Philippine House Committee on Basic Education and Culture

Committee on
Basic Education and Culture
Committee on; Basic Education and Culture
20th Congress
History
New session started	To convene on July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Minority Leader	Vacant
Website
	Committee on Basic Education and Culture

The Philippine House Committee on Basic Education and Culture (or House Basic Education and Culture Committee) is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction

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

Alternative learning systems and community adult education
Libraries and museums
National language
Pre-school, elementary and secondary education
Preservation and enrichment of Filipino culture
Science high schools except the Philippine Science High School System
Teachers' and students' welfare

Members, 20th Congress

As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Roman Romulo	Aksyon	Pasig	Lone
Vice Chairpersons	Maria Fe Abunda	Lakas–CMD	Eastern Samar	At-large
	Jose Aquino II	Lakas–CMD	Agusan del Norte	1st
	Carl Cari	Lakas–CMD	Leyte	5th
	Marie Bernadette G. Escudero	NPC	Sorsogon	1st
	Mohamad P. Paglas	Lakas–CMD	Maguindanao del Sur	At-large
	Rosemarie C. Panotes	Lakas–CMD	Camarines Norte	2nd
	Crispin Diego Remulla	NUP	Cavite	7th
	Irene Gay Saulog	Kalinga	Party-list
Members for the Majority	Vincent Garcia	Lakas–CMD	Davao City	2nd
	Romeo Acop	NUP	Antipolo	2nd
	Ian Amatong	Liberal	Zamboanga del Norte	3rd
	Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang	NPC	Negros Occidental	6th
	Alfel Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
	Fernando Cabredo	NUP	Albay	3rd
	Peter John Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
	Cynthia Chan	Lakas–CMD	Lapu-Lapu City	At-large
	Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar	NUP	Quezon City	6th
	Jaime Cojuangco	NPC	Tarlac	1st
	Maria Theresa Collantes	NPC	Batangas	3rd
	Dale Corvera	Lakas–CMD	Agusan del Norte	2nd
	Luisa Cuaresma	UNA	Nueva Vizcaya	At-large
	Maximo Dalog Jr.	Nacionalista	Mountain Province	At-large
	Christopher de Venecia	Lakas–CMD	Pangasinan	4th
	Rachel del Mar	NPC	Cebu City	1st
	Sittie Aminah Dimaporo	Lakas–CMD	Lanao del Norte	2nd
	Michael John Duavit	NPC	Rizal	1st
	Alan "Alda" Dujali	Lakas–CMD	Davao del Norte	2nd
	Yevgeny Emano	Nacionalista	Misamis Oriental	2nd
	Wilfrido Mark Enverga	NPC	Quezon	1st
	Danilo Fernandez	NUP	Santa Rosa	At-large
	Jonathan Keith Flores	Lakas–CMD	Bukidnon	2nd
	Jaime Fresnedi	Liberal	Muntinlupa	At-large
	Dante S. Garcia	Lakas–CMD	La Union	2nd
	Ciriaco "Jun" Gato Jr.	NPC	Batanes	At-large
	Rhea Mae A. Gullas	Lakas–CMD	Cebu	1st
	Charisse Anne "Cha" Hernandez	Lakas–CMD	Calamba	At-large
	Doris E. Maniquiz	Lakas–CMD	Zambales	2nd
	Rodante Marcoleta	SAGIP	Party-list
	Ruth Mariano-Hernandez	Lakas–CMD	Laguna	2nd
	Peter B. Miguel	Lakas–CMD	South Cotabato	2nd
	Jernie Jett V. Nisay	Pusong Pinoy	Party-list
	Khymer Adan T. Olaso	Nacionalista	Zamboanga City	1st
	Adolph Edward "Eddiebong" Plaza	NUP	Bulacan	6th
	Salvador Pleyto	Lakas–CMD	Bukidnon	2nd
	Stella Quimbo	Lakas–CMD	Marikina	2nd
	Eduardo R. Rama Jr.	Lakas–CMD	Cebu City	2nd
	Eulogio R. Rodriguez	PFP	Catanduanes	At-large
	Laarni Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Ron P. Salo	Kabayan	Party-list
	Steve Solon	Lakas–CMD	Sarangani	At-large
	Josefina Tallado	PDP–Laban	Camarines Norte	1st
	Keith Micah Tan	NPC	Quezon	4th
	Leody F. Tarriela	PFP	Occidental Mindoro	At-large
	Maan Teodoro	NUP	Marikina	1st
	Miguel Luis Villafuerte	NUP	Camarines Sur	5th
	Joseph Gilbert Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
	Maricar Zamora	Lakas–CMD	Davao de Oro	1st
Members for the Minority	Gabriel Bordado	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd
	Bonifacio Bosita	1-Rider	Party-list
	Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino	OFW	Party-list
	Raoul Manuel	Kabataan	Party-list
	Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan	NUP	Northern Samar	2nd
	Jose Gay Padiernos	GP	Party-list
	Reynolds Michael Tan	Lakas–CMD	Samar	2nd

18th Congress

Position		Party	Province/City	District
Chairperson	Roman Romulo	Aksyon	Pasig	Lone
Vice Chairpersons	Leo Rafael Cueva	NUP	Negros Occidental	2nd
	Eric Olivarez	PDP–Laban	Parañaque	1st
	Rosanna Vergara	PDP–Laban	Nueva Ecija	3rd
	Jocelyn Fortuno	Nacionalista	Camarines Sur	5th
	Allan Benedict Reyes	PFP	Quezon City	3rd
	Yasser Balindong	Lakas	Lanao del Sur	2nd
Members for the Majority	Narciso Bravo Jr.	NUP	Masbate	1st
	Alfel Bascug	NUP	Agusan del Sur	1st
	Luisa Lloren Cuaresma	NUP	Nueva Vizcaya	Lone
	Wilfredo Caminero	NUP	Cebu	2nd
	Vicente Veloso III	NUP	Leyte	3rd
	Micaela Violago	NUP	Nueva Ecija	2nd
	Juliette Uy	NUP	Misamis Oriental	2nd
	Elpidio Barzaga Jr.	NUP	Cavite	4th
	Janice Salimbangon	NUP	Cebu	4th
	Fernando Cabredo	PDP–Laban	Albay	3rd
	Carl Nicolas Cari	PFP	Leyte	5th
	Junie Cua	PDP–Laban	Quirino	Lone
	Emmarie Ouano-Dizon	PDP–Laban	Cebu	6th
	Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar	PPP	Palawan	2nd
	Florida Robes	NUP	San Jose del Monte	Lone
	Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba	PDP–Laban	Agusan del Norte	2nd
	Sandra Eriguel	NUP	La Union	2nd
	Gerardo Espina Jr.	Lakas	Biliran	Lone
	Maria Fe Abunda	PDP–Laban	Eastern Samar	Lone
	Henry Villarica	PDP–Laban	Bulacan	4th
	Carmelo Lazatin II	PDP–Laban	Pampanga	1st
	Jumel Anthony Espino	PDP–Laban	Pangasinan	2nd
	Ramon Guico III	Lakas	Pangasinan	5th
	Jose Tejada	Nacionalista	Cotabato	3rd
	Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor	Nacionalista	Bohol	3rd
	Maximo Dalog Jr.	Nacionalista	Mountain Province	Lone
	Eugenio Angelo Barba	Nacionalista	Ilocos Norte	2nd
	Ma. Lourdes Acosta-Alba	Bukidnon Paglaum	Bukidnon	1st
	Rogelio Neil Roque	Nacionalista	Bukidnon	4th
	Joseph Sto. Niño Bernos	Nacionalista	Abra	Lone
	Mark Go	Nacionalista	Baguio	Lone
	Braeden John Biron	Nacionalista	Iloilo	4th
	Abdullah Dimaporo	NPC	Lanao del Norte	2nd
	Elias Bulut Jr.	NPC	Apayao	Lone
	Victor Yap	NPC	Tarlac	2nd
	Lorna Bautista-Bandigan	NPC	Davao Occidental	Lone
	Peter John Calderon	NPC	Cebu	7th
	Precious Castelo	NPC	Quezon City	2nd
	Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III	PFP	Isabela	5th
	John Reynald Tiangco	Partido Navoteño	Navotas	Lone
	Vincent Franco Frasco	Lakas	Cebu	5th
	Ramon Nolasco Jr.	NUP	Cagayan	1st
	Ruth Mariano-Hernandez	Independent	Laguna	2nd
	Princess Rihan Sakaluran	NUP	Sultan Kudarat	1st
	Dahlia Loyola	NPC	Cavite	5th
	Elizalde Co	AKO BICOL	Party-list
	Virgilio Lacson	MANILA TEACHERS	Party-list
	Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles	PDP–Laban	South Cotabato	1st
	Macnell Lusotan	MARINO	Party-list
Members for the Minority	Ma. Victoria Umali	A TEACHER	Party-list
	Irene Gay Saulog	KALINGA	Party-list
	Stella Luz Quimbo	Liberal	Marikina	2nd
	Francisca Castro	ACT TEACHERS	Party-list
	Isagani Amatong	Liberal	Zamboanga del Norte	3rd
	Gabriel Bordado Jr.	Liberal	Camarines Sur	3rd

Member for the Majority

Resurreccion Acop^[a] (Antipolo–2nd, NUP)
Marissa Andaya^[b] (Camarines Sur–1st, NPC)
Marisol Panotes^[c] (Camarines Norte–2nd, PDP-Laban)

Notes

^ Died on May 28, 2021.
^ Died on July 5, 2020.
^ Died on April 29, 2022.

References

^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 25. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

External links

House of Representatives of the Philippines

[4] Died on May 28, 2021.

[5] Died on July 5, 2020.

[6] Died on April 29, 2022.

[1] "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 25. Retrieved August 2, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[3] "HOUSE COMMITTEES - BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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