Committee on
Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs
19th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman
Minority Leader
Koko Pimentel (PDP-Laban)
since 2022
Structure
Seats9 members
Political groups
Majority (8)<
  •   PDP–Laban (4)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   NPC (1)

Minority (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to cultural communities in the Philippines and the Islamic Religion.

Members, 19th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities has nine 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 19th Congress as of September 30, 2022:[2]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Robin Padilla PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson Imee Marcos Nacionalista
Members
for the
Majority 		Sonny Angara LDP
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
JV Ejercito NPC
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Mark Villar Nacionalista
Member
for the
Minority 		Risa Hontiveros Akbayan

Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees" (PDF). Senate. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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