Philippine Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts

The Philippine Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Culture and the Arts
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Loren Legarda (NPC) since July 30, 2025 (2025-07-30)

This committee was formed after the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture was divided into two in 2022, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 93 of the 19th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• The establishment and maintenance of museums, shrines, monuments, and other historical sites and edifices
• Initiatives in fostering artistic practices and innovations in a range of platforms for presentation
• Support for scholarship, curatorship and dissemination of knowledge in arts and culture
• Training programs and cultural and artistic programs of international institutions and organizations operating in the Philippines, such as the UNESCO
• The preservation, enrichment and evolution of Filipino arts and culture, built and intangible, and in both traditional and contemporary forms

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts has 9 members.

Position	Member[3]	Party
Chairperson	Loren Legarda		NPC
Deputy Majority Leaders	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Members for the Majority	Vacant
Deputy Minority Leader	Migz Zubiri		Independent
Members for the Minority	Vacant

Ex officio members:

• Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada
• Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
• Minority Floor Leader Tito Sotto

Committee secretary: Vacant

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member[4]	Party
Chairperson	Loren Legarda		NPC
Vice Chairperson	Nancy Binay		UNA
Members for the Majority	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Robin Padilla		PDP
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Migz Zubiri		Independent
Member for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac^[4]

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees