Philippine Senate Committee on Science and Technology

Committee on Science and Technology
20th Congress

History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Bam Aquino, KANP since August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Science and Technology is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[1] the committee handles all matters relating to science and technology, including scientific and technological research, development and advancement.

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Science and Technology has 7 members.

Position	Member
Chairperson	Bam Aquino	KANP
Vice Chairperson	Alan Peter Cayetano^[a]	Independent
Members for the Majority	Vacant
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

Committee secretary: Vacant

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member^[2]
Chairperson	Nancy Binay	UNA
Vice Chairpersons	Win Gatchalian	NPC
Vice Chairpersons	Francis Tolentino	PDP–Laban
Members for the Majority	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
	Koko Pimentel	PDP–Laban
	Joel Villanueva	CIBAC
Member for the Minority	Leila de Lima	Liberal

Committee secretary: Bernadine B. Mahinay

Notes

^ Served as committee chairperson from July 29 to August 4, 2025.

References

^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 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 28, 2020.

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