Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Committee on Justice and Human Rights | |
|---|---|
| 18th Congress | |
 | |
| History | |
New session started | July 22, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 members |
Political groups | Majority (7) |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights 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:
- 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, 18th 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 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]
| Position | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Richard Gordon | Independent | |
| Vice Chairperson | Panfilo Lacson | Independent | |
| Members for the Majority |
Manny Pacquiao | PDP–Laban | |
| Lito Lapid | NPC | ||
| Sonny Angara | LDP | ||
| Aquilino Pimentel III | PDP–Laban | ||
| Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | ||
| Members for the Minority |
Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | |
| Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | ||
Committee secretary: Jose Marcos Babia (acting)
See also
References
- ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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- ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
