Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation explained

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Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation
Legislature:18th Congress
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Body:Congress of the Philippines
Leader1 Type:Chairman
Leader1:Panfilo Lacson
Party1:(Independent)
Election1:2019
Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Leader2:Francis Pangilinan
Party2:(Liberal)
Election2:2019
Members:19 members
Political Groups1:Majority (16)

Minority (3)

The Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on National Defense and Security and the Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction

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

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation has 19 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
ChairpersonPanfilo Lacson
Vice
Chairpersons
Francis Tolentino
Grace Poe
Ronald dela Rosa
Bong Go
Richard Gordon
Manny Pacquiao
Members
for the
Majority
Lito Lapid
Joel Villanueva
Imee Marcos
Nancy Binay
Sonny Angara
Bong Revilla
Win Gatchalian
Cynthia Villar
Koko Pimentel
Members
for the
Minority
Francis Pangilinan
Risa Hontiveros
Leila de Lima
Committee secretary: Charlyne Claire Fuentes-Olay

See also

References

  1. Web site: September 3, 2019. Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th 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.