Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change

Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
	Senate of the Philippines; 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chair	Camille Villar (Nacionalista) ; since July 29, 2025
Structure
Seats	17
Political groups	Majority (11) NPC (4); Nacionalista (3); Akbayan (1); KANP (1); Lakas (1); Liberal (1); Minority (6) PDP (3); PMP (1); Independent (2);

The Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and the Committee on Climate Change were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Conservation and protection of the environment
Policies, programs, strategies, technologies and other innovations addressing global warming and climate change impacts, including, but not limited to, climate risk management to reduce vulnerability associated with climate-sensitive areas and sectors, the regulation of the impact of human activities on the same, the promotion of environmental awareness of our citizens, the renewal of resources in damaged ecosystems and other environment-related issues
Adaptation and mitigation or control of greenhouse gas emissions to enhance resilience and to promote sustainable development
Philippine compliance with the relevant international agreements and cooperation with other countries
Development, protection, exploration, storage, renewal, regulation and licensing, and wise utilization of the country's national reserves including, but not limited to, forest, mineral, public land, offshore areas and the development of industries based on these resources

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change has 17 members.

Position	Member^[3]
Chairperson	Camille Villar	Nacionalista
Vice Chairpersons	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP
	Erwin Tulfo	Lakas
Deputy Majority Leaders	JV Ejercito	NPC
Deputy Majority Leaders	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
Members for the Majority	Bam Aquino	KANP
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Loren Legarda	NPC
	Kiko Pangilinan	Liberal
	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
Deputy Minority Leaders	Rodante Marcoleta	Independent
Deputy Minority Leaders	Joel Villanueva	Independent
Members for the Minority	Jinggoy Estrada	PMP
	Bong Go	PDP
	Robin Padilla	PDP

Ex officio members:

Committee secretary: Eloisa R. Tecson

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member^[4]
Chairperson	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
Vice Chairperson	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	JV Ejercito	NPC
	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Alan Peter Cayetano	Independent
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP–Laban
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Loren Legarda	NPC
	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
	Robin Padilla	PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla	Lakas
	Raffy Tulfo	Independent
	Joel Villanueva	Independent
Member for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan

Committee secretary: Charlyne Claire Fuentes-Olay

18th Congress

Position	Member^[5]
Chairperson	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
Vice Chairpersons	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP–Laban
	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
	Manny Pacquiao	PDP–Laban
	Joel Villanueva	CIBAC
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Richard Gordon	Independent
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
Members for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan	Liberal
	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
	Leila de Lima	Liberal

Committee secretary: Maria Clarinda R. Mendoza

References

^ "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ "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 Committees (20th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. December 10, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
^ "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.

[1] "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[2] "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.

[3] "Senate Permanent Committees (20th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

[4] "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. December 10, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[5] "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.

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