Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement

Committee on Games and Amusement
Committee on Games and Amusement
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Lito Lapid (NPC) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Leila de Lima (Liberal) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (7) PDP–Laban (3); Independent (1); Lakas (1); Nacionalista (1); NPC (1); Minority (2) Liberal (2);

The Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Sports, was formed after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two on August 1, 2016, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 3 of the 17th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction[]

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to games and amusement, such as, but not limited to, casinos, lotteries, jai-alai and horse-racing.

Members, 18th Congress[]

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement has 9 members.

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:^[3]

Position	Member
Chairperson	Lito Lapid	NPC
Vice Chairperson	none
Members for the Majority	Panfilo Lacson	Independent
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Manny Pacquiao	PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla	Lakas
	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
Members for the Minority	Leila de Lima	Liberal
Members for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan	Liberal

Committee secretary: Felipe T. Yadao, Jr

References[]

^ "Senate Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[1] "Senate Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[2] "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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