Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

Committee on
Overseas Workers Affairs
Committee on; Overseas Workers Affairs
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Raymond Democrito Mendoza (TUCP) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Ferdinand Gaite (Bayan Muna) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	29 members
Political groups	Majority (28) PDP–Laban (14); Party-lists (6); Lakas (2); Nacionalista (2); Bukidnon Paglaum (1); HNP (1); NUP (1); PRP (1); Minority (1) Party-list (1);
Website
	Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

The Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, or House Overseas Workers Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction[]

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the policies and programs which promote and protect the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) including their families.^[1]

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Raymond Democrito Mendoza	TUCP	Party-list
Vice Chairpersons	Enrico Pineda	1PACMAN	Party-list
	Alberto Pacquiao	OFWFC	Party-list
	Jocelyn Tulfo	ACT-CIS	Party-list
	Jumel Anthony Espino	PDP–Laban	Pangasinan	2nd
	Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	Cagayan	2nd
Members for the Majority	Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles	Lakas	Rizal	2nd
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
	Ria Christina Fariñas	PDP–Laban	Ilocos Norte	1st
	Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
	Wilton Kho	PDP–Laban	Masbate	3rd
	Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
	Esmael Mangudadatu	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	2nd
	Emmarie Ouano-Dizon	PDP–Laban	Cebu	6th
	Joselito Sacdalan	PDP–Laban	Cotabato	1st
	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
	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	3rd
	Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor	Nacionalista	Bohol	3rd
	Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	1st
	Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
	Manuel Zamora	HNP	Davao de Oro	1st
	Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
	Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
Member for the Minority	Ferdinand Gaite	Bayan Muna	Party-list

Historical members[]

18th Congress[]

Member for the Majority[]

Nestor Fongwan^[a] (Benguet–Lone, PDP–Laban)

Notes[]

^ 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 - OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

External links[]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[3] 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 - OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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