Philippine Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development
Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development | |
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| History | |
New session started | July 28, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Chair | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups | Majority (9)
Minority (6)
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The Philippine Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development 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:
- 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, 20th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development has 15 members.
| Position | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Raffy Tulfo | Independent | |
| Vice Chairperson |
Imee Marcos | Nacionalista | |
| Deputy Majority Leaders |
JV Ejercito | NPC | |
| Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | ||
| Members for the Majority |
Bam Aquino | KANP | |
| Win Gatchalian | NPC | ||
| Lito Lapid | NPC | ||
| Erwin Tulfo | Lakas | ||
| Camille Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Mark Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Deputy Minority Leaders |
Rodante Marcoleta | Independent | |
| Joel Villanueva | Independent | ||
| Members for the Minority |
Jinggoy Estrada | PMP | |
| Bong Go | PDP | ||
| Robin Padilla | PDP | ||
Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Panfilo Lacson
- Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
- Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano
Committee secretary: Emarie Josephine B. Del Rosario
Historical membership rosters
19th Congress
| Position | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Joel Villanueva | Independent | |
| Vice Chairperson | Raffy Tulfo | Independent | |
| Members for the Majority |
JV Ejercito | NPC | |
| Mark Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Nancy Binay | UNA | ||
| Ronald dela Rosa | PDP–Laban | ||
| Win Gatchalian | NPC | ||
| Bong Go | PDP–Laban | ||
| Lito Lapid | NPC | ||
| Loren Legarda | NPC | ||
| Grace Poe | Independent | ||
| Bong Revilla | Lakas | ||
| Cynthia Villar | Nacionalista | ||
| Juan Miguel Zubiri | Independent | ||
| Member for the Minority |
Risa Hontiveros | Akbayan | |
Committee secretary: Ambrosio M. Manaligod, Jr.
18th Congress
| Position | Member[4] | 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
References
- ^ "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.