Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education

Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education
Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education
20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chairman	Alan Peter Cayetano, Independent ; since July 29, 2025
Minority Leader	Tito Sotto, NPC ; since July 28, 2025

The Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

This committee, along with the Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, was formed after the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture was split into two on July 31, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 6 of the 18th Congress.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Post-secondary and tertiary education
Technical education
Distance education
Vocational education
Commission on Higher Education
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Students and teachers’ welfare
Centers of excellence
Scholarships, grants, subsidies and incentives to deserving students

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education has 15 members.

Position	Member
Chairperson	Alan Peter Cayetano	Independent
Vice Chairpersons	Vacant
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

Committee secretary: Vacant

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

Position	Member^[3]
Chairperson	Joel Villanueva	CIBAC
Vice Chairperson	Win Gatchalian	NPC
Members for the Majority	Nancy Binay	UNA
	Sonny Angara	LDP
	Bong Go	PDP–Laban
	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
	Bong Revilla	Lakas
	Grace Poe	Independent
	Panfilo Lacson	Independent
	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
	Lito Lapid	NPC
	Richard Gordon	Independent
Members for the Minority	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
	Leila de Lima	Liberal
	Francis Pangilinan	Liberal

Committee secretary: Joey M. Tunac

References

^ "Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

[1] "Senate Resolution No. 6 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

[2] "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "Senate Permanent Committees - 18th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

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Members, 20th Congress

Historical membership rosters

18th Congress

See also

References