Philippine Senate Committee on Rules

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines

Committee on Rules
18th Congress

History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Joel Villanueva (Independent) since 2019
Minority Leader	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (8) Independents (3) NPC (2) Nacionalista (1) UNA (1) LDP (1) Minority (1) Akbayan (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Rules is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Its chairperson is the Senate Majority Floor Leader, and its vice chairperson is the Assistant Majority Leader.

Jurisdiction

The committee handles all matters affecting the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the calendar as well as parliamentary rules and the order and manner of transacting business, and the creation of committees.

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Rules has 9 members.

The President Pro Tempore and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 19th Congress as of August 23, 2023:^[2]

Position	Member
Chairperson	Joel Villanueva	Independent
Vice Chairperson	JV Ejercito	NPC
Vice Chairperson	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	Sonny Angara	LDP
	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
	Grace Poe	Independent
	Alan Peter Cayetano	Independent
Member for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan

Committee secretary: Atty. Vanessa Y. Misola

References

^ "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.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 23, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.