Philippine_House_Special_Committee_on_Senior_Citizens Knowpia

Special Committee on
Senior Citizens
Special Committee on; Senior Citizens
18th Congress
History
New session started	July 22, 2019
Leadership
Chairman	vacant
Minority Leader	Isagani Amatong (Liberal) ; since 2019
Structure
Seats	20 members
Political groups	Majority (18) PDP–Laban (6); Party-lists (4); NUP (3); Nacionalista (2); NPC (2); Lakas (1); Minority (2) Liberal (1); Party-list (1);
Website
	Special Committee on Senior Citizens

The Philippine House Special Committee on Senior Citizens is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction edit

As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the needs and welfare of senior citizens as well as policies and programs that will enhance their active participation in society.^[1]

Members, 18th Congress edit

Position	Members^[2]		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	vacant
Vice Chairpersons		Ma. Lourdes Arroyo	Lakas	Negros Occidental	5th
		Antonino Calixto	PDP–Laban	Pasay	Lone
		Elpidio Barzaga Jr.	NUP	Cavite	4th
Members for the Majority		Junie Cua	PDP–Laban	Quirino	Lone
		Alfred Vargas	PDP–Laban	Quezon City	5th
		Eric Martinez	PDP–Laban	Valenzuela	2nd
		Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
		Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	Lanao del Norte	2nd
		Carlito Marquez	NPC	Aklan	1st
		Florida Robes	NUP	San Jose del Monte	Lone
		Lorna Silverio	NUP	Bulacan	3rd
		Fernando Cabredo	PDP–Laban	Albay	3rd
		Braeden John Biron	Nacionalista	Iloilo	4th
		Eduardo Gullas	Nacionalista	Cebu	1st
		Ron Salo	KABAYAN	Party-list
		Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
		Domingo Rivera	CIBAC	Party-list
		Enrico Pineda	1PACMAN	Party-list
Members for the Minority		Isagani Amatong	Liberal	Zamboanga del Norte	3rd
Members for the Minority		Ma. Victoria A. Umali	A TEACHER	Party-list

Historical members edit

18th Congress edit

Chairperson edit

Francisco Datol Jr.^[a] (SENIOR CITIZENS)

Member for the Majority edit

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. 38. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - SENIOR CITIZENS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 2, 2020.