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Special Committee on
Food Security
18th Congress
Seal of the House of Representatives
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Wilfredo Caminero (NUP)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Francisca Castro (ACT TEACHERS)
since 2019
Structure
Seats15 members
Political groups
Majority (13)
  •   NUP (4)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Party-lists (2)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   NPC (1)
  •   PFP (1)

Minority (2)

Website
Special Committee on Food Security

The Philippine House Special Committee on Food Security is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction

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As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on programs and policies relating to food production and distribution which includes the following:[1]

  • Availability and accessibility of these commodities to the people
  • Factors affecting food supply in the country
  • Long-term food security for the nation
  • Other actions intended to achieve sustained growth and self-reliance in the production of basic food commodities

Members, 18th Congress

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Position Members[2] Party Province/City District
Chairperson Wilfredo Caminero NUP Cebu 2nd
Vice
Chairpersons 		Sabiniano Canama COOP-NATCCO Party-list
Faustino Michael Dy V NUP Isabela 6th
Jose Teves Jr. TGP Party-list
Rogelio Pacquiao PDP–Laban Sarangani Lone
Genaro Alvarez Jr. NPC Negros Occidental 6th
Members
for the
Majority 		Alyssa Sheena Tan PFP Isabela 4th
Ruth Mariano-Hernandez Independent Laguna 2nd
Micaela Violago NUP Nueva Ecija 2nd
Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso NUP Cagayan 2nd
Jocelyn Fortuno Nacionalista Camarines Sur 5th
Rudy Caoagdan PDP–Laban Cotabato 2nd
Nestor Fongwan [a] PDP–Laban Benguet Lone
Members
for the
Minority 		Francisca Castro ACT TEACHERS Party-list
Argel Joseph Cabatbat MAGSASAKA Party-list

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Died on December 18, 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 37. Retrieved August 2, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - FOOD SECURITY". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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