Philippine House Committee on Human Rights
Standing committee of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Committee on Human Rights | |
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18th Congress | |
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History | |
New session started | July 25, 2022 (2022-07-25) |
Leadership | |
Chairman | Bienvenido Abante Jr. (NUP) since 2022 |
Structure | |
Seats | 22 members |
Political groups | Majority (18)
Minority (4)
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Website | |
Committee on Human Rights |
The Philippine House Committee on Human Rights, or House Human Rights Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
Jurisdiction
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:[1]
- Assistance to victims of human rights violations and their families
- Prevention of human rights violations
- Protection and enhancement of human rights
- Punishment of perpetrators of human rights violations
Members, 19th Congress
Historical members
18th Congress
Position | Members[2] | Party | Province/City | District | |
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Chairperson | Jesus Manuel Suntay | PDP–Laban | Quezon City | 4th | |
Vice Chairpersons | Ron Salo | KABAYAN | Party-list | ||
Anthony Peter Crisologo | NUP | Quezon City | 1st | ||
Members for the Majority | Edcel Lagman | Liberal | Albay | 1st | |
Cheryl Deloso-Montalla | Liberal | Zambales | 2nd | ||
Henry Villarica | PDP–Laban | Bulacan | 4th | ||
Josefina Tallado | PDP–Laban | Camarines Norte | 1st | ||
Marisol Panotes | PDP–Laban | Camarines Norte | 2nd | ||
Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar | PPP | Palawan | 2nd | ||
Ma. Fe Abunda | PDP–Laban | Eastern Samar | Lone | ||
Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba | PDP–Laban | Agusan del Norte | 2nd | ||
Leonardo Babasa Jr. | PDP–Laban | Zamboanga del Sur | 2nd | ||
Jose Francisco Benitez | PDP–Laban | Negros Occidental | 3rd | ||
Cesar Jimenez Jr. | PDP–Laban | Zamboanga City | 1st | ||
Luisa Lloren Cuaresma | NUP | Nueva Vizcaya | Lone | ||
Amihilda Sangcopan | Anak Mindanao | Party-list | |||
Angelina Tan | NPC | Quezon | 4th | ||
Members for the Minority | Lawrence Lemuel Fortun | Nacionalista | Agusan del Norte | 1st | |
Argel Joseph Cabatbat | MAGSASAKA | Party-list | |||
Sarah Jane Elago | Kabataan | Party-list |
See also
- House of Representatives of the Philippines
- List of Philippine House of Representatives committees
- Commission on Human Rights
- Human rights in the Philippines
Notes
References
- ^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 28–29. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "HOUSE COMMITTEES - HUMAN RIGHTS". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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