Philippine Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development

The Philippine Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Leila de Lima (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats7 members
Political groups
Majority (6)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   PDP–Laban (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (1)

Jurisdiction

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

Members, 18th Congress

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Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development has 7 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 Leila de Lima1 Liberal
Vice
Chairpersons
Nancy Binay UNA
Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Members
for the
Majority
Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Pia Cayetano Nacionalista
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Bong Revilla Lakas

1 De Lima is a member of the Senate minority.

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

See also

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References

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  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.