Philippine Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges

The Philippine Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Committee on
Ethics and Privileges
18th Congress
History
New session started
July 22, 2019 (2019-07-22)
Leadership
Chairman
Minority Leader
Structure
Seats7 members
Political groups
Majority (6)
  •   PDP–Laban (3)
  •   Independents (2)
  •   Nacionalista (1)
Minority (1)

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[1] the committee handles all matters relating to the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members.

The committee receives and hears ethics complaints against a senator filed by either another senator,[2] a government official,[3] or a Filipino citizen.[4]

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges has 7 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:[5]

Position Member Party
Chairperson Manny Pacquiao PDP–Laban
Vice Chairperson none
Members
for the
Majority		 Richard Gordon Independent
Cynthia Villar Nacionalista
Panfilo Lacson Independent
Ronald dela Rosa PDP–Laban
Francis Tolentino PDP–Laban
Member
for the
Minority		 Francis Pangilinan Liberal

Committee secretary: Ethel Hope Dignadice-Villaflor

See also

References
  1. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Parrocha, Azer (September 4, 2017). "Ethics complaint filed vs Trillanes". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. "Drilon urges senate to be cautious in handling ethics complaints". Senate of the Philippines. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. Santos, Matikas (November 13, 2012). "Sotto faces ethics complaint over alleged plagiarism". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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