Background Color: | firebrick |
Committee on Games and Amusement | |
Legislature: | 18th Congress |
Coa Pic: | Seal of the Philippine Senate.svg |
Coa Res: | 125px |
Coa Alt: | Seal of the Senate of the Philippines |
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]
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.
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]
Position | Member | Party | |
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Chairperson | Lito Lapid | ||
Vice Chairperson | none | ||
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 |