Philippine Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development

The Philippine Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Joel Villanueva (CIBAC)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan)
since 2019
Structure
Seats13 members
Political groups
Majority (11)
  •   PDP–Laban (5)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   LDP (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   NPC (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (2)

Jurisdiction

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

  • Labor, employment and human resource development
  • Maintenance of industrial peace
  • Promotion of employer-employee cooperation
  • Labor education, standards and statistics
  • Organization of the labor market including recruitment, training and placement of workers and exports of human resources
  • Foreign workers in the Philippines
  • Promotion and development of workers' organizations
  • Promotion and development of employment-intensive technology

Members, 18th Congress

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Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development has 13 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 Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Vice Chairperson Nancy Binay UNA
Members
for the
Majority
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Win Gatchalian NPC
Sonny Angara LDP
Bong Revilla Lakas
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Koko Pimentel PDP–Laban
Members
for the
Minority
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan
Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Ambrosio M. Manaligod Jr.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.