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Committee on
Agriculture and Food
Committee on; Agriculture and Food
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	Wilfrido Mark Enverga (NPC) ; since 2019
Minority Leader	Argel Joseph Cabatbat (MAGSASAKA) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	74 members
Political groups	Majority (68) PDP–Laban (16); NUP (14); NPC (10); Party-lists (8); Nacionalista (7); Lakas (4); PFP (4); Bileg Ti Ilokano (1); Bukidnon Paglaum (1); Liberal (1); PPP (1); PRP (1); Minority (6) Party-lists (3); Liberal (2); PDP–Laban (1);
Website
	Committee on Agriculture and Food

The Philippine House Committee on Agriculture and Food, or House Agriculture and Food Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction edit

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following:^[1]

Agri-economics
Agribusiness
Agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research
Agricultural research and technology
Animal industry and quarantine
Crop and livestock production, insurance, and guarantee programs
Farm credit and security
Food and agricultural production
Irrigation

Members, 18th Congress edit

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	Quezon	1st
Vice Chairpersons	Florencio Noel	An Waray	Party-list
	Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	Cebu	2nd
	Jose Francisco Benitez	PDP–Laban	Negros Occidental	3rd
	Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez	ALONA	Party-list
	Antonio Albano	NUP	Isabela	1st
	Jose Ong Jr.	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
	Estrellita Suansing	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	1st
	Aleta Suarez	Lakas	Quezon	3rd
	Rudys Caesar Fariñas I	Probinsyano Ako	Party-list
	Joseph Lara	PDP–Laban	Cagayan	3rd
	Ansaruddin Abdul Malik Adiong	Nacionalista	Lanao del Sur	1st
Members for the Majority	Resurreccion Acop	NUP	Antipolo	2nd
	Samantha Louise Vargas-Alfonso	NUP	Cagayan	2nd
	Julienne Baronda	NUP	Iloilo City	Lone
	Alfelito Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
	Juliette Uy	NUP	Misamis Oriental	2nd
	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Adolph Edward Plaza	NUP	Agusan del Sur	2nd
	Rashidin Matba	PDP–Laban	Tawi-Tawi	Lone
	Faustino Michael Dy V	NUP	Isabela	6th
	Alyssa Sheena Tan	PFP	Isabela	4th
	Leonardo Babasa Jr.	PDP–Laban	Zamboanga del Sur	2nd
	Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba	PDP–Laban	Agusan del Norte	2nd
	Carl Nicolas Cari	PFP	Leyte	5th
	Rosanna Vergara	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	3rd
	Alan 1 Ecleo	PDP–Laban	Dinagat Islands	Lone
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
	Jonathan Keith Flores	PDP–Laban	Bukidnon	2nd
	Joselito Sacdalan	PDP–Laban	Cotabato	1st
	Samier Tan	PDP–Laban	Sulu	1st
	Manuel Sagarbarria	NPC	Negros Oriental	2nd
	Noel Villanueva	NPC	Tarlac	3rd
	Gerardo Valmayor Jr.	NPC	Negros Occidental	1st
	Greg Gasataya	NPC	Bacolod	Lone
	Gil Acosta	PPP	Palawan	3rd
	Michael Gorriceta	Nacionalista	Iloilo	2nd
	Ramon Guico III	Lakas	Pangasinan	5th
	Lolita Javier	PFP	Leyte	2nd
	Frederick Siao	Nacionalista	Iligan	Lone
	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	1st
	Eugenio Angelo Barba	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	2nd
	Manuel Zubiri	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	3rd
	Lorna Silverio	NUP	Bulacan	3rd
	Fernando Cabredo	PDP–Laban	Albay	3rd
	Mercedes Cagas	Nacionalista	Davao del Sur	Lone
	Micaela Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
	Solomon Chungalao	NPC	Ifugao	Lone
	Alan Dujali	PDP–Laban	Davao del Norte	2nd
	Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
	Kristine Singson-Meehan	Bileg Ti Ilokano	Ilocos Sur	2nd
	Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella	NPC	Camarines Sur	4th
	Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III	PFP	Isabela	5th
	Ian Paul Dy	NPC	Isabela	3rd
	Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	Lanao del Norte	2nd
	Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Amihilda Sangcopan	Anak Mindanao	Party-list
	Ma. Lucille Nava	PDP–Laban	Guimaras	Lone
	Maricel Natividad-Nagaño	PRP	Nueva Ecija	4th
	Virgilio Lacson	MANILA TEACHERS	Party-list
	Geraldine Roman	PDP–Laban	Bataan	1st
	Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
	Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
	Josephine Ramirez-Sato	Liberal	Occidental Mindoro	Lone
	Sabiniano Canama	COOP-NATCCO	Party-list
	Sharon Garin	AAMBIS-OWA	Party-list
	Roger Mercado	Lakas	Southern Leyte	Lone
Members for the Minority	Argel Joseph Cabatbat	MAGSASAKA	Party-list
	Isagani Amatong	Liberal	Zamboanga del Norte	3rd
	Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
	Eufemia Cullamat	Bayan Muna	Party-list
	Arnolfo Teves Jr.	PDP–Laban	Negros Oriental	3rd
	Arlene Brosas	GABRIELA	Party-list

Historical members edit

18th Congress edit

Members for the Majority edit

Francisco Datol Jr.^[a] (SENIOR CITIZENS)
Nestor Fongwan^[b] (Benguet–Lone, PDP–Laban)

Notes edit

^ Died on August 10, 2020.
^ Died on December 18, 2019.

References edit

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 10, 2020.