Philippine Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges

Committee on Ethics and Privileges
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Vacant since June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges 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 the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members.

The committee receives and hears ethics complaints against a senator filed by either another senator, ^[2] a government official, ^[3] or a Filipino citizen. ^[4]

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges has 7 members.

Position	Member [5]	Party
Chairperson	Vacant
Vice Chairpersons
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

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

Committee secretary:Vacant

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member [6]	Party
Chairperson	Manny Pacquiao		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson	none
Members for the Majority	Richard Gordon		Independent
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP–Laban
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
Member for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Ethel Hope Dignadice-Villaflor

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "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 .
2. Parrocha, Azer (September 4, 2017). "Ethics complaint filed vs Trillanes". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
3. "Drilon urges senate to be cautious in handling ethics complaints". Senate of the Philippines. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
4. Santos, Matikas (November 13, 2012). "Sotto faces ethics complaint over alleged plagiarism". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
5. "Senate Permanent Committees - 20th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
6. "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.