| Background Color: | firebrick |
| Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality | |
| 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: | Risa Hontiveros |
| Party1: | (Akbayan) |
| Election1: | 2022 |
| Leader2 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Election2: | 2022 |
| Members: | 11 members |
| Political Groups1: | Majority (10) Minority (1) |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
The Senate had a Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations until September 2, 2013, when it was split into the Committee on Youth and the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality. The latter committee's creation also led to the addition of gender equality in the list of matters under its jurisdiction.[1]
The committee got its current name after its jurisdiction was again expanded on August 3, 2015, to include matters relating to the welfare and protection of children.[2]
According to the Rules of the Senate,[3] the committee handles all matters relating to:
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has 11 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 19th Congress as of August 19, 2023:[4]
| Position | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Risa Hontiveros | |||
| Vice Chairperson | Nancy Binay | |||
| Members for the Majority | Pia Cayetano | |||
| Cynthia Villar | ||||
| Grace Poe | ||||
| Imee Marcos | ||||
| Robin Padilla | ||||
| Raffy Tulfo | ||||
| Bong Go | ||||
| JV Ejercito | ||||
| Mark Villar | ||||
| Member for the Minority | None | |||