Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality

Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025
Leadership
Chairman	Risa Hontiveros ; since August 5, 2016
Minority Leader	Tito Sotto, NPC ; since July 28, 2025

The Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

History

The Senate had a Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations until September 2, 2013, when it was split into the Committee on Youth and the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality. The latter committee's creation also led to the addition of gender equality in the list of matters under its jurisdiction.^[1]

The committee got its current name after its jurisdiction was again expanded on August 3, 2015, to include matters relating to the welfare and protection of children.^[2]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,^[3] the committee handles all matters relating to:

Women
Welfare and protection of children
Family relations
Equality before the law of women and men

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has 11 members.

Position	Member	Party
Chairperson	Vacant
Vice Chairpersons
Members for the Majority
Members for the Minority

Ex officio members:

Committee secretary: Vacant

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member^[4]
Chairperson	Risa Hontiveros	Akbayan
Vice Chairperson	Nancy Binay	UNA
Members for the Majority	Pia Cayetano	Nacionalista
	Cynthia Villar	Nacionalista
	Grace Poe	Independent
	Imee Marcos	Nacionalista
	Robin Padilla	PDP
	Raffy Tulfo	Independent
	Bong Go	PDP
	JV Ejercito	NPC
	Mark Villar	Nacionalista
Member for the Minority	None

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

References

^ "Senate Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ "Senate Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

[1] "Senate Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

[2] "Senate Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

[3] "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

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