Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

The Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, or House Overseas Workers Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Minority Leader	Vacant
Website
Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the policies and programs which promote and protect the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) including their families.^[1]

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

19th Congress

Position	Members[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson		Ron P. Salo	Kabayan	Party-list
Vice Chairpersons		Jocelyn Tulfo	ACT-CIS	Party-list
		Khymer Adan Olaso	Adelante Zamboanga Party	Zamboanga City	1st
		Allan Ty	LPGMA	Party-list
		Christian Yap	NPC	Tarlac	2nd
Members for the Majority		Janette Garin	NUP	Iloilo	1st
		Glona Labadlabad	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Norte	2nd
		Geraldine Roman	Lakas	Bataan	1st
		Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
		Carlo Lisandro Gonzalez	MARINO	Party-list
		Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
		Esmael Mangudadatu	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	2nd
		Emmarie Ouano-Dizon	PDP–Laban	Cebu	6th
		Joselito Sacdalan	PDP–Laban	Cotabato	1st
		Datu Roonie Sinsuat Sr.	PDP–Laban	Maguindanao	1st
		Jesus Manuel Suntay	PDP–Laban	Quezon City	4th
		Samier Tan	PDP–Laban	Sulu	1st
		Henry Villarica	PDP–Laban	Bulacan	4th
		Marisol Panotes	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	2nd
		Josefina Tallado	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	1st
		Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	3rd
		Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor	Nacionalista	Bohol	3rd
		Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	1st
		Eric Yap	ACT-CIS	Party-list
		Manuel Zamora	HNP	Davao de Oro	1st
		Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
Member for the Minority		Ferdinand Gaite	Bayan Muna	Party-list

Member for the Majority

• Nestor Fongwan^[a] (Benguet–Lone, PDP–Laban)

See also

• House of Representatives of the Philippines
• List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
• Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
• Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

Notes

1. Died on December 18, 2019.