Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education

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Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Joel Villanueva (CIBAC)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan)
since 2019
Structure
Seats15 members
Political groups
Majority (12)
  •   Independents (3)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   NPC (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   PDP–Laban (1)
  •   UNA (1)
Minority (3)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction[]

According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

  • Post-secondary and tertiary education
  • Technical education
  • Distance education
  • Vocational education
  • Students and teachers’ welfare
  • Centers of excellence
  • Scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students

Members, 18th Congress[]

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education has 15 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 Party
Chairperson Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Vice Chairperson Win Gatchalian NPC
Members
for the
Majority
Nancy Binay UNA
Sonny Angara LDP
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Pia Cayetano Nacionalista
Bong Revilla Lakas
Grace Poe Independent
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Lito Lapid NPC
Richard Gordon Independent
Members
for the
Minority
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
Leila de Lima Liberal
Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020. Public Domain 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 26, 2020.
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