Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform

Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Francis Pangilinan (Liberal) since July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Structure
Seats	17
Political groups	Majority (13)   Nacionalista (3)   NPC (3)   PDP (3)   KANP (1)   Liberal (1)   Independent (2) Minority (4)   Akbayan (1)   NPC (1)   Independent (2)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform 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:

• Agriculture, food production and agri-business, including agricultural experimental stations, agricultural economics and research
• Soil survey and conservation
• Agricultural education
• Technical extension services
• Animal husbandry
• Livestock quarantine
• Agricultural support price
• Fisheries and aquatic resources
• Agrarian reform
• Landed estates
• Implementation of the agrarian land reform provisions of the Constitution

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has 17 members.

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal
Vice Chairpersons	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Rodante Marcoleta [a]		Independent
	Camille Villar		Nacionalista
Deputy Majority Leader	JV Ejercito		NPC
Members for the Majority	Bam Aquino		KANP
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Bong Go		PDP
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Robin Padilla		PDP
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
Deputy Minority Leaders	Migz Zubiri		Independent
	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Members for the Minority	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Loren Legarda		NPC

Ex officio members:

• Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada
• Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
• Minority Floor Leader Tito Sotto

Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member [4]	Party
Chairperson	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
Vice Chairpersons	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
Members for the Majority
	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Francis Escudero		NPC
	Jinggoy Estrada		PMP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Robin Padilla		PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan

Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

Notes

1. Also serving as the deputy majority leader alongside JV Ejercito (NPC).

References

1. "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
2. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 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. 2025-08-05.
4. "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.