Philippine Senate Committee on Public Services

The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Services is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Public Services
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman	Grace Poe (Independent) since 2019
Minority Leader	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since 2019
Structure
Seats	13 members
Political groups	Majority (11)   Independents (3)   PDP–Laban (3)   NPC (2)   CIBAC (1)   Lakas (1)   UNA (1) Minority (2)   Akbayan (1)   Liberal (1)

Jurisdiction

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

• Public services and utilities
• The Department of Information and Communications Technology
  • National Telecommunications Commission
• The Department of Transportation
• Grant or amendment of legislative franchises

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Public Services has 13 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	Party
Chairperson	Grace Poe		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Manny Pacquiao		PDP–Laban
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Members for the Majority	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
	Joel Villanueva		CIBAC
	Richard Gordon		Independent
	Lito Lapid		NPC
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Harold Ian V. Bartolome

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "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.
2. "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.