Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform
Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform | |
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| History | |
New session started | July 28, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Chair | |
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| Seats | 17 |
Political groups | Majority (11)
Minority (7)
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The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.[1]
Jurisdiction
According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:
- Agriculture, food production and agri-business, including agricultural experimental stations, agricultural economics and research
- Soil survey and conservation
- Agricultural education
- Technical extension services
- Animal husbandry
- Livestock quarantine
- Agricultural support price
- Fisheries and aquatic resources
- Agrarian reform
- Landed estates
- Implementation of the agrarian land reform provisions of the Constitution
Members, 20th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has 17 members.
| Position | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | |
| Vice Chairperson |
Camille Villar | Nacionalista | |
| Deputy Majority Leaders |
JV Ejercito | NPC | |
| Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | ||
| Members for the Majority |
Bam Aquino | KANP | |
| Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | ||
| Win Gatchalian | NPC | ||
| Lito Lapid | NPC | ||
| Loren Legarda | NPC | ||
| Erwin Tulfo | Lakas | ||
| Raffy Tulfo | Independent | ||
| Deputy Minority Leaders |
Rodante Marcoleta | Independent | |
| Joel Villanueva | Independent | ||
| Members for the Minority |
Ronald dela Rosa | PDP | |
| Francis Escudero | NPC | ||
| Bong Go | PDP | ||
| Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | ||
| Robin Padilla | PDP | ||
Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Panfilo Lacson
- Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
- Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano
Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina
Historical membership rosters
19th Congress
| Position | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | |
| Vice Chairpersons | Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | |
| Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | ||
| Members for the Majority |
JV Ejercito | NPC | |
| Mark Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Nancy Binay | UNA | ||
| Alan Peter Cayetano | Independent | ||
| Pia Cayetano | Nacionalista | ||
| Win Gatchalian | NPC | ||
| Bong Go | PDP–Laban | ||
| Lito Lapid | NPC | ||
| Loren Legarda | NPC | ||
| Robin Padilla | PDP–Laban | ||
| Bong Revilla | Lakas | ||
| Raffy Tulfo | Independent | ||
| Joel Villanueva | Independent | ||
| Member for the Minority |
Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | |
Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Senate Permanent Committees (20th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.