Background Color: | firebrick |
Committee on Justice and Human Rights | |
Legislature: | 19th Congress |
Coa Pic: | Seal of the Philippine Senate.svg |
Coa Res: | 125px |
Coa Alt: | Seal of the Senate of the Philippines |
Body: | Congress of the Philippines |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Leader1: | Francis Tolentino |
Party1: | (PDP-Laban) |
Election1: | 2022 |
Leader2 Type: | Minority Leader |
Leader2: | Koko Pimentel |
Party2: | (PDP-Laban) |
Election2: | 2022 |
Members: | 9 members |
Political Groups1: | Majority (8) Minority (1) |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:
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 | ||
Vice Chairperson | Sonny Angara | ||
Members for the Majority | |||
Ronald dela Rosa | |||
Robin Padilla | |||
JV Ejercito | |||
Mark Villar | |||
Bong Go | |||
Francis Escudero | |||
Members for the Minority | Risa Hontiveros |