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Philippine Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement

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Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement
18th Congress
Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Minority Leader
Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan)
since 2019
Structure
Seats11 members
Political groups
Majority (9)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   CIBAC (1)
  •   Independent (1)
  •   Lakas (1)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
  •   NPC (1)
  •   UNA (1)

Minority (2)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

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According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to urban land reform, planning, housing, resettlement and urban community development.

Members

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Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement has 11 members.

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020:[2]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Vice
Chairpersons
Bong Go PDP–Laban
Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Lito Lapid NPC
Members
for the
Majority
Joel Villanueva CIBAC
Bong Revilla Lakas
Nancy Binay UNA
Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Members
for the
Minority
Risa Hontiveros Akbayan
Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Rachel L. Yuayan

References

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  1. ^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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