Philippine Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines
Committee on Ways and Means
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats15 members
Political groups
Majority (12)
  •   Independents (3)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   NPC (2)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   Lakas (1)

Minority (3)

  •   Liberal (2)
  •   Akbayan (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Ways and Means 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:

  • Revenue, generally
  • Taxes and fees
  • Tariffs
  • Loans and other sources and forms of revenue

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means 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 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Pia Cayetano Nacionalista
Vice Chairperson Sonny Angara LDP
Members
for the
Majority 		Bong Go PDP–Laban
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Richard Gordon Independent
Win Gatchalian NPC
Lito Lapid NPC
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Grace Poe Independent
Bong Revilla Lakas
Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Members
for the
Minority 		Francis Pangilinan Liberal
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan
Leila de Lima Liberal

Committee secretary: Senate Tax Study and Research Office

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 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 28, 2020.
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