Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Philippine House of Representatives
Flag of the House of Representatives
Incumbent 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; 116 years ago (1907-10-16)
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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