LIST: Senate committee chairmanships for the 20th Congress

Read on below for the list of the 20th Congress Senate committee chairmanships.

• Rules
  Chairperson: Joel Villanueva
  Jurisdiction: Calendar, parliamentary rules and order and manner of transacting business and creation of committees
• Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Rodante Marcoleta
  Jurisdiction: A.k.a. the Blue Ribbon Committee. Investigates the wrongdoing of officers, employees of the government
• Accounts Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Auditing and adjustment of all accounts chargeable against the funds for the expenses and activities of the Senate
• Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Kiko Pangilinan
  Jurisdiction: Agriculture, food production, agri-business, land restates, and implementation of agrarian land reform provisions of the Constitution
• Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies
  Chairperson: Alan Peter Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Government and private currencies, capital markets, mutual funds, coinage and circulation of money
• Basic Education Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Bam Aquino
  Jurisdiction: Early childhood care and education, pre-school to secondary education, science and sports high schools, teachers and students welfare, scholarships, grants, subsidies, national language, establishment and maintenance of libraries
• Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation
  Chairperson: Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa
  Jurisdiction: Status of officers and employees of the government, their appointment, discipline, retirement, compensation, benefits, labor rights, and reorganization of the government or any of its branches or instrumentalities
• Constitutional Amendments Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Kiko Pangilinan
  Jurisdiction: Proposals amending the Constitution and the revision of the existing codes
• Cooperatives Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Imee Marcos
  Jurisdiction: Urban and rural-based cooperatives, including farm credit, farm security, cooperative movements, marketing and consumers' organizations, and the implementation of the Cooperative Code of the Philippines
• Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Robin Padilla
  Jurisdiction: Preservation, development of culture, traditions, institutions, and the well-being of indigenous peoples and Muslim Filipinos
• Culture and the Arts
  Chairperson: Sen. Loren Legarda
  Jurisdiction: Maintenance of museums, shrines, monuments, other historical sites and edifices, training programs, and preservation of Filipino arts and culture
• Economic Affairs
  Chairperson: Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri
  Jurisdiction: Planning and programming, domestic and foreign indebtedness, economic development, and coordination, regulation, and diversification of industry and investments
• Electoral Reforms and People's Participation
  Chairperson: Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
  Jurisdiction: Election laws, recall of elective officials, role and rights of people's organizations, party-list representation
• Energy Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Pia Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Exploration, exploitation, development, extraction, importation, refining, transport, marketing, distribution, conservation, or storage of all forms of energy products
• Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Camille Villar
  Jurisdiction: Conservation and protection of the environment, policies, programs, strategies, technologies and other innovations addressing global warming and climate change impact
• Finance Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian
  Jurisdiction: Funds for the expenditures of the national government and for the payment of public indebtedness, auditing of accounts and expenditures, all matters relating to public expenditures
• Foreign Relations Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Imee Marcos
  Jurisdiction: Diplomatic and consular services, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United Nations Organization and its agencies, international agreements, obligations and contracts, and overseas Filipinos
• Games and Amusements Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Erwin Tulfo
  Jurisdiction: Casinos, Lotteries, Jai-alai, and horse-racing
• Government Corporations and Public Enterprises
  Chairperson: Sen. Mark Villar
  Jurisdiction: Amendments to government corporation charters, interests in different industrial and commercial enterprises, and privatization
• Health and Demography Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Bong Go
  Jurisdiction: Public health, general, medical, hospital, and quarantine services, and population issues
• Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Post-secondary and tertiary education, technical education, distance education, vocational education, scholarships, grants, and subsidies
• Justice and Human Rights Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools, probation, impeachment proceedings, registration of land titles, immigration and naturalization, and human rights

• Labor Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Imee Marcos
  Jurisdiction: Maintenance of Industrial peace, promotion of employer-employee cooperation, labor education, foreign workers in the Philippines, and promotion and development of employment-intensive technology
• Local Government Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. JV Ejercito
  Jurisdiction: Autonomous regions, provinces, cities, special metropolitan political subdivisions, municipalities, barangays
• Migrant Workers Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Raffy Tulfo
  Jurisdiction: Rights and protection of OFWs, seafarers, and their families
• National Defense Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
  Jurisdiction: National defense, internal and external threats to national security, peace, internal armed conflict resolution, political negotiation, amnesty, rebel returnees, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, pension plans and benefits of war veterans and military retirees, civil defense, and military research and development
• Public Information and Mass Media Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Robin Padilla
  Jurisdiction: Implementation of provisions of the Constitution regarding ownership and management of mass media and advertising, development and promotion of information technology, artistic standards, and quality of the motion picture and TV industry
• Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee 
  Chairperson: Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa
  Jurisdiction: Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire Protection, private security agencies, drugs and other similar substances, rehabilitation of drug users, formulation of drug-related policies
• Public Services Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Raffy Tulfo
  Jurisdiction: Service and utilities, public transportation, inter-island navigation, lighthouses, grant or amendment of legislative franchises
• Public Works Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Mark Villar
  Jurisdiction: Planning, construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of public buildings, highways, bridges, roads, ports, airports, parks, drainage, flood control, irrigation, and water utilities
• Science and Technology
  Chairperson: Sen. Bam Aquino
  Jurisdiction: Scientific and technological research, development, and advancement
• Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Erwin Tulfo
  Jurisdiction: Rural development and welfare, implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on social justice
• Sports Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Bong Go
  Jurisdiction: Promotion of physical fitness, professional and amateur sports development
• Sustainable Development Goals Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Pia Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Tourism Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. JV Ejercito
  Jurisdiction: Tourism industry
• Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Committee
  Chairperson: Sen. Rodante Marcoleta
  Jurisdiction: MSMEs, social enterprises, entrepreneurship, patents, copyrights, trademarks, quality control, price of commodities, consumer protection, handicrafts, cottage industries
• Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement
  Chairperson: Lito Lapid
  Jurisdiction: Urban land reform, planning, housing, resettlement, urban community development
• Ways and Means
  Chairperson: Sen. Pia Cayetano
  Jurisdiction: Revenue, taxes and fees, tariffs, loans
• Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
  Chairperson: Sen. Risa Hontiveros
  Jurisdiction: Women, protection of children, family relations, gender equality before the law
• Youth
  Chairperson: Sen. Bong Go
  Jurisdiction: Promotion of the youth's role in nation-building, their wellbeing, and inculcation of patriotism and nationalism

The following committee has yet to have assigned chairpersons:

• Ethics and Privileges
  Jurisdiction: Conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, and reputation of the Senate and its members

During the opening of the first regular session on July 28, Sen. Chiz Escudero was re-elected as Senate President with 19 votes, defeating Sen. Tito Sotto, who garnered 5 votes.

Among those who supported Escudero were Senators Joel Villanueva, Sherwin Gatchalian, JV Ejercito, Jinggoy Estrada, Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Bong Go, Bato dela Rosa, Lito Lapid, Robin Padilla, Imee Marcos, Mark Villar, Camille Villar, Rodante Marcoleta, Raffy Tulfo, Erwin Tulfo, and Tito Sotto III.

Meanwhile, Sotto received votes from Escudero, Ping Lacson, Loren Legarda, Migz Zubiri, and Risa Hontiveros.