Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement explained

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Committee on Games and Amusement
Legislature:18th Congress
Coa Pic:Seal of the Philippine Senate.svg
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Body:Congress of the Philippines
Leader1 Type:Chairman
Leader1:Lito Lapid
Party1:(NPC)
Election1:2019
Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Leader2:Leila de Lima
Party2:(Liberal)
Election2:2019
Members:9 members
Political Groups1:Majority (7)

Minority (2)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Sports, was formed after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two on August 1, 2016, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 3 of the 17th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to games and amusement, such as, but not limited to, casinos, lotteries, jai-alai and horse-racing.

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement has 9 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]

PositionMemberParty
ChairpersonLito Lapid
Vice Chairpersonnone
Members
for the
Majority
Panfilo Lacson
Bong Go
Manny Pacquiao
Bong Revilla
Francis Tolentino
Imee Marcos
Members
for the
Minority
Leila de Lima
Francis Pangilinan
Committee secretary: Felipe T. Yadao, Jr

See also

References

  1. Web site: August 1, 2016. Senate Resolution No. 3 (17th Congress). September 27, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
  2. Web site: July 2020. Rules of the Senate. September 27, 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 27, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.