Philippine Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media

The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Public Information and Mass Media
18th Congress
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Bong Revilla (Lakas)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats11 members
Political groups
Majority (9)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Independents (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   NPC (1)
Minority (2)

Jurisdiction

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

  • Public information, mass communication and broadcast services
  • Implementation of the provisions of the Constitution regarding ownership and management of mass media and the advertising industry
  • Development and promotion of information technology
  • Artistic standards and quality of the motion picture and television industry

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media has 11 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:[2]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Bong Revilla Lakas
Vice Chairperson Grace Poe Independent
Members
for the
Majority		 Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Lito Lapid NPC
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Members
for the
Minority		 Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan

Committee secretary: Eleuteria M. Mirasol (acting)

See also

References
  1. "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.
  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 27, 2020.
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