Philippine Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines
Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Imee Marcos (Nacionalista)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats11 members
Political groups
Majority (9)
  •   PDP–Laban (4)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (3)

  •   Akbayan (1)
  •   Liberal (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

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

  • Election laws and the implementation of the constitutional provisions on initiative and referendum on legislative acts
  • Recall of elective officials
  • Role and rights of people's organizations
  • Sectoral or party-list representation
  • The Commission on Elections

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation 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 Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Vice Chairperson Panfilo Lacson Independent
Members
for the
Majority 		Nancy Binay UNA
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Koko Pimentel PDP–Laban
Bong Revilla Lakas
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Members
for the
Minority 		Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan

Committee secretary: Atty. Dana Paula B. Mendiola-Alberto

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Public Domain 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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