Biñan City Representative Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. has been elected as one of the new Assistant Majority Leaders in the House of Representatives as part of the ongoing reorganization efforts for the 20th Congress.
The announcement was made on Wednesday, as the House continued to fill key leadership positions following the opening of the new congressional session. Dimaguila joins Representatives Antonino Roman III of Bataan and Ricardo Cruz Jr. of Taguig-Pateros as Assistant Majority Leaders. Cebu City Representative Eduardo Rama was also elected as Deputy Majority Leader.
Together, they will support House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos of Ilocos Norte, who also chairs the influential Committee on Rules. The leadership team is tasked with managing the flow of legislative measures and steering discussions on the House floor.
Representative Dimaguila, a former mayor of Biñan and a seasoned local executive, is expected to bring practical experience and a strong policy perspective to his new leadership role in Congress.
In the same session, several committee chairpersons were also named, reinforcing the House leadership’s commitment to stability, expertise-based assignments, and regional representation.
Among those retained as committee chairs were:
- Rufus Rodriguez (Cagayan de Oro City) – Constitutional Amendments
- Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Quezon) – Agriculture
- Roman Romulo (Pasig City) – Basic Education and Culture
- Romeo Momo Sr. (Surigao del Sur) – Public Works and Highways
- Angelo Marcos Barba (Ilocos Norte) – North Luzon Growth Quadrangle
- Eleandro Jesus Madrona (Romblon) – Tourism
Gerville Luistro of Batangas was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, following her role in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Other key committee appointments included:
- Jude Acidre (Tingog Party-list) – Higher and Technical Education
- Ma. Georgina de Venecia and Maria Rachel Arenas (Pangasinan) – Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy; Foreign Affairs
- Tsuyoshi Anthony Horibata (Camarines Sur) – Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources
- Irwin Tieng (Manila) – Banks and Financial Intermediaries
- Laarni Roque (Bukidnon) – Civil Service and Professional Regulation
- Aniela Bianca Tolentino (Cavite) – Climate Change
- Felimon Espares (COOP-NATCCO) – Cooperative Development
- Antonio Legarda Jr. (Antique) – Economic Affairs
- Jose Alvarez (Palawan) – Energy
- Antonio Ferrer (Cavite) – Games and Amusements
- Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar (Quezon City) – Housing and Urban Development
- Miguel Luis Villafuerte (Camarines Sur) – Information and Communications Technology
- Ramon Jolo Revilla III (Cavite) – Labor and Employment
- Jeffrey Ferrer (Negros Occidental) – Legislative Franchises
- Dean Asistio (Caloocan City) – Metro Manila Development
- Leody Tarriela (Occidental Mindoro) – MSMEs
- Oscar Malapitan (Caloocan City) – National Defense and Security
- Alfredo Marañon III (Negros Occidental) – Natural Resources
- Emigdio Tanjuatco III (Rizal) – Revision of Laws
- Wilton Kho (Masbate) – Rural Development
- Julio Ledesma IV (Negros Occidental) – Science and Technology
- Maximo Dalog Jr. (Mountain Province) – Trade and Industry
- Franz Pumaren (Quezon City) – Transportation
- Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III (Isabela) – Youth and Sports Development
- Javier Miguel Benitez (Negros Occidental) – Creative Industry
The new appointments mark a major step toward full functionality of the 20th Congress, with emphasis on legislative efficiency, sectoral inclusivity, and regional balance.