The House of Representatives has reshuffled its leadership and committee assignments, removing several lawmakers who either voted against, abstained from, or skipped the impeachment vote against Vice President Sara Duterte.
The most prominent change came Monday night when Ilocos Sur 2nd District Rep. Kristine Singson-Meehan was removed as deputy speaker and replaced by Negros Occidental 6th District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez.
Singson-Meehan was among the 26 lawmakers who did not participate in the May 11, 2026 voting on the impeachment complaint against Duterte.
The House also elected Batangas Rep. Beverly Rose Dimacuha, Misamis Occidental Rep. Jason Almonte, Camarines Sur Rep. Nelson Legacion, and Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Timothy Joseph Cayton as new assistant majority leaders.
They replaced Taguig Reps. George Daniel Bocobo and Ricardo Cruz, Batangas Rep. King Collantes, and Ilocos Sur 1st District Rep. Ronald Singson.
Ronald Singson was also removed as vice chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations. He is the son of former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, who has emerged as one of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s vocal critics.
Like Bocobo, Ronald Singson did not participate in the impeachment vote, while Cruz abstained. Collantes, who voted in favor of the impeachment complaint, was instead appointed chairperson of the House Committee on Revision of Laws, replacing Rizal Rep. Emigdio Tanjuatco III, who also skipped the vote.
The House likewise approved several committee leadership changes.
Leyte Rep. Carl Nicolas Veloso-Tuazon was named chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change, replacing Batangas Rep. Aniela Bianca Tolentino. Tolentino, in turn, took over the Committee on Ecology from Bohol Rep. Maria Vanessa Aumentado, who voted against Duterte’s impeachment.
Aklan Rep. Jesus Marquez became chairperson of the Committee on Science and Technology, replacing Negros Occidental Rep. Jules Ledesma. Ledesma was transferred to head the Committee on Economic Affairs, replacing Antique Rep. Antonio Legarda Jr., who voted against the impeachment complaint.
Bukidnon Rep. Jose Manuel Alba, who skipped the impeachment vote, was removed as chairperson of the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals and replaced by Antipolo Rep. Philip Conrad Acop.
Bohol Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor, who voted against the impeachment complaint, was also relieved as chairperson of the Special Committee on Globalization and the World Trade Organization, with Mandaluyong Rep. Quenie Gonzales taking over the post.
Agusan del Sur Rep. Alfelito Bascug, another lawmaker who did not participate in the impeachment vote, was removed as chairperson of the Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities. Tawi-Tawi Rep. Dimszar Sali was elected to replace him.
Rizal Rep. Arturo Garcia Jr., who likewise skipped the impeachment vote, also lost his post as chairperson of the Committee on Flagship Programs and Projects. He was replaced by Valenzuela Rep. Kenneth Gatchalian.
