Philippine Senate Committee on Rules

The Philippine Senate Committee on Rules is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Rules
18th Congress
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Minority Leader
Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan)
since 2019
Structure
Seats9 members
Political groups
Majority (7)
  •   Independents (2)
  •   PDP–Laban (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   NPC (1)
Minority (2)

Its chairperson is the Senate Majority Floor Leader, and its vice chairperson is the Assistant Majority Leader.

Jurisdiction

The committee handles all matters affecting the Rules of the Senate,[1] the calendar as well as parliamentary rules and the order and manner of transacting business, and the creation of committees.

Members, 18th Congress

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

The President Pro Tempore 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 Juan Miguel Zubiri PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson none
Members
for the
Majority		 Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Sonny Angara LDP
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Win Gatchalian NPC
Richard Gordon Independent
Members
for the
Minority		 Risa Hontiveros Akbayan
Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Ma. Lourdes A. Juan-Alzate

See also

References
  1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 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 28, 2020.
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