Newbie senators get important Senate committee chairmanships

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2019

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 23, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — As earlier agreed, neophyte senators got the chairmanships over some of the important committees in the Senate.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go was elected as chairman of the committee on health while Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is the new chairman of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs.

Meanwhile, newbie Senator Imee Marcos got the chairmanship over the committee on economic affairs and Senator Francis Tolentino was elected the chairman of the committee on local government.

Below is the list of committee chairmanships the senators took for the first round of election:

Finance – Sonny Angara
Tourism – Nancy Binay
Ways and Means – Pia Cayetano
Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development – Leila de Lima
Energy – Sherwin Gatchalian
Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (Blue Ribbon) – Richard Gordon
Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality – Risa Hontiveros
National Defense and Security – Panfilo Lacson
Games and Amusement – Lito Lapid
Public Works – Manny Pacquiao
Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes – Francis Pangilinan
Foreign Relations – Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
Public Services – Grace Poe
Public Information and Mass Media – Bong Revilla
Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development – Joel Villanueva
Agriculture and Food – Cynthia Villar

June 2025

Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”


Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

Monthly Observances:

  1 Jun – World Day of Parents

  5 Jun – World Environment Day 

  7 Jun – World Food Safety Day 

  8 Jun – World Oceans Day

12 Jun – World Day Against
Child Labour

15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 

16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances 

17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 Jun – World Refugee Day 

25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer 

27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

Categories