Philippine Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs

Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	JV Ejercito (NPC) since September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10)
Structure
Political groups	Majority (7)   NPC (3)   Akbayan (1)   KANP (1)   Lakas (1)   Independent (1) Minority (3)   PDP (2)   Independent (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

It was known as the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs until November 9, 2010. ^[1]

Jurisdiction

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

• Peace and order
• The National Police Commission
  • Philippine National Police
• The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
• The Bureau of Fire Protection
• The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
• The Dangerous Drugs Board
• The Bureau of Corrections
• The Office for Transportation Security
• The Bureau of Immigration
• Private security agencies
• Use, sale, acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture and distribution of prohibited and regulated drugs and other similar substances as provided for under pertinent laws
• Prosecution of offenders, and rehabilitation of drug users and dependents, including the formulation of drug-related policies

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has 11 members.

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	JV Ejercito		NPC
Vice Chairpersons	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP
	Bong Go		PDP
Members for the Majority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Bam Aquino		KANP
	Loren Legarda		NPC
	Erwin Tulfo		Lakas
Member for the Minority	Joel Villanueva		Independent

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 [4]	Party
Chairperson	Ronald dela Rosa		PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Panfilo Lacson		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP–Laban
Members for the Majority	Richard Gordon		Independent
	Manny Pacquiao		PDP–Laban
	Bong Revilla		Lakas
	Francis Tolentino		PDP–Laban
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
	Leila de Lima		Liberal

Committee secretary: Arthur Lawrence L. Acierto

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Senate Resolution No. 27 (15th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. November 9, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
2. "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 .
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 27, 2020.