Philippine Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media

Committee on Public Information and Mass Media
Committee on Public Information and Mass Media
19th Congress
History
New session started	July 25, 2022
Leadership
Chairman	Robinhood Padilla (PDP-Laban) ; since 2022
Minority Leader	Koko Pimentel (PDP-Laban) ; since 2022
Structure
Seats	13 members
Political groups	Majority (12) PDP–Laban (3); Independents (1); Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (1); Lakas (1); Nacionalista (3); NPC (3); Minority (1) Akbayan (1);

The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

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

Public information, mass communication and broadcast services
Implementation of the provisions of the Constitution regarding ownership and management of mass media and the advertising industry
Development and promotion of information technology
Artistic standards and quality of the motion picture and television industry
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
The Film Development Council of the Philippines
The Presidential Communications Office

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media has 13 members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 19th Congress as of September 30, 2022:^[2]

Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay

^ "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.
^ "Senate Permanent Committee" (PDF). Senate. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 30 September 2022.