Philippine Senate Committee on Cooperatives

Committee on Cooperatives
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Lito Lapid (NPC) since September 10, 2025
Structure
Political groups	Majority (7)   NPC (3)   Akbayan (1)   KANP (1)   Liberal (1)   Nacionalista (1) Minority (3)   Nacionalista (1)   PDP (1)   Independent (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Cooperatives 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:

• Cooperatives, both urban- and rural-based, including but not limited to farm credit and farm security, cooperative movements, and marketing and consumers' organizations
• Implementation of Republic Act No. 9520 or the Cooperative Code of the Philippines

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Cooperatives has 11 members.

Position	Member [2]	Party
Chairperson	Lito Lapid		NPC
Vice Chairpersons	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Deputy Majority Leader	JV Ejercito		NPC
Members for the Majority	Bam Aquino		KANP
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Kiko Pangilinan		Liberal
Deputy Minority Leader	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Member for the Minority	Bong Go		PDP

Ex officio members:

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

Committee secretary: Mary Ann Salada

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	Migz Zubiri 1		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Members for the Majority	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Richard Gordon		Independent
Member for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

¹ Zubiri is the Majority Floor Leader.

Committee secretary: Jingle Concon-Allam

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 . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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.