Committee on Health and Demography | |
|---|---|
| 18th Congress | |
 | |
| History | |
New session started | July 22, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 11 members |
Political groups | Majority (9)
Minority (2) |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography 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:
- Public health in general
- Medical, hospital and quarantine services
- Population issues, concerns, policies and programs affecting individuals and their families, and their effects on national, social and economic conditions
- The Philippine Statistics Authority
- The Department of Health and it’s attached agencies.
- The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)
Members, 19th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Health and Demography 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 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]
| Position | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Bong Go | PDP–Laban | |
| Vice Chairpersons |
Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | |
| Nancy Binay | UNA | ||
| Members for the Majority |
Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | |
| Francis Tolentino | PDP–Laban | ||
| Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | ||
| Richard Gordon | Independent | ||
| Panfilo Lacson | Independent | ||
| Koko Pimentel | PDP–Laban | ||
| Members for the Minority |
Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | ||
Committee secretary: Beatriz Tiongco-Cruda
See also
References
- ↑ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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