Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change

Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Cynthia Villar (Nacionalista) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Francis Pangilinan (Liberal) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	15 members
Political groups	Majority (12) PDP–Laban (4); Nacionalista (3); NPC (2); CIBAC (1); Independent (1); UNA (1); Minority (3) Liberal (2); Akbayan (1);

The Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee was formed after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and the Committee on Climate Change were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Conservation and protection of the environment
Policies, programs, strategies, technologies and other innovations addressing global warming and climate change impacts, including, but not limited to, climate risk management to reduce vulnerability associated with climate-sensitive areas and sectors, the regulation of the impact of human activities on the same, the promotion of environmental awareness of our citizens, the renewal of resources in damaged ecosystems and other environment-related issues
Adaptation and mitigation or control of greenhouse gas emissions to enhance resilience and to promote sustainable development
Philippine compliance with the relevant international agreements and cooperation with other countries
Development, protection, exploration, storage, renewal, regulation and licensing, and wise utilization of the country's national reserves including, but not limited to, forest, mineral, public land, offshore areas and the development of industries based on these resources

Members, 18th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change has 17 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:^[3]

Position	Member
Chairperson	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
Vice Chairpersons	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
Vice Chairpersons	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Ronald dela Rosa	PDP–Laban
	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
	Manny Pacquiao	PDP–Laban
	Joel Villanueva	CIBAC
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Richard Gordon	Independent
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Win Gatchalian	NPC
Members for the Minority	Francis Pangilinan	Liberal
	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
	Leila de Lima	Liberal

Committee secretary: Maria Clarinda R. Mendoza

References

^ "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[2] "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.

[3] "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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Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change

Jurisdiction

Members, 18th Congress

See also

References

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