Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography

The Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Health and Demography
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman	Bong Go (PDP–Laban) since 2019
Minority Leader	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since 2019
Structure
Seats	11 members
Political groups	Majority (9)   PDP–Laban (4)   Independents (2)   Nacionalista (2)   UNA (1) Minority (2)   Akbayan (1)   Liberal (1)

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Public health in general
• Medical, hospital and quarantine services
• Population issues, concerns, policies and programs affecting individuals and their families, and their effects on national, social and economic conditions
• The Philippine Statistics Authority
• The Department of Health and it’s attached agencies.
• The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)

Members, 19th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Health and Demography has 11 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:^[2]

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Nancy Binay		UNA
Members for the Majority	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Richard Gordon		Independent
	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Koko Pimentel		PDP–Laban
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Beatriz Tiongco-Cruda

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees