Philippine House Committee on National Defense and Security

Committee on
National Defense and Security
Committee on; National Defense and Security
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Raul Tupas (Nacionalista) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Argel Joseph Cabatbat (MAGSASAKA) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	43 members
Political groups	Majority (38) PDP–Laban (8); Nacionalista (7); NPC (7); Party-lists (6); NUP (5); Lakas (2); PPP (2); Partido Navoteño (1); Minority (5) Party-lists (3); Nacionalista (1); NUP (1);
Website
	Committee on National Defense and Security

The Philippine House Committee on National Defense and Security, or House National Defense and Security 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]

Armed Forces of the Philippines
Citizens army
Coast
Forts and arsenals
Geodetic surveys
Military bases
National defense and national security
Reservations and yards
Selective services

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Raul Tupas	Nacionalista	Iloilo	5th
Vice Chairpersons	Rozzano Rufino Biazon	PDP–Laban	Muntinlupa	Lone
	Antonino Calixto	PDP–Laban	Pasay	Lone
	Jorge Antonio Bustos	PATROL	Party-list
	Esmael Mangudadatu	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	2nd
	Adolph Edward Plaza	NUP	Agusan del Sur	2nd
	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Joseph Sto. Niño Bernos	Nacionalista	Abra	Lone
Members for the Majority	Rudy Caoagdan	PDP–Laban	Cotabato	2nd
	Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
	Rolando Uy	NUP	Cagayan de Oro	1st
	Samier Tan	PDP–Laban	Sulu	1st
	Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella	NPC	Camarines Sur	4th
	Erico Aristotle Aumentado	NPC	Bohol	2nd
	Ciriaco Gato Jr.	NPC	Batanes	Lone
	Michael John Duavit	NPC	Rizal	1st
	John Reynald Tiangco	Partido Navoteño	Navotas	Lone
	Manuel Jose Dalipe	NPC	Zamboanga City	2nd
	Genaro Alvarez Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	6th
	Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Gil Acosta	PPP	Palawan	3rd
	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Narciso Bravo Jr.	NUP	Masbate	1st
	Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar	PPP	Palawan	2nd
	Michael Gorriceta	Nacionalista	Iloilo	2nd
	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	3rd
	Frederick Siao	Nacionalista	Iligan	Lone
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
	Henry Villarica	PDP–Laban	Bulacan	4th
	Horacio Suansing Jr.	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	2nd
	Hector Sanchez	Lakas	Catanduanes	Lone
	Manuel Cabochan	MAGDALO	Party-list
	Presley De Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
	Adriano Ebcas	AKO PADAYON	Party-list
	Alberto Pacquiao	OFWFC	Party-list
	Arnold Celeste	Nacionalista	Pangasinan	1st
	Aloysia Lim	RAM	Party-list
	Cesar Jimenez Jr.	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga City	1st
Members for the Minority	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
	Alex Advincula	NUP	Cavite	3rd
	Janette Garin	Nacionalista	Iloilo	1st
	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Angelica Natasha Co	BHW	Party-list

Historical members[]

18th Congress[]

Vice Chairperson[]

Francisco Datol Jr.^[a] (SENIOR CITIZENS)

Notes[]

^ Died on August 10, 2020.

References[]

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 31. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

External links[]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[3] Died on August 10, 2020.

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 31. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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