The following is a list of members of the Philippine House of Representatives who were expelled, censured, removed, 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 | District | Expulsion vote | class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. 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 | District | Expulsion vote | class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | District | class=unsortable | Reason | class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Mountain Province at-large | Criminal conviction | Removed following his conviction for assaulting an American.[5] | ||||
| 2002 | Lakas–NUCD | 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 | Lakas–CMD | Dinagat Islands Lone district | Criminal conviction | Ecleo's conviction for graft and corruption was ruled in finality.[7] [8] | |||
| 2023 | An Waray | 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 | District | class=unsortable | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 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 | Lakas ng Bansa | Nueva Ecija 4th district | For smuggling 314 firearms into Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Later voluntarily resigned in 1990 after his conviction.[13] | ||
| 2023 | 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. 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. | ||