List of Philippine Senate committees

This is a list of Philippine congressional committees (standing committees and special committees) that are currently operating in the Senate of the Philippines, the upper house of the Philippine Congress.

The composition of Senate committees is outlined in Rule X of the rules of the Senate.

There were 41 standing committees and 18 congressional oversight, ad hoc, and special committees in Senate during the 19th Congress. Chairpersons of 31 standing committees in the 20th Congress were elected on July 29, 2025.

According to the rules of the Senate, the president pro tempore, the majority floor leader, and the minority floor leader are ex officio members of all standing committees. The Senate President is the Overall Chairman of all Standing Committees.

Standing committees

Committee	Chair		Party	Vice chairpersons		Party	Member count
Committee	Chair		Party	Vice chairpersons		Party	Maj	Min	Total
Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)		Panfilo Lacson	Independent		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas	To be determined		17
Accounts		Panfilo Lacson	Independent		Loren Legarda	NPC			13
Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			17
Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal		Rodante Marcoleta	Independent			17
Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies		Joel Villanueva	Independent		Alan Peter Cayetano	Independent			11
Basic Education		Bam Aquino	KANP		Win Gatchalian	NPC			15
Basic Education		Bam Aquino	KANP		Raffy Tulfo	Independent			15
Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP		Bong Go	PDP			9
Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
Cooperatives		Lito Lapid	NPC		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			11
Cooperatives		Lito Lapid	NPC		Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan			11
Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs		Robin Padilla	PDP		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			9
Culture and the Arts		Loren Legarda	NPC		Juan Miguel Zubiri	Independent			9
Economic Affairs		Camille Villar	Nacionalista		Win Gatchalian	NPC			11
Economic Affairs		Camille Villar	Nacionalista		Loren Legarda	NPC			11
Electoral Reforms and People's Participation		Panfilo Lacson	Independent		Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan			13
Electoral Reforms and People's Participation		Panfilo Lacson	Independent		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			13
Energy		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista		Win Gatchalian	NPC			15
Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change		Camille Villar	Nacionalista		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista			17
					Ronald dela Rosa	PDP
					Erwin Tulfo	Lakas
Ethics and Privileges		JV Ejercito	NPC	Vacant					7
Finance		Win Gatchalian	NPC	See article					20
Foreign Relations		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista		Loren Legarda	NPC			17
Foreign Relations		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas			17
Games and Amusement		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP			11
Games and Amusement		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas		Bong Go	PDP			11
Government Corporations and Public Enterprises		Mark Villar	Nacionalista		Alan Peter Cayetano	Independent			11
Health and Demography		Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan		JV Ejercito	NPC			13
					Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
					Bong Go	PDP
Higher, Technical and Vocational Education		Loren Legarda	NPC		Bam Aquino	KANP			15
Higher, Technical and Vocational Education		Loren Legarda	NPC		Win Gatchalian	NPC			15
Justice and Human Rights		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal
Justice and Human Rights		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista			9
Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development		Raffy Tulfo	Independent	Vacant					9	15
Local Government		Jinggoy Estrada	PMP		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP			15
Migrant Workers		Raffy Tulfo	Independent		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			15
Migrant Workers		Raffy Tulfo	Independent		Bong Go	PDP			15
National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation		Loren Legarda	NPC		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP			20
					Bong Go	PDP
					Panfilo Lacson	Independent
Public Information and Mass Media		Robin Padilla	PDP		Jinggoy Estrada	PMP			13
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs		JV Ejercito	NPC		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP			11
Public Order and Dangerous Drugs		JV Ejercito	NPC		Bong Go	PDP			11
Public Services		Raffy Tulfo	Independent		JV Ejercito	NPC			13
Public Services		Raffy Tulfo	Independent		Win Gatchalian	NPC			13
Public Works		Mark Villar	Nacionalista	Vacant					13
Rules		Juan Miguel Zubiri	Independent	Vacant					9
Science and Technology		Bam Aquino	KANP		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas		Bong Go	PDP			9
Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development		Erwin Tulfo	Lakas		Imee Marcos	Nacionalista			9
Sports		Bong Go	PDP	Vacant					11
Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista		Camille Villar	Nacionalista			9
Tourism		JV Ejercito	NPC		Ronald dela Rosa	PDP			15
Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship		Rodante Marcoleta	Independent		Francis Pangilinan	Liberal			11
Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement		Francis Escudero	NPC		JV Ejercito	NPC			11
					Bong Go	PDP
					Camille Villar	Nacionalista
Ways and Means		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista		Win Gatchalian	NPC			15
Ways and Means		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista		Rodante Marcoleta	Independent			15
Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality		Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan		Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista			11
Youth		Bong Go	PDP	Vacant					11

Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees

Committee	Chair	Senate panel members	Enabling Law/Issuance
Senate Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation	Vacant	7	Senate Resolution No. 9 (19th Congress)
Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II)		5	Republic Act No. 11899
Joint Oversight Committee on the Enhanced Basic Educational Program (K-12 Program)		5	Republic Act No. 10533
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Law		8	Republic Act No. 8182
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act		5	Republic Act No. 10708
Congressional Customs and Tariff Oversight Committee		5	Republic Act No. 10863
Congressional Oversight Committee on Tax Reform Act of 1997		5	Republic Act No. 8424
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Illicit Trade on Excisable Products		7	Republic Act No. 11467
Select Oversight Committee on Intelligence and Confidential Funds, Programs and Activities		5	Senate Resolution No. 25 (19th Congress)
Senate Special Oversight Committee on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP)		11	Senate Resolution No. 42 (19th Congress)
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act of 2022		5	Republic Act No. 11696
Joint Congressional Energy Commission		7	Republic Act No. 9136 as amended by Republic Act 11571
Congressional Oversight Committee on Migrant Workers		6	Republic Act No. 11641
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures		8	Republic Act No. 11936
Senate Special Committee on the Rehabilitation of the Manila Central Post Office		5	Senate Resolution No. 70 (19th Congress)
Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones		8	Senate Resolution No. 76 (19th Congress)
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System		7	Republic Act No. 8436 as amended by Republic Act No. 9369
Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization		7	Republic Act No. 8435

Notes

First created in the 17th Congress, then reconstituted in subsequent congresses.
Composed of Senate members only.
First created in the 10th Congress, then reconstituted in subsequent congresses.

[8] First created in the 17th Congress, then reconstituted in subsequent congresses.

[9] Composed of Senate members only.

[10] First created in the 10th Congress, then reconstituted in subsequent congresses.

Standing committees

Congressional oversight and ad hoc committees

See also

Notes