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Philippines
Philippines
Data points :
Kongreso (Congress), Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (House of Representatives), Senado (Senate)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
28.30%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
30.89%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
2
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 114.89 million people
- Number of MPs 317 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election May 2025
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.congress.gov.ph
www.senate.gov.ph - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Related news
News in brief
16/03/2026
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Press releases
25/03/2025
60% of women MPs from Asia-Pacific report online gender-based violence
Press releases
07/12/2023
Human Rights of MPs: Some success stories despite uptick in abuse
Case studies
Case studies
28/02/2025
Proactive parliaments: How Committees of the Future address emerging challenges
Related events
Review of the draft Common Principles for Parliamentary Development
Philippines
Recent human rights cases
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