LEGISLATIVE MONITORING PORTAL
Last Updated: 05-December-22, 09:59:26 AM
| Committee | Jurisdiction | Chairperson |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (Blue Ribbon) | All matters relating to, including investigation of, malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office by officers and employees of the government, its branches, agencies, subdivisions and instrumentalities; implementation of the provision of the Constitution on nepotism; and investigation of any matter of public interest on its own initiative or brought to its attention by any member of the Senate. Rule X, Section 13 (36). | |
| Accounts | All matters relating to the auditing and adjustment of all accounts chargeable against the funds for the expenses and activities of the Senate. Rule X, Section 13 (3) | |
| Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform | All matters relating to the auditing and adjustment of all accounts chargeable against the funds for the expenses and activities of the Senate. Rule X, Section 13 (3) | |
| Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies | All matters relating to banks, financial institutions, government and private currencies, capital markets, mutual funds, securitization, coinage and circulation of money. Rule X, Section 13 (7) | |
| Basic Education | All matters relating to education, schools, colleges, universities; implementation of the provisions of the Constitution regarding the establishment of free public elementary and secondary education, scholarships grants, studies and incentives to deserving students; non-formal, informal, indigenous learning systems, and adult education; the preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture; establishment and maintenance of libraries, museums, shrines, monuments, and other historical sites and edifices; training programs and cultural and artistic programs of international institutions and organizations operating in the Philippines, such as the UNESCO; and special commemorative events such as the observance of the centennial of the Philippine Independence. Rule X, Section 13 (22) | |
| Bicameral Conference Committee | ||
| Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation | All matters relating to the Civil Service and the status of officers and employees of the Government including their appointment, discipline, retirement; their compensation privileges, benefits and incentives; implementation of the constitutional provisions on the rights of government workers to form and join labor organizations; public sector labor management relations and collective negotiation agreements; the regulation of and admission to and the practice of the professions; and, reorganization of the Government or any of its branches or instrumentalities; all human resource development programs pertaining to the Government; and all other matters relating to the bureaucracy. Rule X, Section 13 (30) | |
| Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes | All matters proposing amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines and the revision of existing codes. Rule X, Section 13 (29) | |
| Cooperatives | All matters relating to cooperatives, both urban and rural-based, including but not limited to farm credit and farm security, cooperative movements, marketing and consumers' organizations and the implementation of the Cooperative Code of the Philippines. Rule X, Section 13 (11) | |
| Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs | All matters relating to cultural communities and Muslim affairs inclusive of the preservation, development of culture, traditions, institutions, and well-being of indigenous peoples and Muslim Filipinos. Rule X, Section 13 (10) | |
| Culture and Arts | All matters relating to the establishment and maintenance of museums, shrines, monuments, and other historical sites and edifices; initiatives in fostering artistic practices and innovations in a range of platforms for presentation; support for scholarship, curatorship and dissemination of knowledge in arts and culture; training programs and cultural and artistic programs of international institutions and organizations operating in the Philippines, such as the UNESCO; and the preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture, built and intangible, and in both traditional and contemporary forms. Rule X, Section 13 (11) | |
| Economic Affairs | All matters relating to economic planning and programming; the planning of domestic and foreign public indebtedness; general economic development; and coordination, regulation and diversification of industry and investments. Rule X, Section 13 (6) | |
| Electoral Reforms and People's Participation | All matters pertaining to election laws and the implementation of the constitutional provisions on initiative and referendum on legislative acts; recall of elective officials; the role and rights of people's organizations; and sectoral or party-list representation. Rule X, Section 13 (37) | |
| Energy | All matters relating to the exploration, exploitation, development, extraction, importation, refining, transport, marketing, distribution, conservation, or storage of all forms of energy products and resources such as from fossil fuels like petroleum, coal, natural gas and gas liquids, nuclear fuel resources; geothermal resources and non-conventional, existing and potential forms of energy resources; and generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. Rule X, Section 13 (24) | |
| Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change | All matters relating to the 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 eco-systems and other environmental-related issues; all matters related to 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 and all matters relating to the administration, management, 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. Rule X, Section 13 (23) | |
| Ethics and Privileges | All matters relating to the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members. Rule X, Section 13 (2) | |
| Finance | All matters relating to funds for the expenditures of the National Government and for the payment of public indebtedness; auditing of accounts and expenditures of the National Government; claims against the government; inter-governmental revenue sharing; and, in general, all matters relating to public expenditures. Rule X, Section 13 (4) | |
| Finance (Subcommittee “A”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “B”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “C”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “D”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “E”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “F”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “G”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “H”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “I”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “J”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “K”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “L”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “M”) | ||
| Finance (Subcommittee “N”) | ||
| Foreign Relations | All matters relating to the relations of the Philippines with other nations generally; diplomatic and consular service; the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; the United Nations Organization and its agencies; multi-lateral organizations; all international agreements, obligations and contracts; and overseas Filipinos. Rule X, Section 13 (12) | |
| Games and Amusement | All matters relating to games and amusement, such as, but not limited to, casinos, lotteries, jai-alai and horse-racing. Rule X, Section 13 (34) | |
| Government Corporations and Public Enterprises | All questions affecting government corporations, including all amendments to their charters; the interests of the government in the different industrial and commercial enterprises; privatization. Rule X, Section 13 (8) | |
| Health and Demography | All matters relating to public health in general, medical, hospital and quarantine services; population issues, concerns, policies and programs affecting individuals and their families, their effects on national, social and economic conditions. Rule X, Section 13 (22) | |
| Higher, Technical and Vocational Education | All matters directly and principally relating to colleges and universities, postsecondary and tertiary education, technical education, distance education, vocational education, students’ and teachers’ welfare, centers of excellence, scholarships, grants, subsidies, and incentives to deserving students. Rule X, Section 13 (21) | |
| Justice and Human Rights | All matters relating to the organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools; probation; impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment; registration of land titles; immigration and naturalization; the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on human rights; and all matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service. Rule X, Section 13 (14) | |
| Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development | All matters relating to labor employment and human resource development; maintenance of industrial peace; promotion of employer-employee cooperation; labor education, standards and statistics; organization of the labor market including recruitment, training and placement of workers and exports of human resources; foreign workers in the Philippines; promotion and development of workers' organizations; promotion and development of employment-intensive technology. Rule X. Section 13 (19) | |
| Local Government | All matters relating to autonomous regions, provinces, cities, special metropolitan political subdivisions, municipalities & barangays. Rule X, Section 13 (16) | |
| Migrant Workers | ||
| National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation | All matters relating to national defense and external and internal threats to national security, peace, internal armed conflict resolution, political negotiation, cessation of hostilities, amnesty, rebel returnees, integration and development, national unification and reconciliation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines; pension plans and fringe benefits of war veterans and military retirees; citizens army selective service; forts; arsenals; military camps and reservations; coast, geodetic and meteorological surveys; civil defense; and military research and development. Rule X, Section 13 (13) | |
| Public Information and Mass Media | All matters relating to public information, mass communication and broadcast services; the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution regarding ownership and management of mass media and the advertising industry, the development and promotion of information technology; and all matters relating to the artistic standards and quality of the motion picture and television industry. Rule X, Section 13 (28) | |
| Public Order and Dangerous Drugs | All matters relating to peace and order; the Philippine National Police; the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; the Bureau of Fire Protection; private security agencies; the use, sale, acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture and distribution of prohibited and regulated drugs and other similar substances as provided for under pertinent laws, and the prosecution of offenders, rehabilitation of drug users and dependents, including the formulation of drug-related policies. Rule X, Section 13 (31) | |
| Public Services | All matters affecting public services and utilities; communications; land, air, river and sea transportation including railroads, inter-island navigation, and lighthouses; and the grant or amendment of legislative franchises. Rule X, Section 13 (27) | |
| Public Works | All matters relating to planning, construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of public buildings, highways, bridges, roads, ports, airports, harbors and parks; drainage, flood control and protection; and irrigation and water utilities. Rule X, Section 13 (15) | |
| Rules | All matters affecting the Rules of the Senate; the calendar as well as parliamentary rules and the order and manner of transacting business and the creation of committees. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Majority Leader of the Senate. The Vice Chairperson shall be the Assistant Majority Leader. Rule X, Section 13 (1) | |
| Rural Development | ||
| Science and Technology | All matters relating to science and technology, including scientific and technological research, development and advancement. Rule X, Section 13 (25) | |
| Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development | All matters relating to rural development and welfare, and the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on social justice. Rule X, Section 13 (26) | |
| Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation and Victims’ Compensation | ||
| Sports | All matters relating to the promotion of physical fitness, professional and amateur sports development. Rule X, Section 13 (35) | |
| Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking | All matters relating to the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the assessment of the country’s performance in attaining said development goals through policies, strategies and actions for the development of desirable futures by using a multi-disciplinary approach in illuminating possibilities, outlining policy choices and assessing alternatives. Rule X, Section 13 (39) | |
| Tourism | All matters relating to tourism and the tourist industry. Rule X, Section 13 (33) | |
| Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship | All matters relating to domestic and foreign trade and private corporations; micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES); social enterprises; the promotion of entrepreneurship and the regulation of entrepreneurial practice; patents, copyrights, trade names and trademarks; standards, weights, measures and designs; quality control; control and stabilization of prices of commodities; consumer protection; handicraft and cottage industries; and marketing of commodities. Rule X, Section 13 (9) | |
| Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement | All matters relating to urban land reform planning, housing, resettlement and urban community development. Rule X, Section 13 (17) | |
| Ways and Means | All matters relating to revenue generally; taxes and fees; tariffs; loans and other sources and forms of revenue. Rule X, Section 13 (5) | |
| Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality | All matters relating to women, the welfare and protection of children, family relations and equality before the law of women and men. Rule X, Section 13 (32) | |
| Youth | All matters related to the youth and its vital role in nation-building, promotion and protection of their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being, inculcation of patriotism, nationalism and their involvement in public and civic affairs. Rule X, Section 13 (38) |
| Committee | Jurisdiction | Chairperson |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts | All matters directly and principally relating to the internal budget of the House including budget preparation, submission and approval, disbursements, accounting, and financial operations. | |
| Agrarian Reform | All matters directly and principally relating to agrarian reform, the resettlement of and other support services for agrarian reform beneficiaries, and the implementation and amendment of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. | |
| Agriculture and Food | All matters directly and principally relating to food and agricultural production, agribusiness, agri-economics, agricultural research and technology, agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research, irrigation, farm credit and security, animal industry and quarantine, and crop and livestock production, insurance, and guarantee programs. | |
| Appropriations | All matters directly and principally relating to the expenditures of the national government including payment of public indebtedness, creation or abolition and classification of positions in government, and the determination of salaries, allowances and benefits of government personnel. | |
| Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources | All matters directly and principally relating to aquaculture and fisheries production and development, the business of aquaculture, use of aquatic resources, fresh water and fisheries culture research and technology applications, aquaculture and fisheries education and training including extension services, conservation of streams, rivers, lakes and other fisheries resources, and fishpond and fisheries culture production and development including related technical, financial and guarantee assistance programs. | |
| Banks and Financial Intermediaries | All matters directly and principally relating to banking and currency, government-owned or controlled banks and financial institutions, non-government banks and financial institutions, insurance, securities and securities exchange. | |
| Basic Education and Culture | All matters directly and principally relating to pre-school, elementary and secondary education, science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System, teachers' and students' welfare, alternative learning systems and community adult education, the national language, libraries and museums, and the preservation and enrichment of Filipino culture. | |
| Bicol Recovery and Economic Development (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to promote and enhance the development of the Bicol area inclusive of developmental projects, care programs and the Bicol river basin project. | |
| Civil Service and Professional Regulation | All matters directly and principally relating to the organization, operation, management, rules and regulations of the civil service; the status, welfare and benefits of government officers and employees; and the regulation of admission to and the practice of professions. | |
| Climate Change | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to mitigate the impact of climate change to the environment, as characterized by global warming, greenhouse effect, rising of sea levels and shifts in meteorological patterns. | |
| Constitutional Amendments | All matters directly and principally relating to amendments or revisions of the Constitution. | |
| Cooperatives Development | All matters directly and principally relating to cooperatives inclusive of cooperative movements and organizations; urban and rural-based credit, consumer, producers, marketing, service and multi-purpose cooperatives; electric cooperatives registered with the Cooperative Development Authority; and the implementation or amendment of the Cooperative Code of the Philippines. | |
| Creative Industry and Performing Arts | ||
| Dangerous Drugs | All matters directly and principally relating to illegal or prohibited drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, the production, manufacture, use and trafficking thereof, as well as the rehabilitation and treatment of drug dependents. | |
| Disaster Resilience | All matters directly and principally relating to disaster and calamities, whether natural or man-made, as well as policies, plans, programs and projects related to disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management including disaster preparedness and resiliency, relief and rescue, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. | |
| East ASEAN Growth Area (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to social, political and economic policies affecting the countries within the area, and the promotion of trade and investment among these countries. | |
| Ecology | All matters directly and principally relating to ecosystem management including pollution control. | |
| Economic Affairs | All matters directly and principally relating to economic development planning and programs inclusive of economic and socio-economic studies and development policies and strategies. | |
| Energy | All matters directly and principally relating to the exploration, development, utilization or conservation of energy resources, and entities involved in energy or power generation, transmission, distribution and supply. | |
| Ethics and Privileges | All matters directly and principally relating to the duties, conduct, rights, privileges and immunities, dignity, integrity and reputation of the House and its Members. | |
| Flagship Programs and Projects (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to the monitoring, evaluation and review of highly strategic infrastructure or programs and projects identified and approved by the NEDA Board Committee on Infrastructure (INFRACOM) and/or the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC), and included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), including the proposal of possible game-changing and high-impact flagship programs and projects, and the necessity of recommending requisite courses of action in relation thereto. | |
| Food Security (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to programs and policies on food production and distribution, including the factors affecting food supply in the country, and other actions intended to achieve sustained growth and self-reliance in the production of basic food commodities, the availability and accessibility of these commodities to the people, and long-term food security for the nation. | |
| Foreign Affairs | All matters directly and principally relating to the relations of the Philippines with other countries, diplomatic and consular services, the United Nations and its agencies, and other international organizations and agencies. | |
| Games and Amusements | All matters directly and principally relating to all forms and places of gaming and amusements. | |
| Globalization and WTO (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to the effects on various social sectors of WTO policies and other actions to harness opportunities offered by globalization for economic development. | |
| Good Government and Public Accountability | All matters directly and principally relating to malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance in office committed by officers and employees of the government and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities inclusive of investigations of any matter of public interest on its own initiative or upon order of the House. | |
| Government Enterprises and Privatization | All matters directly and principally relating to the creation, organization, operation, reorganization and amendments of charters of government-owned or controlled corporations including the Government Service Insurance System, the Social Security System and similar institutions, but excluding government-owned or controlled banks and financial institutions. | |
| Government Reorganization | All matters directly and principally relating to the reorganization of the government or any of its branches, departments and instrumentalities, excluding government-owned or controlled corporations, and the creation, abolition or change of the principal functions or nature of any government department, agency, commission or board. | |
| Health | All matters directly and principally relating to public health and hygiene, and quarantine, medical, hospital and other health facilities and services. | |
| Higher and Technical Education | All matters directly and principally relating to post-secondary and tertiary education, technical education, distance education, students' and teachers' welfare, and centers of excellence. | |
| Housing and Urban Development | All matters directly and principally relating to shelter delivery including services, agencies and instrumentalities of government related thereto, and the management of urbanization issues and concerns such as, among others, urban planning and development, urban land reform and welfare of the urban poor in the overall context of enhancing housing and shelter services delivery. | |
| Human Rights | All matters directly and principally relating to the protection and enhancement of human rights, assistance to victims of human rights violations and their families, the prevention of violations of human rights and the punishment of perpetrators of such violations. | |
| Indigenous Cultural Communities And Indigenous Peoples | All matters directly and principally relating to indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples and the development of their communities. | |
| Information And Communications Technology | All matters relating to postal, telegraph, radio, broadcast, cable television, telephone, convergence, computers and telecommunications technologies including but not limited to broadband access to wired and wireless connectivity to the internet such as voice over internet protocol (VOIP), video conferencing, audio/video/data streaming; any and all other public and private electronic means of capturing, processing, storing and transmitting information for information technology; information systems inclusive of hardware, software and content applications; mobile short messaging system (SMS) applications affecting upstream and downstream business applications; and networks that enable access to online technology. | |
| Inter-parliamentary Relations And Diplomacy | All matters directly and principally relating to inter-parliamentary relations and linkages with international parliamentary organizations such as but not limited to the Asean Interparliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians' Union (APPU), Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU); establishment of inter-parliamentary friendship societies; and visits of parliamentary delegations as well as other foreign dignitaries. | |
| Justice | All matters directly and principally relating to the administration of justice, the Judiciary, the practice of law and integration of the Bar, legal aid, penitentiaries and reform schools, adult probation, impeachment proceedings, registration of land titles, immigration, deportation, naturalization, and the definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties. | |
| Labor And Employment | All matters directly and principally relating to labor, the advancement and protection of the rights and welfare of workers, employment and manpower development inclusive of the promotion of industrial peace and employer-employee cooperation, labor education, labor standards and statistics, and the organization and development of the labor market including the recruitment, training and placement of manpower. | |
| Land Use (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to land use issues inclusive of the enhancement of resource use and management of indigenous cultural communities, land valuation regulation, preservation of historical and cultural heritage sites, and public-private partnership as well as linkages among national and local agencies and stakeholders in land resource management. | |
| Legislative Franchises | All matters directly and principally relating to the grant, amendment, extension or revocation of franchises. | |
| Local Government | All matters directly and principally relating to autonomous regions, provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays including their revenues and expenditures. | |
| Metro Manila Development | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to promote and enhance the development of the Metro Manila area. | |
| Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprise Development | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs on entrepreneurship development including the promotion of entrepreneurship, support to entrepreneurs, and the establishment and continuing viability and growth of small and medium-scale enterprises. | |
| Mindanao Affairs | All matters directly and principally relating to the development of Mindanao including the preparation of a comprehensive and integrated development plan for Mindanao. | |
| Muslim Affairs | All matters directly and principally relating to Muslim affairs inclusive of the welfare of Muslim Filipinos and the development of predominantly Muslim areas. | |
| National Defense and Security | All matters directly and principally relating to national defense and national security, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, citizens army, selective services, forts and arsenals, military bases, reservations and yards, coast and geodetic surveys. | |
| Natural Resources | All matters directly and principally relating to natural resources, except energy and fisheries resources, and their exploration, conservation, management and utilization, lands of the public domain, mines and minerals, forests, parks and wildlife, and marine resources. | |
| North Luzon Growth Quadrangle (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to all policies and programs concerning the development of municipalities, cities, provinces and other local communities in the northwest Luzon area; and other actions to promote growth and expand avenues of economic cooperation with contiguous areas. | |
| Nuclear Energy | ||
| Overseas Workers Affairs | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs on the promotion and protection of the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers and their families. | |
| Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to negotiations and other policy and program initiatives in pursuit of the peace process and national reconciliation, the cessation of hostilities generated by internal armed conflicts, and the welfare of rebel-returnees. | |
| People Participation | All matters directly and principally relating to the role, rights and responsibilities of people's organizations, non-government and civic organizations, and other similar groups, and the establishment of mechanisms for consultation with and participation of the people in governance and in legislation including the establishment and maintenance of a databank on all such organization. | |
| Persons with Disabilities (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to the needs, rights and welfare of persons with disabilities, as well as policies and programs that will enhance their active participation and integration in society. | |
| Population and Family Relations | All matters directly and principally relating to population growth and family planning, population census and statistics, family relations. | |
| Poverty Alleviation | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to address the poverty situation in the country and other actions to alleviate the plight of the poor and promote their right to equal access to opportunities for a better quality of life. | |
| Public Accounts | All matters directly and principally relating to the examination and scrutiny of audit reports on the performance of all government agencies to determine their adherence to or compliance with the plans and programs authorized through appropriations approved by the Legislature. | |
| Public Information | All matters directly and principally relating to the production and dissemination of information to the public through all forms of mass communications and media such as print and broadcast media, movie and television, video, advertising, cable television and the internet, including the regulation thereof, and the rights and responsibilities of persons and entities engaged therein. | |
| Public Order And Safety | All matters directly and principally relating to the suppression of criminality including those on illegal gambling, private armies, terrorism, organized crime and illegal drugs; regulation of firearms, firecrackers and pyrotechnics; civil defense; private security agencies and the Philippine National Police. | |
| Public Works and Highways | All matters directly and principally relating to the planning, construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of public infrastructure inclusive of buildings, highways, bridges, roads, parks, drainage, flood control and protection, water utilities and utilization of waters of the public domain. | |
| Reforestation (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs on reforestation including the effects of forest denudation, and other actions to ensure the implementation of a sustained community-based nationwide reforestation program. | |
| Revision of Laws | All matters directly and principally relating to the revision and codification of laws. | |
| Rules | All matters relating to the Rules of the House, Rules of Procedure Governing Inquiries in Aid of Legislation, Rules of Procedure in Impeachment Proceedings, Order of Business, Calendar of Business, the referral of bills, resolutions, speeches, committee reports, messages, memorials and petitions, and the creation of committees inclusive of determining their respective jurisdictions. The Majority Leader shall be the chairperson, the Deputy Majority Leaders shall be the Vice-Chairpersons and the Minority Leader and the Deputy Minority Leaders shall be a member of the committee: Provided, That, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the immediately preceding Congress who is still a member of the present House of Representatives shall be an ex-officio Member of the Committee on Rules. | |
| Rural Development | ||
| Science And Technology | All matters directly and principally relating to science and technology including scientific and technological research and development, technology transfer, science and technology education including the Philippine Science High School System, intellectual property rights on biotechnology, and climate and weather forecasting. | |
| Senior Citizens (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to the needs and welfare of senior citizens as well as policies and programs that will enhance their active participation in society. | |
| Social Services | All matters directly and principally relating to the social development and welfare of persons with disabilities or special needs including social services and interventions that develop and enhance the quality of individual and community life. | |
| Southern Tagalog Development (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to the development of the Southern Tagalog area inclusive of those affecting agricultural areas, tourism, economic and industrial estates and processing areas therein. | |
| Strategic Intelligence (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to strategic intelligence initiatives, activities, and programs of the Philippine government including but not limited to counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, foreign intelligence, and economic intelligence. | |
| Suffrage And Electoral Reforms | All matters directly and principally relating to the protection and advancement of the right of suffrage and the conduct of elections, plebiscites, initiatives, recalls & referenda. | |
| Sustainable Development Goals | All matters directly and principally relating to the achievement of the country’s commitment to the millennium development goals by 2015 including eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing global partnership for development. | |
| Tourism | All matters directly and principally relating to the development and promotion of tourism and the tourist industry both domestic and international. | |
| Trade And Industry | All matters directly and principally relating to domestic and foreign trade, intellectual property rights, patents, trade names and trade marks, standards, weights and measures, designs, quality control, consumer protection, prices and marketing of commodities, handicrafts and cottage industries, and the development, regulation and diversification of industry and investments. | |
| Transportation | All matters directly and principally relating to land, sea, and air transportation and all public utilities and services connected thereto, as well as the establishment, operation, management and regulation of airports, seaports and other mass transportation systems including light and heavy rail systems and roll on - roll off systems (RO-RO),civil aviation, air transport agreements, transportation safety standards, air transport security, maritime security, ballast water management, ship financing, ship mortgage, maritime liens and transportation related insurance. | |
| Veterans Affairs And Welfare | All matters directly and principally relating to the welfare of war veterans, veterans of military campaigns, military retirees, and their surviving spouses and other beneficiaries. | |
| Visayas Development | All matters directly and principally relating to policies, programs and related initiatives affecting the economic, social, political and cultural development of municipalities, cities and provinces in the Visayas regions including needs, concerns and issues that impact on the welfare of constituencies therein. | |
| Ways And Means | All matters directly and principally relating to the fiscal, monetary and financial affairs of the national government including tariff, taxation, revenues, borrowing, credit and bonded indebtedness. | |
| Welfare Of Children | All matters directly and principally relating to the needs, education and overall welfare of Filipino children, and all actions to ensure the availability of and their continuing access to affordable and appropriate programs and resources that facilitate and contribute to the attainment of their welfare. | |
| West Philippine Sea (Special Committee) | All matters directly and principally relating to West Philippine Sea issues, including territorial and boundary disputes, national and regional peace and security issues, joint cooperation arrangements and maritime and environmental concerns. | |
| Women And Gender Equality | All matters directly and principally relating to the rights and welfare of women and female children and youth, inclusive of their education, employment and working conditions, and their role in nation building, and all concerns relating to gender equality. | |
| Youth And Sports Development | All matters directly and principally relating to youth development including the development of their leadership potentials and the promotion of their moral, physical, intellectual and social well-being; and sports development . |