Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Committee on Justice and Human Rights
20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chairman	Alan Peter Cayetano, Independent since July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Minority Leader	Tito Sotto, NPC since July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools
• Probation
• Impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment
• Registration of land titles
• Immigration and naturalization
• The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on human rights
• The Department of Justice
• The Bureau of Corrections
• The National Bureau of Investigation
• The Commission on Human Rights
• The Land Registration Authority
• The Bureau of Immigration
• All matters pertaining to the efficiency and reforms in the prosecution service

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Justice has 9 members.

The committee chairperson also sits at the Judicial and Bar Council as an ex officio member from July 1 to December 31 of each calendar year, as part of an arrangement with the House of Representatives Committee on Justice.

Ex officio members:

• Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada
• Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
• Minority Floor Leader Tito Sotto

Committee secretary: Vacant

Committee secretary: Atty. Andrè B. Mortel

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