Philippine House Committee on Agriculture and Food

The Philippine House Committee on Agriculture and Food, or House Agriculture and Food Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on Agriculture and Food
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman	Wilfrido Mark Enverga (NPC) since 2019
Minority Leader	Argel Joseph Cabatbat (MAGSASAKA) since 2019
Structure
Seats	74 members
Political groups	Majority (68)   PDP–Laban (16)   NUP (14)   NPC (10)   Party-lists (8)   Nacionalista (7)   Lakas (4)   PFP (4)   Bileg Ti Ilokano (1)   Bukidnon Paglaum (1)   Liberal (1)   PPP (1)   PRP (1) Minority (6)   Party-lists (3)   Liberal (2)   PDP–Laban (1)
Website
Committee on Agriculture and Food

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

• Agri-economics
• Agribusiness
• Agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research
• Agricultural research and technology
• Animal industry and quarantine
• Crop and livestock production, insurance, and guarantee programs
• Farm credit and security
• Food and agricultural production
• Irrigation

Members, 18th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson		Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	Quezon	1st
Vice Chairpersons		Florencio Noel	An Waray	Party-list
		Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	Cebu	2nd
		Jose Francisco Benitez	PDP–Laban	Negros Occidental	3rd
		Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	ALONA	Party-list
		Antonio Albano	NUP	Isabela	1st
		Jose Ong Jr.	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
		Estrellita Suansing	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	1st
		Aleta Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	3rd
		Rudys Caesar Fariñas I	Probinsyano Ako	Party-list
		Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
		Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Adiong	Nacionalista	Lanao del Sur	1st
Members for the Majority		Resurreccion Acop	NUP	Antipolo	2nd
		Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	Cagayan	2nd
		Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
		Alfelito Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
		Juliette Uy	NUP	Misamis Oriental	2nd
		Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
		Adolph Edward Plaza	NUP	Agusan del Sur	2nd
		Rashidin Matba	PDP–Laban	Tawi-Tawi	Lone
		Faustino Michael Dy V	NUP	Isabela	6th
		Alyssa Sheena Tan	PFP	Isabela	4th
		Leonardo Babasa Jr.	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	2nd
		Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba	PDP–Laban	Agusan del Norte	2nd
		Carl Nicolas Cari	PFP	Leyte	5th
		Rosanna Vergara	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	3rd
		Alan 1 Ecleo	PDP–Laban	Dinagat Islands	Lone
		Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
		Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
		Joselito Sacdalan	PDP–Laban	Cotabato	1st
		Samier Tan	PDP–Laban	Sulu	1st
		Manuel Sagarbarria	NPC	Negros Oriental	2nd
		Noel Villanueva	NPC	Tarlac	3rd
		Gerardo Valmayor Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	1st
		Greg Gasataya	NPC	Bacolod	Lone
		Gil Acosta	PPP	Palawan	3rd
		Michael Gorriceta	Nacionalista	Iloilo	2nd
		Ramon Guico III	Lakas	Pangasinan	5th
		Lolita Javier	PFP	Leyte	2nd
		Frederick Siao	Nacionalista	Iligan	Lone
		Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
		Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	1st
		Eugenio Angelo Barba	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	2nd
		Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	3rd
		Lorna Silverio	NUP	Bulacan	3rd
		Fernando Cabredo	PDP–Laban	Albay	3rd
		Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	Davao del Sur	Lone
		Micaela Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
		Solomon Chungalao	NPC	Ifugao	Lone
		Alan Dujali	PDP–Laban	Davao del Norte	2nd
		Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
		Kristine Singson-Meehan	Bileg Ti Ilokano	Ilocos Sur	2nd
		Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella	NPC	Camarines Sur	4th
		Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III	PFP	Isabela	5th
		Ian Paul Dy	NPC	Isabela	3rd
		Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	Lanao del Norte	2nd
		Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
		Amihilda Sangcopan	Anak Mindanao	Party-list
		Ma. Lucille Nava	PDP–Laban	Guimaras	Lone
		Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
		Virgilio Lacson	MANILA TEACHERS	Party-list
		Geraldine Roman	PDP–Laban	Bataan	1st
		Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
		Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
		Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	Lone
		Sabiniano Canama	COOP-NATCCO	Party-list
		Sharon Garin	AAMBIS-OWA	Party-list
		Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
Members for the Minority		Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
		Isagani Amatong	Liberal	Zamboanga del Norte	3rd
		Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
		Eufemia Cullamat	Bayan Muna	Party-list
		Arnolfo Teves Jr.	PDP–Laban	Negros Oriental	3rd
		Arlene Brosas	GABRIELA	Party-list

Historical members

18th Congress

Members for the Majority

• Francisco Datol Jr.^[a] (SENIOR CITIZENS)
• Nestor Fongwan^[b] (Benguet–Lone, PDP–Laban)

See also

• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
• Department of Agriculture
• Agriculture in the Philippines

Notes

1. Died on August 10, 2020.
2. Died on December 18, 2019.

References

1. "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "HOUSE COMMITTEES - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

External links

• House of Representatives of the Philippines