Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines

Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform
19th Congress

History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Cynthia Villar (Nacionalista) since 2022
Minority Leader	Koko Pimentel (PDP–Laban) since 2022
Structure
Seats	17 members
Political groups	Majority (16) Nacionalista (4) PDP–Laban (4) NPC (4) Lakas–CMD (1) UNA (1) PMP (1) Independent (1) Minority (1) Akbayan (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Agriculture, food production and agri-business, including agricultural experimental stations, agricultural economics and research
Soil survey and conservation
Agricultural education
Technical extension services
Animal husbandry
Livestock quarantine
Agricultural support price
Fisheries and aquatic resources
Agrarian reform
Landed estates
Implementation of the agrarian land reform provisions of the Constitution

Members, 19th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has 15 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 19th Congress as of January 10, 2023:^[3]

Position	Member
Chairperson	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
Vice Chairpersons	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
Members for the Majority
	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
	Francis Escudero	NPC
	Jinggoy Estrada	PMP
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Robin Padilla	PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla	Lakas
	Raffy Tulfo	Independent
	JV Ejercito	NPC
	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan

Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina

References

^ "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.