Philippine House Committee on Justice

Committee on Justice
Committee on Justice
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Vicente Veloso III (NUP) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun (Nacionalista) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	26 members
Political groups	Majority (21) NPC (4); Lakas (3); Liberal (3); PDP–Laban (3); Party-lists (3); NUP (2); CDP (1); Nacionalista (1); PPP (1); Minority (5) Party-lists (2); Liberal (1); Nacionalista (1); PDP–Laban (1);
Website
	Committee on Justice

The Philippine House Committee on Justice, or House Justice Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Its chairperson also sits as an ex officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council from January 1 to June 30 of the calendar year.

Jurisdiction[]

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

Administration of justice
Adult probation
Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties
Deportation
Immigration
Impeachment proceedings
Judiciary
Legal aid
Naturalization
Penitentiaries and reform schools
Practice of law and integration of the Bar
Registration of land titles

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
Vice Chairpersons	Rufus Rodriguez	CDP	Cagayan de Oro	2nd
	Naealla Bainto-Aguinaldo	BAHAY	Party-list
	Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
	Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles	Lakas	Rizal	2nd
	Alfredo Garbin Jr.	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Ramon Nolasco Jr.	NUP	Cagayan	1st
Members for the Majority	Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar	PPP	Palawan	2nd
	Ruwel Peter Gonzaga	PDP–Laban	Davao de Oro	2nd
	Paulino Salvador Leachon	PDP–Laban	Oriental Mindoro	1st
	Cheryl Deloso-Montalla	Liberal	Zambales	2nd
	Tyrone Agabas	NPC	Pangasinan	6th
	Peter John Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
	Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Manuel Luis Lopez	NPC	Manila	1st
	Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon	Nacionalista	Davao Oriental	1st
	Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	Lone
	Aleta Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	3rd
	Hector Sanchez	Lakas	Catanduanes	Lone
	Edcel Lagman	Liberal	Albay	1st
	Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
Members for the Minority	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun	Nacionalista	Agusan del Norte	1st
	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
	Stella Luz Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd
	Arnolfo Teves Jr.	PDP–Laban	Negros Oriental	3rd
	Arlene Brosas	GABRIELA	Party-list

References[]

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 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. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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Philippine House Committee on Justice

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Jurisdiction[]

Members, 18th Congress[]

See also[]

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