Committee on Foreign Relations
19th Congress

History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Imee Marcos (Nacionalista Party) since 2022
Vice Chairman	Francis Tolentino (PDP-Laban) since 2019
Structure
Seats	15 members
Political groups	Majority (12) PDP–Laban (5) Independents (3) NPC (2) CIBAC (1) Lakas (1) Minority (3) Liberal (2) Akbayan (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 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:

Relations of the Philippines with other nations generally
Diplomatic and consular services
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The United Nations Organization and its agencies
Multi-lateral organizations
All international agreements, obligations and contracts of the Philippines
Overseas Filipinos

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has 15 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:^[2]

Position	Member
Chairperson	Koko Pimentel	PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Richard Gordon	Independent
	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP–Laban
	Manny Pacquiao	PDP–Laban
Members for the Majority	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Panfilo Lacson	Independent
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Joel Villanueva	CIBAC
	Bong Revilla	Lakas
	Grace Poe	Independent
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan	Liberal
	Leila de Lima	Liberal

Committee secretary: Putli Suharni C. Samanodi-Candao

References

^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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Members, 18th Congress

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