Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture

The Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture was a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines until it was disbanded during the 19th Congress of the Philippines.

Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture
History
Disbanded	2022
Succeeded by	Committee on Basic Education Committee on Culture and the Arts

This committee, along with the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress.^[1] The committee was then divided during the 19th Congress into the Committee on Basic Education and Committee on Arts and Culture (later renamed Culture and the Arts).^[2]

Jurisdiction

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

• Early childhood care and education, pre-school, kindergarten, primary and secondary education
• Science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System
• Teachers' and students' welfare, teacher education and competency
• Non-formal, informal, indigenous learning systems, special education and community adult education
• Inclusive education, scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students
• The national language
• The Department of Education
• Establishment and maintenance of libraries, museums, shrines, monuments, and other historical sites and edifices
• Training programs and cultural and artistic programs of international institutions and organizations operating in the Philippines, such as the UNESCO
• Preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member[4]	Party
Chairperson	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Vice Chairperson	Joel Villanueva		CIBAC
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Koko Pimentel		PDP–Laban
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Richard Gordon		Independent
Members for the Minority	Leila de Lima		Liberal
	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

17th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Francis Escudero[5]		NPC
Vice Chairperson	Win Gatchalian		NPC

Chairperson

• Bam Aquino^[a] (Liberal)^[6]

16th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Pia Cayetano[7]		Nacionalista
Vice Chairperson	Serge Osmeña[7][8]		Independent

15th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Edgardo Angara[9]		LDP

14th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Alan Peter Cayetano[10]		Nacionalista

13th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Juan Flavier[11]		Lakas

12th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Acting Chairperson	Kiko Pangilinan[12]		Liberal

Chairperson

• Rene Cayetano^[b] (Lakas–NUCD–UMDP)^[13]

11th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Tessie Aquino-Oreta[14]		LDP

10th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Blas Ople[15]		LDP

9th Congress

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Leticia Ramos-Shahani[16]		Lakas

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

Notes

1. Removed on February 27, 2017.
2. Died on June 25, 2003.