Philippine Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development

Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman	Leila de Lima (Liberal) since 2019
Structure
Seats	7 members
Political groups	Majority (6)   Nacionalista (2)   CIBAC (1)   PDP–Laban (1)   Lakas (1)   UNA (1) Minority (1)   Liberal (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development 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:

• Rural development and welfare
• The Constitution on Social Justice

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development has 7 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	Leila de Lima^1		Liberal
Vice Chairpersons	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	Joel Villanueva		CIBAC
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla		Lakas

¹ De Lima is a member of the Senate minority.

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "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.
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.