Philippine Senate Committee on Rules

Committee on Rules
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Joel Villanueva (Independent) since July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Rules is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Its chairperson is the Senate Majority Floor Leader, and its vice chairpersons are the Deputy Majority Leaders.

Jurisdiction

The committee handles all matters affecting the Rules of the Senate, ^[1] the calendar as well as parliamentary rules and the order and manner of transacting business, and the creation of committees.

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Rules has 9 members.

Position	Member [2]	Party
Chairperson	Joel Villanueva		Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Vacant
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

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

Committee secretary:Vacant

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member [3]	Party
Chairperson	Francis Tolentino		Independent
Vice Chairperson	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	Sonny Angara		LDP
	Nancy Binay		UNA
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Alan Peter Cayetano		Independent
Member for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan

Committee secretary: Atty. Vanessa Y. Misola

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 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 - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 23, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.