Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture explained

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Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture
Legislature:	18th Congress
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Body:	Congress of the Philippines
Leader1 Type:	Chairman
Leader1:	Win Gatchalian
Party1:	(NPC)
Election1:	2019
Leader2 Type:	Minority Leader
Leader2:	Leila de Lima
Party2:	(Liberal)
Election2:	2019
Members:	15 members
Political Groups1:	Majority (12) Minority (3)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Early childhood care and education, pre-school, kindergarten, primary and secondary education
• Science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System
• Teachers' and students' welfare, teacher education and competency
• Non-formal, informal, indigenous learning systems, special education and community adult education
• Inclusive education, scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students
• The national language
• The Department of Education
• 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
• Preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture 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:^[3]

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Win Gatchalian
Vice Chairperson	Joel Villanueva
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay
	Pia Cayetano
	Bong Go
	Panfilo Lacson
	Lito Lapid
	Imee Marcos
	Koko Pimentel
	Grace Poe
	Bong Revilla
	Richard Gordon
Members for the Minority	Leila de Lima
	Risa Hontiveros
	Francis Pangilinan

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. Web site: July 31, 2019. Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress). September 26, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
2. Web site: July 2020. Rules of the Senate. September 26, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
3. Web site: September 24, 2020. Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925073524/http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/committee/ctte_mem18th.pdf. September 25, 2020. September 26, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.