Philippine House Committee on Higher and Technical Education

The Philippine House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, or House Higher and Technical Education Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on Higher and Technical Education
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Minority Leader	Vacant
Website
Committee on Higher and Technical Education

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

• Centers of excellence
• Distance education
• Post-secondary and tertiary education
• Students' and teachers' welfare
• Technical education

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson		Mark Go	Nacionalista	Baguio	Lone
Vice Chairpersons		Strike Revilla	NUP	Cavite	2nd
		Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon	Nacionalista	Davao Oriental	1st
		Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles	Lakas	Rizal	2nd
		Alan Dujali	PDP–Laban	Davao del Norte	2nd
		Cesar Jimenez Jr.	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga City	1st
		Leonardo Babasa Jr.	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	2nd
		Dulce Ann Hofer	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga Sibugay	2nd
		Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
		Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Adiong	Nacionalista	Lanao del Sur	1st
Members for the Majority		Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor	Nacionalista	Bohol	3rd
		Lolita Javier	PFP	Leyte	2nd
		Michael Gorriceta	Nacionalista	Iloilo	2nd
		Maximo Dalog Jr.	Nacionalista	Mountain Province	Lone
		Eugenio Angelo Barba	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	2nd
		Eduardo Gullas	Nacionalista	Cebu	1st
		Raul Tupas	Nacionalista	Iloilo	5th
		Frederick Siao	Nacionalista	Iligan	Lone
		Mario Vittorio Mariño	Nacionalista	Batangas	5th
		Braeden John Biron	Nacionalista	Iloilo	4th
		Narciso Bravo Jr.	NUP	Masbate	1st
		Leo Rafael Cueva	NUP	Negros Occidental	2nd
		Luisa Lloren Cuaresma	NUP	Nueva Vizcaya	Lone
		Faustino Michael Dy V	NUP	Isabela	6th
		Diego Ty	NUP	Misamis Occidental	1st
		Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	NUP	Bulacan	1st
		Jose Ong Jr.	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
		Vincent Franco Frasco	Lakas	Cebu	5th
		Joy Myra Tambunting	NUP	Parañaque	2nd
		Ma. Lucille Nava	PDP–Laban	Guimaras	Lone
		Divina Grace Yu	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	1st
		Ma. Fe Abunda	PDP–Laban	Eastern Samar	Lone
		Jose Enrique Garcia III	NUP	Bataan	2nd
		Ruwel Peter Gonzaga	PDP–Laban	Davao de Oro	2nd
		Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
		Glona Labadlabad	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Norte	2nd
		Rogelio Pacquiao	PDP–Laban	Sarangani	Lone
		Jesus Manuel Suntay	PDP–Laban	Quezon City	4th
		Ma. Theresa Collantes	PDP–Laban	Batangas	3rd
		Marisol Panotes	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	2nd
		Michael John Duavit	NPC	Rizal	1st
		Allan Benedict Reyes	PFP	Quezon City	3rd
		Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
		Genaro Alvarez Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	6th
		Angelina Tan	NPC	Quezon	4th
		Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	Quezon	1st
		Gerardo Valmayor Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	1st
		Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	Lone
		Paul Daza	Liberal	Northern Samar	1st
		Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
		Ramon Nolasco Jr.	NUP	Cagayan	1st
		Jocelyn Fortuno	Nacionalista	Camarines Sur	5th
		Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	Davao del Sur	Lone
		Ruth Mariano-Hernandez	Independent	Laguna	2nd
		Victor Yap	NPC	Tarlac	2nd
		Estrellita Suansing	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	1st
		Amihilda Sangcopan	AMIN	Party-list
		Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
		Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
		Yasser Balindong	Lakas	Lanao del Sur	2nd
Members for the Minority		Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
		Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
		Sarah Jane Elago	Kabataan	Party-list
		Angelica Natasha Co	BHW	Party-list
		Stella Luz Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd

See also

• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
• Commission on Higher Education
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority