This is a list of Philippine congressional committees (standing committees and special committees) that are currently operating in the Senate of the Philippines, the upper house of the Philippine Congress.
The composition of Senate committees is outlined in Rule X of the Rules of the Senate.[1]
Standing committees
There are 39 standing committees in the Philippine Senate for the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2][3][4][5]
According to the Rules of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees.
| Committee | Chairperson | Party | Minority leader | Party | Number of members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon) | Richard Gordon | Independent | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 17 | ||
| Accounts | Panfilo Lacson | Independent | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 11 | ||
| Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform1 | Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 15 | ||
| Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies | Grace Poe | Independent | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 9 | ||
| Basic Education, Arts and Culture2 | Win Gatchalian | NPC | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 15 | ||
| Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation3 | Bong Revilla | Lakas | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 7 | ||
| Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes4 | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 11 | ||
| Cooperatives | Juan Miguel Zubiri | PDP–Laban | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Cultural Communities | Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 7 | ||
| Economic Affairs | Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Electoral Reforms and People's Participation | Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 11 | ||
| Energy | Win Gatchalian | NPC | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 15 | ||
| Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change5 | Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 17 | ||
| Ethics and Privileges | Manny Pacquiao | PDP–Laban | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 7 | ||
| Finance | Sonny Angara | LDP | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 20 | ||
| Foreign Relations | Aquilino Pimentel III | PDP–Laban | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 15 | ||
| Games and Amusement6 | Lito Lapid | NPC | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Government Corporations and Public Enterprises | Richard Gordon | Independent | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 9 | ||
| Health and Demography | Bong Go | PDP–Laban | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 11 | ||
| Higher, Technical and Vocational Education2 | Joel Villanueva | CIBAC | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 15 | ||
| Justice and Human Rights | Richard Gordon | Independent | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development | Joel Villanueva | CIBAC | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 13 | ||
| Local Government | Francis Tolentino | PDP–Laban | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 13 | ||
| National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation | Panfilo Lacson | Independent | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 19 | ||
| Public Information and Mass Media | Bong Revilla | Lakas | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 11 | ||
| Public Order and Dangerous Drugs | Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 9 | ||
| Public Services | Grace Poe | Independent | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 13 | ||
| Public Works | Manny Pacquiao | PDP–Laban | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 13 | ||
| Rules | Juan Miguel Zubiri | PDP–Laban | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 9 | ||
| Science and Technology | Nancy Binay | UNA | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 7 | ||
| Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development | Leila de Lima | Liberal | n/a | 7 | |||
| Sports6 | Bong Go | PDP–Laban | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking7 | Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 15 | ||
| Tourism | Nancy Binay | UNA | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 11 | ||
| Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship | Aquilino Pimentel III | PDP–Laban | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement | Francis Tolentino | PDP–Laban | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | 11 | ||
| Ways and Means | Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | 15 | ||
| Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality8 | Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 9 | ||
| Youth | Sonny Angara | LDP | Leila de Lima | Liberal | 7 | ||
1 Created after the Committee on Agriculture and Food was merged with the Committee on Agrarian Reform through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.
2 Created after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two through Resolution No. 6[7] adopted on July 31, 2019.
3 Renamed after the jurisdiction of the Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization was expanded to include all matters relating to professional regulation, through Resolution No. 92[8] adopted on August 3, 2015.
4 Renamed through Resolution No. 6[9] adopted on September 2, 2013.
5 Created after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources was merged with the Committee on Climate Change through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.
6 Created after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two through Resolution No. 3[10] adopted on August 1, 2016.
7 Created through Resolution No. 9[6] adopted on September 3, 2019.
8 Renamed after the jurisdiction of the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality was expanded to include all matters relating to the welfare and protection of children, through Resolution No. 93[11] adopted on August 3, 2015.
Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees
There are 14 congressional oversight, ad hoc, and special committees in the 18th Congress as of September 23, 2020.[12][13]
| Committee | Chairperson | Party | Enabling Law/Issuance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Congressional Energy Commission[14] | Win Gatchalian | NPC | Republic Act No. 9136 | |
| Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels | Win Gatchalian | NPC | Republic Act No. 9367 | |
| Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation | Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | Senate Resolution No. 8 (18th Congress) | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on National Health Insurance Program | Bong Go | PDP–Laban | Republic Act No. 10606 | |
| Congressional Oversight Committee on Quality Affordable Medicines | Aquilino Pimentel III | PDP–Laban | Republic Act No. 9502 | |
| Congressional Oversight Committee on Ease of Doing Business | Aquilino Pimentel III | PDP–Laban | Republic Act No. 11032 | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Enhanced Basic Educational Program (K-12 Program) | Win Gatchalian | NPC | Republic Act No. 10533 | |
| Congressional Oversight Committee on the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 | Panfilo Lacson | Independent | Republic Act No. 10121 | |
| Select Oversight Committee on Intelligence and Confidential Funds, Programs and Activities | Panfilo Lacson | Independent | Senate Resolution No. 36 (18th Congress) | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures | Sonny Angara | LDP | Republic Act No. 11465 (General Appropriations Act of 2020) | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Universal Health Care | Bong Go | PDP–Laban | Republic Act No. 11223 | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Cooperatives | Juan Miguel Zubiri | PDP–Laban | Republic Act No. 9520 | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System | Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | Republic Act No. 9369 | |
| Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act | Sonny Angara | LDP | Republic Act No. 11494 | |
See also
- List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
- Philippine Senate
References
- ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). July 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "18th Congress Committee Chairmanship" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "GORDON INSTALLED AS NEW CHAIRMAN: Senate votes to declare De Lima's committee vacant". GMA News. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "Senate ousts De Lima as justice committee chairperson". Rappler. September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Resolution No. 92 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "18th Congress Oversight Committee Chairmanship" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 23, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Congressional Oversight/Ad Hoc Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 23, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Joint Congressional Power Commission renamed as Joint Congressional Energy Commission - Gatchalian". Senate of the Philippines. July 10, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.