Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights

The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Justice and Human Rights
19th Congress
History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Francis Tolentino (PDP-Laban) since 2022
Minority Leader	Koko Pimentel (PDP-Laban) since 2022
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (8)   PDP–Laban (4)   NPC (2)   Nacionalista (1)   LDP (1) Minority (1)   Akbayan (1)

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools
• Probation
• Impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment
• Registration of land titles
• Immigration and naturalization
• The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on human rights
• The Department of Justice
• The Bureau of Corrections
• The National Bureau of Investigation
• The Commission on Human Rights
• The Land Registration Authority
• The Bureau of Immigration
• All matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service

Members, 19th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members.

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

The committee chairperson also sits at the Judicial and Bar Council as an ex officio member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an arrangement with the House of Representatives Committee on Justice.

Here are the members of the committee in the 19th Congress as of January 10, 2023:^[2]

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

Committee secretary: Atty. Andrè B. Mortel

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.