Philippine House Committee on Science and Technology

Committee on
Science and Technology
Committee on; Science and Technology
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Erico Aristotle Aumentado (NPC) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Sarah Jane Elago (Kabataan) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	22 members
Political groups	Majority (20) PDP–Laban (10); NPC (4); Party-lists (2); Nacionalista (1); NUP (1); Liberal (1); PFP (1); Minority (2) Party-lists (2);
Website
	Committee on Science and Technology

The Philippine House Committee on Science and Technology, or House Science and Technology Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction[]

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on science and technology which includes the following:^[1]

Climate and weather forecasting
Intellectual property rights on biotechnology
Science and technology education including the Philippine Science High School System
Scientific and technological research and development
Technology transfer

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Erico Aristotle Aumentado	NPC	Bohol	2nd
Vice Chairpersons	Faustino Dy V	NUP	Isabela	6th
	Domingo Rivera	Citizens' Battle Against Corruption	Party-list
	Francis Gerald Abaya	Liberal	Cavite	1st
Members for the Majority	Divina Grace Yu	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	1st
	Joey Salceda	PDP–Laban	Albay	2nd
	Alan Dujali	PDP–Laban	Davao del Norte	2nd
	Jumel Anthony Espino	PDP–Laban	Pangasinan	2nd
	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
	Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III	PFP	Isabela	5th
	Michael John Duavit	NPC	Rizal	1st
	Carlito Marquez	NPC	Aklan	1st
	Ciriaco Gato Jr.	NPC	Batanes	Lone
	Teodorico Haresco Jr.	Nacionalista	Aklan	2nd
	Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
	Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
Members for the Minority	Sarah Jane Elago	Kabataan	Party-list
Members for the Minority	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	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. 33. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 16, 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. 33. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

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