Philippine Senate Committee on Youth

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Committee on Youth
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Sonny Angara (LDP)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Leila de Lima (Liberal)
since 2019
Structure
Seats7 members
Political groups
Majority (6)
  •   PDP–Laban (2)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   UNA (1)
Minority (1)

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

This committee, along with the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, was formed after the Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations was split into two on September 2, 2013, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 during the 16th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

  • The youth and its vital role in nation-building
  • Promotion and protection of their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being
  • Inculcation of patriotism, nationalism and their involvement in public and civic affairs

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Youth has 7 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:[3]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Sonny Angara

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LDP
Vice Chairperson Imee Marcos

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Nacionalista
Members
for the
Majority
Nancy Binay

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UNA
Bong Go

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PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao

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PDP–Laban
Joel Villanueva

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CIBAC
Member
for the
Minority
Leila de Lima

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Liberal

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

See also

References

  1. ^ "Senate Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.