Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement

The Philippine Senate Committee on Games and Amusement is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Games and Amusement
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman	Lito Lapid (NPC) since 2019
Minority Leader	Leila de Lima (Liberal) since 2019
Structure
Seats	9 members
Political groups	Majority (7)   PDP–Laban (3)   Independent (1)   Lakas (1)   Nacionalista (1)   NPC (1) Minority (2)   Liberal (2)

This committee, along with the Committee on Sports, was formed after the Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports was split into two on August 1, 2016, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 3 of the 17th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to games and amusement, such as, but not limited to, casinos, lotteries, jai-alai and horse-racing.

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement has 9 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 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:^[3]

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Lito Lapid		NPC
Vice Chairperson	none
Members for the Majority	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Manny Pacquiao		PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
Members for the Minority	Leila de Lima		Liberal
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Felipe T. Yadao, Jr

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees