Legislature
			Took office	Left office
(3)		Cipriano P. Primicias Sr. Member for Pangasinan–4th (1901–1965)	July 4 1946	December 30 1949		Nacionalista	1st Congress
4		Jose Laurel Jr. Member for Batangas–3rd (1912–1998)	December 30 1949	December 30 1953		Nacionalista	2nd Congress
(2)		Eugenio Perez Member for Pangasinan–2nd (1896–1957)	January 25 1954	August 4 1957		Liberal	3rd Congress
5		Cornelio Villareal Member for Capiz–2nd (1904–1992)	January 27 1958	December 30 1961		Liberal	4th Congress
			January 22 1962	March 9 1962			5th Congress
6		Daniel Z. Romualdez Member for Leyte–1st (1907–1965)	March 9 1962	March 22 1965		Nacionalista
(4)		Jose Laurel Jr. Member for Batangas–3rd (1912–1998)	January 17 1966	February 2 1967		Nacionalista	6th Congress
(5)		Cornelio Villareal Member for Capiz–2nd (1904–1992)	February 2 1967	January 26 1970		Liberal
7		Justiniano Montano Member for Cavite (1905–2005)	January 26 1970	June 12 1971		Liberal	7th Congress
8		Ramon Mitra Jr. Member for Palawan (1928–2000)	June 12 1971	December 30 1971		Liberal
9		Ramon Felipe Jr. Member for Camarines Sur–1st (1920–2017)	January 24 1972	September 23 1972		Liberal
Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start		Party		Legislature
			Took office	Left office
10		Hilario Davide Jr. Member for Region VII (born 1935)	June 12 1978	June 30 1984		Pusyon Bisaya	Interim Batasang Pambansa
(4)		Jose Laurel Jr. Member for Batangas (1912–1998)	July 23 1984	March 25 1986		UNIDO	Regular Batasang Pambansa
House of Representatives of the Philippines (since 1987)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start		Party		Legislature
			Took office	Left office
11		Rodolfo Albano Member for Isabela–1st (1934–2019)	July 27 1987	October 20 1989		NPC	8th Congress
12		Mohammad Ali Dimaporo Member for Lanao del Sur–2nd (1918–2004)	October 20 1989	June 1 1990		KBL
13		Salvador Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st (1942–2012)	June 1 1990	July 22 1991		Nacionalista
14		Victor Ortega Member for La Union–1st (born 1934)	July 22 1991	June 30 1992		Nacionalista
15		Hernando Perez Member for Batangas–2nd (born 1939)	July 27 1992	June 30 1995		LDP	9th Congress
16		Ronaldo Zamora Member for San Juan–Mandaluyong (born 1944)	July 24 1995	June 30 1998		NPC	10th Congress
17		Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Member for Quezon City–4th (born 1936)	July 27 1998	January 24 2001		Lakas	11th Congress
18		Arnulfo Fuentebella Member for Camarines Sur–3rd (1945–2020)	January 24 2001	June 30 2001		NPC
19		Carlos Padilla Member for Nueva Vizcaya (1944–2023)	July 23 2001	June 30 2004		LDP	12th Congress
20		Francis Escudero Member for Sorsogon–1st (born 1969)	July 26 2004	June 30 2007		NPC	13th Congress
(16)		Ronaldo Zamora Member for San Juan (born 1944)	July 23 2007	June 30 2010		NPC	14th Congress
21		Edcel Lagman Member for Albay–1st (1942–2025)	July 26 2010	January 20 2012		Lakas	15th Congress
22		Danilo Suarez Member for Quezon–3rd (born 1942)	January 20 2012	June 30 2013		Lakas
(16)		Ronaldo Zamora Member for San Juan (born 1944)	July 22 2013	June 30 2016		Nacionalista	16th Congress
(22)		Danilo Suarez Member for Quezon–3rd (born 1942)	July 25 2016	June 30 2019		Lakas	17th Congress
23		Benny Abante[1] Member for Manila–6th (born 1951)	July 22 2019	October 16 2020		Asenso Manileño	18th Congress
24		Joseph Stephen Paduano Party-list member (born 1965)	October 16 2020	June 30 2022		Abang Lingkod
25		Marcelino Libanan Party-list member	July 26 2022	Incumbent		4Ps	19th Congress

See also

• Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

External links

• House of Representatives of the Philippines

References

• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.

1. Cepeda, Mara (October 16, 2020). "House Minority Leader Abante Steps Down, Joins Velasco-Led Majority". Rappler. Retrieved October 17, 2020.