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| Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
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| Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas | |
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 Martin Romualdez since July 25, 2022 | |
| Style | Mr. Speaker (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Type | Speaker of the lower house |
| Member of | House of Representatives of the Philippines |
| Seat | Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City |
| Appointer | Philippine House of Representatives |
| Term length | At the House's pleasure[note 1] |
| Inaugural holder | Sergio Osmeña |
| Formation | October 16, 1907 |
| Succession | Third in the Presidential Line of Succession |
| Website | Speaker of the House |
The speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas), more popularly known as the House speaker, is the presiding officer and the highest-ranking official of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives, as well as the fourth-highest official of the government of the Philippines.
The speaker is elected by a majority of all of the representatives from among themselves. The speaker is the third and last in the line of succession to the presidency, after the vice president and the Senate president.
A speaker may be removed from office in a coup, or can be replaced by death or resignation. In some cases, a speaker may be compelled to resign at the middle of a Congress' session after he has lost support of the majority of congressmen; in that case, an election for a new speaker is held. Despite being a partisan official, the speaker (or whoever is presiding) does not vote unless in breaking ties in accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives.
The current House speaker is Martin Romualdez of Leyte-1st congressional district. He was elected as speaker on July 25, 2022, the first day of the 19th Congress.
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