List of Philippine House of Representatives committees

This is a complete list of Philippine Congressional committees (standing committees, and special committees) that are currently operating in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the lower house of the Philippine Congress.

Standing committees

Note: This is the list of standing committee chairmanships for the 18th Congress. It currently has 63 standing committees as of August 2, 2020.[1]

Committee	Majority			Minority			Total members
	Chairman	Party		Minority leader	Party		Maj	Min	H.R.
Accounts	Abraham Tolentino		PDP–Laban	Isagani Amatong		Liberal	69	5	55
Agrarian Reform	Solomon Chungalao		NPC	Argel Joseph Cabatbat		Magsasaka	16	4	40
Agriculture and Food	Wilfrido Mark Enverga		NPC	Argel Joseph Cabatbat		Magsasaka	70	6	65
Appropriations	Isidro Ungab		HNP	Sergio Dagooc		APEC	119	10	125
Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources	Leo Rafael Cueva		NUP	Argel Joseph Cabatbat		Magsasaka	20	5	55
Banks and Financial Intermediaries	Junie Cua		PDP–Laban	Elizalde Co		Ako Bicol	37	4	45
Basic Education and Culture	Roman Romulo		NPC	Ma. Victoria Umali		A TEACHER	59	6	65
Civil Service and Professional Regulation	Frederick Siao		PDP–Laban	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	10	3	35
Climate Change	Edgar Chatto		Liberal	Irene Gay Saulog		KALINGA	12	2	20
Constitutional Amendments	Rufus Rodriguez		CDP	Arnolfo Teves Jr.		PDP–Laban	16	5	55
Cooperatives Development	Sabiniano Canama		Coop-NATCCO	Godofredo Guya		RECOBODA	13	2	25
Dangerous Drugs	Robert Ace Barbers		Nacionalista	Arnolfo Teves Jr.		PDP–Laban	41	4	45
Disaster Resilience	Lucy Torres Gomez		PDP–Laban	Angelica Natasha Co		BHW	23	2	25
Ecology	Glona Labadlabad		PDP–Laban	Irene Gay Saulog		Kalinga	30	3	35
Economic Affairs	Sharon Garin		AAMBIS-OWA	Stella Luz Quimbo		Liberal	31	3	35
Energy	Lord Allan Jay Velasco		PDP–Laban	Sergio Dagooc		APEC	50	5	65
Ethics and Privileges	Rosana Vergara		PDP–Laban	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	4	2	25
Foreign Affairs	Dulce Ann Hofer		PDP–Laban	Arlene Brosas		GABRIELA	42	4	55
Games and Amusements	Eric Go Yap		ACT-CIS	Arnolfo Teves Jr.		PDP–Laban	57	4	65
Good Government and Public Accountability	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado		NUP	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	27	5	45
Government Enterprises and Privatization	Eric Olivarez		PDP–Laban	Arlene Brosas		Gabriela	13	2	35
Government Reorganization	Mario Vittorio Mariño		Nacionalista	Sergio Dagooc		APEC	16	3	25
Health	Angelina Tan		NPC	Stella Luz Quimbo		Liberal	51	4	65
Higher and Technical Education	Mark Go		Nacionalista	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	60	5	65
Housing and Urban Development	Strike Revilla		NPC	Stella Luz Quimbo		Liberal	38	3	55
Human Rights	Jesus Suntay		PDP–Laban	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun		Nacionalista	18	3	35
Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples	Allen Jesse Mangaoang		Nacionalista	Eufemia Cullamat		Bayan Muna	17	2	25
Information and Communications Technology	Victor Yap		NPC	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	31	2	55
Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy	Divina Grace Yu		PDP–Laban	Arlene Brosas		Gabriela	37	6	45
Justice	Vicente Veloso III		PDP–Laban	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun		Nacionalista	21	5	55
Labor and Employment	Mikee Romero		1-Pacman	Elizalde Co		Ako Bicol	38	3	40
Legislative Franchises	Franz Alvarez		PDP–Laban	Arnolfo Teves Jr.		PDP–Laban	42	4	45
Local Government	Noel Villanueva		NPC	Isagani Amatong		Liberal	48	4	55
Metro Manila Development	Manuel Luis Lopez		NPC	Stella Luz Quimbo		Liberal	35	2	35
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development	Virgilio Lacson		MANILA TEACHERS	Angelica Natasha Co		BHW	25	5	25
Mindanao Affairs	Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo		PDP–Laban	Eufemia Cullamat		Bayan Muna	14	4	60
Muslim Affairs	Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Adiong		Nacionalista	Godofredo Guya		RECOBODA	11	2	20
National Defense and Security	Raul Tupas		Nacionalista	Argel Joseph Cabatbat		Magsasaka	38	5	65
Natural Resources	Elpidio Barzaga Jr.		NUP	Elizalde Co		Ako Bicol	34	5	65
Overseas Workers Affairs	Raymond Democrito Mendoza		TUCP	Ferdinand Gaite		Bayan Muna	29	1	35
People Participation	Florida Robles		PDP–Laban	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	16	2	25
Population and Family Relations	Ma. Lucielle Nava		PDP–Laban	Arlene Brosas		Gabriela	15	2	25
Poverty Alleviation	Dale Malapitan		PDP–Laban	Irene Gay Saulog		Kalinga	27	2	25
Public Accounts	Michael Defensor		ANAKALUSUGAN	Bayani Fernando		NPC	34	5	42
Public Information	Joseph Lara		PDP–Laban	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	20	3	35
Public Order and Safety	Narciso Bravo Jr.		NUP	Arnolfo Teves Jr.		PDP–Laban	38	3	55
Public Works and Highways	Eleandro Madrona		Nacionalista	Godofredo Guya		RECOBODA	80	6	95
Revision of Laws	Cheryl Deloso-Montalla		PFP	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun		Nacionalista	7	3	25
Rules	Ferdinand Martin Romualdez		Lakas	Bienvenido Abante Jr.		NUP	8	5	30
Rural Development	Elisa Kho		PDP–Laban	Sergio Dagooc		APEC	20	3	25
Science and Technology	Erico Aristotle Aumentado		NPC	Sarah Jane Elago		Kabataan	21	2	35
Social Services	Sandra Eriguel		PDP–Laban	Alex Advincula		NUP	26	4	35
Suffrage and Electoral Reforms	Juliet Marie Ferrer		NUP	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun		Nacionalista	20	2	35
Sustainable Development Goals	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez		ALONA	Sarah Jane Elago		Kabataan	19	2	20
Tourism	Sol Aragones		Nacionalista	Elizalde Co		Ako Bicol	55	4	55
Trade and Industry	Weslie Gatchalian		NPC	Gabriel Bordado Jr.		Liberal	42	2	55
Transportation	Edgar Mary Sarmiento		NUP	Gabriel Bordado		Liberal	68	7	85
Veterans Affairs and Welfare	Geraldine Roman		PDP–Laban	Sergio Dagooc		APEC	10	2	30
Visayas Development	Vincent Franco Frasco		Lakas	Sharee Ann Tan		PDP–Laban	31	3	35
Ways and Means	Joey Salceda		PDP–Laban	Stella Luz Quimbo		Liberal	61	7	75
Welfare of Children	Yedda Marie Romualdez		Tingog Sinirangan	Irene Gay Saulog		Kalinga	18	2	20
Women and Gender Equality	Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba		Nacionalista	Arlene Brosas		Gabriela	27	5	55
Youth and Sports Development	Eric Martinez		NPC	Sarah Jane Elago		Kabataan	29	3	35

Special committees

Note: This is the list of special committee chairmanships for the 18th Congress. It currently has 16 special committees as of August 2, 2020.[2]

Committee	Party		Chair
Bases Conversion		Liberal	Francis Gerald Abaya
Bicol Recovery and Economic Development		Nacionalista	Jocelyn Fortuno
East ASEAN Growth Area		PDP–Laban	Rogelio Pacquiao
Flagship Programs and Projects		NPC	Carlos Cojuangco
Food Security		NUP	Wilfredo Caminero
Globalization and WTO		Kusug Tausug	Shernee Tan
Land Use		Nacionalista	Eduardo Gullas
Northwest Luzon Growth Quadrangle		Lakas	Ramon Guico III
Peace, Reconciliation and Unity		PDP–Laban	Esmael Mangudadatu
Persons with Disabilities		Lakas	Ma. Lourdes Arroyo
Reforestation		NPC	Elias Bulut Jr.
Senior Citizens		SENIOR CITIZENS	Francisco Datol Jr.
Southern Tagalog Development		Nacionalista	Elenita Milagros Ermita-Buhain
Strategic Intelligence		Lakas	Fredenil Castro
Whole House
West Philippine Sea		NPC	Manuel Sagarbarria

Ad hoc committee

Committee	Party		Chair
Defeat COVID-19		Nacionalista	Alan Peter Cayetano

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

References

1. "STANDING COMMITTEES - 18th Congress". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. "SPECIAL COMMITTEES - 18th Congress". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

External links

• List of Committees in the Philippine House of Representatives