Philippine Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies

Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Joel Villanueva (Independent) since September 15, 2025 (2025-09-15)
Structure
Seats	12
Political groups	Majority (7)   NPC (3)   Nacionalista (2)   Akbayan (1)   Liberal (1) Minority (5)   Independent (3)   NPC (1)   PDP (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies 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:

• Banks
• Financial institutions
• Government and private currencies
• Capital markets
• Mutual funds
• Securitization
• Coinage
• Circulation of money

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies has 11 members.

Position	Member [2]	Party
Chairperson	Joel Villanueva		Independent
Vice Chairperson	Alan Peter Cayetano		Independent
Deputy Majority Leaders	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Members for the Majority	Loren Legarda		NPC
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Kiko Pangilinan		Liberal
	Camille Villar		Nacionalista
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Deputy Minority Leader	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Members for the Minority	Bong Go		PDP
	Francis Escudero		NPC

Ex officio members:

• Senate President pro tempore Panfilo Lacson
• Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
• Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano

Committee secretary:Vacant

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	Grace Poe		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Sonny Angara		LDP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Members for the Majority	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Lito Lapid		NPC
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Harold Ian V. Bartolome

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "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 .
2. "Senate Permanent Committees (20th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. 2025-08-05.
3. "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.