About Us
Serving the House of Representatives and the Filipino People
The Legislative Information Resources Management Department (LIRMD)
The LIRMD serves as the institutional hub for legislative information and related services, catering to both House Members and the public. Manages legislative resources to support the House of Representatives in its constitutional duties, aid Members in their legislative, constituency, and oversight roles, and provide the general public with access to legislative information. Oversees the Legislative Library, Legislative Archives, and Legislative Museum.
A Glimpse into LIRMDS
About LIRMDS - Legislative Information Resources Management Department
Discover how we serve the House of Representatives and the Filipino people through comprehensive information management services
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Our Vision
The Legislative Information Resources Management Department (LIRMD) of the House of Representatives Secretariat is the preferred provider of Philippine legislative information and an emulated organization for its public interest-centric operations, products, services, and human resources.
Our Mission
The Legislative Information Resources Management Department (LIRMD) of the House of Representatives Secretariat creates legislative information resource-based public values: the value of professionally collected, preserved and organized legislative records for the House of Representatives; the value of accessible, accurate, innovative, responsive and timely-delivered legislative information products and services for the House Members, employees, and members of the public who need legislative information; and the value of public interest-centric utilization of the people entrusted power and resources for the Filipino people.
Our Functions
Legislative Library
The Library houses a collection of printed legislative resources as well as an array of parliamentary reference books, newspapers, magazines, journals, and general and special collections. It also provides access to e-legislative resources including open access references, law databases, and online newspaper clippings.
Legislative Archives
The Archives is responsible for the permanent care of irreplaceable and invaluable evidential and historical documentation of proceedings of no less than two constitutional bodies and thirteen legislative institutions. It also has in its custody the documents of four electoral tribunals and three parliamentary organizations; and photographs of Members of Congress from 1945 to the present.
Legislative Museum
The Museum collects and manages the historical objects, documents, and valuable records of the long history of the House of Representatives. It also showcases permanent exhibitions featuring the history, chronology, and other facets of lawmaking of the House of Representatives.
