Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education
Committee on Basic Education | |
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| History | |
New session started | July 28, 2025 |
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Chair | |
| Seats | 15 |
The Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.
This committee was formed after the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture was divided into two in 2022, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 93 of the 19th Congress.[1]
Jurisdiction
According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:
- Early childhood care and education
- Pre-school, kindergarten, elementary and secondary education
- Science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System
- Sports high schools
- Teachers and students welfare
- Teacher education and competency
- Non-formal, informal, indigenous learning systems,
- Special needs education and community adult education
- Inclusive education, scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students
- The national language
- The establishment and maintenance of libraries
House Counterpart
The jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Basic Education has a counterpart in the House of Representatives:
Members, 20th Congress
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Basic Education has 15 members. On May 11, 2026, during the ouster of Senate President Tito Sotto, the positions within the Basic Education Committee were declared vacant alongside all other Senate committees.[3]
| Majority | Minority | |
|---|---|---|
| Loren Legarda (NPC), Chair[a] | Vacant | |
Ex officio members:
- Acting Majority Floor Leader Vacant
- Minority Floor Leader Vacant
Historical membership rosters
20th Congress
| Majority | Minority | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Aquino (KANP), Chair | Rodante Marcoleta (Independent), Deputy Minority Leader | ||
| Win Gatchalian (NPC), Vice Chair | Ronald dela Rosa (PDP) | ||
| Raffy Tulfo (Independent), Vice Chair | Jinggoy Estrada (PMP) | ||
| JV Ejercito (NPC), Deputy Majority Leader | Bong Go (PDP) | ||
| Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), Deputy Majority Leader | Imee Marcos (Nacionalista) | ||
| Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista) | Robin Padilla (PDP) | ||
| Lito Lapid (NPC) | |||
| Loren Legarda (NPC) | |||
| Kiko Pangilinan (Liberal) | |||
Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Panfilo Lacson
- Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
- Minority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano
Committee secretary: Beatrice Anne M. Vidamo
19th Congress
| Majority | Minority | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Win Gatchalian (NPC), Chair | Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan), Deputy Minority Leader | ||
| JV Ejercito (NPC), Deputy Majority Leader | |||
| Mark Villar (Nacionalista), Deputy Majority Leader | |||
| Nancy Binay (UNA) | |||
| Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista) | |||
| Ronald dela Rosa (PDP) | |||
| Bong Go (PDP) | |||
| Loren Legarda (NPC) | |||
| Imee Marcos (Nacionalista) | |||
| Robin Padilla (PDP) | |||
| Grace Poe (Independent) | |||
| Raffy Tulfo (Independent) | |||
| Joel Villanueva (Independent) | |||
| Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent) | |||
Ex officio members:
- Senate President pro tempore Loren Legarda (July 25, 2022 – May 20, 2024)
- Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada (May 20, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
- Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva (July 25, 2022 – May 20, 2024)
- Majority Floor Leader Francis Tolentino (May 20, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
- Minority Floor Leader Koko Pimentel
Committee secretary: Hazel Ross P. Villarba[5]
Notes
- ↑ Ex officio member as Senate President pro tempore; not counted in the membership.
See also
References
- ↑ "Senate Resolution No. 93 (19th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 1, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. March 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Chi, Christina (May 13, 2026). "How the whirlwind Senate shakeup disrupted hearings, key bills". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Senate Permanent Committees (20th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. February 2, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. December 10, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2025.