Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality

The Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
19th Congress
History
New session started	July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25)
Leadership
Chairman	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since 2022
Structure
Seats	11 members
Political groups	Majority (10)   Nacionalista (4)   PDP (2)   Independent (2)   NPC (1)   UNA (1) Minority (1)   Akbayan (1)

History

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]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[3] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Women
• Welfare and protection of children
• Family relations
• Equality before the law of women and men

Members, 19th Congress

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		Akbayan
Vice Chairperson	Nancy Binay		UNA
Members for the Majority	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Robin Padilla		PDP
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP
	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Member for the Minority	None

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Senate Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. "Senate Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
3. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.