13th Congress of the Philippines

Meeting of the national legislature of the Philippines

The 13th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikalabintatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from July 26, 2004, until June 8, 2007, during the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 13th Congress followed the 2004 national elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her several State of the Nation Addresses has repeatedly called on Congress to pave the way for the amending of the 1987 Constitution to provide for a unicameral–parliamentary–federal form of government. On December 8, 2006, the administration dominated House of Representatives, bypassing the Senate, passed in haste House Resolution 1450, which called on Congress to convene into a Constituent Assembly (ConAss) to propose amendments to the Constitution. The House move however, was faced with stiff opposition from the outmaneuvered members of the opposition and all but 1 member of the Senate, which was later bolstered by support from several sectors of the civil society and the influential Roman Catholic Church, which threatened to hold nationwide protest rallies to denounce the House move. Succumbing to the mounting opposition and the apparent withdrawal of support of the President, House Speaker Jose De Venecia later on scrapped the entire resolution and called instead for a constitutional convention, challenging the Senate to concur it in 72 hours. But this too was rejected by the Senate, which preferred to hold a constitutional convention after the 2007 elections. Efforts to amend the constitution during the 13th Congress were eventually shelved.

Laws passed by the 13th Congress: 149 (Republic Act No. 9333 to 9495), as of September 7, 2007

Republic Act No. 9334 — Increase of Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products
Republic Act No. 9335 — Attrition Act of 2005
Republic Act No. 9337 — Expanded Value Added Tax Law
Republic Act No. 9341 — Rent Control Act of 2005
Republic Act No. 9343 — Special Purpose Vehicle Act of 2002 Amendments
Republic Act No. 9344 — Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006
Republic Act No. 9346 — Death Penalty Abolition
Republic Act No. 9347 — Rationalizing the Composition and Functions of the National Labor Relations Commission
Republic Act No. 9359 — Appropriation of a Standby Fund for the Guimaras Oil Spill Clean Up, Mayon Volcano Relief Operations, OFW Repatriation
Republic Act No. 9367 — Biofuels Act of 2006
Republic Act No. 9369 — Amending the Election Modernization Act
Republic Act No. 9372 — Human Security Act of 2007
Republic Act No. 9379 — Handline Fishing Law
Republic Act No. 9396 — Redefining the term "Veteran"
Republic Act No. 9399 — One Time Amnesty for Businesses in the Special Economic Zones and Freeports
Republic Act No. 9400 — Amending the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992
Republic Act No. 9406 —Reorganization and Strengthening of the Public Attorney's Office
Republic Act No. 9416 — Unlawful Cheating in the Civil Service Commission Examinations
Republic Act No. 9417 — Strengthening the Office of the Solicitor General
Republic Act No. 9418 —Institutionalizing Strategy for Rural Development
Republic Act No. 9422 — Amending the Migration Workers and Overseas Act of 1995
Republic Act No. 9433 — Magna Carta for Public Social Workers

The term of office of the current members of the House of Representatives is from June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007.

Province/CityDistrictRepresentativePartyTermBlocAbraLone Luis P. Bersamin Jr. KAMPI2MajorityAgusan del Norte1st Leovigildo BanaagLakas–CMD3Majority2nd Angelica AmanteLakas–CMD1 MajorityAgusan del SurLone Rodolfo PlazaNPC2MinorityAklanLone Florencio MirafloresLiberal1MajorityAlbay1st Edcel LagmanLakas–CMD1Majority2nd Carlos R. ImperialNPC/Lakas–CMD2Majority3rd Joey SalcedaLakas–CMD/KAMPI3MajorityAntipolo1st Ronaldo Puno Jr. KAMPI1Majority2nd Victor SumulongKAMPI3MajorityAntiqueLone Exequiel JavierLakas–CMD2MajorityApayaoLone Elias Bulut Jr. NPC3MajorityAuroraLone Sonny AngaraLDP1MinorityBacolodLone Monico PuentevellaLakas–CMD2MajorityBaguioLone Mauricio DomoganLakas–CMD2MajorityBasilanLone Abdulgani SalapuddinLakas–CMD3MajorityBataan1st Antonino RomanLiberal3Majority2nd Albert GarciaLakas–CMD/KAMPI1MajorityBatanesLone Henedina AbadLiberal1MajorityBatangas1st Eileen Ermita BuhainLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Hermilando MandanasLiberal1Majority3rd Victoria H. ReyesLakas–CMD2Majority4th Oscar GozosKAMPI2MajorityBenguetLone Samuel DangwaLakas–CMD2MajorityBiliranLone Gerardo Espina Jr. KAMPI1MajorityBohol1st Edgar ChattoLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Roberto CajesLakas–CMD2Majority3rd Eladio JalaLakas–CMD3MajorityBukidnon1st Nereus AcostaLiberal3Majority2nd TG GuingonaNacionalista1Minority3rd Migz ZubiriLakas–CMD3MajorityBulacan1st Wilhelmino Sy AlvaradoLakas–CMD3Majority2nd Pedro PanchoNPC1Majority3rd Lorna SilverioLakas–CMD2Majority4th Reylina NicolasLakas–CMD2MajorityCagayan1st Jack EnrileNPC3Minority2nd Florencio VargasLiberal1Majority3rd Manuel MambaLiberal2MajorityCagayan de OroLone Constantino JaraulaLakas–CMD3MajorityCaloocan1st Oscar MalapitanNacionalista1Minority2nd Luis A. AsistioNPC1MinorityCamarines NorteLone Renato J. Unico Jr. Lakas–CMD/KAMPI2MajorityCamarines Sur1st Ronaldo G. AndayaLiberal3Majority2nd Luis VillafuerteKAMPI1Majority3rd Arnulfo FuentebellaNPC1Majority4th Felix R. Alfelor Jr. Lakas–CMD/KAMPI2MajorityCamiguinLone Jurdin Jesus RomualdoNPC3MajorityCapiz1st Rodriguez D. DadivasLiberal2Majority2nd Fred H. CastroLiberal2MajorityCatanduanesLone Joseph A. SantiagoNPC2MajorityCavite1st Jun AbayaLiberal1Majority2nd Gilbert RemullaNacionalista2Majority3rd Jesus Crispin RemullaNacionalista1MajorityCebu1st Eduardo GullasNacionalista1Majority2nd Simeon L. KintanarNPC3Majority3rd Antonio P. Yapha, Jr. NPC/Alayon3Majority4th Clavel A. MartinezLakas–CMD3 Majority5th Ace DuranoLakas–CMD/NPC3Majority Ramon Durano VINPC1Majority6th Nerissa Corazon Soon RuizKAMPI2MajorityCebu City1st Raul del MarLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Antonio CuencoLakas–CMD/PROMDI2MajorityCompostela Valley1st Manuel E. ZamoraLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Prospero AmatongLakas–CMD3MajorityCotabato1st Emmylou Taliño MendozaNacionalista2Majority2nd Gregorio T. IpongNPC3MajorityDavao City1st Prospero NogralesLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Vincent GarciaNPC2Majority3rd Ruy Elias C. LopezNPC3MinorityDavao del Norte1st Arrel OlañoLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Antonio R. Floirendo, Jr. Lakas–CMD3MajorityDavao del Sur1st Douglas CagasNPC3Majority2nd Claude BautistaNPC2MajorityDavao Oriental1st Corazon N. MalanyaonKAMPI2Majority2nd Mayo Z. AlmarioLakas–CMD3MajorityEastern SamarLone Marcelino C. LibananLakas–CMD3MajorityGuimarasLone Edgar T. EspinosaLakas–CMD2MajorityIfugaoLone Solomon R. ChungalaoLiberal2MajorityIlocos Norte1st Roque Ablan Jr. Lakas–CMD/KBL2Majority2nd Imee MarcosKBL3MinorityIlocos Sur1st Salacnib F. BaterinaLakas–CMD3Majority2nd Eric SingsonLiberal2MajorityIloilo1st Janette GarinLakas–CMD1Majority2nd Judy SyjucoLiberal1Majority3rd Arthur Defensor Sr. Lakas–CMD2Majority4th Ferjenel BironKAMPI1Majority5th Rolex T. SuplicoLDP3MinorityIloilo CityLone Raul T. Gonzalez Jr. Lakas–CMD1MajorityIsabela1st Rodolfo Albano IIIKAMPI1Majority2nd Edwin C. UyLakas–CMD2Majority3rd Faustino Dy IIINPC2Majority4th Anthony C. MirandaKAMPI1MajorityKalingaLone Laurence B. WacnangLiberal3MajorityLa Union1st Manuel C. OrtegaNPC3Majority2nd Tomas M. DumpitKAMPI3MajorityLaguna1st Uliran T. JoaquinNPC3Majority2nd Timmy ChipecoNacionalista1Minority3rd Danton Q. BueserLiberal3Majority4th Benjamin Agarao Jr. Liberal1MinorityLanao del Norte1st Alipio V. BadellesNPC3Majority2nd Abdullah D. DimaporoLakas–CMD2MajorityLanao del Sur1st Faysah R. P. M. DumarpaLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Benasing Macarambon Jr. NPC3MajorityLas PiñasLone Cynthia VillarNacionalista2MajorityLeyte1st Remedios L. PetillaLakas–CMD1Majority2nd Trinidad G. ApostolLakas–CMD2Majority3rd Eduardo K. VelosoLakas–CMD/NPC3Majority4th Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr. Lakas–CMD2Majority5th Carmen L. CariLakas–CMD2MajorityMaguindanao1st Baisendig G. DilangalenPMP1Minority2nd Simeon DatumanongLakas–CMD1MajorityMakati1st Teodoro Locsin Jr. PDP–Laban2Majority2nd Butz AquinoLDP3MinorityMalabon–NavotasLone Ricky SandovalLiberal3MajorityMandaluyongLone Benjamin Abalos Jr. Lakas–CMD1MajorityManila1st Ernesto A. NievaLakas–CMD3Majority2nd Jaime C. LopezLakas–CMD2Majority3rd Miles M. RocesLiberal1Majority4th Rodolfo C. BacaniLiberal3Majority5th Joey D. HizonNacionalista3Majority6th Bienvenido M. Abante Jr. Lakas–CMD1MajorityMarikinaLone Del de GuzmanLakas–CMD2MajorityMarinduqueLone Edmundo O. Reyes Jr. Lakas–CMD3MajorityMasbate1st Narciso Bravo Jr. KAMPI1Majority2nd Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. NPC3Majority3rd Rizalina Seachon LaneteNPC1MajorityMisamis Occidental1st Ernie D. ClareteReporma–LM2Majority2nd Herminia M. RamiroLakas–CMD2MajorityMisamis Oriental1st Danilo LagbasKNP1Majority2nd Augusto H. BaculioKAMPI3MajorityMountain ProvinceLone Victor DominguezKAMPI1MajorityMuntinlupaLone Ruffy BiazonLiberal2MajorityNegros Occidental1st Tranquilino B. CarmonaKAMPI1Majority2nd Alfredo D. Marañon IIIKAMPI1Majority3rd Jose Carlos V. LacsonLakas–CMD2Majority4th Carlos O. CojuangcoNPC3Majority5th Iggy ArroyoKAMPI1Majority6th Genaro Rafael K. Alvarez IIIKAMPI/NPC1MajorityNegros Oriental1st Jacinto ParasLDP3Minority2nd Emilio MaciasNPC3Majority3rd Herminio G. TevesLakas–CMD3MajorityNorthern Samar1st Harlin C. AbayonLiberal3Majority2nd Romualdo T. VicencioLakas–CMD3MajorityNueva Ecija1st Josefina M. JosonNPC3Majority2nd Eleuterio R. ViolagoLakas–CMD2Majority3rd Aurelio UmaliLakas–CMD2Majority4th Rodolfo W. AntoninoKAMPI1MajorityNueva VizcayaLone Rodolfo Q. AgbayaniLDP1MinorityOccidental MindoroLone Girlie VillarosaKAMPI1MajorityOriental Mindoro1st Rodolfo G. ValenciaLiberal1Majority2nd Alfonso V. Umali Jr. Liberal2MajorityPalawan1st Antonio C. AlvarezKAMPI1Majority2nd Abraham MitraLiberal2MajorityPampanga1st Francis L. NepomucenoNPC3Majority2nd Mikey ArroyoLakas–CMD1Majority3rd Rey AquinoLakas–CMD1Majority4th Anna York BondocNacionalista1MajorityPangasinan1st Arthur F. CelesteKAMPI2Majority2nd Amado Espino Jr. KAMPI2Majority3rd Generoso D. C. TulaganKAMPI3Majority4th Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas–CMD2Majority5th Mark CojuangcoNPC2Majority 6th Conrado Estrella IIINPC2MajorityParañaque1st Eduardo ZialcitaLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Roilo GolezKAMPI1MajorityPasayLone Consuelo A. DyKAMPI2MajorityPasigLone Robert Jaworski Jr. Lakas–CMD1MajorityQuezon1st Rafael NantesLiberal3Majority2nd Proceso AlcalaLiberal1Majority3rd Danilo SuarezLiberal1Majority4th Erin TañadaLiberal1MajorityQuezon City1st Vincent CrisologoNacionalista1Minority2nd Mary Ann L. SusanoLakas–CMD1Majority3rd Matias Defensor Jr. Liberal1Majority4th Nanette Castelo DazaLakas–CMD2MajorityQuirinoLone Junie E. CuaLiberal2MajorityRizal1st Jack DuavitNPC2Majority2nd Isidro S. Rodriguez Jr. NPC3MajorityRomblonLone Eduardo C. FirmaloKAMPI1MajoritySamar1st Reynaldo S. UyLiberal2Majority2nd Catalino V. FigueroaNacionalista1MajoritySan Jose del Monte CityLone Eduardo RoqueroLakas–CMD1MajoritySan JuanLone Ronaldo ZamoraPMP2MinoritySaranganiLone Erwin L. ChiongbianLakas–CMD/SARRO2MajoritySiquijorLone Orlando A. Fua Jr. Lakas–CMD3MajoritySorsogon1st Francis EscuderoNPC3Minority2nd Jose SolisKAMPI2MajoritySouth Cotabato1st Darlene Antonino CustodioNPC2Minority2nd Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. NPC2MajoritySouthern LeyteLone Roger G. MercadoLakas–CMD1MajoritySultan KudaratLone Suharto T. MangudadatuKAMPI1MajoritySulu1st Hussin Ututalum AminLakas–CMD3Majority2nd Abdulmunir Mundoc ArbisonLakas–CMD2MajoritySurigao del Norte1st Glenda B. EcleoLakas–CMD2Majority2nd Ace BarbersLakas–CMD3MajoritySurigao del Sur1st Prospero Pichay Jr. Lakas–CMD3Majority2nd Peter Paul Jed C. FalconKAMPI1MajorityTaguig–PaterosLone Alan Peter CayetanoNacionalista3MinorityTarlac1st Gilbert TeodoroNPC3Majority2nd Benigno Aquino IIILiberal3Majority3rd Jesli LapusNPC3MajorityTawi TawiLone Anuar J. AbubakarLakas–CMD1MajorityNur G. JaafarLakas–CMD1MajorityValenzuela City1st Bobbit CarlosLakas–CMD1Majority2nd Antonio SerapioNacionalista1MinorityZambales1st Mitos MagsaysayLakas–CMD1Majority2nd Antonio DiazLiberal1MajorityZamboanga CityLone Erbie FabianLDP1MinorityZamboanga del Norte1st Cecilia G. Jalosjos CarreonPDSP2Majority2nd Roseller BarinagaNPC3Majority3rd Cesar G. JalosjosPDSP1MajorityZamboanga del Sur1st Isidoro E. Real Jr. Lakas–CMD2Majority2nd Antonio CerillesNPC1MajorityZamboanga SibugayLone Belma A. CabilaoLakas–CMD2Majority

Party ListRepresentativeTermBlocAkbayan Citizens' Action PartyMario Joyo Aguja2MajorityRisa Hontiveros1 MajorityEtta Rosales3MajorityAlagadRodante Marcoleta1MajorityAlliance of Volunteer EducatorsEulogio R. Magsaysay1MajorityAn WarayFlorencio G. Noel1MinorityAnak MindanaoMujiv Hataman2MinorityAnakpawisCrispin Beltran1MajorityRafael V. Mariano1MajorityAng Laban ng Indiginong FilipinoAcmad M. Tomawis1MajorityAssociation of Philippine Electric CooperativesSunny Rose A. Madamba2MajorityErnesto C. Pablo2MajorityEdgar L. Valdez2MajorityBayan MunaTeodoro Casiño1MajoritySatur Ocampo2MajorityJoel Virador2MajorityBuhay Hayaan YumabongChristian M. Señeres2MajorityRene M. Velarde2MajorityCitizen's Battle Against CorruptionJoel Villanueva2MinorityCooperative NATCCO Network PartyGuillermo P. Cua1MajorityGABRIELALiza Maza1MajorityLuzon Farmers Party (Butil)Leonila V. Chavez1MajorityPartido ng ManggagawaRenato B. Magtubo3MinorityVeterans Freedom PartyErnesto S. Gidaya1MajorityEstrella de Leon Santos1Majority