Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Cynthia Villar (Nacionalista)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats15 members
Political groups
Majority (12)
  •   PDP–Laban (4)
  •   Nacionalista (3)
  •   NPC (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (3)

  •   Liberal (2)
  •   Akbayan (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and the Committee on Climate Change 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:

  • Conservation and protection of the environment
  • Policies, programs, strategies, technologies and other innovations addressing global warming and climate change impacts, including, but not limited to, climate risk management to reduce vulnerability associated with climate-sensitive areas and sectors, the regulation of the impact of human activities on the same, the promotion of environmental awareness of our citizens, the renewal of resources in damaged ecosystems and other environment-related issues
  • Adaptation and mitigation or control of greenhouse gas emissions to enhance resilience and to promote sustainable development
  • Philippine compliance with the relevant international agreements and cooperation with other countries
  • Development, protection, exploration, storage, renewal, regulation and licensing, and wise utilization of the country's national reserves including, but not limited to, forest, mineral, public land, offshore areas and the development of industries based on these resources

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change has 17 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:[3]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Vice
Chairpersons 		Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Pia Cayetano Nacionalista
Members
for the
Majority 		Nancy Binay UNA
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Lito Lapid NPC
Richard Gordon Independent
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Win Gatchalian NPC
Members
for the
Minority 		Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan
Leila de Lima Liberal

Committee secretary: Maria Clarinda R. Mendoza

See also

References

  1. ^ "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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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