Philippine Senate Committee on Finance explained

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

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^{[1] [2]} the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Funds for the expenditures of the national government and for the payment of public indebtedness
• Auditing of accounts and expenditures of the national government
• Claims against the government
• Inter-governmental revenue sharing
• In general, all matters relating to public expenditures

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Finance has 20 members.

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

The Finance Committee is further split into subcommittees,^[3] 11 in total as of the 18th Congress, each headed by the committee chairperson or a committee vice chairperson.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:^[4] The subcommittee headed by the chairperson or a vice chairperson is also indicated:

Position	Member	Party		Subcommittee Chaired
Chairperson	Sonny Angara[5]		Subcommittee A
Vice Chairpersons	Pia Cayetano		Subcommittee D
	Cynthia Villar		Subcommittee B
	Panfilo Lacson		Subcommittee C
	Joel Villanueva		Subcommittee J
	Win Gatchalian		Subcommittee E
	Richard Gordon		Subcommittee G
	Bong Go		Subcommittee F
	Imee Marcos		Subcommittee I
	Risa Hontiveros		Subcommittee H
	Grace Poe		Subcommittee K
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay		-
	Ronald dela Rosa		-
	Lito Lapid		-
	Manny Pacquiao		-
	Aquilino Pimentel III		-
	Bong Revilla		-
	Francis Tolentino		-
Members for the Minority	Leila de Lima		-
	Francis Pangilinan		-

Committee secretaries:

• Main committee: Niniveh B. Lao / Arturo I. Mojica / Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring Office
• Subcommittee A: Niniveh B. Lao / Arturo I. Mojica
• Subcommittee B: Philip M. Lina / Maria Clarinda R. Mendoza
• Subcommittee C: Charlyne Claire Fuentes-Olay
• Subcommittee D: Ma. Lourdes A. Juan-Alzate
• Subcommittee E: Elizabeth F. Agas
• Subcommittee F: Horace R. Cruda
• Subcommittee G: Jose Marcos Babia
• Subcommittee H: Maria Gylissa Love J. Morales
• Subcommittee I: Dana Paula Mendiola-Alberto
• Subcommittee J: Ambrosio M. Manaligod, Jr.
• Subcommittee K: Harold Ian V. Bartolome

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. Web site: July 2020. Rules of the Senate. September 21, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
2. Web site: Committee Duties, Power and Jurisdiction. September 22, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
3. Web site: The Budgeting Process. September 22, 2020. Department of Budget and Management.
4. Web site: September 24, 2020. Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925073524/http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/committee/ctte_mem18th.pdf. September 25, 2020. September 25, 2020. Senate of the Philippines.
5. News: Adel. Rosette. July 22, 2019. LIST: Senate committee heads for 18th Congress. The Philippine Star. September 22, 2020.