List of Philippine Senate committees

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This is a list of Philippine congressional committees (standing committees and special committees) that are currently operating in the Senate of the Philippines, the upper house of the Philippine Congress.

The composition of Senate committees is outlined in Rule X of the Rules of the Senate.[1]

Standing committees[]

There are 39 standing committees in the Philippine Senate for the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2][3][4][5]

According to the Rules of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees.

Committee Chairperson Party Minority leader Party Number of
members
Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon) Richard Gordon Independent Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 17
Accounts Panfilo Lacson Independent Francis Pangilinan Liberal 11
Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform1 Cynthia Villar Nacionalista Francis Pangilinan Liberal 15
Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies Grace Poe Independent Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 9
Basic Education, Arts and Culture2 Win Gatchalian NPC Leila de Lima Liberal 15
Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation3 Bong Revilla Lakas Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 7
Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes4 Francis Pangilinan Liberal Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 11
Cooperatives Juan Miguel Zubiri Independent (Politician) Francis Pangilinan Liberal 9
Cultural Communities Imee Marcos Nacionalista Leila de Lima Liberal 7
Economic Affairs Imee Marcos Nacionalista Francis Pangilinan Liberal 9
Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Imee Marcos Nacionalista Francis Pangilinan Liberal 11
Energy Win Gatchalian NPC Leila de Lima Liberal 15
Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change5 Cynthia Villar Nacionalista Francis Pangilinan Liberal 17
Ethics and Privileges Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban Francis Pangilinan Liberal 7
Finance Sonny Angara LDP Leila de Lima Liberal 20
Foreign Relations Aquilino Pimentel III PDP–Laban Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 15
Games and Amusement6 Lito Lapid NPC Leila de Lima Liberal 9
Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Richard Gordon Independent Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 9
Health and Demography Bong Go PDP–Laban Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 11
Higher, Technical and Vocational Education2 Joel Villanueva CIBAC Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 15
Justice and Human Rights Richard Gordon Independent Francis Pangilinan Liberal 9
Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development Joel Villanueva CIBAC Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 13
Local Government Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban Francis Pangilinan Liberal 13
National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Panfilo Lacson Independent Francis Pangilinan Liberal 19
Public Information and Mass Media Bong Revilla Lakas Francis Pangilinan Liberal 11
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 9
Public Services Grace Poe Independent Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 13
Public Works Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban Leila de Lima Liberal 13
Rules Juan Miguel Zubiri PDP–Laban Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 9
Science and Technology Nancy Binay UNA Leila de Lima Liberal 7
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development Leila de Lima Liberal n/a 7
Sports6 Bong Go PDP–Laban Leila de Lima Liberal 9
Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking7 Pia Cayetano Nacionalista Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 15
Tourism Nancy Binay UNA Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 11
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Aquilino Pimentel III PDP–Laban Francis Pangilinan Liberal 9
Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 11
Ways and Means Pia Cayetano Nacionalista Francis Pangilinan Liberal 15
Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality8 Risa Hontiveros Akbayan Leila de Lima Liberal 9
Youth Sonny Angara LDP Leila de Lima Liberal 7

1 Created after the Committee on Agriculture and Food was merged with the Committee on Agrarian Reform through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.

2 Created after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two through Resolution No. 6[7] adopted on July 31, 2019.

3 Renamed after the jurisdiction of the Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization was expanded to include all matters relating to professional regulation, through Resolution No. 92[8] adopted on August 3, 2015.

4 Renamed through Resolution No. 6[9] adopted on September 2, 2013.

5 Created after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources was merged with the Committee on Climate Change through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.

6 Created after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two through Resolution No. 3[10] adopted on August 1, 2016.

7 Created through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.

8 Renamed after the jurisdiction of the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality was expanded to include all matters relating to the welfare and protection of children, through Resolution No. 93[11] adopted on August 3, 2015.

Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees[]

There are 14 congressional oversight, ad hoc, and special committees in the 18th Congress as of September 23, 2020.[12][13]

Committee Chairperson Party Enabling Law/Issuance
Joint Congressional Energy Commission[14] Win Gatchalian NPC Republic Act No. 9136
Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels Win Gatchalian NPC Republic Act No. 9367
Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban Senate Resolution No. 8 (18th Congress)
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on National Health Insurance Program Bong Go PDP–Laban Republic Act No. 10606
Congressional Oversight Committee on Quality Affordable Medicines Aquilino Pimentel III PDP–Laban Republic Act No. 9502
Congressional Oversight Committee on Ease of Doing Business Aquilino Pimentel III PDP–Laban Republic Act No. 11032
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Enhanced Basic Educational Program (K-12 Program) Win Gatchalian NPC Republic Act No. 10533
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 Panfilo Lacson Independent Republic Act No. 10121
Select Oversight Committee on Intelligence and Confidential Funds, Programs and Activities Panfilo Lacson Independent Senate Resolution No. 36 (18th Congress)
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures Sonny Angara LDP Republic Act No. 11465 (General Appropriations Act of 2020)
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Universal Health Care Bong Go PDP–Laban Republic Act No. 11223
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Cooperatives Juan Miguel Zubiri PDP–Laban Republic Act No. 9520
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System Imee Marcos Nacionalista Republic Act No. 9369
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act Sonny Angara LDP Republic Act No. 11494

See also[]

  • List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
  • Philippine Senate

References[]

  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). July 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "18th Congress Committee Chairmanship" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "GORDON INSTALLED AS NEW CHAIRMAN: Senate votes to declare De Lima's committee vacant". GMA News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Senate ousts De Lima as justice committee chairperson". Rappler. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Resolution No. 92 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "18th Congress Oversight Committee Chairmanship" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 23, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Congressional Oversight/Ad Hoc Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 23, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Joint Congressional Power Commission renamed as Joint Congressional Energy Commission - Gatchalian". Senate of the Philippines. July 10, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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