Philippine House Committee on Natural Resources

Committee on Natural Resources
Committee on Natural Resources
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (NUP) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Irene Gay Saulog (KALINGA) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	37 members
Political groups	Majority (32) NUP (12); NPC (6); Party-lists (6); PDP–Laban (3); Lakas (2); Bukidnon Paglaum (1); Liberal (1); Nacionalista (1); Minority (5) Party-lists (4); NUP (1);
Website
	Committee on Natural Resources

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

Jurisdiction[]

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on natural resources, except energy and fisheries resources, which includes the following:^[1]

Exploration, conservation, management and utilization
Forests, parks and wildlife
Lands of the public domain
Marine resources
Mines and minerals

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Elpidio Barzaga Jr.	NUP	Cavite	4th
Vice Chairpersons	Junie Cua	PDP–Laban	Quirino	Lone
	Allen Jesse Mangaoang	Nacionalista	Kalinga	Lone
	Franz Alvarez	NUP	Palawan	1st
	Alan 1 Ecleo	PDP–Laban	Dinagat Islands	Lone
	Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	1st
Members for the Majority	Luisa Lloren Cuaresma	NUP	Nueva Vizcaya	Lone
	Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	Cebu	2nd
	Adolph Edward Plaza	NUP	Agusan del Sur	2nd
	Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
	Alfelito Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
	Diego Ty	NUP	Misamis Occidental	1st
	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Elias Bulut Jr.	NPC	Apayao	Lone
	Solomon Chungalao	NPC	Ifugao	Lone
	Cheryl Deloso-Montalla	Liberal	Zambales	2nd
	Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	Lanao del Norte	2nd
	Ciriaco Gato Jr.	NPC	Batanes	Lone
	Gerardo Valmayor Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	1st
	Noel Villanueva	NPC	Tarlac	3rd
	Sandra Eriguel	NUP	La Union	2nd
	Elizalde Co	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
	Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
	Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	Lone
	Adriano Ebcas	AKO PADAYON	Party-list
	Amihilda Sangcopan	AMIN	Party-list
	Presley De Jesus	PHILRECA	Party-list
	Alfredo Garbin Jr.	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
	Christian Unabia	Lakas	Misamis Oriental	1st
	Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
Members for the Minority	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Eufemia Cullamat	Bayan Muna	Party-list
	Arlene Brosas	GABRIELA	Party-list
	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
	Alex Advincula	NUP	Cavite	3rd

Historical members[]

18th Congress[]

Vice Chairpersons[]

Marissa Andaya^[a] (Camarines Sur–1st, NPC)
Nestor Fongwan^[b] (Benguet–Lone, PDP–Laban)

Notes[]

^ Died on July 5, 2020.
^ Died on December 18, 2019.

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 - NATURAL RESOURCES". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links[]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[3] Died on July 5, 2020.

[4] Died on December 18, 2019.

[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 - NATURAL RESOURCES". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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