Philippine House Committee on Justice

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Committee on Justice
18th Congress
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History
New session started
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)
Leadership
Chairman
Juliet Marie D. Ferrer(NUP)
since 2022
Structure
Seats39 members
Political groups
Majority (21)
  •   NPC (4)
  •   Lakas (3)
  •   Liberal (3)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Party-lists (3)
  •   NUP (2)
  •   CDP (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   PPP (1)

Minority (5)

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Committee on Justice

The Philippine House Committee on Justice, or House Justice Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Contents

Its chairperson also sits as an ex officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council from January 1 to June 30 of the calendar year.

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1]

Members, 19th Congress

PositionMembers [2] PartyProvince/CityDistrict
ChairpersonJuliet Marie D. Ferrer National Unity Party Negros Occidental 4th
Vice
Chairpersons		Loreto B. Acharon Nationalist People's Coalition General Santos At-large
Jonathan Keith T. Flores Lakas–CMD Bukidnon 2nd
Pablo John Garcia National Unity Party Cebu 3rd
Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Davao de Oro 2nd
Virgilio S. Lacson Manila Teachers Party-list
Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro Lakas–CMD Batangas 2nd
Margarita B. Nograles PBA Partylist Party-list
Ysabel Maria J. Zamora Lakas–CMD San Juan At-large

Members, 18th Congress

PositionMembers [3] PartyProvince/CityDistrict
ChairpersonVicente Veloso III NUP Leyte 3rd
Vice
Chairpersons		 Rufus Rodriguez CDP Cagayan de Oro 2nd
Naealla Bainto-AguinaldoBAHAYParty-list
Jonathan Keith Flores PDP–Laban Bukidnon 2nd
Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles Lakas Rizal 2nd
Alfredo Garbin Jr. AKO BICOL Party-list
Ramon Nolasco Jr. NUP Cagayan 1st
Members
for the
Majority		Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar PPP Palawan 2nd
Ruwel Peter Gonzaga PDP–Laban Davao de Oro 2nd
Paulino Salvador Leachon PDP–Laban Oriental Mindoro 1st
Cheryl Deloso-Montalla Liberal Zambales 2nd
Tyrone Agabas NPC Pangasinan 6th
Peter John Calderon NPC Cebu 7th
Dahlia Loyola NPC Cavite 5th
Manuel Luis Lopez NPC Manila 1st
Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon Nacionalista Davao Oriental 1st
Josephine Ramirez-Sato Liberal Occidental Mindoro Lone
Aleta Suarez Lakas Quezon 3rd
Hector Sanchez Lakas Catanduanes Lone
Edcel Lagman Liberal Albay 1st
Eric Yap ACT-CIS Party-list
Members
for the
Minority		 Lawrence Lemuel Fortun Nacionalista Agusan del Norte 1st
Argel Joseph CabatbatMAGSASAKAParty-list
Stella Luz Quimbo Liberal Marikina 2nd
Arnolfo Teves Jr. PDP–Laban Negros Oriental 3rd
Arlene Brosas GABRIELA Party-list

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References

  1. ↑ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 2, 2020.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ De Leon, Dwight (September 4, 2024). "House promotes Joel Chua, VP Sara critic, to lead panel probing misuse of funds". Rappler . Manila, Philippines: Rappler Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - JUSTICE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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