Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

The Philippine House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, or House Overseas Workers Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Committee on
Overseas Workers Affairs
18th Congress
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Raymond Democrito Mendoza (TUCP)
since 2019
Minority Leader
Ferdinand Gaite (Bayan Muna)
since 2019
Structure
Seats29 members
Political groups
Majority (28)
  •   PDP–Laban (14)
  •   Party-lists (6)
  •   Lakas (2)
  •   Nacionalista (2)
  •   Bukidnon Paglaum (1)
  •   HNP (1)
  •   NUP (1)
  •   PRP (1)
Minority (1)
Website
Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs

Jurisdiction

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the policies and programs which promote and protect the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) including their families.[1]

Members, 18th Congress
Position Members[2] Party Province/City District
Chairperson Raymond Democrito Mendoza TUCP Party-list
Vice
Chairpersons		 Enrico Pineda 1PACMAN Party-list
Alberto Pacquiao OFWFC Party-list
Jocelyn Tulfo ACT-CIS Party-list
Jumel Anthony Espino PDP–Laban Pangasinan 2nd
Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso NUP Cagayan 2nd
Members
for the
Majority		 Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles Lakas Rizal 2nd
Gerardo Espina Jr. Lakas Biliran Lone
Ria Christina Fariñas PDP–Laban Ilocos Norte 1st
Jonathan Keith Flores PDP–Laban Bukidnon 2nd
Wilton Kho PDP–Laban Masbate 3rd
Joseph Lara PDP–Laban Cagayan 3rd
Esmael Mangudadatu PDP–Laban Maguindanao 2nd
Emmarie Ouano-Dizon PDP–Laban Cebu 6th
Joselito Sacdalan PDP–Laban Cotabato 1st
Datu Roonie Sinsuat Sr. PDP–Laban Maguindanao 1st
Jesus Manuel Suntay PDP–Laban Quezon City 4th
Samier Tan PDP–Laban Sulu 1st
Henry Villarica PDP–Laban Bulacan 4th
Marisol Panotes PDP–Laban Camarines Norte 2nd
Josefina Tallado PDP–Laban Camarines Norte 1st
Jose Tejada Nacionalista Cotabato 3rd
Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor Nacionalista Bohol 3rd
Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba Bukidnon Paglaum Bukidnon 1st
Eric Yap ACT-CIS Party-list
Manuel Zamora HNP Davao de Oro 1st
Maricel Natividad-Nagaño PRP Nueva Ecija 4th
Macnell Lusotan MARINO Party-list
Member
for the
Minority		 Ferdinand Gaite Bayan Muna Party-list

Historical members

Member for the Majority

See also

Notes
  1. Died on December 18, 2019.

References
  1. "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 31. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "HOUSE COMMITTEES - OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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