Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education

Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent) since July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Structure
Seats	15
Political groups	Majority (12)   NPC (3)   PDP (2)   Nacionalista (2)   KANP (1)   Liberal (1)   Independent (3) Minority (3)   NPC (1)   Independent (2)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress. ^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate, ^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Post-secondary and tertiary education
• Technical education
• Distance education
• Vocational education
• Commission on Higher Education
• Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
• Students and teachers’ welfare
• Centers of excellence
• Scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education has 15 members.

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	Alan Peter Cayetano		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Bam Aquino		KANP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Deputy Majority Leaders	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Members for the Majority	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP
	Bong Go		PDP
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Deputy Minority Leaders	Migz Zubiri		Independent
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: Cleah D. Nava

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member [4]	Party
Chairperson	Joel Villanueva		CIBAC
Vice Chairperson	Win Gatchalian		NPC
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Sonny Angara		LDP
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Lito Lapid		NPC
	Richard Gordon		Independent
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Leila de Lima		Liberal
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
2. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 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 . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
4. "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.