Pointers from the results of the 2019 Senate, party-list races Apr 13, 2021 1:39 PM PHT Apr 13, 2021 1:39 PM PHT 1 granting or withholding of public utility franchises, and the annual national budget. If the House of Representatives in the first half of Duterte’s term was cooperative with, if not a rubber stamp of, the Executive, the profile of the incoming members does not promise any drastic shifts in the chamber’s inclinations. Among the 243 district representatives who have won, 121 are reelected, 63 are replacing their relatives, and 59 are “new” – meaning, they used to be congressmen or women, or have held other elective positions before joining the House.