Philippine House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy

Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy
Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Sandra Eriguel (NUP) ; since December 7, 2020
Minority Leader	Arlene Brosas (GABRIELA) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	43 members
Political groups	Majority (37) NUP (13); PDP–Laban (13); NPC (8); Nacionalista (2); Party-list (1); Minority (6) Party-lists (5); Nacionalista (1);
Website
	Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy

The Philippine House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy, or House Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction[]

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

Establishment of inter-parliamentary friendship societies
Inter-parliamentary relations and linkages with international parliamentary organizations such as but not limited to:
- ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)
- Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians' Union (APPU)
- Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Visits of parliamentary delegations as well as other foreign dignitaries

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Sandra Eriguel	NUP	La Union	2nd
Vice Chairpersons	Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	Cagayan	2nd
	Juliet Marie Ferrer	NUP	Negros Occidental	4th
	Ma. Theresa Collantes	PDP–Laban	Batangas	3rd
	Precious Castelo	NPC	Quezon City	2nd
	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Dulce Ann Hofer	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga Sibugay	2nd
Members for the Majority	Michael John Duavit	NPC	Rizal	1st
	Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	Quezon	1st
	Carlos Cojuangco	NPC	Tarlac	1st
	Manuel Luis Lopez	NPC	Manila	1st
	Erico Aristotle Aumentado	NPC	Bohol	2nd
	Weslie Gatchalian	NPC	Valenzuela	1st
	Resurreccion Acop	NUP	Antipolo	2nd
	Juliette Uy	NUP	Misamis Oriental	2nd
	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	NUP	Bulacan	1st
	Anthony Peter Crisologo	NUP	Quezon City	1st
	Micaela Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
	Camille Villar	Nacionalista	Las Piñas	Lone
	Antonio Albano	NUP	Isabela	1st
	Jocelyn Tulfo	ACT-CIS	Party-list
	Lorna Silverio	NUP	Bulacan	3rd
	Florida Robes	NUP	San Jose del Monte	Lone
	Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
	Solomon Chungalao	NPC	Ifugao	Lone
	Wilton Kho	PDP–Laban	Masbate	3rd
	Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
	Esmael Mangudadatu	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	2nd
	Datu Roonie Sinsuat Sr.	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	1st
	Jesus Manuel Suntay	PDP–Laban	Quezon City	4th
	Samier Tan	PDP–Laban	Sulu	1st
	Henry Villarica	PDP–Laban	Bulacan	4th
	Marisol Panotes	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	2nd
	Josefina Tallado	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	1st
	Rosanna Vergara	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	3rd
	Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
	Ma. Lucille Nava	PDP–Laban	Guimaras	Lone
Members for the Minority	Arlene Brosas	GABRIELA	Party-list
	Sarah Jane Elago	Kabataan	Party-list
	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun	Nacionalista	Agusan del Norte	1st
	Ma. Victoria A. Umali	A TEACHER	Party-list
	Carlos Isagani Zarate	Bayan Muna	Party-list

Historical members[]

18th Congress[]

Chairperson[]

Divina Grace Yu (Zamboanga del Sur–1st, PDP–Laban) August 7, 2019 – October 12, 2020^[3]

References[]

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 29. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - INTER-PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ Gonzales, Cathrine (December 7, 2020). "9 more Velasco allies become deputy speakers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

External links[]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 29. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - INTER-PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[3] Gonzales, Cathrine (December 7, 2020). "9 more Velasco allies become deputy speakers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t House of Representatives of the Philippines
Officers	Speaker Deputy Speakers Floor leaders Majority leader Minority leader
Representatives	Per congressional district Malolos Congress Philippine Legislature 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Commonwealth National Assembly Second Republic National Assembly Commonwealth Congress 1st Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Batasang Pambansa Interim Regular Congress 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
Elections	1907 1909 1912 1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1938 1941 1943 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1978 1984 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 Representatives 2013 2016 Representatives 2019 Special
Standing committees	Accounts Agrarian Reform Agriculture and Food Appropriations Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources Banks and Financial Intermediaries Basic Education and Culture Civil Service and Professional Regulation Climate Change Constitutional Amendments Cooperatives Development Dangerous Drugs Disaster Resilience Ecology Economic Affairs Energy Ethics and Privileges Foreign Affairs Games and Amusements Good Government and Public Accountability Government Enterprises and Privatization Government Reorganization Health Higher and Technical Education Housing and Urban Development Human Rights Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples Information and Communications Technology Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Justice Labor and Employment Legislative Franchises Local Government Metro Manila Development Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Mindanao Affairs Muslim Affairs National Defense and Security Natural Resources Overseas Workers Affairs People Participation Population and Family Relations Poverty Alleviation Public Accounts Public Information Public Order and Safety Public Works and Highways Revision of Laws Rules Rural Development Science and Technology Social Services Suffrage and Electoral Reforms Sustainable Development Goals Tourism Trade and Industry Transportation Veterans Affairs and Welfare Visayas Development Ways and Means Welfare of Children Women and Gender Equality Youth and Sports Development
Special committees	Bases Conversion Bicol Recovery and Economic Development Creative Industry and Performing Arts Defeat COVID-19 (Ad hoc committee) East ASEAN Growth Area Flagship Programs and Projects Food Security Globalization and WTO Land Use North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Persons with Disabilities Reforestation Senior Citizens Southern Tagalog Development Strategic Intelligence West Philippine Sea
Other bodies	Commission on Appointments House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal Judicial and Bar Council
See also	Seal Mace
Prior legislatures	Malolos Congress Philippine Assembly Commonwealth National Assemby Second Philippine Republic National Assembly Batasang Pambansa