Standing committees

Note: This is the list of standing committee chairmanships for the 15th Congress

15th Congress of the Philippines

The Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives...

. As of August 9, 2010.

Committee	|Party	Chair	|Party	Minority leader
Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations*	Teofisto Guingona III Teofisto Guingona III Teofisto de Lara Guingona III or TG, is a Filipino politician.-Representative of 2nd District, Bukidnon:In 2004, he has been elected to two terms in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, as the Representative from the Second District of Bukidnon...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Accounts	Panfilo Lacson Panfilo Lacson Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:...
Agrarian Reform	Gregorio Honasan	Pia Cayetano
Agriculture and Food	Francis Pangilinan	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies	Sergio Osmeña III	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Civil Service and Government Reorganization	Antonio Trillanes IV Antonio Trillanes IV Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007....	Pia Cayetano
Climate Change	Loren Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws	Miriam Defensor Santiago
Cooperatives	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...	Pia Cayetano
Cultural Communities	Loren Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
Economic Affairs	Manny Villar Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...	Pia Cayetano
Education, Arts and Culture	Edgardo Angara Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Energy	Sergio Osmeña III	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Environment and Natural Resources	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...	Pia Cayetano
Ethics and Privileges	Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a senator from the Philippines.He was the congressional representative from the district of Taguig-Pateros for 9 years. He had a seven-point program for his Taguig-Pateros constituency in Metro Manila. He ran for senator on the May 14, 2007 Philippine elections under...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Finance	Franklin Drilon Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000 and from 2001 to 2006. Drilon currently serves his third term in the Senate...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Foreign Relations	Loren Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
Games, Amusement and Sports	Lito Lapid
Government Corporations and Public Enterprises	Franklin Drilon Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000 and from 2001 to 2006. Drilon currently serves his third term in the Senate...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Health and Demography	Pia Cayetano
Justice and Human Rights	Francis Escudero Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development	Jinggoy Estrada Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito, Jr. , better known as Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and former film actor who has been a member of the Senate of the Philippines since 2004...	Pia Cayetano
Local Government	Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. , also known as Bongbong Marcos is a Filipino politician and a senator to the 15th Congress. He is the only son of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former president of the Philippines , and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos...	Pia Cayetano
National Defense and Security	Francis Escudero Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
Peace, Unification and Reconciliation	Teofisto Guingona III Teofisto Guingona III Teofisto de Lara Guingona III or TG, is a Filipino politician.-Representative of 2nd District, Bukidnon:In 2004, he has been elected to two terms in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, as the Representative from the Second District of Bukidnon...	Pia Cayetano
Public Information and Mass Media	Gregorio Honasan	Pia Cayetano
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs	Gregorio Honasan	Pia Cayetano
Public Services	Bong Revilla Bong Revilla Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. , is a Filipino actor, politician and senator of the Republic of the Philippines. In 2009, he legally changed his last name to Bong Revilla....	Pia Cayetano
Public Works	Bong Revilla Bong Revilla Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. , is a Filipino actor, politician and senator of the Republic of the Philippines. In 2009, he legally changed his last name to Bong Revilla....	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Rules	Vicente Sotto III Vicente Sotto III Vicente Castelo Sotto III , also known as Tito Sotto, is an actor, comedian, musician, television presenter, and politician in the Philippines...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Science and Technology	Edgardo Angara Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development	Francis Pangilinan	Pia Cayetano
Tourism	Lito Lapid
Trade and Commerce	Manny Villar Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement	Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. , also known as Bongbong Marcos is a Filipino politician and a senator to the 15th Congress. He is the only son of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former president of the Philippines , and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos...	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Ways and Means	Francis Pangilinan	Joker Arroyo Joker Arroyo Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
Youth, Women and Family Relations	Pia Cayetano

*more popularly known as the Blue Ribbon Committee.

Congressional ad hoc and oversight committees

Note: This is the list of congressional ad hoc and oversight committee chairmanship (and membership, if not applicable) for the 15th Congress

15th Congress of the Philippines

The Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives...

. As of August 9, 2010.

Committee	Chairperson
Congressional Oversight Committee on Labor and Employment	Jinggoy Estrada Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito, Jr. , better known as Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and former film actor who has been a member of the Senate of the Philippines since 2004...
Congressional Oversight Committee on E-commerce (membership basis)	Manny Villar Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party... , Edgardo Angara Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...  and Franklin Drilon Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000 and from 2001 to 2006. Drilon currently serves his third term in the Senate...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Clean Water Act	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Clean Air Act	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
Joint Congressional Power Commission	Sergio Osmena III
Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement	Loren Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...  and Francis Escudero Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Anti-Money Laundering Law	Sergio Osmena III
Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization	Francis Pangilinan
Congressional Oversight Committee on Dangerous Drugs	Gregorio Honasan
Oversight Committee on the Proper Implementation of the National Internal Revenue Code	Ralph Recto Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
Oversight Committee on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Law	Ralph Recto Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
Oversight Committee on ARMM Organic Act	Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Government Procurement Act	Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Senator of the Philippines. She is a lawyer, former trial judge and professor of constitutional and international law. She served as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation in 1988 and the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1989...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Special Purpose Vehicle Act	Ralph Recto Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Overseas Voting Act of 2003	Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Senator of the Philippines. She is a lawyer, former trial judge and professor of constitutional and international law. She served as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation in 1988 and the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1989...
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Chain Saw Act	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act	Francis Escudero Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Lateral Attrition Act of 2005	Ralph Recto Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
Oversight Committee on Optical Media Board	Gregorio Honasan
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Automated Election System	Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Senator of the Philippines. She is a lawyer, former trial judge and professor of constitutional and international law. She served as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation in 1988 and the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1989...
Congressional Oversight Committee on Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines	Ramon Revilla Jr.
Congressional Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Engineering	Edgardo Angara Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...
Oversight Committee on Climate Change	Loren Legarda Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
Oversight Committee on Quality Affordable Medicines	Manny Villar Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
Congressional Oversight Committee on Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Condonation Act	Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Congressional Oversight Committee on Credit Information System	Sergio Osmena III
Special Oversight Committee on Economic Affairs	Manny Villar Manny Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Cooperatives	Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel Zubiri Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
Joint Oversight Committee on the Human Security Act of 2007	Gregorio Honasan
Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels	Sergio Osmena III
Congressional Oversight Committee on Agrarian Reform	Gregorio Honasan
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Tourism	Lito Lapid

External links

• List of Committees in the Philippine Senate

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