Committee Membership
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Position: Vice Chairperson (Journal #12)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the achievement of the country’s commitment to the millenium development goals by 2015 including eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and empowering women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combatting HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing global partnership for development.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Position: Vice Chairperson (Journal #72)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to policies and programs to address the poverty situation in the country and other actions to alleviate the plight of the poor and promote their right to equal access to opportunities for a better quality of life.
YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Position: Vice Chairperson (Journal #12)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to youth development including the development of their leadership potentials and the promotion of their moral, physical, intellectual and social well-being; and sports development .
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #4)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to food and agricultural production, agribusiness, agri-economics, agricultural research and technology, agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research, irrigation, farm credit and security, animal industry and quarantine, and crop and livestock production, insurance, and guarantee programs.
AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #5)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to aquaculture and fisheries production and development, the business of aquaculture, use of aquatic resources, fresh water and fisheries culture research and technology applications, aquaculture and fisheries education and training including extension services, conservation of streams, rivers, lakes and other fisheries resources, and fishpond and fisheries culture production and development including related technical, financial and guarantee assistance programs.
BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #5)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to pre-school, elementary and secondary education, science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System, teachers’ and students’ welfare, alternative learning systems and community adult education, the national language, libraries and museums, and the preservation and enrichment of Filipino culture.
EAST ASEAN GROWTH AREA
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #49)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to social, political, economic policies affecting the countries within the area, and the promotion of trade and investment among these countries.
ENERGY
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #12)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the exploration, development, utilization or conservation of energy resources, and entities involved in energy or power generation, transmission, distribution and supply.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #8)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to shelter delivery including services, agencies and instrumentalities of government related thereto, and the management of urbanization issues and concerns such as, among others, urban planning and development, urban land reform and welfare of the urban poor in the overall context of enhancing housing and shelter services delivery.
MINDANAO AFFAIRS
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #11)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the development of Mindanao including the preparation of a comprehensive and integrated development plan for Mindanao.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #8)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to national defense and national security, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, citizens army, selective services, forts and arsenals, military bases, reservations and yards, coast and geodetic surveys, and disaster relief and rescue.
PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the role, rights and responsibilities of people’s organizations, non-government and civic organizations, and other similar groups, and the establishment of mechanisms for consultation with and participation of the people in governance and in legislation including the establishment and maintenance of a databank on all such organization.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #9)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the production and dissemination of information to the public through all forms of mass communications and media such as print and broadcast media, movie and television, video, advertising, cable television and the internet, including the regulation thereof, and the rights and responsibilities of persons and entities engaged therein.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #9)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the planning, construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of public infrastructure inclusive of buildings, highways, bridges, roads, parks, drainage, flood control and protection, water utilities and utilization of waters of the public domain.
TRANSPORTATION
Position: Member for the Majority (Journal #7)
JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to land, sea, and air transportation and all public utilities and services connected thereto, as well as the establishment, operation, management and regulation of airports, seaports and other mass transportation systems including light and heavy rail systems and roll on – roll off systems (RO-RO),civil aviation, air transport agreements, transportation safety standards, air transport security, maritime security, ballast water management, ship financing, ship mortgage, maritime liens and transportation related insurance.
