Philippine Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship

The Philippine Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chairman	Rodante Marcoleta, Independent since July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Minority Leader	Tito Sotto, NPC since July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)

Jurisdiction

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

• Domestic and foreign trade and private corporations
• Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
• Social enterprises
• Promotion of entrepreneurship and the regulation of entrepreneurial practice
• Patents, copyrights, trade names and trademarks
• Standards, weights, measures and designs
• Quality control, control and stabilization of prices of commodities
• Consumer protection
• Handicrafts and cottage industries
• Marketing of commodities
• The Department of Trade and Industry
• The Optical Media Board
• The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
• The Securities and Exchange Commission
• The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has 9 members.

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Vacant
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

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

18th Congress

Position	Member[2]	Party
Chairperson	Koko Pimentel		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Grace Poe		Independent
Members for the Majority	Richard Gordon		Independent
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Sonny Angara		LDP
	Nancy Binay		UNA
Members for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal
	Leila de Lima		Liberal

Committee secretary: Jingle Concon-Allam

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees