Philippine House Committee on Tourism

Committee on Tourism
Committee on Tourism
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Sol Aragones (Nacionalista) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Angelica Natasha Co (BHW) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	58 members
Political groups	Majority (54) NUP (11); PDP–Laban (11); Nacionalista (10); Party-lists (8); NPC (5); Lakas (3); Bukidnon Paglaum (2); PPP (2); LDP (1); Liberal (1); Minority (4) Party-lists (4);
Website
	Committee on Tourism

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

Jurisdiction[]

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the promotion and development of tourism both domestic and international.^[1]

Members, 18th Congress[]

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Sol Aragones	Nacionalista	Laguna	3rd
Vice Chairpersons	Lucy Torres Gomez	PDP–Laban	Leyte	4th
	Yedda Marie Romualdez	Tingog Sinirangan	Party-list
	Ramon Nolasco Jr.	NUP	Cagayan	1st
	Franz Alvarez	NUP	Palawan	1st
	Edgar Chatto	Liberal	Bohol	1st
	Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	3rd
	Rommel Rico Angara	LDP	Aurora	Lone
	Ronnie Ong	ANG PROBINSYANO	Party-list
	Gil Acosta	PPP	Palawan	3rd
Members for the Majority	Leo Rafael Cueva	NUP	Negros Occidental	2nd
	Alfelito Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
	Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	Cebu	2nd
	Juliette Uy	NUP	Misamis Oriental	2nd
	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Micaela Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
	Rashidin Matba	PDP–Laban	Tawi-Tawi	Lone
	Faustino Dy V	NUP	Isabela	6th
	Elias Bulut Jr.	NPC	Apayao	Lone
	Carlito Marquez	NPC	Aklan	1st
	Gerardo Valmayor Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	1st
	Solomon Chungalao	NPC	Ifugao	Lone
	Ciriaco Gato Jr.	NPC	Batanes	Lone
	Maximo Dalog Jr.	Nacionalista	Mountain Province	Lone
	Ramon Guico III	Lakas	Pangasinan	5th
	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	3rd
	Mark Go	Nacionalista	Baguio	Lone
	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon	Nacionalista	Davao Oriental	1st
	Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	1st
	Josefina Tallado	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	1st
	Francisco Jose Matugas II	PDP–Laban	Surigao del Norte	1st
	Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar	PPP	Palawan	2nd
	Fernando Cabredo	PDP–Laban	Albay	3rd
	Lorenz Defensor	PDP–Laban	Iloilo	3rd
	Dulce Ann Hofer	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga Sibugay	2nd
	Estrellita Suansing	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	1st
	Ria Christina Fariñas	PDP–Laban	Ilocos Norte	1st
	Janice Salimbangon	NUP	Cebu	4th
	Adriano Ebcas	AKO PADAYON	Party-list
	Jocelyn Fortuno	Nacionalista	Camarines Sur	5th
	Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	Davao del Sur	Lone
	Jose Teves Jr.	TGP	Party-list
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
	Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba	PDP–Laban	Agusan del Norte	2nd
	Arnold Celeste	Nacionalista	Pangasinan	1st
	Enrico Pineda	1PACMAN	Party-list
	Alfredo Garbin Jr.	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
	Elizalde Co	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Michael Edgar Aglipay	DIWA	Party-list
	Mario Vittorio Mariño	Nacionalista	Batangas	5th
	Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
	Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
Members for the Minority	Angelica Natasha Co	BHW	Party-list
	Sergio Dagooc	APEC	Party-list
	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Godofredo Guya	RECOBODA	Party-list

Historical members[]

18th Congress[]

Member for the Majority[]

Bernardita Ramos^[a] (Sorsogon–2nd, NPC)

Notes[]

^ Died on September 8, 2020.

References[]

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 34. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - TOURISM". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

External links[]

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[3] Died on September 8, 2020.

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 34. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

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