The Philippine House Special Committee on Food Security is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
Special Committee on Food Security | |
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18th Congress | |
History | |
New session started | July 22, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Minority Leader | Francisca Castro (ACT TEACHERS) since 2019 |
Structure | |
Seats | 15 members |
Political groups | Majority (13)
Minority (2)
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Website | |
Special Committee on Food Security |
Jurisdiction
editAs prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on programs and policies relating to food production and distribution which includes the following:[1]
- Availability and accessibility of these commodities to the people
- Factors affecting food supply in the country
- Long-term food security for the nation
- Other actions intended to achieve sustained growth and self-reliance in the production of basic food commodities
Members, 18th Congress
editPosition | Members[2] | Party | Province/City | District | |
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Chairperson | Wilfredo Caminero | NUP | Cebu | 2nd | |
Vice Chairpersons |
Sabiniano Canama | COOP-NATCCO | Party-list | ||
Faustino Michael Dy V | NUP | Isabela | 6th | ||
Jose Teves Jr. | TGP | Party-list | |||
Rogelio Pacquiao | PDP–Laban | Sarangani | Lone | ||
Genaro Alvarez Jr. | NPC | Negros Occidental | 6th | ||
Members for the Majority |
Alyssa Sheena Tan | PFP | Isabela | 4th | |
Ruth Mariano-Hernandez | Independent | Laguna | 2nd | ||
Micaela Violago | NUP | Nueva Ecija | 2nd | ||
Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso | NUP | Cagayan | 2nd | ||
Jocelyn Fortuno | Nacionalista | Camarines Sur | 5th | ||
Rudy Caoagdan | PDP–Laban | Cotabato | 2nd | ||
Nestor Fongwan [a] | PDP–Laban | Benguet | Lone | ||
Members for the Minority |
Francisca Castro | ACT TEACHERS | Party-list | ||
Argel Joseph Cabatbat | MAGSASAKA | Party-list |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Died on December 18, 2019.
References
edit- ^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 37. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - FOOD SECURITY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2020.