Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives. In the line of succession for the presidency, the Speaker is third in the line, after the Vice President of the Philippines and the President of the Senate of the Philippines.

The current Speaker is Prospero Nograles, a representative from Davao City.

[edit] List of Presiding Officers

[edit] List of Speakers of the House of Representatives

The House of Representatives - and the bicameral system including the Senate - was discontinued and was replaced by the unicameral Interim National Assembly, which was itself replaced with the Regular National Assembly.

[edit] List of Speakers of the National Assembly

After the ratification of the 1986 Constitution, the bicameral setup was restored.

[edit] List of Speakers of the House of Representatives (restored)

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