Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights

The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Justice
and Human Rights
18th Congress
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats9 members
Political groups
Majority (7)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Independents (2)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   NPC (1)
Minority (2)

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

  • The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools
  • Probation
  • Impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment
  • Registration of land titles
  • Immigration and naturalization
  • The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on human rights
  • All matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members.

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

The committee chairperson also sits at the Judicial and Bar Council as an ex officio member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an arrangement with the House of Representatives Committee on Justice.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Richard Gordon Independent
Vice Chairperson Panfilo Lacson Independent
Members
for the
Majority		 Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Lito Lapid NPC
Sonny Angara LDP
Aquilino Pimentel III PDP–Laban
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Members
for the
Minority		 Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan

Committee secretary: Jose Marcos Babia (acting)

See also

References
  1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "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.
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