The following is a list of members of the Philippine House of Representatives who were expelled, censured, removed, [a] and suspended.
The House of Representatives can remove an erring member through a two-thirds majority vote through section 143 of its house rules. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is the sole representative to have been removed through this manner. [1]
Date | Representative | Party | Constituent | Expulsion vote [b] | Notes |
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1908 | Dominador Gómez | Nacionalista | Manila's 1st district | 40–35 [2] | This was during the Philippine Assembly era; only a majority of members were needed to expel a member. |
August 16, 2023 | Arnolfo Teves Jr. | NPC | Negros Oriental's 3rd district | 265–0–3 [3] | Abandonment of his role as representative through persistent absence and seeking political asylum in East Timor; designation as terrorist by the government; posting of a video of himself dancing in a tank top and boxer shorts in social media. [1] Teves was implicated in the Pamplona massacre, the assassination of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo. |
The House of Representatives can censure or reprimand an erring member through a majority vote through section 143 of its house rules. Pantaleon Alvarez is the sole representative to have been censured through this manner. [4]
Date | Representative | Party | Constituent | Expulsion vote [c] | Notes |
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May 22, 2024 | Pantaleon Alvarez | Reporma | Davao del Norte’s 1st district | 186–5-7 | For alleged seditious remarks in calling on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to withdraw their support for President Bongbong Marcos. |
The following representatives were removed or is said to have been "removed from the roll of members".
Year | Representative | Party | Constituent | Reason | Notes |
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1925 | Miguel Cornejo | Mountain Province at-large | Criminal conviction | Removed following his conviction for assaulting an American. [5] | |
2002 | Romeo Jalosjos Sr. | Lakas–CMD | Zamboanga del Norte 1st district | Criminal conviction | Jalosjos' conviction for raping a 11-year-old girl in 1996 was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2002 with finality paving the way for his removal from the lower house. [6] |
2012 | Ruben Ecleo Jr. | Lakas–CMD | Dinagat Islands Lone district | Criminal conviction | Ecleo's conviction for graft and corruption was ruled in finality. [7] [8] |
2023 | Bem Noel | An Waray | N/A ( Party-list) | Partylist disqualification | The Commission on Elections disqualified the An Waray for allegedly violating the party-list law, consequentially unseating first nominee Bem Noel from the lower house. [9] [10] |
Year | Representative | Party | Constituent | Reason |
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1960 | Sergio Osmena Jr. | Nacionalista | Cebu 2nd district | For accusing President Carlos P. Garcia of bribery and failure to provide sufficient proof for the allegation. [11] On July 17, Osmeña was suspended for 15 months by a vote of 72 to 8. [12] |
1989 | Nicanor de Guzman Jr. | Lakas ng Bansa | Nueva Ecija 4th district | For smuggling 314 firearms into Ninoy Aquino International Airport. [11] Later voluntarily resigned in 1990 after his conviction. [13] |
2023 | Arnolfo Teves Jr. | NPC | Negros Oriental 3rd district | Suspended thrice [14] [15] [16] Teves was implicated in the Pamplona massacre, the assassination of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo although officially this is not the reason for his suspension. [14] He has been outside the country since the event causing him to unable to fulfill his duties and has sought political asylum in East Timor. |
Please delete the name of Rep. Ruben Ecleo from the Roll of Members of the House of Representatives effective May 31, 2012.