In
2016, Nograles ran for and won a seat as congressman for the
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Partylist. That same year, he was designated as legislative caretaker of the
1st District of
Sulu, and later in 2018, as the caretaker of
1st district of Davao City that his brother
Karlo vacated upon his appointment as
Cabinet Secretary. In
2019, he was re-elected as a congressman. Nograles also served as the Assistant Majority Leader of the
Congress of the Philippines. Nograles is an active member of 12 congressional committees (such as the Committees on Rules, Justice, Good Government and Public Accountability, Housing and Urban Development, National Defense and Security, Public Order and Safety, and Ways and Means). Nograles is the principal author of more than 160 House bills and resolutions and co-author of 157 more. Some of these House bills, such as the Free College Education Act, Free Irrigation Service Act, Free WiFi Access Act, Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act, 10-Year Passport Validity Act, National ID Act, National Mental Health Act, and the Electric Cooperative Emergency Fund Act, were signed into law. In November 2018, Nograles was designated as the caretaker representative of the
1st District of Davao City. On July 10, 2020, Nograles was one of the 70 Congressman who voted to reject the franchise renewal of
ABS-CBN, in favor of a report from Technical Working Group. From August 2024 to September 2025, Nograles served as President of the
Philippine Tobacco Institute. From March 2025 to September 2025, he served as a member of the Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco, a multi-agency body tasked with coordinating national tobacco control and regulatory policies. From June 2025 to September 2025, he also served as a member of the Tobacco Commodity Board. On 11 September 2025, Nograles assumed office as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
National Power Corporation after being appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. == References ==