Background Color: | firebrick |
Committee on Sports | |
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: | Bong Go |
Party1: | (PDP–Laban) |
Election1: | 2019 |
Leader2 Type: | Minority Leader |
Leader2: | Leila de Lima |
Party2: | (Liberal) |
Election2: | 2019 |
Members: | 9 members |
Political Groups1: | Majority (7) Minority (3) |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Sports is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
This committee, along with the Committee on Games and Amusement, 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 the promotion of physical fitness, and professional and amateur sports development in the Philippines.
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Sports 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 | Bong Go | ||
Vice Chairperson | Manny Pacquiao | ||
Members for the Majority | Pia Cayetano | ||
Ronald dela Rosa | |||
Francis Tolentino | |||
Joel Villanueva | |||
Bong Revilla | |||
Members for the Minority | Leila de Lima | ||
Risa Hontiveros |