Philippine Senate Committee on Local Government

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines
Committee on Local Government
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Francis Tolentino (PDP–Laban)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats13 members
Political groups
Majority (12)
  •   PDP–Laban (4)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   NPC (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (2)

  •   Akbayan (1)
  •   Liberal (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Local Government 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 local government units in the Philippines, such as autonomous regions, provinces, cities, special metropolitan political subdivisions, municipalities and barangays.

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Local Government has 13 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 Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Members
for the
Majority 		Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Bong Revilla Lakas
Win Gatchalian NPC
Nancy Binay UNA
Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Koko Pimentel PDP–Laban
Members
for the
Minority 		Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan

Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay

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.
  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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